♟| Shankland managed to secure a draw against Esipenko after having been with his back against the wall for most of the game!

Andrey Esipenko had changes to win today, but draws against Shankland

84th Tata Steel Masters - Round 7

♟| Nguyen simply had too many pawns for Maurizzi's pieces to control and thus a victory for the Czech!

In the #TataSteelChess Challengers, GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen won a nice game after sacrificing a bishop!

Suddenly, every black pawn dropped off.

♟| Warmerdam caught up with Lucas van Foreest in the Challengers after a victory over Shuvalova!

Max Warmerdam took 42 minutes for one move, but wins against Shuvalova

Great defence today by Arjun Erigaisi, who battles hard and avoids a loss to one of his closest pursuers! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/tata-steel-challengers-2022/7/1/1

♟💙| The longest game of the day finished in a draw. Jumabayev enjoyed an edge throughout the game, but Erigiasi defended well and maintains a 2-point lead in the Challengers group.

Correction: Erigiasi has a 1 point lead after round 7!

Thai Dai Van Nguyen's Round 7 win over Marc Maurizzi saw him cut Arjun Erigaisi's lead to a point, after Arjun escaped with a draw against 3rd placed Jumabayev: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/tata-steel-challengers-2022/7/1/2

Tata Steel Challengers - Round 7

Fabiano Caruana took a lot of risks, but wins against Jan-Krzysztof Duda

Tata Steel Chess 2022 R7: Carlsen Grabs Sole Lead; Dubov Forfeits Game

https://www.chess.com/news/view/tata-steel-chess-2022-round-7

An unimpressed-looking Mikhail Botvinnik, watching some of the students at his chess school.
Krasnoyarsk Territory, USSR, 1978.
(I wonder if it's Klara Kasparova on the far left?)

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