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Mobina Alinasab (🇮🇷 2239) is solely leading the girls' section of World Junior Championship with 5,5 points. The only half-a-point she gave away was to Polina Shuvalova (🇷🇺 2412) who is breathing down the leader's neck with 5 points
Amsterdam, 25th July 1984. Jan Timman and Lev Polugaevsky are pictured in conversation before their game in the 8th round of the OHRA tournament.

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"Strategically important points should be overprotected. If the pieces are so engaged, they get their regard in the fact that they will then find themselves well posted in every respect."

🔸 Aron Nimzowitsch

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Wijk aan Zee, 25th January 1979. Sweden's Ulf Andersson faces Lev Polugaevsky (USSR) in the 6th round of the Hoogovens tournament, as Genna Sosonko (Netherlands) looks on.

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#IOMchess Round 10, top:
1. (6½) Caruana 1-0 Anton (6½)
2. (6½) Nakamura ½-½ Aronian (6½)
3. (6) Carlsen 1-0 Matlakov (6)
4. (6) Anand 0-1 Wang (6)
5. (6) Karjakin 0-1 Alekseenko (6)
6. (6) Howell 1-0 Grischuk (6)
7. (6) Vitiugov 1-0 Rakhmanov (6)
8. (5½) Le 1-0 Maghsoodloo (6)
With just 1 round to go, Fabiano Caruana (2812) is the leader of #IOMchess with 7½ points.

There are 7 players on 7/10:
Wang Hao (2726)
Alekseenko (2674)
Carlsen (2876)
Aronian (2758)
Vitiugov (2732)
Nakamura (2745)
Howell (2694)

There will be a great fight tomorrow!
🔸4NCL Div 1b 2018–19
🔸Round 1
⚪️Hawkins,Jo (2579)
⚫️Suarez Real,A (2438)
🔸1-0
21.Qa5! [A multi-purpose move: 1.defending the c3–pawn 2. attacking the b5–pawn 3.putting the d8–rook under attack]

[21.Qb6?! Qd7 22.Bc6 Qd6 23.Qxb5 Bh3! △Qd1 24.Qd3 Qc7 25.Qe4 Qd6 △Qd1 26.Qa4 Bxc3!²]

21...Be6 22.Bb7! [22.Qxb5!? Bc4 23.Qb2 Qa6 24.Bf3±]

22...Qd7 23.Bc6 Qxc6 [23...Qc8 24.Bxb5+– △c4]

24.Qxd8+ Kg7 25.Qd2+–
🔸4NCL Div 1b 2018–19
🔸Round 2
⚪️Plat,V (2543)
⚫️Jackson,J (2383)
🔸1-0