23...Qc7?
23...Qf7!=
Offering an exchange of queens that In case of refusal, the white queen would force to give up her active position with the loss a tempo.
24.Qxf7+ (24.Qf5 Nc4) 24...Nxf7]
24.Bd4!+– Rb8? [24...Kh7 25.Qf5+ Kg8 26.Re3 (26.f4) ; 24...Qf7 25.Qxf7+ Kxf7 26.Nxb7]
25.f4 Qf7 [25...Nf7 26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Qg6+ Kh8 28.Qxf6+]
26.Rxe5 Bxe5 27.Qxf7+ Kxf7 28.Bxe5 Ra8 29.Nxb7 1–0
23...Qf7!=
Offering an exchange of queens that In case of refusal, the white queen would force to give up her active position with the loss a tempo.
24.Qxf7+ (24.Qf5 Nc4) 24...Nxf7]
24.Bd4!+– Rb8? [24...Kh7 25.Qf5+ Kg8 26.Re3 (26.f4) ; 24...Qf7 25.Qxf7+ Kxf7 26.Nxb7]
25.f4 Qf7 [25...Nf7 26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Qg6+ Kh8 28.Qxf6+]
26.Rxe5 Bxe5 27.Qxf7+ Kxf7 28.Bxe5 Ra8 29.Nxb7 1–0
28...Nd4??
This inaccurate move is refused by a simple tactic.
[28...Nh6 +/=]
29.Nxd4!
Kramnik is not the one who loses these opportunities!
29...cxd4 30.exd6! 1–0
[30.exd6 Rxe4 31.Rxe4 Rxe4 32.d7 +-]
This inaccurate move is refused by a simple tactic.
[28...Nh6 +/=]
29.Nxd4!
Kramnik is not the one who loses these opportunities!
29...cxd4 30.exd6! 1–0
[30.exd6 Rxe4 31.Rxe4 Rxe4 32.d7 +-]
32.Rxe8?+
White could have won the game with: 32.Qb3+! Kf8 33.Qb4+ Kg8 (33...Kf7 34.Nd6+ +-) 34.Qc4+ Kf8 35.Qc5+! Kg8 36.Rxe8+ Qxe8 37.Ne7+ Kf7 38.Nxc8 +-
32...Qxe8 33.Ne7+ Kf7 34.Nxc8 Qxc8 35.Qxa7=
White could have won the game with: 32.Qb3+! Kf8 33.Qb4+ Kg8 (33...Kf7 34.Nd6+ +-) 34.Qc4+ Kf8 35.Qc5+! Kg8 36.Rxe8+ Qxe8 37.Ne7+ Kf7 38.Nxc8 +-
32...Qxe8 33.Ne7+ Kf7 34.Nxc8 Qxc8 35.Qxa7=
So will now play the Polish surprise #speedchess star Jan-Krzysztof Duda in a semifinal match that is sure to be thrilling!
The last #speedchess quarterfinal match will be this Thursday between Hikaru Nakamura and MVL! ⚡️⚡️⚡️
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The birthday boy is all smiles as he comes out ahead in a time scramble against Vidit Gujrathi!
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"Bananas finish!!!" cries Daniel Rensch as vidit takes his second win in a row in a chaotic time scramble! 🍌🍌🍌
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WOW! Who is winning this one in #speedchess?!
Tons of tactics and counterblows hit the board in this scramble.
Tons of tactics and counterblows hit the board in this scramble.
18.c5!? [A very interesting move to prevent Black from releasing the bishop on b7 by the freeing move ...c5.]
[18.Bc3 c5 19.Ne5 Nxe5 (19...cxd4 20.Nxf7+ Kg8 21.Nxd8) 20.dxe5 Be7 21.f4 Rd7 22.Be2 g6 23.Rxd7 Qxd7 24.Rd1 Qe8 25.Qc1 Rd8 26.Kf2 Bh4+ 27.g3 Qc6 28.Rxd8+ Bxd8 29.Qd1 Qg2+ 30.Ke3 Qe4+ 31.Kd2 Qg2 32.Ke3=; 18.Ne5 Nxe5 19.dxe5 Be7 20.Qe2 c5 21.Bc3 g6 22.Qe3 Kg7 23.Be2 Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Rd8=]
18...bxc5 19.Ne5 [19.dxc5? Bxb2 20.Qxb2 Nxc5 with advantage for Black.]
