Vidit leads the Prague Masters with 4/5 as Alireza Firouzja's pawn grab left him with a lost position after just 12 moves!

What a game! Vidit defeats Firouzja to increase the lead at #picf2020 Masters. "I am happy with the way the games are going!"

Lost in 12 Moves! || Vidit vs Firouzja || Prague Chess Festival (2020)

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David Navara clinches his first victory at #picf2020 Masters!

David Navara: I was in the mood to play something sharp! #chess #picf2020

Navara, David - Grandelius, Nils

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Prague Chess Festival Masters 2020 round 05

Prague Chess Festival - Challengers
Round 5

Second win for Andrey Esipenko at #picf2020 Challengers!

Meanwhile, veteran GM Hannes Stefansson of Iceland is doing well in the Challengers group!

Stefansson strikes again, he is on +3 before the rest day in Challengers group. "I am happy to be here, it's a fantastic tournament! My strategy is to take one game at a time and not complicate too much."

Bartel is on fire! Second win in a row, this time against the top seed Nijat Abasov #picf2020

🔸WCh Rapid TB 2018
🔸Round 1
⚪️Carlsen,M (2835)
⚫️Caruana,F (2832)
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38.Re7+! [A strong intermediate check. Taking the g7–pawn at once would have only led to a draw:]

[38.Rxg7? Ra2+! 39.Kh3 Ra1! △Kf3 40.Rg5 (40.Rb7 Rf1 41.Rb4+ Kxf5=) 40...Kf3 41.Kh2 Ra2+ 42.Kh3 Ra1=]

38...Kxf5 39.Rxg7 Kf6 40.Rg5! [△R×h5]

40...a5 41.Rxh5 a4 42.Ra5 Ra1 43.Kf3 a3 44.Ra6+ Kg7 45.Kg2! [After this move, Black is completely hopeless.]

[45.Kg4? a2! 46.h5 Kg8 47.Ra7 Kh8 48.Kg5 Rg1™ 49.Rxa2 Rxg3+=]

45...Ra2+ 46.Kh3 Ra1 47.h5 Kh7 48.g4 Kg7 [48...a2 49.Kh2! Kg7 50.g5 Kh7 51.Ra7+ Kg8 52.h6+–]

49.Kh4+– [△Kg5]

Congratulations to our 2020 #CairnsCup Champion, GM Humpy Koneru!