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A beautiful sequence from Ian Nepomniachtchi.
#FIDEWorldCup Round 4 (starts September 20) pairings:
🇨🇳 Ding - Alekseenko 🇷🇺
🇵🇱 Duda - Xiong 🇺🇸
🇫🇷 Vachier-Lagrave - Svidler 🇷🇺
🇷🇺 Vitiugov - So 🇺🇸
🇷🇺 Nepomniachtchi - Yu 🇨🇳
🇻🇳 Le - Aronian 🇦🇲
🇦🇿 Mamedyarov - Radjabov 🇦🇿
🇷🇺 Grischuk - Dominguez 🇺🇸
🇨🇳 Ding - Alekseenko 🇷🇺
🇵🇱 Duda - Xiong 🇺🇸
🇫🇷 Vachier-Lagrave - Svidler 🇷🇺
🇷🇺 Vitiugov - So 🇺🇸
🇷🇺 Nepomniachtchi - Yu 🇨🇳
🇻🇳 Le - Aronian 🇦🇲
🇦🇿 Mamedyarov - Radjabov 🇦🇿
🇷🇺 Grischuk - Dominguez 🇺🇸
Ju Wenjun is in the lead (5,5 points), followed by Koneru (5). https://wgp2019.fide.com
Fide
Gibraltar, 4th tournament: May 22nd – June 2nd 2021 / FIDE Grand prix 2021
11.Bg5! [In order to put more pressure on Black's central pawns.]
11...Re8? [¹11...Nc6 12.dxe4! dxe4 13.Qxd8 Raxd8 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Bxe4±]
12.Bxf6?! [This move was a bit hasty, it was better to keep the bishop on g5 and get a better position with the following continuation:]
[¹12.dxe4! dxe4 13.Qxd8 Bxd8 14.Nc5!‚ h6 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Nxb7 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Bg6 18.f4+–]
12...Qxf6 13.Nxd5 Qxb2 14.dxe4 [14.Bxe4?! Bxe4 15.dxe4 Nd7 16.e3 Rac8²]
14...Bg4 15.Bf3‚ Bh3 16.Qc1!± [△Rd1]
[16.Re1?! Nc6 17.Qd2 Qxd2 18.Nxd2 Be6!²]
11...Re8? [¹11...Nc6 12.dxe4! dxe4 13.Qxd8 Raxd8 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Bxe4±]
12.Bxf6?! [This move was a bit hasty, it was better to keep the bishop on g5 and get a better position with the following continuation:]
[¹12.dxe4! dxe4 13.Qxd8 Bxd8 14.Nc5!‚ h6 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Nxb7 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Bg6 18.f4+–]
12...Qxf6 13.Nxd5 Qxb2 14.dxe4 [14.Bxe4?! Bxe4 15.dxe4 Nd7 16.e3 Rac8²]
14...Bg4 15.Bf3‚ Bh3 16.Qc1!± [△Rd1]
[16.Re1?! Nc6 17.Qd2 Qxd2 18.Nxd2 Be6!²]
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/khanty-world-cup-r3-tb-xiong-knocks-out-giri
https://new.uschess.org/news/dominguez-xiong-join-round-four/
https://new.uschess.org/news/dominguez-xiong-join-round-four/
chess24.com
Khanty World Cup R3 TB: Xiong knocks out Giri
18-year-old Jeffery Xiong knocked 2nd seed Anish Giri out of
the 2019 FIDE World Cup after his tiebreak strategy “to make a mess out of
every game” produced a spectacular show. 3rd seed Maxime Vachier-Lagrave lost
the first rapid game to Dmitry Jakovenko…
the 2019 FIDE World Cup after his tiebreak strategy “to make a mess out of
every game” produced a spectacular show. 3rd seed Maxime Vachier-Lagrave lost
the first rapid game to Dmitry Jakovenko…
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Endgame technique from Leinier Domínguez.
Did you know Alisa Melekhina- author of Reality Check- is speaking at the Free Library of Philadelphia tomorrow @ 4pm? Alisa is an internationally ranked chess master and a practicing corporate attorney in NY! Event is FREE:
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https://buff.ly/3041Ffb
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Reality Check: What the Ancient Game of Chess Can Teach You About Success in Modern Competitive Settings
Alisa Melekhina, internationally ranked chess master and author of Reality Check, will share insights from her inspirational book, that can be adapted and used by anyone wishing to create a more successful life.
Alisa won a gold medal at the 2009 World Team…
Alisa won a gold medal at the 2009 World Team…