The good old friends Fischer and Evans playing chess in a pool.

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Nona Gaprindashvili(R) playing Chess with Mikhail Tal in train.

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Round 3 of FIDE World Cup finishes in Khanty-Mansiysk. 5 Russian players advanced to the next round.
A dramatic day of tiebreaks came to an end at #FIDEWorldCup in Khanty-Mansiysk.

Ding 🇨🇳, Domínguez 🇺🇸, Nepomniachtchi 🇷🇺, Yu 🇨🇳, Xiong 🇺🇸, Vachier-Lagrave 🇫🇷, Svidler 🇷🇺, Le 🇻🇳 advanced to the 1/8 final.

The 18-year-old American Jeffrey Xiong sensationally defeated the second seed player of the tournament, Anish Giri (Netherlands). The match was very exciting, and after several fighting draws Xiong won the second 10-minute game.

Giri, Anish - Xiong, Jeffery

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FIDE World Cup 2019 round 3-6

Interview with Jeffery Xiong | FIDE World Cup 2019 | R3, TB |

Vladislav Artemiev (Russia) lost the first 10-minute game to Le Quang Liem (Vietnam), and was unable to come back in the second one. The Vietnamese grandmaster advances to the Fourth Round.

Interview with Le Quang Liem | FIDE World Cup 2019 | R3, TB |

Ding Liren (China) won both games against Alireza Firouzja (Iran)

Interview with Ding Liren | FIDE World Cup 2019 | R3, TB |

The match between Wang Hao (China) and Lenier Dominguez (USA) was very tense: each player made a comeback after losing a starting game, first in rapid, then in 10-minute chess. However, Dominguez dominated in blitz and advanced to the next round.