Full standings after day 2. There are significant leads in each of the matches, but none are insurmountable. Tune in at the same time tomorrow for more Chess960 action.

September 2019 FIDE Rating List is out. We bring you the highlights of the changes. Carissa Yip 🇺🇸 impressed us the most as she gained 125 points!

⚪️#283 (Strategy-ًWhite to Move)
🔸Andolfatto,Maria (2065)
🔸Brunello,M (2338)
🔸78th ch-ITA Women 2018

15.Nca5! [The black pawn on the c6–square is backward and White is correctly going to put pressure on it.]

[15.Be3 Nfd5 16.Bc5 Bxc5 17.Nxc5 Qe7 18.Ra5 Nxc4 19.dxc4 Nf6 20.Nb3 Rfd8 21.Qc2 e5²; 15.Bg5 Nxc4 16.dxc4 Qb6 17.c5 Bxc5 18.Nxc5 Qxc5 19.Be3 Qe5 20.Bd4 Qb8 21.Bc5 Rfd8 22.Qa4 Nd7 23.Qxb4 Qxb4 24.Bxb4 c5 25.Ba5 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 Re8 27.Rfd1²]

15...Nbd5 16.Nb7 Qb6 17.Nd6 c5 18.Nxc8 Rxc8 19.Qd2 Nd7 20.Rfc1 h6 21.Rc2 e5 22.Be3 Qe6 23.Na5 Qxa6 24.Qc1 Qe6 25.Nc4 a6 26.Qe1?!± [¹26.Qf1! Rd8 27.Bd2 Nc7 28.e4 Bc6 29.Bh3 Qf6 30.f4 Bb5 31.Bxd7 Bxc4 32.Rxc4±]

0–1

⚫️#283 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Utegaliyev,A (2518)
🔸Kostenko,P (2449)
🔸Pavlodar Open 2018

36...Rb3! [36...Rbb8 37.Rc2 Ra6 38.cxd5+ cxd5 39.Rc7 Rb3 40.Kf1 Bf4 41.Rh7 Rd3 42.Rxd3 exd3 43.Bc5 Bg5 44.Ke1 Ra8 45.Rg7 Bf6 46.Rg4 Bxb2 47.Rxh4 Rc8 48.Rh6+ Kf5 49.Rh5+ Ke4 50.Rh4+ Ke5 51.Rh5+=; 36...Rb7 37.Rc2 Rd7 38.cxd5+ cxd5 39.Rc6+ Rd6 40.Rc7=]

37.Kf2 Bf6? [37...Bf4! 38.Kf1 Be5 39.cxd5+ cxd5 40.Red2 Ra5–+]

38.Bxf6 Rf8! [38...Kxf6 39.cxd5 cxd5 40.Rxd5+–]

39.a4?? [39.Ke1 Rxf6 40.cxd5+ cxd5 41.Rd4 Ke5 42.Red2 Rb5-/+]

39...Rxf6+ 40.Ke1 Ke5 41.cxd5 cxd5 42.Rc2 Re3+ 43.Re2 Rxe2+ 44.Kxe2 Rb6? [44...d4–+]

45.Rb1 [45.a5 Rg6 46.Kf1 Ra6 47.Ra1 e3 48.Ke1 d4 49.Ra3 Ke4 50.Ra4 Kd3 51.Ra3+ Kc4 (51...Kc2 52.Ke2 Kxb2 53.Rd3 Rxa5 54.Rxd4±) 52.Ke2 Kb5 53.Rd3=]

45...d4 46.b4 d3+ 47.Ke3 Rg6 48.b5 Rxg2 49.Re1 Rg3+ 50.Kd2 Kd4 51.b6 e3+ 52.Kd1 Rg2

0–1

🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas 2018
🔸Round 4
⚪️Praggnanandhaa,R (2519)
⚫️Ravi,Teja S (2357)
🔸1-0

17.Qe1! [A dual-purpose move: Attacking the bishop on e4 and threatening to win the black queen with the discovered attack.]

[17.Bxe6? Qd3! 18.Bf7+ Kd7 19.e6+ Kd6 20.Qxd3 Bxd3 21.Rd1 Bc4=]

17...Bf5™ 18.Bxe6! Qxf2+™ [18...Bxe6?? 19.Rxf8+ Rxf8 20.Qxg3+–]

19.Qxf2 Bxe6 20.d5! [A decisive breakthrough. White does not allow the opponent to consolidate.]

[20.Rxb5?! cxb5 21.Qf3 Bb4 22.Qxa8 0–0 23.Qxa7 Nc6 24.Qb6 Bc3!? 25.Qxc6 Bxd4+ 26.Kh2 Bxe5+ 27.g3 Bxa2 28.Qxb5 Rf2+ 29.Kg1 Bd4 30.Be3 Bxe3 31.Qe8+ Rf8+ 32.Qxe3 Bd5²]

20...cxd5 [20...Bxd5? 21.Qf5!‚ Bc5+ 22.Kh1 Nd7 23.Rf1 △Qg6 23...Be7 24.Qg6+ Kd8 25.Bxe7+ Kxe7 26.Qxg7++–]

21.Qc2! [21.Rxb5? Nd7 22.Qc2 Kf7 23.Qc6 Be7 24.Bxe7 Kxe7=]

21...Be7 22.Bxe7 [¹22.Qg6+!? Bf7 23.Qf5 △e6 23...Bc5+ 24.Kh1 0–0 25.e6 Be8 26.Qxd5+–]

22...Kxe7 23.Qc7++– [Black's king is exposed, and White can pose dangerous threats by coordinating his queen and rook.]

⚫️#284 (Strategy-ًBlack to Move)
🔸Brunello,M (2338)
🔸Zimina,O (2386)
🔸78th ch-ITA Women 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 284
public poll

A) Bf6 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 60%
@meti_niko, Hansika, @ZhenruiGu

B) e5 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 40%
future, Max

C) Qe7
▫️ 0%

👥 5 people voted so far.

⚪️#284 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Malakhatko,V (2545)
🔸Saiyn,Z (2378)
🔸Pavlodar Open 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 284
public poll

C) a5 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 100%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, future, Max, @RebelJohnny, M, Hansika

A) Kg2
▫️ 0%

B) Rc5
▫️ 0%

👥 6 people voted so far.