Firouzja starts #TataSteelChess strong and advances to No. 22 in the rankings; Magnus still +40 points ahead of Caruana
20.f5! [This move restricts Black's pieces and clears the f4–square for White's rook.]
20...g6? [¹20...Qd6 21.Rf4! Qe5 22.Qf2 Qxe3 23.Rd1! Nxg2!? 24.Kxg2 Qe7±]
21.Qf2 [¹21.fxg6! △Qf2 21...fxg6 22.Qf2 △Nge2 22...Qd6 23.Nge2! Nf5™ 24.Nxf5 gxf5 25.Bxf5 Bxf5 26.Qxf5+– △Nd4]
21...Nxf5? [Black could have put up more stubborn resistance with the following continuation:]
[¹21...g5™ 22.Nge2 Ne4 23.Bxe4 dxe4 24.Qg3 h6 25.Qc7!±]
22.Ngxf5 gxf5 23.Bxf5 Bxf5 24.Rc6+– [¹24.Qxf5! Rd6 25.Qg5+ Kh8 26.Nf5 Rg8 27.Qf4+– △Nh6]
20...g6? [¹20...Qd6 21.Rf4! Qe5 22.Qf2 Qxe3 23.Rd1! Nxg2!? 24.Kxg2 Qe7±]
21.Qf2 [¹21.fxg6! △Qf2 21...fxg6 22.Qf2 △Nge2 22...Qd6 23.Nge2! Nf5™ 24.Nxf5 gxf5 25.Bxf5 Bxf5 26.Qxf5+– △Nd4]
21...Nxf5? [Black could have put up more stubborn resistance with the following continuation:]
[¹21...g5™ 22.Nge2 Ne4 23.Bxe4 dxe4 24.Qg3 h6 25.Qc7!±]
22.Ngxf5 gxf5 23.Bxf5 Bxf5 24.Rc6+– [¹24.Qxf5! Rd6 25.Qg5+ Kh8 26.Nf5 Rg8 27.Qf4+– △Nh6]
Firouzja Grabs Sole Lead On Tata Steel Chess Day 3
https://www.chess.com/news/view/2020-tata-steel-chess-wijk-aan-zee-round-2-firouzja
https://www.chess.com/news/view/2020-tata-steel-chess-wijk-aan-zee-round-2-firouzja
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Firouzja Grabs Sole Lead On Tata Steel Chess Day 3
Alireza Firouzja defeated Vladimir Artemiev to become the sole leader after three rounds at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. With his third draw, Magnus Carlsen equaled Sergei Tiviakov's streak of 110 undefeated games. All…
Amsterdam, 15th July 1968. At the drawing of lots for the IBM tournament, grandmasters David Bronstein (USSR) and Hein Donner (Netherlands).
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