Semifinals of #GrandPrixFIDE organized by the World Chess are on in Moscow.

The first move in Nepomniachtchi - Wojtaszek was made by Igor Rybakov - entrepreneur and investor of PRYTEK (Global investment & tech transform platform).

This game ended in a draw.

FIDE Women's Candidates tournament starts in a week.

8 strongest female grandmasters take part in this double all-play-all, and the winner qualifies for the World Championship Match with Ju Wenjun.

May 30 - June 18, Kazan 🇷🇺
https://fwct2019.com/

Moscow Grand Prix 2019. Round 3, game 1. Interview with Ian Nepomniachtchi and Radoslaw Wojtaszek

Euro sport in "24h with MVL"

"Mistakes are like accidents. They don't come singly."

🔸 Siegbert Tarrasch

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Soviet soldiers playing chess 1974.

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Grischuk's opponent in the #GrandPrixFIDE final will be decided in the Nepomniachtchi-Wojtaszek tiebreak tomorrow!

Radoslaw Wojtaszek and Ian Nepomniachtchi finished their second semifinal game in a draw and will decide for the finalist on a tiebreak tomorrow. This will be the first tiebreak for the Polish player in this tournament.

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Alexander Grischuk is the first finalist of the FIDE Grand Prix in Moscow. He outplayed Hikaru Nakamura Hikaru Nakamura in the second game of their match.

Grischuk's opponent will be decided on a tiebreak Nepomniachtchi-Wojtaszek on May 25.

Hikaru Nakamura realizing he's in serious trouble.

⚪️#222 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Hillarp Persson,T (2546)
🔸Hector,J (2501)
🔸Bistro Stella Limhamn Malmo SWE 2018

14.Qb3 [14.Bb5! taking advantage of the black knight's vulnerable position. 14...Qg6 15.Qa4 Nb8 16.Ba3 a6 17.Bxd7+ Nxd7 18.Bxd6 Qxd6 19.f3 exf3 20.Nxf3 0–0 21.e4 fxe4 22.Qc4+ Kh8 23.Ng5 Nf6 24.Nf7+ Rxf7 25.Qxf7±; 14.f4 Qf6 15.Nc4 0–0 16.Ne5 Be8 17.Qb3+ Kh8 18.c4 a5 19.Rf2 Nb4 20.Bf1 Qh6 21.Bd2 Rd8 22.Bc3 Be7 23.Be1 Nc6²]

14...h5 15.Qd5 Be7 16.Nc4? [16.Bb5+/=]

16...Rd8 17.f3 h4=/+

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