So many spectators today at Carlsen Caruana 2018 World Championship Match!
Regular ticket holders today at Carlsen Caruana only get 30 minutes of viewing of the actual game.
Tickets cost £70.
Tickets cost £70.
Forwarded from Unity Chess Club
With a perfect score of 3/3 on the second day, GM Hikaru is now tied for first place at the Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata. Aronian is the joint leader.
Ju Wenjun and Maria Muzychuk advance to round 4 while others head to playoff at WWC.
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🔸European Club Cup 2018
🔸Round 7
⚪️Speelman,Jon S (2496)
⚫️Arnaudov,G. Petar (2452)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 7
⚪️Speelman,Jon S (2496)
⚫️Arnaudov,G. Petar (2452)
🔸1-0
Forwarded from Unity Chess Club
19...Bc5? [The wrong evaluation. He should bravely have continued with:]
[19...exf5 20.Rd7 Bd8! 21.Rxb7 Nd3 △Nac5 22.Rd7 Nxf4 23.gxf4 fxe4 24.Nxe4 Bc7 25.Nc3 Bxf4 26.Bxc6 Nb8 27.Bxa8 Nxd7=]
20.Nd6 Bxd6?! [It would have been better for Black to keep his dark-squared bishop on the board.]
[20...Bc8 21.a5! Nc2 22.Rac1 Nab4 23.Na4 Rxa5 24.Nxc5 Rxc5 25.Nxc8 Rxc8 26.Bd6 Ra5 27.e5± △Be4]
21.Bxd6 Rfd8 22.e5 Nd5 23.Nxd5 cxd5 24.b4 Rdc8 25.Rdc1 Nb8 26.Rxc8+ Bxc8 27.Rc1+– [Black is completely helpless.]
27...Bd7 28.Rc7 Be8 29.Rc8 1–0
[19...exf5 20.Rd7 Bd8! 21.Rxb7 Nd3 △Nac5 22.Rd7 Nxf4 23.gxf4 fxe4 24.Nxe4 Bc7 25.Nc3 Bxf4 26.Bxc6 Nb8 27.Bxa8 Nxd7=]
20.Nd6 Bxd6?! [It would have been better for Black to keep his dark-squared bishop on the board.]
[20...Bc8 21.a5! Nc2 22.Rac1 Nab4 23.Na4 Rxa5 24.Nxc5 Rxc5 25.Nxc8 Rxc8 26.Bd6 Ra5 27.e5± △Be4]
21.Bxd6 Rfd8 22.e5 Nd5 23.Nxd5 cxd5 24.b4 Rdc8 25.Rdc1 Nb8 26.Rxc8+ Bxc8 27.Rc1+– [Black is completely helpless.]
27...Bd7 28.Rc7 Be8 29.Rc8 1–0