Happy Birthday to Ian 'Nepo' Nepomniachtchi
who turns 29 today! 🥳 🎉
Currently #6 in the world with 2775, Russian GM is the overall leader of #GrandPrixFIDE after winning the leg in Moscow.
who turns 29 today! 🥳 🎉
Currently #6 in the world with 2775, Russian GM is the overall leader of #GrandPrixFIDE after winning the leg in Moscow.
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BREAKING NEWS: Grandmaster Igors Rausis is under investigation for cheating
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GM Igors Rausis Under Cheating Investigation
GM Igors Rausis is under investigation for cheating after he was caught with his phone during a game at the Strasbourg Open. The 58-year-old Latvian-Czech grandmaster had raised suspicions after he increased his rating in recent years to almost 2700. During…
16.Ra3! [Guliev correctly transfers the rook to the kingside, which is where all the action is taking place.]
[16.f5 Na6 17.Qf3 c4 18.Ra3+–; 16.Qf3 Qe7 17.Kh1 Rc8 (17...c4) 18.Nb1 Re8 19.N1c3 Na6 20.f5±]
16...Na6 17.Raf3 [17.Rh3! Nc7 18.Nc3 Nd7 (18...f5 19.exf5 gxf5 20.Qh5 Qd7 21.Qxh7+ Kf8 22.Nf3 Bd4+ 23.Nxd4 Qxh7 24.Ne6+ Nxe6 25.Rxh7 Nd4 26.Rxb7 Rab8 27.Rh7 Nc4 28.Nb5 Nxb5 29.axb5 Rxb5 30.Rh5 Nxb2 31.Rxf5+±) 19.Nc4 Ra6 20.Qf3+–]
17...c4 18.b3+/=
1–0
[16.f5 Na6 17.Qf3 c4 18.Ra3+–; 16.Qf3 Qe7 17.Kh1 Rc8 (17...c4) 18.Nb1 Re8 19.N1c3 Na6 20.f5±]
16...Na6 17.Raf3 [17.Rh3! Nc7 18.Nc3 Nd7 (18...f5 19.exf5 gxf5 20.Qh5 Qd7 21.Qxh7+ Kf8 22.Nf3 Bd4+ 23.Nxd4 Qxh7 24.Ne6+ Nxe6 25.Rxh7 Nd4 26.Rxb7 Rab8 27.Rh7 Nc4 28.Nb5 Nxb5 29.axb5 Rxb5 30.Rh5 Nxb2 31.Rxf5+±) 19.Nc4 Ra6 20.Qf3+–]
17...c4 18.b3+/=
1–0