After wins for Karjakin & Nepo we now have 5 leaders of the #SinquefieldCup with just 3 rounds to go!
The two winners of round 8, Yan Nepomniachtchi and Sergey Karyakin
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Final moments of Karjakin-MVL 1-0. MVL allows mate on the board #SinquefieldCup
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Karjakin, Sergey - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
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Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup 2019 round 08
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Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup 2019 round 08
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Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Aronian, Levon
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Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup 2019 round 08
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Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup 2019 round 08
Sinquefield Cup 2019: Karjakin and Nepomniachtchi join the leaders
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Sinquefield Cup Ultimate moves and Closing Ceremony
The 2019 Sinquefield Cup playoff ended up with Ding Liren beating world champion Magnus Carlsen to win the title and take home $82.500. After two draws in the rapid games, the Chinese star beat Carlsen in both blitz encounters. The commentators and the world…
16.f4! [A strong prophylactic move. Black intended to get approximately equal chances by freeing break e6–e5.]
[16.Nc5!? Nxc5 17.dxc5 e5 18.Rad1 Qc7 19.f4 Rcd8 20.f5 Nd5 21.Ne4 Be7 22.Be2 Bc8 23.Bg4 Bb7 24.h3 Nf6 25.Bf3 Nd5 26.Bh5 Bc8 27.Bg4 Qb7 28.Be2 Qc7 29.Bh5 Rf8 30.Qb3 Rd7 31.Be1 Nf6 32.Rxd7 Qxd7 33.Nxf6+ Bxf6²; 16.Nxf6+ Nxf6 17.Ne4 Nxe4 18.Bxe4 Bd6 19.Bc3 Qc7 20.h3 e5 21.Bh7+ Kh8 22.Bf5 Rcd8 23.Rfd1 exd4 24.Bxd4 Bh2+ 25.Kh1 Be5 26.Bxe5 Qxe5 27.Bg4 a5 28.Bf3+/=]
16...a5!? 17.Nxf6+ [17.Nc5 axb4 18.axb4 Nxc5 19.bxc5 Ra8 20.Rxa8 Qxa8 21.Qb2 Qd8 22.Ne4 Nxe4 23.Bxe4 Qe7 24.Ra1 Ra8 25.Rxa8 Bxa8 26.Bf3+/=]
17...Nxf6 18.Ne4+/=
1–0
[16.Nc5!? Nxc5 17.dxc5 e5 18.Rad1 Qc7 19.f4 Rcd8 20.f5 Nd5 21.Ne4 Be7 22.Be2 Bc8 23.Bg4 Bb7 24.h3 Nf6 25.Bf3 Nd5 26.Bh5 Bc8 27.Bg4 Qb7 28.Be2 Qc7 29.Bh5 Rf8 30.Qb3 Rd7 31.Be1 Nf6 32.Rxd7 Qxd7 33.Nxf6+ Bxf6²; 16.Nxf6+ Nxf6 17.Ne4 Nxe4 18.Bxe4 Bd6 19.Bc3 Qc7 20.h3 e5 21.Bh7+ Kh8 22.Bf5 Rcd8 23.Rfd1 exd4 24.Bxd4 Bh2+ 25.Kh1 Be5 26.Bxe5 Qxe5 27.Bg4 a5 28.Bf3+/=]
16...a5!? 17.Nxf6+ [17.Nc5 axb4 18.axb4 Nxc5 19.bxc5 Ra8 20.Rxa8 Qxa8 21.Qb2 Qd8 22.Ne4 Nxe4 23.Bxe4 Qe7 24.Ra1 Ra8 25.Rxa8 Bxa8 26.Bf3+/=]
17...Nxf6 18.Ne4+/=
1–0
39...bxa3! [39...a5 40.Rf7 h5 41.Nxg6+ Nxg6 42.Rf5+ Kd4 43.Rxh5 (43.Rd5+ Ke3 44.Rxh5 Ra6 45.axb4 axb4 46.Rb5 Rf6 47.Rxb4 Rxf3=) 43...bxa3 44.Rxa5=; 39...h5 40.axb4 g5 41.c4 h4 42.Rd2 Rd6 43.Nd7+ Ke6 44.Nc5+ Ke5 (44...Ke7? 45.Rh2 Nd3 46.Nxd3 Rxd3 47.f4 gxf4 48.Kc2 Rd4 49.Rxh4 Rxe4²) 45.Nd7+= (45.Rh2?? Ng6! 46.Rg2 Kf4 47.Rg4+ Kxf3 48.Rxg5 h3-/+) ]
40.c4 h5! [40...Rd6 41.Rf7 g5 42.Rf5+ Kd4 43.e5 Rb6 44.Ka2 Kc3 45.Nd7 Rxb3 46.Nc5 Rb8 47.Ne4+ Kd4 48.c5 Re8 49.Rf6 Kxe5 50.Rxh6 g4 51.fxg4 Kxe4 52.Rxa6 Nd3 53.Ra5 Kd5 54.c6+ Kxc6 55.Kxa3=]
41.Rh7 Kd4 42.Ka2 Kc3 43.e5 Rb6 44.c5 Rxb3 45.Rd7 Rb5 46.e6 Rxc5 47.Rf7 Nd3 48.Rb7 Nb4+
0–1
40.c4 h5! [40...Rd6 41.Rf7 g5 42.Rf5+ Kd4 43.e5 Rb6 44.Ka2 Kc3 45.Nd7 Rxb3 46.Nc5 Rb8 47.Ne4+ Kd4 48.c5 Re8 49.Rf6 Kxe5 50.Rxh6 g4 51.fxg4 Kxe4 52.Rxa6 Nd3 53.Ra5 Kd5 54.c6+ Kxc6 55.Kxa3=]
41.Rh7 Kd4 42.Ka2 Kc3 43.e5 Rb6 44.c5 Rxb3 45.Rd7 Rb5 46.e6 Rxc5 47.Rf7 Nd3 48.Rb7 Nb4+
0–1
25.Rxa7? [Giving the opponent a golden opportunity to obtain equality.]
[White should have played: 25.Rxe8+! △Qe5 25...Qxe8 26.Qe5! Qg6 27.Bxd5±]
25...Be4? [Returning the favor!]
[25...Bg4! △Re1 would be correct: 26.f5 (26.Bf1 Re1! 27.Kf2 Rd1 28.Qe5 Rxf1+! 29.Kxf1 Qd3+ 30.Kf2 Qc2+ 31.Kg1 Qc1+ 32.Kf2 Qc2+=) 26...Re1+ 27.Kf2 Re2+ 28.Kg1 Re1+=]
26.Bf1!±
[White should have played: 25.Rxe8+! △Qe5 25...Qxe8 26.Qe5! Qg6 27.Bxd5±]
25...Be4? [Returning the favor!]
[25...Bg4! △Re1 would be correct: 26.f5 (26.Bf1 Re1! 27.Kf2 Rd1 28.Qe5 Rxf1+! 29.Kxf1 Qd3+ 30.Kf2 Qc2+ 31.Kg1 Qc1+ 32.Kf2 Qc2+=) 26...Re1+ 27.Kf2 Re2+ 28.Kg1 Re1+=]
26.Bf1!±