Some more AP_Archive film from Reykjavík, including footage of Spassky playing tennis with Iivo Nei.

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FIDE releases an official statement regarding Igors Rausis case. Read it here:

https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/11733-official-statement-regarding-igors-rausis-.html

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is the first semifinalist of FIDE Grand Prix in Riga after winning yesterday vs Veselin Topalov and a draw in their second game
results at #GrandPrixFIDE:
🇺🇸 So 1/2-1/2 Karjakin 🇷🇺
🇦🇿 Mamedyarov 1/2-1/2 Duda 🇵🇱
🇨🇳 Yu 1/2-1/2 Grischuk 🇷🇺
🇫🇷 Vachier-Lagrave 1/2-1/2 Topalov 🇧🇬

results at Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2019- Round 3

The #FIDEGrandPrix semifinalists:
MVL v Grischuk & Mamedyarov v So. #GrandPrixFIDE

🇺🇸 So - Karjakin 🇷🇺 : 4,5-3,5
🇦🇿 Mamedyarov - Duda 🇵🇱 : 2,5-1,5
🇷🇺 Grischuk - Yu 🇨🇳 : 2,5-1,5

⚪️#259 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Brunello,S (2542)
🔸Garcia Palermo,C (2391)
🔸78th ch-ITA 2018

28.d5!? [28.Ng6! would be strong: 28...Ree8 29.g4 Be6 30.d5 Bxg4 31.Nxg4 hxg4 32.Ne5 Qh5 33.Qg3 Ndf5 34.Qf4 Qh6 35.Qf1 Qh5 36.Nxc6 Rxe1 37.Rxe1 Rxd5 38.Qg2 Qxh4 39.Rh1 Rd2 40.Ne7+ Kf8 41.Qa8+ Kxe7 42.Rxh4 Nxh4 43.Qe4+ Ne6 44.Qb4+ Rd6 45.Qxg4±; 28.Qc3 Nb5 29.Qb4 Nd6 30.a3 Rde8 31.Qc3 Kf8 32.d5 c5 33.Ka2 Nb5 34.Qd2 Nd4 35.Bb1 Nf3 36.Qf2 Nxe1 37.Ng6+ Kg8 38.Nxe7+ Rxe7 39.Rxe1=]

28...c5 29.Ng4 Bxg4 30.Rxe7 Bxd1 31.Bxd1+/=

0–1

⚪️#259 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Stella,A (2497)
🔸Lodici,Lorenzo (2456)
🔸78th ch-ITA 2018

38.f5! [38.Nd1 b4 39.b3 Na3 40.Ne3 f5 41.Bd8 Rc1 42.gxf5 gxf5 43.Ba5 Nb5 44.Bxb4 Kf7 (44...Nxd4 45.Rd2 Nc6 46.Bxd6 d4 47.Nc2±) 45.Nc2 Rb1 46.Rh2 Kg6 47.Na3 Rd1 48.Nxb5 axb5 49.Re2±; 38.b3 Na5 39.Bd8 Rxc3 40.Bxa5 Rc8+=]

38...gxf5 39.gxf5 Bxf5 40.Nxd5 Rb7 41.Bf6+ Kf8 42.Be7+ Kg7 43.Kf4 Bg6 44.Bf6+ Kf8 45.Kg5 Bd3 46.Rh2 [46.Rh2 Ke8 47.Rh8+ Kd7 48.Rd8+ Kc6 49.Nb4+ Kc7 50.Nxd3+–]

1–0