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🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas 2018
🔸Round 9
⚪️Ganguly,Surya Shekhar (2622)
⚫️Wagner,Dennis (2572)
🔸1-0
27...Qd6? [An incorrect decision that allows White to exploit the pin on the e5–pawn.]

[He should have left the e5–pawn and gone for counterplay with: 27...Kf8! △Qd6 28.Bxe5 Qa5! 29.Bxf6 Qe1+ 30.Kb2 gxf6 31.Qd3 Qf2+ 32.Kc3 Qxf3 33.d6 Qh1 34.Kb2 Qh2+ 35.Kc1 Qg1+ 36.Kc2 Qh2+=]

28.f4! Bxh4 29.Bxe5 [29.fxe5? Qg6!=]

29...Qg6 [¹29...Qd7 30.Bxg7+±]

30.f5+– [△Bg3]
Two Dutch legends, pictured here at the national youth championships in April 1964 - on the left, Jan Timman, on the right, Hans Ree - who celebrates his 75th birthday today.

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"A win by an unsound combination, however showy, fills me with artistic horror."

🔸 Wilhelm Steinitz

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Amsterdam, 29th July 1971. Hans Ree is pictured in play v. Vasily Smyslov in the 14th round of the IBM tournament, as Wolfgang Uhlmann looks on.
🔸Tata Steel India Rapid 2018
🔸Round 9
⚪️Harikrishna,P (2729)
⚫️Mamedyarov,S (2817)
🔸1-0
27.Nxc4! [White removes the opponent's rook defender and has no worries about his knight because he can easily defend it by a pawn.]

27...Rd4 [27...Rb3? 28.Qd1!‚ Rb8 29.Qd5 Rbc8 30.b3+–]

28.b3 Rxf4 [28...Nxf4?? 29.Rxf4! Rxf4 30.Qd2 △Qd8 30...Rc8 31.Qxf4+–]

29.Rxf4 Nxf4 30.Qf3‚ [30.Qf1 Ne6 31.Qxf5±]

30...Ne6 31.Qxf5±
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Round 3 started at FIDE World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk. 32 players continue on their path to the final.
Wesley So won game 1 of his 3rd round match with Vidit while Jeffery Xiong drew with Giri and Leinier Dominguez drew with Wang Hao #FIDEWorldCup
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Very smooth so far for JK Duda!
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Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Andreikin, Dmitry

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FIDE World Cup 2019 round 3-1