Congrats to GM Ju Wenjun on her confident victory in the World Women's Rapid Championship. She won 8 and drew 4 games to finish a full point ahead of the runner-ups.

Ju Wenjun

🔹 FIDE World Rapid-ch Women 2018, St. Petersburg
🔹 PGN format

@UnityChess

Congrats to Daniil Dubov on becoming the 2018 World Rapid Champion. He took clear 1st place with 11/15 points and no single loss.

Daniil Dubov

Daniil Dubov won World Rapid Champion tittle while he had missed his grand father, Eduard Dubov, last week. Eduard Dubov was a well-known arbiter and mathematician, tragically passed away in Moscow at the age of 80. Honorary member of FIDE, author of Soviet rating system, Eduard Dubov made a significant contribution to the development of chess in Russia and abroad. Our deepest condolences...

🔹FIDE World Rapid-ch Open 2018, St. Petersburg
🔹 PGN format

@UnityChess

Daniil Dubov, Ju Wenjun Win World Rapid Chess Championships

https://goo.gl/jEuTCf

🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 4
⚪️Wojtaszek,Radoslaw (2727)
⚫️Vaibhav,Suri (2597)
🔸1-0

31.Ra2?! [Wojtaszek covers the second rank. However, This move was unnecessary and he missed a golden opportunity to win material.]

[31.Nb7+! Kd7 32.Rxc6 Kxc6 33.Nd8+ Kd7 34.gxh6! h7 34...gxh6 35.Nxf7 Rb2+ 36.Kf3 h5 37.Ra5 Ke7 38.Ng5 Rb6 39.Ne4 a6 40.Rxh5+–]

31...Ke7 32.f4 h5 33.Rac2 Nd6 34.Ra2 Rc7?! [Black didn't manage to find the correct defence.]

[34...a6! would be correct: 35.Rxa6?! (35.Rca1²) 35...Rxa6 36.Nxa6 Rb2+ 37.Kf3 Nf5 38.Nc5 Rh2 39.Ra1 Rh3+ 40.Kf2 Rxe3=]

35.Rca1±

1–0

⚪️#107 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Khoroshev,Nikita (2416)
🔸Al-Aqrabi,Saleh (2158)
🔸Olympiad 2018 Batumi

17.Kd2!? [17.Bd6! The bishop occupies a strong outpost. Then White can by pushing his kingside pawns, exploit his two-bishop advantage. 17...e5 18.Kd2 Re6 19.g4 Bh7 20.f4 Be4 21.Rg1 exf4 22.exf4 Ne8 23.f5 Rxd6 24.cxd6 Nxd6 25.Na4±; 17.g4!? Bh7 18.Bd6 e5 19.Kd2 Re6 20.f4 Be4 21.Rg1 exf4 22.exf4 Ne8 23.f5±]

17...e5 18.Bh2 Re7 19.Ra4 Ne8 20.Rb4 Rb8 21.g4 Bg6 22.Bxe5 Rxe5 23.dxe5 Nxc5 24.Be2 Nc7 25.Rc1 N5e6 26.Na4 Nb5 27.Nc5 Nxc5 28.Rxc5 Ra8 29.Rb3 Kf8 30.Bxb5 axb5 31.Ra3 Ra6 32.b4 Ke7 33.Rc1 Ke6 34.f4 Be4 35.Kc3 Kd7 36.Kd4 Kc7 37.Raa1 Ra8 38.Rg1 Rh8 39.a6 b6 40.a7 Ra8 41.Ra2 Kb7 42.Rc1 Kc7 43.Ra3 Kb7 44.f5 Bf3 45.e6 f6 46.Rac3 Rxa7 47.Rxc6 Ra3 48.Rc7+ Ka6 49.e7 Be4 50.R7c3 Ra2 51.Rd3 1–0