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"Together with the Candidates" wins FIDE Book of the Year

https://www.chess.com/blog/ForwardChess/together-with-the-candidates-wins-fide-book-of-the-year

Today's results at #WomenGrandPrixFIDE in Monaco:

(½) Dzagnidze ½-½ Muzychuk, A. (½)
(1) Koneru 1-0 Muzychuk, M. (½)
(½) Lagno 1-0 Gunina (0)
(½) Kosteniuk 1-0 Goryachkina (½)
(½) Zhao Xue ½-½ Cramling (½)
(½) Harika 1-0 Paehtz (½)

Interview with Alexandra Kosteniuk | 2019 FIDE Women's Grand Prix - Monaco

Vachier-Lagrave, Ding Reach Grand Chess Tour Final

https://www.chess.com/news/view/2019-grand-chess-tour-playoff-vachier-lagrave-beats-carlsen

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave defeated Magnus Carlsen to reach the final of the Grand Chess Tour playoff. The Frenchman beat the world champion in a tiebreak of their semifinal and will now face Ding Liren in the final. Ding won against Levon Aronian in their semifinal match.

Congratulations to MVL on defeating Magnus Carlsen to advance to the finals! #GCTFinals

Ding Liren is all smiles after advancing to the finals, analyzes his second win against Aronian #GCTFinals

The make-or-break moment from the thrilling tiebreak match between Magnus Carlsen and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the Grand Chess Tour semifinal: 35.Nc5 is the kind of mistake that's hard to recover from.

The world champion after the critical 35.Nc5 blunder against a Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in full hustle mode.

Great technique by MVL in the knight endgame #GCTFinals

Magnus Carlsen had some very nice words to say about Maxime Vachier-Lagrave after their exciting match in London. https://bit.ly/387duCw

Carlsen: "He's a great player and a deserved winner. He outlasted me in the match. At this format, he is very, very good. I knew if I didn't have a perfect day, it was going to be tough.