Big result (!) as MVL overtakes the lead with a brutal victory against Xiong 🔥 #SinquefieldCup

“A real sacrifice involves a radical change in the character of a game which cannot be effected without foresight, fantasy, and the willingness to risk.”

🔸 Leonid Shamkovich

@UnityChessClub

100 Years 100 Brilliancies!

Magnus Carlsen, Linares 2007. #Smartfish

🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)

Daily chess puzzle
Solve here: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/346523

Solution explained by Daniel King
Chess puzzle of the week - Black to play and win #shorts

Congratulations to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave on winning the Sinquefield Cup -the final leg of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour.

With a final day of all draws, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave became the clear winner of the 2021 #SinquefieldCup.

Check out the full Day 9 recap from IM Kostya Kavutskiy here: https://grandchesstour.org/blog/2021-sinquefield-cup-day-9-recap

📸: @LennartOotes