"You can permit yourself any liberty in the opening except the luxury of a passive position."

🔸 Grigory Sanakoev

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♔ Here are your scores after Day 2.

Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So currently leading their matchups. ♔

#FRchess

Wesley So 🇺🇸 grabs a solid lead against Ian Nepomniachtchi 🇷🇺 after winning both 3rd and 4th "slow rapid" games on day 2 of World Fischer Random Championship semifinals.

It's now 9-3 in favor of So as each win counted as three points.

The 4th "long rapid" game of Carlsen vs Caruana match was a draw, so Carlsen is leading 7,5-4,5 (it counted as 3 points for a win, 1,5 for a draw).

The semifinals of FIDE World #FischerRandom Chess Championship will continue tomorrow with fast rapid and blitz.

Karpov Trophy 2019

Reportage TV FR3 Occitanie - Capechecs

22nd European Team Championship
Round 5

- Open: Russia 2.5-1.5 Armenia. France 2-2 Spain
- Female: Russia 3-1 Hungary. France 1.5 to 2.5 Poland.

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/european-team-championship-2019/5/1/1

23rd Bavarian Championship Open
Round 3

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/offene-bayerische-meisterschaft-2019/3/1/1