Best Checkmate Combinations Ever - 6

Ding Liren defeats Teimour Radjabov in game 2 of FIDE World Cup Final. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Yu Yangyi made a draw.

Ding Liren's strategic masterclass against Teimour Radjabov's risky opening choice in the second game of the #FIDEWorldCup final.

Ding Liren is the first to score a victory in the #FIDEWorldCup2019 final.
He beats Radjabov in the second game to take a lead in their 4-game match.

Ding, Liren - Radjabov, Teimour

1-0

FIDE World Cup 2019 round 7-2

Interview with Teimour Radjabov | FIDE World Cup 2019 | Final. Game 2 |

"Psychologically I was ready for this result from the first round. Anything can happen, you can lose at any moment. I do not have any special thoughts about it. I am just playing game after game," commented Radjabov on his first loss at #FIDEWorldCup.

Ding Liren on his win vs Radjabov | FIDE World Cup 2019 | Final. Game 2 |

The 2nd game in MVL-Yu Yangyi also ends in a quiet draw.

Interview with Vachier-Lagrave and Yu | FIDE World Cup 2019 | Final. Game 2 |

Chess calendar: October 2019

https://en.chessbase.com/post/chess-calendar-2019-october

October 2019🏆
Top GMs rating by FIDE chess

"If a chess statistician were to try and satisfy his curiosity over which stage of the game proved decisive in the majority of cases, he would certainly come to the conclusion that it is the middlegame that provides the most decisive stage."

🔸 Alexander Kotov

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Most visual records show the world's top chess players as ruthless solitary figures toiling away alone at the board, with their kinder side obscured. This 1967 photograph taken by the renowned Soviet photojournalist Yuriy Abramochkin shows Tigran Petrosian and his family at home.

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