FIDE World Cadet Chess Championships 2019 are halfway through in China. 582 players from 55 federations compete for the medals in boys and girls categories under 8, 10 and 12 years old.

Website: http://2019wccc.imsa.cn

Wongso Steve , Sethuraman Roshan , Wongso Merissa , Peng Sophia

Made something fun 🤡
White to move and mate in 2! 🤔

Round 10 results and standings #SinquefieldCup, Ding Liren, the sole leader of the tournament!
After 9 draws Magnus Carlsen finally grabs a win by beating Wesley So in the penultimate round

Carlsen, Magnus - So, Wesley

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Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup 2019 round 10

Magnus Carlsen explains a little bit of endgame magic.

⚪️#280 (Strategy-ًWhite to Move)
🔸Barp,Alberto (2429)
🔸Basso,Pier Luigi (2529)
🔸78th ch-ITA 2018 Salerno

17.a4! [Provoking Black to weaken his castle position.]

[17.b4 Qa4 18.Rb1 Qxa2 19.Bd2 Kb8 20.Qxf7 Rhf8 21.Qxg7 Qc4 22.Bg5 Nc3 23.Bxd8 Rxd8 24.Qe7 c6 25.b5 Qe2 26.Qxe2 Nxe2+ 27.Kf1 Nc3 28.bxc6 Nxb1 29.Rxb1 bxc6 30.Rc1 Rd6 31.Rxc6 Rxc6 32.Bxc6 Bxd4 33.Ke2±; 17.h4 a6 18.a4 h5 19.Bd2 Kb8 20.Qb3 f6 21.Rac1 Ka8 22.Qc4 g5 23.hxg5 h4 24.a5 Ba7 25.Qxd5 Qxd5 26.Bxd5 Rxd5 27.gxh4 Bxd4 28.Be3 Rxh4 29.Rxd4 Rdxd4 30.Bxd4 Rxd4 31.gxf6±]

17...a5 18.Bd2 c6 19.Qb3±

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⚪️#280 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Stupak,K (2580)
🔸Kostenko,P (2449)
🔸Pavlodar Open 2018

26.Nd4! [26.Re2 Ng5 27.Qf4 Rd1 28.Qxf5 exf5 29.Nc3 Rc1 30.Re8+ Kg7 31.Ne2 Rb1 32.b4 Nf3 33.h3 h5 34.hxg4 fxg4 35.c5 Ne1+ 36.Kh1 f5 37.Re7+ Kf6 38.Rxb7 Nf3+ 39.Kg2 Re1 40.Rb6+ Ke7 41.Rb7+ Ke8=; 26.Nc3 Ng5 27.Qf4 Qxf4 (27...Qxc2 28.Qxg5+ Qg6 29.Qxd8+) 28.gxf4 Nh3 29.f5 exf5 30.Nd5„]

26...Qg6 27.Re2 Ng5 28.Rb2? [28.f4! gxf3+ 29.Nxf3 Nxf3 30.Qxf3 b6 31.Qe3 Qd3 32.Qg5+ Kf8 33.Rf2±]

28...Qh5?! [28...h6! 29.Rd2 Qe4+ 30.Kf1 e5 31.Nc2 Rxd2 32.Qxd2 Qh1+ 33.Ke2 Qf3+ 34.Kf1 Qxb3=]

29.Kh1?? f6? [29...Rxd4 30.Qxd4 Nf3 31.Qd8+ Kg7 32.h4 Qe5 33.Rb1 Qe4 34.Qd1 Nxh4+ 35.f3 Nxf3–+]

30.h4 e5! 31.Nc2 Rd1+ 32.Ne1 Nf3 33.Re2 Qe8 34.Qe4 Qg6 35.Qxb7 Nxe1 36.Qb8+ Kg7

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