19...Nxe5 [19...Kg8 20.Nxd7 Rxd7 21.dxc5 Bxb2 22.Qxb2 Rcd8 23.Be2 Qf4 24.Qc3 Rxd1 25.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 26.Bxd1 Qe4 27.h3 Qb1 28.Qc2 Qa1 29.Qd2 Ba6 30.f4„]
20.dxe5 Be7 21.Qc4 Bf8? [21...Rd5! 22.h4 (22.Be4 Rcd8 23.Bxd5 cxd5 24.Qg4 d4³) 22...h5 23.g4 Qd8 24.Qe4 Qg8!=]
22.h4! h5 23.g4 [23.g4 hxg4 24.Qxg4 Kg8 25.Qe4 g6 26.h5 Rd5 27.hxg6 Rcd8 28.Bc1 Ba6 29.Bc2 Rxd1 30.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31.Bxd1 fxg6 32.Bg4! Qf7 33.Qxc6 Bb7 34.Qxe6±] 1–0
[18.Bc3 c5 19.Ne5 Nxe5 (19...cxd4 20.Nxf7+ Kg8 21.Nxd8) 20.dxe5 Be7 21.f4 Rd7 22.Be2 g6 23.Rxd7 Qxd7 24.Rd1 Qe8 25.Qc1 Rd8 26.Kf2 Bh4+ 27.g3 Qc6 28.Rxd8+ Bxd8 29.Qd1 Qg2+ 30.Ke3 Qe4+ 31.Kd2 Qg2 32.Ke3=; 18.Ne5 Nxe5 19.dxe5 Be7 20.Qe2 c5 21.Bc3 g6 22.Qe3 Kg7 23.Be2 Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Rd8=]
18...bxc5 19.Ne5 [19.dxc5? Bxb2 20.Qxb2 Nxc5 with advantage for Black.]
19...Nxe5 [19...Kg8 20.Nxd7 Rxd7 21.dxc5 Bxb2 22.Qxb2 Rcd8 23.Be2 Qf4 24.Qc3 Rxd1 25.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 26.Bxd1 Qe4 27.h3 Qb1 28.Qc2 Qa1 29.Qd2 Ba6 30.f4„]
20.dxe5 Be7 21.Qc4 Bf8? [21...Rd5! 22.h4 (22.Be4 Rcd8 23.Bxd5 cxd5 24.Qg4 d4³) 22...h5 23.g4 Qd8 24.Qe4 Qg8!=]
22.h4! h5 23.g4 [23.g4 hxg4 24.Qxg4 Kg8 25.Qe4 g6 26.h5 Rd5 27.hxg6 Rcd8 28.Bc1 Ba6 29.Bc2 Rxd1 30.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31.Bxd1 fxg6 32.Bg4! Qf7 33.Qxc6 Bb7 34.Qxe6±] 1–0
40...Ke5! [40...g5 41.Rxd4 Rxb2 42.Rd5 a4 43.Ra5 Rb3 44.Rxa4 Rxd3=; 40...Rxb2 41.Rxd4 g5 42.Rd5 a4 43.Ra5 Rb3=]
41.Re7+ [41.b4 a4! 42.Ra7 Kf4 43.Rxa4 Ke3 44.g3 Rf2+ 45.Kg1 Rb2 46.Ra6 Kxd3 47.Rxg6 Kd2 48.Rd6 d3 49.Kg2 (49.Kf1 Kc2 50.Rc6+ Kd1 51.a4 d2 52.Kf2 Rc2 53.Rd6 Kc1 54.Ke3 d1Q 55.Rxd1+ Kxd1 56.Kd3 Rg2 57.b5 Rxg3+ 58.Ke4 h4 59.b6 h3 60.b7 Rg8 61.a5 h2+–) 49...Kc1+ 50.Kh3 d2 51.Kh4 Rb3! 52.Rc6+ Kb2 53.Rd6 Kc2 54.Rc6+ (54.b5 Rd3; 54.Rxd2+ Kxd2+–) 54...Rc3 55.Rd6 Rd3]
