chessbase: Prague Masters: Firouzja and Shankland score
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Prague Masters: Firouzja and Shankland score
Vidit could not get his fourth straight win with White at the Masters section of the Prague Chess Festival, but nonetheless kept his one-point lead with two rounds to go. The winners of the day were Alireza Firouzja, who beat Jan-Krzysztof Duda in a swashbuckling…
chess24: 16-year-old Alireza Firouzja wins again and is drawing high praise!
Anand: "What struck me is how easily he wins games... it obviously shows his huge talent"
Gelfand: "Amazing potential"
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Anand: "What struck me is how easily he wins games... it obviously shows his huge talent"
Gelfand: "Amazing potential"
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Prague Masters 6-7: Firouzja back in the hunt
16-year-old Alireza Firouzja defeated top seed Jan-Krzysztof
Duda in Round 7 of the Prague Masters to move back into joint second place.
Vidit remains a full point ahead of Firouzja and last year’s winner Nikita
Vitiugov, while Sam Shankland joined Duda and…
Duda in Round 7 of the Prague Masters to move back into joint second place.
Vidit remains a full point ahead of Firouzja and last year’s winner Nikita
Vitiugov, while Sam Shankland joined Duda and…
15.Qg2! [White intends to attack the opponent's weaknesses by this subtle queen maneuver.]
15...exf4 16.Qh3! Bg7 17.gxf4?! [¹17.Nf3!‚ fxg3? (17...Rde8 18.Ng5!±) 18.Qxe6+ Kh8 19.hxg3!+– △Ng5]
17...e5? 18.Nge2?! [This quiet move reduces White's advantage. Iljiushenok could have opened lines against Black's king and obtained a huge advantage:]
[¹18.f5! gxf5 19.Nf3± △Rhg1]
18...Kh8? [18...Nb4! 19.f5 d5! 20.exd5 Nfxd5 21.fxg6 hxg6 22.Ne4 Nf6 23.Ng5+/=]
19.Rhg1!±
15...exf4 16.Qh3! Bg7 17.gxf4?! [¹17.Nf3!‚ fxg3? (17...Rde8 18.Ng5!±) 18.Qxe6+ Kh8 19.hxg3!+– △Ng5]
17...e5? 18.Nge2?! [This quiet move reduces White's advantage. Iljiushenok could have opened lines against Black's king and obtained a huge advantage:]
[¹18.f5! gxf5 19.Nf3± △Rhg1]
18...Kh8? [18...Nb4! 19.f5 d5! 20.exd5 Nfxd5 21.fxg6 hxg6 22.Ne4 Nf6 23.Ng5+/=]
19.Rhg1!±
Prague Masters: Navara beats Vidit in roller-coaster game
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Prague Masters: Navara beats Vidit in roller-coaster game
Just when it seemed like Vidit would coast to victory at the Prague Masters Tournament, a series of turnarounds left the fight for first place wide open. After getting a completely winning position, Vidit first reached a drawn rook endgame and then lost the…
Navara's incredible turnaround win means Vidit hasn't won the Prague Masters yet and there's everything to play for in the final round! https://chess24.com/en/read/news/prague-masters-8-chess-is-tough
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Prague Masters 8: Chess is tough!
Vidit goes into the last round of the Prague Masters with a half-point
lead but he would have won the tournament with a round to spare if not for
losing a completely winning position against David Navara. Nikita Vitiugov drew
a won position against Jan…
lead but he would have won the tournament with a round to spare if not for
losing a completely winning position against David Navara. Nikita Vitiugov drew
a won position against Jan…
Prague Chess Festival R8: Vidit Loses Won Game, Still Leads
In an incredible turnaround, GM Vidit Gujrathi spoilt a winning position and ended up losing to GM David Navara in round eight of the Prague Chess Masters tournament. Report:
https://chess.com/news/view/prague-international-chess-festival-2020-round-8
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In an incredible turnaround, GM Vidit Gujrathi spoilt a winning position and ended up losing to GM David Navara in round eight of the Prague Chess Masters tournament. Report:
https://chess.com/news/view/prague-international-chess-festival-2020-round-8
#picf2020
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Prague Chess Festival R8: Vidit Loses Won Game, Still Leads
In an incredible turnaround, GM Vidit Gujrathi spoilt a winning position and ended up losing to GM David Navara in round eight of the the Prague Chess Festival's Masters tournament. Instead of winning the tournament with a round to spare, the Indian grandmaster…
Time flies! The final round of #picf2020 starts in 30 minutes! Tune in for the LIVE action as the winners of Masters, Challengers & Futures are decided today!