Another win for Lei Tingjie!
She beat Alina Kashlinskaya and is now leading by one point. #GrandSwiss2021
She beat Alina Kashlinskaya and is now leading by one point. #GrandSwiss2021
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Interview with Alireza Firouzja | Grand Swiss 2021 - Round 8 |
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Firouzja 1-0 Sasikiran #GrandSwiss2021
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Nils Grandelius resigns and Fabiano Caruana moves to the group in joint 2nd place, a point behind Alireza Firouzja!
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David Howell beats Esipenko to join a group of 10 players on 5.5/8, a point behind Firouzja!
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Czech grandmaster Vlastimil Jansa (b. Prague, 1942; co-author, with Vlastimil Hort, of the famous training book 'The Best Move'), pictured with the young David Navara.
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
"It is rightly said that the most difficult thing in chess is winning a won position."
🔸 Vladimir Kramnik
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🔸 Vladimir Kramnik
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Mikhail Tal during a 30-board simultaneous display in Miass in late 1977 (Miass City Museum Archive).
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
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Calling the game "super important" but also "a total mess," Fabiano Caruana defeated Alireza Firouzja to catch his opponent in first place of the #GrandSwiss2021 alongside David Howell. In the women's section, Lei Tingjie is almost there! Round 9 report:
Mariya Muzychuk beat Elisabeth Paehtz and Zhu Jiner defeated Natalija Pogonina. It means that Lei Tingjie is two points ahead of the field and she needs just one draw in the last two rounds to become the clear winner of the Women's #GrandSwiss2021.
Top standings in the Women's #GrandSwiss2021 with two rounds to go:
1. Lei Tingjie (🇨🇳 2505) - 8/9
2-6. Paehtz (🇩🇪 2475), M. Muzychuk (🇺🇦 2536), Zhu (🇨🇳 2455), Harika (🇮🇳 2511), Javakhishvili (🇬🇪 2446) - 6
1. Lei Tingjie (🇨🇳 2505) - 8/9
2-6. Paehtz (🇩🇪 2475), M. Muzychuk (🇺🇦 2536), Zhu (🇨🇳 2455), Harika (🇮🇳 2511), Javakhishvili (🇬🇪 2446) - 6