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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…