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Candidates R12: Naka and Gukesh join the lead, Caruana scores
Chess News Apr 20, 2024 | 00:00 PRound 12 of the Candidates Tournament saw three players scoring full points to greatly increase their chances of achieving overall victory. Hikaru Nakamura and Gukesh D defeated Alireza Firouzja and Nijat Abasov respectively to join Ian Nepomniachtchi in the lead, while Fabiano Caruana got the better of Vidit Gujrathi to go into the final two rounds at a half-point distance from the co-leaders. | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza
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Tan Zhongyi and Lei Tingjie both draw in Round 12 of the Women's Candidates - 12
The Week in Chess Apr 19, 2024 | 19:59 PTan Zhongyi continues to lead Lei Tingjie by half a point going intothe final rest day of the Women's Candidates tournament in Toronto.They are too far clear of the rest of the field, one of these twoplayers will win the event.Tan Zhongyi was losing against Nurgyul Salimova. By move25 Tan was in a very uncomfortable position and triedto break out tactically with 25...b6? but this made thingsworse. Salimova's 43.f6?! (43.g6!) was a step in the wrong directionbut she restored her winning position only to play 50.Bxf7?(50.Nxb4, 50.Rh4+ or 50.Bc6) which basically threw awaythe entire advantage and the game was drawn.Whilst Tan was losing Lei Tingjie seemed poisedto overtake her with a win against Kateryna Lagno.Lei defended the French Defence Advanced variationand after 13.Bg3? was better and seemingly withinsight of the winning line played 26.Nf3? (26.Qb6! was the onlywinner) when the position became equal again and drawnon move 40.Aleksandra Goryachkina got nothing in the Catalan against HumpyKoneru, pieces came off and a draw was agreed on move 25.The only decisive game was a resurgentRameshbabu Vaishali who beat Anna Muzychuk.Things started to go wrong for Muzychuk after 24.e6and by move 40 Vaishali had traded into a completelywinning endgame which she converted.Round 12[…]
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Anish Giri in conversation with Shagar Shah: Live from 16:00 CEST (10:00 ET)
Chess News Apr 19, 2024 | 19:55 PAnish Giri has recorded a two-volume Fritztrainer course in which he gives an overview of all the openings. The course is now available, also in ChessBase Book format. In a live stream, Anish Giri and his co-author Sagar Shah talk about Giri's Fritztrainer and what else is important in the chess world.
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"The Indian Way" - A review of RB Ramesh's "Improve Your Pieces"
Chess News Apr 19, 2024 | 18:00 PThe Indian Grandmaster RB Ramesh is regarded as one of the best and most successful coaches in the world, and he has played a significant role in the many successes of talented Indian players. In the ChessBase course "Improve your Pieces" he now reveals his chess and training philosophy. Harry Schaack watched the course and was impressed.
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Gukesh, Nakamura and Nepomniachtchi lead the Candidates going into the final two rounds - 12
The Week in Chess Apr 19, 2024 | 13:31 PThe FIDE Candidates in Toronto, Canada has reached the final rest day. With tworounds to go three players, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Gukesh and Hikaru Nakamura leadwith 7.5/12 half a point clear of Fabiano Caruana, one of these players willwin the event. There will be day of tie-breaks on Monday if required, althoughI'd rather there be a clear winner. Intriguingly pairings include Nepomniachtchi-Nakamurain round 13 and Nakamura-Gukesh and Caruana-Nepomniachtchi in the final round.Nepomniachtchi chose the Exchange French against Praggnanandhaa and after9 moves black was already level. Praggnanandhaa might have been a tiny bitbetter (33...c6!?) but the game fizzled out to a draw. A wasted white forNepomniachtchi that he may come to regret.Nakamura also chose the Exchange French Defence as white against Alireza Firouzjabut with 7.Qa4+ the game became very offbeat and sharp. Nakamura then offered apawn and major complications arose. 17.a3 d4!? (17...Nxf2 was the computer choice).Black got level play until 21...Nxe1? (21...Qd7=) then Nakamura took overuntil 34.Be1?!= let Firouzja back in the game. Firouzja made time control but hisfirst move after 41.g5? (41.Ra3!) was the decisive mistake.Gukesh as black managed to put Nijat Abasov under pressure right from the openingwhen he seemed to predict his opponent's replies to his unusual Nimzo[…]
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Tan leads Lei half a point after 11 rounds in a two horse race for the Women's Candidates - 11
The Week in Chess Apr 18, 2024 | 18:54 PTan Zhongyi took sole lead of the FIDE Women's Candidates with 7.5/11 after beatingKateryna Lagno in a Reti. Lei Tingjie managed to draw against Anna Muzychuk andis half a point behind. With three rounds to go Kateryna Lagno, Humpy Koneruand Aleksandra Goryachkina are all on 5.5 points, realistically it's betweenTan and Lei for the title.Tan played a Reti System, 13...e5 from Lagno could have been met by 14.Nxe5 withadvantage but instead a roughly balance position was arrived at. 27.Rc5? couldhave been refuted by 27...f4 when overloaded pieces combined with a kingside attackwin for black. Lagno played the losing 28...Bxb3 (28...f4 is the way to hold the balancenow) and Tan made no mistake in converting.There were similar goings on in the game Lei Tingjie against Anna Muzychuk. Aftera Giuoco Piano opening Muzychuk was at least equal until she failed to find thecorrect defence to 19.Bxh6 gxh6? (19...Nh7!) but then Lei played 22.Nxe5? (22.Kh2!)and black was better and then 30.c4? winning. After 34.Nf5 it came down towhether black could avoid perpetual check, it was possible but the way todo it wasn't 42....Bf7? but 42...Ke8 instead. So a draw in the end.Humpy Koneru built up a winning position after 30 moves against NurgyulSalimova[…]
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Rubichess wins TCEC League 1 convincingly
Chessdom Sep 4, 2023 | 20:55 PThe league stage of the Top Chess Engine Championship (Season 25) reaches the pinnacle of the event – the Premier Division. The defending champion Stockfish will meet its main competitor Leela Chess Zero, as well as six more of the strongest chess engines: four seeded participants – KomodoDragon, Ethereal, Stoofvlees, Slowchess – and the two […]
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Ronaldo and Messi playing chess #TweetOftheDay
Chessdom Sep 4, 2023 | 02:49 PFIFA World Cup 2022 is about to start in Qatar and Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi chose to prepare for the event by playing a chess game. “Victory is a State of Mind“, wrote Ronaldo on his twitter account and shared the photo taken by Annie Leibovitz at the Louis Vuitton shooting. Read more: Carlsen […]
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Nepo – Ding 2023, game 14 LIVE
Chessdom Sep 3, 2023 | 10:10 PIan Nepomniachtchi vs Ding Liren, aka Nepo – Ding is the final of the World Chess Championship 2023. The Nepo – Ding match will take place in Astana, Kazakhstan, from April 7 to May 1, at the elegant St. Regis Astana hotel. All the games start at 15:00 local time (GMT+6), and there is a […]
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