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🎂#OnThisDay in 1931, the great Viktor Korchnoi was born.
Chess puzzle form a simul, Viktor Korchnoi vs. Peterson, Kiev, 1964.

White to move and win in 4.

[1. Qg7+ Ke8 2. Qxe7+ Kxe7 3. Rg7+ Ke8 4. Nf6#]
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
#FIDECandidates Round 6:
Grischuk (RUS) – Caruana (USA) 1/2
Alekseenko (RUS) – Giri (NED) 0:1
Nepomniachtchi (RUS) – Ding Liren (CHN) 1:0
Wang Hao (CHN) – MVL (FRA) 1/2

Standings:
1.Nepo - 4.5
2.MVL - 3.5
3-6.Giri, Caruana, Wang Hao, Grischuk - 3
7-8.Ding Liren, Alekseenko - 2
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Instead gif of game:
- Nh1 kept a draw...
- Yes, I understand...
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Miracle Defence | Nepomniachtchi vs Ding Liren | FIDE Candidates 2020
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Check out Maurice Ashley’s analysis of the miraculous idea Ding Liren had in his game against Ian Nepomniachtchi which would have secured him the half a point #FIDECandidates
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Kirill Alekseenko's huge endgame blunder in the #FIDECandidates: 89.h5! Nd5+ 90.Kd4 or 89.Nh1+! Kxh4 90.Kf4 would have drawn the game.
In Russia, chances are high that the camera man is a chess lover too! 😀📱

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