JUGA feat. ANNA RUDOLF - CARUANA OH NA NA - Check Mate Hits ( Havana )

The 11th #LondonChessClassic - FIDE Open, held alongside the #GCTfinals in the Olympia Conference Centre, features GMs Aravindh Chithambaram Vr (2605), Praggnanandhaa R. (2586), Jules Moussard (2600), Anton Smirnov (2573) and others competing over a £4,000 first prize.

Kasparov 2019

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🔸TCh-SVK 2018–19
🔸Round 2
⚪️Pechac,Jergus (2449)
⚫️Zilka,S (2530)
🔸1-0

28.Nh5! [A winning move. White creates dangerous threats against Black' king and in some cases, he can transfer the knight to the f4–square.]

28...Nb6 [28...a5?? 29.f4! △Q×g7 29...Qxe3+ (29...Qxb2 30.Rd4! Rf7 31.Qe8+ Rf8 32.Nf6+ gxf6 33.Qg6+ Kh8 34.Rd7+–) 30.Kh2 Rf7 31.Qe8+ Rf8 32.Qe7+–]

29.Qe7! [△f4]

29...Nc8 30.Qb7‚ f4 [30...g6 31.Nf4 Qf6 32.Rd7 Re8 33.Qxa6+–]

31.Nxf4 Qxb2 32.Nxe6! Nd6 [32...Qxf2+ 33.Kh2 Qf7 34.Rd7!+–]

33.Rxd6+–

Top-10 #chess players in December #FIDErating List:

1. Carlsen (2872;+2)
2. Caruana (2822; 0)
3. Ding (2801; 0)
4. Vachier-Lagrave (2780;+3)
5. Grischuk (2777;+13)
6. Aronian (2775;+3)
7. Mamedyarov (2772; 0)
8. Giri (2769;-7)
9. Nepomniachtchi (2767;-6)
10. Radjabov (2765;-2)

Judit Polgar:
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It was a great honor to receiving the “European Chess Legend” at the Golden Pawn Award ceremony. Together with Garry.

The second tournament of FIDE Women Grand Prix Series 2019-2020 starts in Monaco on December 2. The exceptionally strong lineup makes this event a treat for every chess fan.

Make sure to follow on https://wgp2019.fide.com/

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Bobby Fischer

Qf1!