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GMs Ivan Saric 🇭🇷 (2692) and Vassily Ivanchuk 🇺🇦 (2714) share the lead at the strong Tournament of Peace with 5½ points after 8 rounds.

THE TOURNAMENT OF PEACE - ZAGREB - 2018
Results Round 8

http://chess-results.com/tnr389453.aspx?lan=13&art=1&flag=30

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/tournament-of-peace-2018/8/1/1

🔹 Tournament of Peace 2018-R8
🔹 PGN format

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🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 6
⚪️Nakamura,Hikaru (2763)
⚫️Gupta,Abhijeet (2588)
🔸1-0

23.Nb5! [A multi-purpose move that creates several threats at the same time. The main threat is 24.Bd4, trapping the black queen.]

23...Nc2 [23...c5 24.Nc7! d4 25.Nxa8 Nfd5 26.g4! Bg6 27.Rf1 Qxe2 28.Qxe2 Rxe2 29.Ba3 Nd3 30.h4 N3f4 31.h5 Bc2 32.Bxc5±]

24.Bd4 Ne3 [24...Nxd4 25.Nxd4 Bd7 26.Rf1! Qe3 27.Qxe3 Rxe3 28.Rfc1 Rc8 29.Rc5 Kf8 30.Kg1+–]

25.Bxe3 [25.Rg1 △Raf1 25...Nh5 26.Bxe3 Qxe3 27.Qxe3 Rxe3 28.Nxc7 Ra7 29.Nb5 Ra5 30.Nd4 Bd7 31.Rgc1+–]

25...Rxe3 26.Rf1 Qxe2 27.Qxe2 Rxe2 28.Nd4 1–0

⚪️#69 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Volodin,Aleksandr (2457)
🔸Tomb,Maroun (2177)
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25.d5! [White pushes his pawn into the Black's camp and obtains a space advantage.]

[25.Red1 Bxc4 26.Nxc4 Kg6 27.d5 Qc7 28.Qa2 c5 29.b3 Nh6 30.Na3 Kg7 31.Nb5 Qe7 32.Re2 Ng6 33.Nd2 Nf4 34.Nc4 Red8 (34...Nxe2+ 35.Qxe2 Red8 36.Qxh5 b6 37.Rd3 Qf7 38.Qe2 Qe7 39.Rg3 Kh7 40.Ne3 Rd7 41.h4 Rg8 42.hxg5 Rxg5 43.Rh3+–) 35.Ree1 f5 36.Qb1²; 25.Kh2 Bxc4 26.Nxc4 d5 27.exd5 e4 28.g3 h4 29.Rde2 cxd5 30.Ne3 Qd7 31.Nd2 Rbd8 32.c4 Ne6 (32...dxc4 33.Ndxc4±) 33.Qc3 Nc7 34.Qxa5 Kg6 35.gxh4 dxc4 36.f3!²; 25.Kh1 Nd8 26.Red1±]

25...cxd5 26.Bxd5 Qc7 27.Red1 Kg6 28.Nh2 Rbd8 29.Nf1 Nh6 30.Ne3 Qc5 31.Nbc4 g4 32.Bxe6 Nxe6 33.Nxd6 g3 34.Nxe8 gxf2+ 35.Rxf2 Rxe8 36.Nd5 Rf8 37.Qxb7 Ng5 38.b4 axb4 39.cxb4 Qc4 40.Qe7 1–0

⚫️#69 (Endgame-‌Black to Move)
🔸Roganovic,Milos (2527)
🔸Perez Candelario,Manuel (2590)
🔸World Chess Olympiad 2018 Batumi

29...f4!=/+ [29...fxe4 30.Re2 Rg7 31.Ref2 Rg8 32.Qd4 e3 33.Rf7 Rxg2+ 34.Kxg2 Qg5+ 35.Kh2 Qh6+ 36.Kg1 Qg5+=; 29...Qg5 30.Rf2 Be8 31.Re3 Qh6 32.Rxf5 Rh4 33.Bd3 Rh1+ 34.Kf2 Rxf5+ 35.exf5 Qf4+ 36.Rf3 Qd2+ 37.Be2 Qe1+ 38.Ke3 Qc1+ 39.Kd3 Qb1+ 40.Ke3=]

30.Rf2 Reg5 31.Qd4+ Kg8 32.Kf1 Rxg2! 33.Ke2 [33.Rxg2 Bh3 34.Ree2 f3–+]

33...R5g3 34.Ref1 Qg5 35.Kd2 Rf3 36.Kc1 Rgxf2 0–1

⚪️#70 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Tersinsev,Andrey (2194)
🔸Sanchez,Sebastian Felipe (2424)
🔸Olympiad 2018 Batumi

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 70
public poll

A)Rd6 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 57%
Dariush, @h_a_d_I_1169, @WataxPin, Sanjana

C)Rab1 – 2
👍👍👍👍 29%
@SteveWongso, @RichardPeng

B)b6 – 1
👍👍 14%
@mahyarebrahimi1983

👥 7 people voted so far.

⚪️#70 (Endgame-‌White to Move)
🔸Lopez Martinez,Josep Manuel (2581)
🔸Zajic,Milan (2497)
🔸World Chess Olympiad 2018 Batumi

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 70
public poll

C)Ra6 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 64%
Gavin, @YaminiG, Dariush, @h_a_d_I_1169, @WataxPin, Michael, Sanjana

A)Re7 – 2
👍👍 18%
@Jasemsa, @mahyarebrahimi1983

B)Rc7 – 2
👍👍 18%
@SteveWongso, @RichardPeng

👥 11 people voted so far.

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