Halfway through the #WTCC2019 with Russian leading solely with 9/10 points.
Round 5 saw only one draw: England vs India. Congrats to the winning teams:
Egypt๐ช๐ฌ 1,5-2,5 ๐ธ๐ชSweden
China๐จ๐ณ 2,5-1,5 ๐ฎ๐ทIran
England๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 2-2 ๐ฎ๐ณIndia
Kazakhstan๐ฐ๐ฟ 1-3 ๐ท๐บRussia
Azerbaijan๐ฆ๐ฟ 3-1 ๐บ๐ธUSA
Round 5 saw only one draw: England vs India. Congrats to the winning teams:
Egypt๐ช๐ฌ 1,5-2,5 ๐ธ๐ชSweden
China๐จ๐ณ 2,5-1,5 ๐ฎ๐ทIran
England๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 2-2 ๐ฎ๐ณIndia
Kazakhstan๐ฐ๐ฟ 1-3 ๐ท๐บRussia
Azerbaijan๐ฆ๐ฟ 3-1 ๐บ๐ธUSA
Arkadij Naiditsch plays against Dariusz Swiercz in the first board of the match between Azerbaijan and the US.
The US team lineup for the 5th round of the #WTCC2019 included (from L to R) Sabina Foisor, Carissa Yip, Rochelle Wu, Tatev Abrahamyan and Katerina Nemkova. Coach: Melik Khachiyan.
๐ธchess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
๐ธRound 6
โช๏ธSoumya,Swaminathan (2423)
โซ๏ธChristiansen,Johan-Sebastian (2541)
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๐ธRound 6
โช๏ธSoumya,Swaminathan (2423)
โซ๏ธChristiansen,Johan-Sebastian (2541)
๐ธ0-1
15.Nxc6? [A wrong decision that increases Black's attacking chances.]
[15.a3! would be correct: 15...Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Nb8 17.Qe2 Nc6 18.Bxc6 Bxc6 19.f5 exf5 20.e6=]
15...Bxc6 16.Bxc6 [16.Bd3? b5โ+ โณb4]
16...Rxc6 17.Bd4 b5! [โณb4]
[17...Rc4!? 18.Rf1 b5 19.Nxd5 exd5 20.Qxa5 Rxa5 21.a3 b4 22.b3 Rc8 23.a4 Nc5ยต]
18.a3 b4 [Black seizes the powerful initiative.]
19.axb4 Bxb4 20.Kd2 Rc4! [โณBc5]
21.Ke3 Bc5โ+ [Christiansen doesn't allow the opponent's king to escape into the kingside.]
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[15.a3! would be correct: 15...Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Nb8 17.Qe2 Nc6 18.Bxc6 Bxc6 19.f5 exf5 20.e6=]
15...Bxc6 16.Bxc6 [16.Bd3? b5โ+ โณb4]
16...Rxc6 17.Bd4 b5! [โณb4]
[17...Rc4!? 18.Rf1 b5 19.Nxd5 exd5 20.Qxa5 Rxa5 21.a3 b4 22.b3 Rc8 23.a4 Nc5ยต]
18.a3 b4 [Black seizes the powerful initiative.]
19.axb4 Bxb4 20.Kd2 Rc4! [โณBc5]
21.Ke3 Bc5โ+ [Christiansen doesn't allow the opponent's king to escape into the kingside.]
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