20.Qe3!? [20.h4! When you control over the center, a kingside attack is a reasonable plan. 20...Ne5 21.Qe3 Qb6 22.h5 Rf8 23.Qd2 f6 24.Bg4 f5 25.Be2 Qb4 26.Qc1±; 20.Qc1 Kh8 21.Qe3 Re8 22.h4 Nf6 23.g4 Qb6 24.g5 Nd7 25.Qc3 Qb4+/=]

20...Re8 21.h4+/=

0–1

⚫️#285 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Gajic,S (2069)
🔸Pastar,S (2326)
🔸32nd Belgrade 2018

32...Bxa3? [32...Qb5! 33.Qxb5 Bxb5 34.Bc1 Bd6 35.g4 g5 36.Kg2 Bc7 37.h4 gxh4 38.Bxh6 Be2 39.Ne5 Bd6 40.Bc1 Bxe5 41.dxe5 Bxg4 42.f3 Bf5³; 32...Bb5 33.Ne5 Qc2 34.h4 Be8 35.g4 h5 36.gxh5 Qb1+ 37.Kg2 gxh5 38.Bb4 Qe4+ 39.Kg1 Qxh4 40.Bxf8 Qg5+ 41.Kf1 Qc1+ 42.Ke2 Qc2+ 43.Ke3 Qe4+=]

33.Bxh6?! [33.h3 Bf8 34.Ne5 Qb5 35.Qd8 Qb1+ 36.Kh2 Qb7 37.Ng4 Qc8 38.Nxh6+ Kh7 39.Qxc8 Bxc8 40.Nxf7 g5! 41.Ne5 a3 42.g4 a2 43.Bc3 Bd6 44.Kg3+/=]

33...Kh7=

½–½

🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas 2018
🔸Round 9
⚪️Gukesh,D (2456)
⚫️Almasi,Zoltan (2702)
🔸0-1

13...fxe6! [Almasi finds the best way to gain an advantage. Opening the f-file, and exploiting the pin on the bishop on c4.]

[13...Bxc4?! 14.Qxc4 fxe6 15.dxe6 Rxf3? 16.Qd5!±]

14.dxe6 d5! 15.Bxa6 Qxa6 16.Qe3 [16.Qxa6 Nxa6 17.Kg2 Rab8-/+]

16...bxc3 [¹16...Nc6!? △d4 17.Nbd2 d4 18.cxd4 Nxd4 19.Nxd4 Bxd4 20.Qe4 Bxb2 21.Rae1 Bc3–+]

17.bxc3 d4 18.cxd4 Nc6 19.Nbd2 Nxd4-/+ [Black's pieces are so active and White will have a hard task to defend.]

How did the six Americans do today in the first game of the 2019 #FIDEWorldCup ? And what about that 800 point mismatch on board one? CLO has you covered.

https://new.uschess.org/news/2019-world-cup-kicks-off-khanty-mansiysk/

Ding wins in style as Black at the #FIDEWorldCup with the retreating ...Qh8+!

How far will Ding go in this year's cup?

FIDE World Cup 2019. Interview with Ding Liren. | R1, G1 |

Yermolinsky hears people are calling for Nakamura to retire due to computer evals: "Dealing with the Nakamura fan club is part of our job description... & we will deal with it, that's for sure!"

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FIDE World Cup 2019. Interview with Bilel Bellahcene. | R1, G1 |

#FIDEWorldCup 2021 will have 8 rounds, with 156 players in the first one. 78 winners of Round 1 + 50 top seeds will comprise the tree starting from Round 2.

As usual, both finalists will qualify to the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022.

The first leg of FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2019-20 was launched today in Russian Skolkovo. The opening ceremony was held at the Matrex Center, the venue for the tournament, which is a very stylish tv-studio-like space.

The website is https://wgp2019.fide.com