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Markus Ragger saves the game against Sam Shankland to conclude the all-draws round 6 of Prague Chess
Masters.
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi continues to comfortably lead the tournament with 4½/6, a point above the field.
but in the Challengers top seed Nijat Abasov scored a nice win over high-flying Andrey Esipenko - 39.e6! was a nice final touch:
First victory for the young Dutchman Jorden Van Foreest in the #picf2020 Challengers after an interesting pawn sacrifice. "The tournament was not going so well for me as I made 5 draws so far, and I wanted to try to win!"
33 years ago, in Seville...
GM David Bronstein was born on February 19, 1924.

One of the strongest players of the mid-twentieth century, he narrowly missed becoming the world champion in 1951, drawing the match with Mikhail Botvinnik 12-12 (so the title stayed with the holder).

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"We cannot resist the fascination of sacrifice, since a passion for sacrifices is part of a Chessplayer's nature."

🔸 Rudolf Spielmann

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Botvinnik vs. Bronstein, World Chess Championship 1951.

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David Bronstein - Mikhail Botvinnik, the 22nd game of the 1951 World Championship Match.

Bronstein wouldn't be himself if he finished this game somehow differently. White to move.
Vidit continues to lead Prague by a full point, Shankland scores 1st win