The first game of the final of Moscow Grand Prix finished in a draw after three hours of play. Alexander Grischuk admitted it was an "opening disaster" for him, but he did survive. Ian Nepomniachtchi has White in game 2 on May 28.

🔹 Moscow FIDE Grand Prix
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⚪️#225 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Fier,A (2553)
🔸Suleymanli,Aydin (2313)
🔸Baku Open 2018

19.Ne2! [White intends to transfer the knight to the kingside in order to put pressure on the weak e6 and h5 pawns.]

[19.Bc2 Bxc2 20.Rxc2 Be7 21.Ne2 Nb8 22.Rxc8 Qxc8 23.Rc1 Nc6 24.Qd1 Qd8 25.Rc3 Qg8 26.Qb3 Qc8²; 19.Bf4 Nb6 20.Bc2 Nc4 21.Qe2 Bxc2 22.Rxc2 Rc6 23.Rfc1 Be7 24.Re1 Qd7+/=]

19...Nb6 20.Rxc8 Qxc8 21.Bd1? [21.Rc1! Nc4 22.b3 Nxd2 23.Rxc8 Nf3+ 24.gxf3 b5 25.Rc7+ Be7 26.Bf4±]

21...Nc4„

0–1

⚫️#225 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Elmejbri,A (2091)
🔸Sultan,I (2140)
🔸Emirates ch-Arab 2018

44...Rb4? [44...Kc6! 45.Ra7 Rxb6 46.Rxb6+ Kxb6 47.Rf7 e5 48.Rf6 Kc7 49.dxe5 Bxe5 50.Rxh6 d4³; 44...Rc6 45.b7 Kc7 46.Rab1 Rc4 47.f3 g3 48.R1b2 Kd7 49.Kg1 Ra4 50.Kg2 Bc7 51.Kh3 Ke7=]

45.Rxb4 Bxb4 46.Ra7+ Kc6 47.Rf7 Rxb6 48.Rf6 Kb5 49.Rxh6 Kc4 50.Rg6 Bf8 51.h6 Bxh6? [51...Rb7 52.Rf6 Bb4 53.Rxe6=]

52.Rxh6 Kd3 53.Ng3 Kxd4 54.Rg6 Kd3 55.Rxg5 Rb1+ 56.Kg2 Re1 57.Rxg4 d4 58.f4 [58.Kf3+–]

58...Ke3 59.f5?! [59.Nf1+ Kd3 60.Rg5 Re2+ 61.Kf3 Re1 62.Ng3+–]

59...exf5 60.Nxf5+ Kd3 61.Nxd4 Re4 62.Kf3

½–½

🔸Bundesliga 2018–19
🔸Round 4
⚪️Heimann,An (2601)
⚫️Maiwald,JU (2443)
🔸1-0

36.Qb3! [White forces the exchange of queens which secures him a huge advantage in the endgame.]

[36.g4? hxg4 37.fxg4 a5=]

36...Nxa3 [36...Qa5 37.Qxc4 Qd2+ 38.Kb3 Qxf2 39.Qxa6! Qxg2 40.Qb7+! Kh6 41.d6 Qxf3+ 42.Kc4+–; ¹36...Qxb3+ 37.Kxb3 Na5+ 38.Kc3 Nb7 39.Kc4 Kf7 40.Bxc5±]

37.Kxa3 Qa5+ 38.Kb2 Qd2+ 39.Qc2 Qb4+ 40.Kc1+–

⚪️#226 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Abdulov,Or (2398)
🔸Eynullayev,Altay (2180)
🔸Baku Open 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 226
public poll

A) B×b7 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
@Caissa66, Nikhil, @miladnajafiyan, Majid, @AryanLeekha

B) Ne2 – 2
👍👍👍 25%
@Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard

C) Bh3 – 1
👍 13%
@mahyarebrahimi1983

👥 8 people voted so far.

⚫️#226 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Salem,AR (2660)
🔸Bellahcene,B (2516)
🔸Emirates ch-Arab 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 226
public poll

A) f6 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @Caissa66, Nikhil, @miladnajafiyan, Majid, @Sophia_Giraffe, @AryanLeekha, @Miladdark79, Alan

B) b6 – 3
👍👍 25%
@Mkhadema, @shahramabdo, @A_Wild_Richard

C) Kf8
▫️ 0%

👥 12 people voted so far.

Amsterdam, 10th July 1931. Max Euwe is among those greeting José Raúl Capablanca on his arrival at Centraal Station. Shortly afterwards the two began a 10-game match, which was won by the Cuban by the score of 6:4 (+2 -0 =8).

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José Raúl Capablanca and Max Euwe in play during their 10-game match in Amsterdam, July 1931.

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