NRK broke all previous records with their Carlsen Caruana broadcast: 557,000 Norwegians watched the final TB (avg 517K). Average for the whole match is 289,000, higher than 2013, 2014 and 216. AND: A total of 3 million have watched parts of the broadcast!
Legendary Nona Gaprindashvili takes the 65+ Women's World Senior Champion title with 8.5/11 points. Congrats!
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🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 5
⚪️Gormally,Daniel W (2482)
⚫️Deac,Bogdan-Daniel (2594)
🔸0-1
🔸Round 5
⚪️Gormally,Daniel W (2482)
⚫️Deac,Bogdan-Daniel (2594)
🔸0-1
12...d6! [Black removes the White bishop from the a1–h8 diagonal and then puts his own bishop on it.]
13.Bg3 [13.c4 Bg4! 14.Nbd2 dxe5 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.Rxe5 Bg7 △B×d4 17.Qe1 Bxf3 18.Nxf3 Bxe5 19.Qxe5 Qd6µ]
13...Bg7 [△c×d4]
14.c3 Bg4 [14...cxd4!? 15.Nxd4 Qb6 16.Ne6 Bxe6 17.Rxe6 Rf5 18.Qe1 a5µ △a4]
15.Qd3 Bxf3! [Black ruins White's kingside pawn structure by exchanging his own bishop for opponent's knight.]
16.gxf3 cxd4 17.cxd4 Qb6 18.Re4 Qb5! [Trying to resolve the weakness of c6–pawn.]
19.Qd1 [19.Qxb5 cxb5 △R×f3 20.Nd2 Rac8 21.a4 bxa4 22.bxa4 Bh6 23.f4 Bxf4 24.Nf1 Rc4–+]
19...c5 20.dxc5 Qc6 [20...Qxc5!? 21.Rc4 Qa5 22.Ra4 Qb5 23.Na3 Qb7 24.Rc1 Nc3–+]
21.cxd6 Bxa1 22.Rc4 Qb7 23.dxe7 Nxe7 24.Rc7 Qd5 25.Nd2 Bf6 0–1
13.Bg3 [13.c4 Bg4! 14.Nbd2 dxe5 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.Rxe5 Bg7 △B×d4 17.Qe1 Bxf3 18.Nxf3 Bxe5 19.Qxe5 Qd6µ]
13...Bg7 [△c×d4]
14.c3 Bg4 [14...cxd4!? 15.Nxd4 Qb6 16.Ne6 Bxe6 17.Rxe6 Rf5 18.Qe1 a5µ △a4]
15.Qd3 Bxf3! [Black ruins White's kingside pawn structure by exchanging his own bishop for opponent's knight.]
16.gxf3 cxd4 17.cxd4 Qb6 18.Re4 Qb5! [Trying to resolve the weakness of c6–pawn.]
19.Qd1 [19.Qxb5 cxb5 △R×f3 20.Nd2 Rac8 21.a4 bxa4 22.bxa4 Bh6 23.f4 Bxf4 24.Nf1 Rc4–+]
19...c5 20.dxc5 Qc6 [20...Qxc5!? 21.Rc4 Qa5 22.Ra4 Qb5 23.Na3 Qb7 24.Rc1 Nc3–+]
21.cxd6 Bxa1 22.Rc4 Qb7 23.dxe7 Nxe7 24.Rc7 Qd5 25.Nd2 Bf6 0–1