Ian Nepomniachtchi took the sole lead in the race to play Magnus, but for Grischuk and the other players thoughts were elsewhere! Full #FIDECandidates Round 5 report: https://chess24.com/en/read/news/candidates-2020-5-nepo-takes-the-lead
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Candidates 2020, 5: Nepo takes the lead
Ian Nepomniachtchi squeezed out a win against
Wang Hao in Round 5 to become the first player to take the sole lead in the
2020 Candidates Tournament. The other games were drawn, but not without a real
fight. Alekseenko-MVL was a spectacular Najdorf where…
Wang Hao in Round 5 to become the first player to take the sole lead in the
2020 Candidates Tournament. The other games were drawn, but not without a real
fight. Alekseenko-MVL was a spectacular Najdorf where…
Wijk aan Zee, 2nd February 1978. The winner of the Hoogovens tournament, Hungarian grandmaster Lajos Portisch.
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Amsterdam, 15th July 1978. In the 3rd round of the IBM tournament, Jan Timman (Netherlands) is pictured in play v. the onlooking Walter Browne (USA).
The Dutch grandmaster won this encounter in 52 moves.
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The Dutch grandmaster won this encounter in 52 moves.
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Best Checkmate Combinations Ever! - 31
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Here are 28 mates and chess combinations from the games of SUI GM Viktor Korchnoi, (1931-2016) : http://wtharvey.com/korc.html . Find the winning moves. #puzzles
Ian Nepomniachtchi coughed his way to a win that may have ended Ding Liren's World Championship hopes while Anish Giri picked up his first ever #FIDECandidates win! https://chess24.com/en/read/news/candidates-2020-6-nepo-ends-ding-s-hopes
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Candidates 2020, 6: Nepo ends Ding’s hopes
(MORE LATER) Ian Nepomniachtchi felt unwell and wanted to
make a quick draw but instead he scored a devastating win over Ding Liren that
all but ended the Chinese no. 1’s hopes of earning a match against Magnus. Nepo
is the clear frontrunner on 4.5/6,…
make a quick draw but instead he scored a devastating win over Ding Liren that
all but ended the Chinese no. 1’s hopes of earning a match against Magnus. Nepo
is the clear frontrunner on 4.5/6,…