Ju Wenjun and Alexandra Kosteniuk won in round four of the #CairnsCup at the Saint Louis Chess Club and are now part of a five-player chasing pack standing a half point behind sole leader Nana Dzagnidze.
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Cairns Cup: Ju and Kosteniuk join the chasing pack
Nana Dzagnidze is still leading the second edition of the Cairns Cup after none of the chasers scored wins in round four. Ju Wenjun and Alexandra Kosteniuk (pictured) did get to join the players trailing a half point behind the Georgian though, after beating…
Introducing the #FIDECandidates: Kirill Alekseenko (🇷🇺 2704).
The 22-year-old player from St. Petersburg is a “dark horse" of the upcoming event. 2019 was his breakthrough year (crossing 2700, third place in the Grand Swiss) & he's up for more.
More: http://ow.ly/DZ5n50yiM8a
The 22-year-old player from St. Petersburg is a “dark horse" of the upcoming event. 2019 was his breakthrough year (crossing 2700, third place in the Grand Swiss) & he's up for more.
More: http://ow.ly/DZ5n50yiM8a
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Introducing Candidates: Kirill Alekseenko
Kirill Alekseenko is one of eight participants of the Candidates Tournament
58.Rg3? allowed Alireza Firouzja to save this game with a BRILLIANT idea.
Can you see it? 🤔
Maghsoodloo vs. Firouzja, 2015 Iranian Championship semifinal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfzfj1eryfU&feature=youtu.be
Can you see it? 🤔
Maghsoodloo vs. Firouzja, 2015 Iranian Championship semifinal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfzfj1eryfU&feature=youtu.be
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Alireza Firouzja Swindles And Gets Swindled - Firouzja vs. Maghsoodloo
Alireza Firouzja and Parham Maghsoodloo are two of the greatest chess prodigies on the planet. In two games against each other, we see their creativity on display in two of the finest swindles you will see.
Lessons:
* It ain't over till it's over.
#chess…
Lessons:
* It ain't over till it's over.
#chess…
A 10-player round robin, headed by Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Nikita Vitiugov, and Alireza Firouzja (replacing Wei Yi who was forced to cancel due to the coronavirus travel ban), the Masters section of the 2nd Prague International Chess Festival, a Cat. XIX event, will take place between 2020 Feb 12-21, in hotel Don Giovanni, Prague.
The players receive 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one. No draw offers are allowed before move 30.
In case of a tie for first place, there will be a playoff (2 games of 5 3 blitz + Armageddon if necessary) between the top two players, as determined by: 1. Mutual result(s) 2. SB 3. More number of games with Black 4. Drawing of lots.
See also: Prague Chess Festival (Challengers) (2020)
Previous: Prague Chess Festival (Masters) (2019)
Official site: http://praguechessfestival.com/
The players receive 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one. No draw offers are allowed before move 30.
In case of a tie for first place, there will be a playoff (2 games of 5 3 blitz + Armageddon if necessary) between the top two players, as determined by: 1. Mutual result(s) 2. SB 3. More number of games with Black 4. Drawing of lots.
See also: Prague Chess Festival (Challengers) (2020)
Previous: Prague Chess Festival (Masters) (2019)
Official site: http://praguechessfestival.com/