41...Kf4 42.b4 [42.Re4+ Kg3 43.Rxd4 Rf2+ 44.Ke1 Rxg2 45.Rd6 g5 46.Rd5 Kf4 47.Rxa5 h4–+]
42...axb4 43.axb4 Rb2?! [43...Kg3! 44.Rg7 (44.Re2 Rc1+ 45.Re1 Rxe1+ 46.Kxe1 Kxg2 47.b5 h4 48.b6 h3 49.b7 h2 50.b8Q h1Q+ 51.Kd2 Qh6+ 52.Kc2 Qe3–+) 44...Rf2+ 45.Ke1 Rf6]
44.Re4+ Kg3 45.Rxd4 Rf2+ 46.Ke1 Rxg2 47.Re4 Rb2 48.Re3+ Kf4 49.Re4+ Kf3 50.Rc4 g5 51.Rc5 Kf4 52.Rc4+ Ke3 53.Re4+ Kf3 54.Re5 Kf4 55.Re4+ Kg3 56.d4 Rxb4 57.Ke2 h4 58.Re3+ Kf4 59.Rf3+ Ke4 60.Re3+ Kxd4 61.Re8 Rb3 62.Kf2 Kd5 63.Rg8 Rg3 64.Re8 Rg4 65.Kf3 Rf4+ 66.Kg2 Re4 67.Rg8 Rg4+ 68.Kf3 Rg3+ 69.Kf2 Ke5 70.Rf8 Rg4 71.Re8+ Kf6 72.Rf8+ Kg7 73.Rf3 Rf4 74.Rxf4 gxf4 75.Kf3 h3 0–1
41.Re7+ [41.b4 a4! 42.Ra7 Kf4 43.Rxa4 Ke3 44.g3 Rf2+ 45.Kg1 Rb2 46.Ra6 Kxd3 47.Rxg6 Kd2 48.Rd6 d3 49.Kg2 (49.Kf1 Kc2 50.Rc6+ Kd1 51.a4 d2 52.Kf2 Rc2 53.Rd6 Kc1 54.Ke3 d1Q 55.Rxd1+ Kxd1 56.Kd3 Rg2 57.b5 Rxg3+ 58.Ke4 h4 59.b6 h3 60.b7 Rg8 61.a5 h2+–) 49...Kc1+ 50.Kh3 d2 51.Kh4 Rb3! 52.Rc6+ Kb2 53.Rd6 Kc2 54.Rc6+ (54.b5 Rd3; 54.Rxd2+ Kxd2+–) 54...Rc3 55.Rd6 Rd3]
41...Kf4 42.b4 [42.Re4+ Kg3 43.Rxd4 Rf2+ 44.Ke1 Rxg2 45.Rd6 g5 46.Rd5 Kf4 47.Rxa5 h4–+]
42...axb4 43.axb4 Rb2?! [43...Kg3! 44.Rg7 (44.Re2 Rc1+ 45.Re1 Rxe1+ 46.Kxe1 Kxg2 47.b5 h4 48.b6 h3 49.b7 h2 50.b8Q h1Q+ 51.Kd2 Qh6+ 52.Kc2 Qe3–+) 44...Rf2+ 45.Ke1 Rf6]
44.Re4+ Kg3 45.Rxd4 Rf2+ 46.Ke1 Rxg2 47.Re4 Rb2 48.Re3+ Kf4 49.Re4+ Kf3 50.Rc4 g5 51.Rc5 Kf4 52.Rc4+ Ke3 53.Re4+ Kf3 54.Re5 Kf4 55.Re4+ Kg3 56.d4 Rxb4 57.Ke2 h4 58.Re3+ Kf4 59.Rf3+ Ke4 60.Re3+ Kxd4 61.Re8 Rb3 62.Kf2 Kd5 63.Rg8 Rg3 64.Re8 Rg4 65.Kf3 Rf4+ 66.Kg2 Re4 67.Rg8 Rg4+ 68.Kf3 Rg3+ 69.Kf2 Ke5 70.Rf8 Rg4 71.Re8+ Kf6 72.Rf8+ Kg7 73.Rf3 Rf4 74.Rxf4 gxf4 75.Kf3 h3 0–1