Women's World Chess Champion Nona Gaprindashvili (USSR), pictured at Schiphol Airport, Netherlands, 14th January 1963.

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🔴 World Team Championships 2019. Round 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceS8Kk_rOLU

An eventful 1st round in #WTCC2019 open section, as none of the matches end in a draw.

Congrats to teams India, USA, England, Russia, and China on their 1st round victories.

🔹 12th World Teams 2019
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Congrats to women's teams Armenia, Russia and China on their 1st round victories in #WTCC2019.

India vs Georgia and USA vs Ukraine ended in a draw.

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🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 6
⚪️Jones,Gawain C B (2677)
⚫️Nihal,Sarin (2572)
🔸1-0

48...Bd7! [Giving check with the rook only helps White: 48...Ra1+?! 49.Ke2 Bd7 50.Rxd7+ Nxd7 51.Rg7 b5 52.Rxd7+ Kc6 53.Re7 Kd6 54.Rb7 Kc6=]

49.Nxd7 [49.Rxd7+?? Nxd7 50.Rg7 Rd3–+]

49...Nxd7? [In the critical moment, Black misses a strong tactical move.]

[49...Nc6! 50.Ne5 (50.Rdf8 Kxd7 51.Rxg6 c3 52.Ke2 b5 53.Rgf6 b4–+) 50...Ra1+ 51.Kf2 Nxe5 52.Rc8+ Kb6µ]

50.Rc8+ Kd6 51.Rxc4 Ra1+ 52.Kg2 Ra2+ 53.Kg3 Ra3+ 54.Kf4²

1–0