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The FIDE Interzonal tournament, Moscow, 8th September 1982. In the 2nd round, Argentinian grandmaster Miguel Quinteros takes time out from facing Garry Kasparov to have a chat with his compatriot, Miguel Najdorf.
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Moscow, September 1982. The FIDE Interzonal Tournament. One future World Champion Garry Kasparov, is seen in play, while an ex-World Champion, Mikhail Tal, looks on.
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Note that Anish Giri won the #ReykjavikOpen two years ago on April 27 as well, which is King's Day in The Netherlands. After King of Reykjavik, he is now King of Shenzhen! 🔸👑🇳🇱
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Photo: http://www.imsa.cn/archives/73604
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Giri Wins Shenzhen Masters After Final Round Turnaround
Anish Giri won the $20,000 first prize at the Shenzhen Masters in China after beating Dmitry Jakovenko in the final round and seeing tournament leader Pentala Harikrishna losing his game to Ding Liren. Exactly two years after winning the Reykjavik Open Giri…
Even with increments, Carlsen bullies Aronian on the clock and on the board to move to +4 in #GRENKEChess and a 2867.7 live rating!
Time for some updates on Carlsen's performance in 2019:
🥇 Performance rating: 2925
🎖 Score: 74,1 % (+14 =15 -0)
🏆 Performance with white: 3016 (+8 =5 -0)
🏅 Performance with black: 2860 (+6 =10 -0)
🥇 Performance rating: 2925
🎖 Score: 74,1 % (+14 =15 -0)
🏆 Performance with white: 3016 (+8 =5 -0)
🏅 Performance with black: 2860 (+6 =10 -0)