A near miss! 😲

Alireza Firouzja launched a vicious attack with 28.Nf6!?, but after creating near ZUGZWANG against his opponent, Vitiugov, he erred in time trouble, allowing his opponent to escape with a draw.

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Humpy Koneru goes into tomorrow's final round of the #CairnsCup with a half-point lead, but Alexandra Kosteniuk, Ju Wenjun and Mariya Muzychuk are still in the hunt for 1st place!

Potentially a huge day in the #CairnsCup as Humpu Koneru is winning and Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun is currently in a lost position vs. 16-year-old Carissa Yip!

With today's win,Carissa Yip has broken into the top 50 women in the world according to the live rating list.
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Spectacular game by Carissa Yip to take down the Women's World Champion!
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The highest-rated female player in the U.S., 16-year-old Carissa Yip, won an excellent game today, attacking on both flanks and defeating Women's World Chess Champion Ju Wenjun! 👏

Congrats to her!

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The world's first women's chess champion Vera Menchik was born on 16 February 1906.

The "Vera Menchik Club", comprised of men who she defeated, included Max Euwe, Harry Golombek, Sultan Khan, Samuel Reshevsky, Friedrich Sämisch, and other well-known names.

The 21st Olympiad, Nice, 7th June 1974.
Preliminaries, Round 1. On Board 1 of the match USSR v. Scotland, Anatoly Karpov faces Craig Pritchett. Karpov won, but only after Pritchett missed a clear win.

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You may knock your opponent down with the chessboard, but that does not prove that you are the better player."

🔸 Marc Lowrance

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Fischer-Petrosian, Candidates Final 1971, game 9:
https://youtu.be/-0evcEXQODQ
'Fischer's play makes a very pleasant impression' - Spassky