62.cxb4?! [After this dubious move, White's position is totally paralyzed.]
[¹62.Ra1! would be correct in order to avoid an unnecessary weakness on b2. 62...bxc3 63.bxc3 Rb2 64.Nxc4 Rxe2+!? △Bb5 65.Kxe2 Bb5 66.Ke3 Bxc4 67.Ra7+ Kd8 68.Rg7 g5 69.Rg8+ Ke7 70.Rh8 Bf1 71.Rh7+ Kd8 72.g4 Bg2 73.Rxh6 Nxe4=]
62...Rxb4 63.Nc3 Bd7! 64.Ra8 Rxb2 65.g4? [Making the opponent's task even easier. The following continuation would have put up more stubborn resistance:]
[¹65.Ra7+! Kd8 66.Nxc4 Rc2 67.Ra3 Rxg2 68.Nxd6 Rg3+ 69.Ke2 Rxh3³]
65...Rc2! 66.Ncb1 c3 67.Nc4 Re2+!–+ [△c2]
[¹62.Ra1! would be correct in order to avoid an unnecessary weakness on b2. 62...bxc3 63.bxc3 Rb2 64.Nxc4 Rxe2+!? △Bb5 65.Kxe2 Bb5 66.Ke3 Bxc4 67.Ra7+ Kd8 68.Rg7 g5 69.Rg8+ Ke7 70.Rh8 Bf1 71.Rh7+ Kd8 72.g4 Bg2 73.Rxh6 Nxe4=]
62...Rxb4 63.Nc3 Bd7! 64.Ra8 Rxb2 65.g4? [Making the opponent's task even easier. The following continuation would have put up more stubborn resistance:]
[¹65.Ra7+! Kd8 66.Nxc4 Rc2 67.Ra3 Rxg2 68.Nxd6 Rg3+ 69.Ke2 Rxh3³]
65...Rc2! 66.Ncb1 c3 67.Nc4 Re2+!–+ [△c2]
At the London (Phillips & Drew) event, April 1982 - Viktor Korchnoi protests against the Soviet boycott that led to his exclusion from the event, and also calls for his son to be allowed to join him in the West.
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Fabiano Caruana saved the (final) day to post one of the all-time great performances in Wijk aan Zee! Final report:
https://t.co/Vqfv9g9MRz?amp=1
https://t.co/Vqfv9g9MRz?amp=1
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Tata Steel 13: Fabiano Caruana finishes in style
Fabiano Caruana scored the only win of the final round of
the Tata Steel Masters to match the 10/13 last scored in Wijk aan Zee by famous
legends Magnus Carlsen in 2013 and Garry Kasparov in 1999. His +7 score left
him a full two points ahead of Magnus…
the Tata Steel Masters to match the 10/13 last scored in Wijk aan Zee by famous
legends Magnus Carlsen in 2013 and Garry Kasparov in 1999. His +7 score left
him a full two points ahead of Magnus…
16-year-old Alireza Firouzja had a tough second half of #TataSteelChess, but finishing on 50% in your first supertournament is not too shabby at all!
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Alireza Firouzja - Post Round 13 Interview
Alireza Firouzja on how to improve his play against Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen: "The only way to improve is to play long games with them and see how they play. This is how it goes..."
Well, you can't say they didn't play to bare kings! :) Magnus Carlsen takes clear 2nd in the #TataSteelMasters with a 120th game without defeat:
https://t.co/QLtBliTjyb?amp=1
Wesley finished 3rd after 9 draws in a row at the end
https://t.co/QLtBliTjyb?amp=1
Wesley finished 3rd after 9 draws in a row at the end