A clear leader finally emerged in the 2021 #SinquefieldCup, as Maxime Vachier-Lagrave scored a crucial victory against Jeffery Xiong to take the lead with 5.0/7.

Check out the full Day 7 recap from IM @hellokostya here: https://grandchesstour.org/blog/2021-sinquefield-cup-day-7-recap

📸: Bryan Adams

And another result is in as Svidler defeats Swiercz in the Ruy Lopez:

#SinquefieldCup

Crazy time pressure as Caruana makes a move with 3 seconds left on his clock! #Sinquefield

And it's all over as Caruana wins a fascinating game -

Big result (!) as MVL overtakes the lead with a brutal victory against Xiong 🔥 #SinquefieldCup

“A real sacrifice involves a radical change in the character of a game which cannot be effected without foresight, fantasy, and the willingness to risk.”

🔸 Leonid Shamkovich

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100 Years 100 Brilliancies!

Magnus Carlsen, Linares 2007. #Smartfish

🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)

Daily chess puzzle
Solve here: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/346523

Solution explained by Daniel King
Chess puzzle of the week - Black to play and win #shorts

Congratulations to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave on winning the Sinquefield Cup -the final leg of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour.