chess24: 16-year-old Alireza Firouzja wins again and is drawing high praise!
Anand: "What struck me is how easily he wins games... it obviously shows his huge talent"
Gelfand: "Amazing potential"
https://t.co/QdkwDHRHt4?amp=1
Anand: "What struck me is how easily he wins games... it obviously shows his huge talent"
Gelfand: "Amazing potential"
https://t.co/QdkwDHRHt4?amp=1
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Prague Masters 6-7: Firouzja back in the hunt
16-year-old Alireza Firouzja defeated top seed Jan-Krzysztof
Duda in Round 7 of the Prague Masters to move back into joint second place.
Vidit remains a full point ahead of Firouzja and last year’s winner Nikita
Vitiugov, while Sam Shankland joined Duda and…
Duda in Round 7 of the Prague Masters to move back into joint second place.
Vidit remains a full point ahead of Firouzja and last year’s winner Nikita
Vitiugov, while Sam Shankland joined Duda and…
15.Qg2! [White intends to attack the opponent's weaknesses by this subtle queen maneuver.]
15...exf4 16.Qh3! Bg7 17.gxf4?! [¹17.Nf3!‚ fxg3? (17...Rde8 18.Ng5!±) 18.Qxe6+ Kh8 19.hxg3!+– △Ng5]
17...e5? 18.Nge2?! [This quiet move reduces White's advantage. Iljiushenok could have opened lines against Black's king and obtained a huge advantage:]
[¹18.f5! gxf5 19.Nf3± △Rhg1]
18...Kh8? [18...Nb4! 19.f5 d5! 20.exd5 Nfxd5 21.fxg6 hxg6 22.Ne4 Nf6 23.Ng5+/=]
19.Rhg1!±
15...exf4 16.Qh3! Bg7 17.gxf4?! [¹17.Nf3!‚ fxg3? (17...Rde8 18.Ng5!±) 18.Qxe6+ Kh8 19.hxg3!+– △Ng5]
17...e5? 18.Nge2?! [This quiet move reduces White's advantage. Iljiushenok could have opened lines against Black's king and obtained a huge advantage:]
[¹18.f5! gxf5 19.Nf3± △Rhg1]
18...Kh8? [18...Nb4! 19.f5 d5! 20.exd5 Nfxd5 21.fxg6 hxg6 22.Ne4 Nf6 23.Ng5+/=]
19.Rhg1!±
Prague Masters: Navara beats Vidit in roller-coaster game
https://en.chessbase.com/post/prague-chess-festival-2020-r8
https://en.chessbase.com/post/prague-chess-festival-2020-r8
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Prague Masters: Navara beats Vidit in roller-coaster game
Just when it seemed like Vidit would coast to victory at the Prague Masters Tournament, a series of turnarounds left the fight for first place wide open. After getting a completely winning position, Vidit first reached a drawn rook endgame and then lost the…
Navara's incredible turnaround win means Vidit hasn't won the Prague Masters yet and there's everything to play for in the final round! https://chess24.com/en/read/news/prague-masters-8-chess-is-tough
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Prague Masters 8: Chess is tough!
Vidit goes into the last round of the Prague Masters with a half-point
lead but he would have won the tournament with a round to spare if not for
losing a completely winning position against David Navara. Nikita Vitiugov drew
a won position against Jan…
lead but he would have won the tournament with a round to spare if not for
losing a completely winning position against David Navara. Nikita Vitiugov drew
a won position against Jan…
Prague Chess Festival R8: Vidit Loses Won Game, Still Leads
In an incredible turnaround, GM Vidit Gujrathi spoilt a winning position and ended up losing to GM David Navara in round eight of the Prague Chess Masters tournament. Report:
https://chess.com/news/view/prague-international-chess-festival-2020-round-8
#picf2020
In an incredible turnaround, GM Vidit Gujrathi spoilt a winning position and ended up losing to GM David Navara in round eight of the Prague Chess Masters tournament. Report:
https://chess.com/news/view/prague-international-chess-festival-2020-round-8
#picf2020
Chess.com
Prague Chess Festival R8: Vidit Loses Won Game, Still Leads
In an incredible turnaround, GM Vidit Gujrathi spoilt a winning position and ended up losing to GM David Navara in round eight of the the Prague Chess Festival's Masters tournament. Instead of winning the tournament with a round to spare, the Indian grandmaster…
Time flies! The final round of #picf2020 starts in 30 minutes! Tune in for the LIVE action as the winners of Masters, Challengers & Futures are decided today!
Amsterdam, 6th July 1976. In the opening round of the IBM tournament, Hans Ree faces Viktor Korchnoi.
This was the last event in which Korchnoi played under the Soviet flag.
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This was the last event in which Korchnoi played under the Soviet flag.
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"The most important feature of the Chess position is the activity of the pieces. This is absolutely fundamental in all phases of the game: Opening, Middlegame and especially Endgame. The primary constraint on a piece's activity is the Pawn structure."
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