In the final round of #FIDEWomenCandidates Aleksandra Goryachkina suffered the first defeat in the tournament. She lost to Mariya Muzychuk.

Goryachkina (9,5) wins the event 1,5 points ahead of the runner-up Anna Muzychuk (8).

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Ding Liren & Nguyen take the lead in Prague, with one more game today!

Junior Speed Chess Match Maghsoodloo vs. Moroni Preview

https://www.chess.com/news/view/today-junior-speed-chess-match-maghsoodloo-vs-moroni

Parham Maghsoodloo is one of the highest-rated blitz chess players on http://Chess.com .

Could he win it all in the Junior #speedchess Championship, or can Luca Moroni score the upset today?

Congratulations to Parham Maghsoodloo! 👏

He scored an impressive 20-7 #speedchess victory against Luca Moroni and advances to the JSCC quarterfinals!

⚪️#240 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Bayramov,V (2215)
🔸Gareev,T (2584)
🔸Baku Open 2018

12.b3!? [12.cxd5! The standard reaction in such positions. Since Black's queenside knight has been developed on d7, this exchange is completely logical. 12...Nxd5 (12...cxd5 13.h4! Nb8 14.Bb5 Nc6 15.Na4 Nd7 16.Nc5 Nxc5 17.dxc5 d4 18.Bc4±) 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.Qb4 Nf8 15.Rxe7 Rxe7 16.Bxe7 Qb6 17.Qxb6 axb6 18.Bc2 Ne6 (18...Rxa2 19.Ba3??+–) 19.Bb3 Re8 20.Bb4 Nxd4 21.Bxd5 Rd8 22.Bb3 Rc8 23.Kf1 Nxb3 24.axb3 Bxb2 25.Rd7 Be5 26.Bd2 Rc7 27.Rd8+ Kg7 28.f4 Bc3 29.Be3 b5 30.Rd5 b4 31.Ke2; 12.h4?! Nb6 13.cxd5 Nbxd5 14.a3 Qa5 15.Qc1 Rad8=/+]

12...e6 13.h4? [13.Bf1+/=]

0–1

⚪️#240 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Tikkanen,H (2519)
🔸Grandelius,N (2678)
🔸Bistro Stella 2018

40.a6?! [40.Nb4 Rb2 41.Rd6+ Kg7 42.Rd7+ Kf6 43.Nd3 Rd2 44.Nc5 Rb2 45.Rb7 Rxb7 46.Nxb7 Be3 47.Ke2+–; 40.g4?! Be3 41.h3 Ra2 42.Rf5+ Kg6 43.Nb4 Ra4 44.Rb5 Bd2 45.Nc6 Ra2 46.Rb6 Be3 47.Ra6 Kg7 48.Nb4 Rf2+ 49.Ke1 Rf3 50.Nd5 Rxh3 51.Rc6 Bg1 52.Kf1 Rg3 53.Rc4±]

40...Be3 41.Nb4 Rf2+ 42.Ke1 Rxg2 43.Rb5 Ke6 44.Nc6 Kd6 45.Na5 Kd7 46.Rb7+ Ke6 47.Nc6 Kd6 48.a7 Bxa7 49.Nxa7 Rxh2

½–½

🔸ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018
🔸Round 5
⚪️Kryakvin,D (2588)
⚫️Shuvalova,Polina (2441)
🔸1-0

29...Qxe4?? [Choosing the wrong pawn to grab. The problem is now White can force the exchange of queens.]

[29...Qxg4! This move, while keeping the e4–pawn under attack, provides good attacking chances against the opponent's king by the combination of the queen and the knight, and so White's task to convert his material advantage will not be easy. 30.Qxf7?? (30.Qc8! Qxe4 31.g3 f5 32.Qd7 Qg4 33.Qd1 Qb4 34.Rc7 Qxb2 35.Qd5 e4 36.Qxf5 e3!² Qa1) 30...Nf4 31.g3 Ne2+!–+]

30.Qc4! Qd4 31.Qxd4 exd4 32.Rc7 Ne5 33.Rxb7 d3 34.Kf1+–

⚪️#241 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Ahmadzada,Ahmad (2343)
🔸Guliev,L (2312)
🔸Baku Open 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 241
public poll

A) Bh6 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 86%
@fantastic45, Nikhil, Majid, @KingBossKrish, Atharva, Thebest

B) d5 – 1
👍 14%
Arianna

C) Ne6
▫️ 0%

👥 7 people voted so far.

⚫️#241 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Tikkanen,H (2519)
🔸Semcesen,D (2464)
🔸Bistro Stella 2018