"Bronze Horseman" (Vitiugov, Dominguez, Matlakov, Rodshtein, Najer, Ponkratov, Alekseenko, Goganov) wins Russian Team Championship that finished in Sochi. "Ugra" gets the women title for the 3rd time.
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Ugra Wins Russian Team Women's Championship for the Third Time
The Russian Team Championships finished in Sochi on May 10. Premier League, last round's results: Bronze Horseman (Saint Petersburg) - Molodezhka (Tyumen region) 4.5-1.5, Guards of Law and Order (Saint Petersburg) - ShSM Legacy Square Capital (Moscow)…
Round 9 results and final rapid standings. Up next: 18 rounds of blitz! #Abidjan #GrandChessTour
The prize fund for the World Senior Championships have been increased by 30.000 € in total. An additional provision of 20.000 € has been allocated to support individual nominees who are over 65 and find themselves in an unstable financial situation.
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Increased prize fund for the World Senior Championships
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2019 Côte d’Ivoire Rapid & Blitz: Day 4
The 2019 Cote d’Ivoire Rapid & Blitz is the first leg on the largest Grand Chess Tour ever! Players compete in rapid and blitz chess for a total prize fund o...
42...fxe5! [A preparatory move to attack the weak h6–pawn.]
[42...Rd3+? 43.f3! f5 44.gxf5 exf5 45.Kf2 Ke6 46.Rc2 Kd5 47.Ke2=]
43.fxe5™ [43.Rxe5?? Rxe5 44.fxe5 b4! 45.axb4 a3 46.bxa3 c3–+]
43...g5! [The point of Black's previous move.]
[43...Rd8? 44.Kf4! △Kg5 44...Rd1 45.Kg5=]
44.Kf3 Rd4! 45.Kg3 Kf7!-/+[△Kg6]
[¹45...Rd3+!? 46.f3 Kf7 △Kg6 47.Rc2 Kg6 48.Rh2 Rb3 49.Rd2 Kxh6 50.Kf2 Kg6–+]
[42...Rd3+? 43.f3! f5 44.gxf5 exf5 45.Kf2 Ke6 46.Rc2 Kd5 47.Ke2=]
43.fxe5™ [43.Rxe5?? Rxe5 44.fxe5 b4! 45.axb4 a3 46.bxa3 c3–+]
43...g5! [The point of Black's previous move.]
[43...Rd8? 44.Kf4! △Kg5 44...Rd1 45.Kg5=]
44.Kf3 Rd4! 45.Kg3 Kf7!-/+[△Kg6]
[¹45...Rd3+!? 46.f3 Kf7 △Kg6 47.Rc2 Kg6 48.Rh2 Rb3 49.Rd2 Kxh6 50.Kf2 Kg6–+]
15...Bb5!? [15...Nb5!? Since the trade of the knights on the b5–square is not favorable for the opponent, Black intends to put his knight on the central d4–square. 16.h3 (16.Nxb5 axb5 17.a6 bxa6 18.Rxa6 Bc8 19.Ra7 c4!µ) 16...Nd4 17.Nb3 b6 18.axb6 Qxb6 19.Na5 Qc7 20.Ra2 Rb4 21.Bd2 Reb8=; 15...Qe7 16.Nc4 Bb5 17.Nb6 Nd7 18.Bd2 Bd4 19.Be3 Bxc3 20.bxc3 Nxb6 21.axb6 Na8 22.Bf4 Nxb6 23.e5 dxe5 24.Bxe5 Rbd8 25.d6 Qf8 26.Bxb7 Nc4 27.f4 Nxd6 28.Bxa6 Bxa6 29.Rxa6 Nc4 30.Qe2 Nxe5 31.fxe5=]
16.Qb3 [16.Nf1 Bxf1 17.Kxf1 Nd7 18.Bf4 Qe7 19.Qd2 b5 20.axb6 Rxb6 21.Kg1 Bd4 22.Be3 Reb8 23.Ra2 Rb4³ /=; 16.Nxb5 axb5 17.Nf1 Nd7 18.Rb1 Ra8 19.Bf4 Qe7 20.b4 cxb4 21.Bd2 Rxa5µ]
16...Nd7 17.Nc4 Bxc4 18.Qxc4 Ne5-/+
0–1
16.Qb3 [16.Nf1 Bxf1 17.Kxf1 Nd7 18.Bf4 Qe7 19.Qd2 b5 20.axb6 Rxb6 21.Kg1 Bd4 22.Be3 Reb8 23.Ra2 Rb4³ /=; 16.Nxb5 axb5 17.Nf1 Nd7 18.Rb1 Ra8 19.Bf4 Qe7 20.b4 cxb4 21.Bd2 Rxa5µ]
16...Nd7 17.Nc4 Bxc4 18.Qxc4 Ne5-/+
0–1