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Diagram in 45 is Lee-Pourkashiyan. The previous move Alice Lee played Rc8 exchanging rooks. I shouted:"No,no, dont exchange rooks -its bishops of opposite colours!" (I was watching) but Alice had seen the end result - at least 10 moves deep! In the diagram she played Kd3! - zugzwang!
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Diagram in 47 The heart of Robson's killer combination Ne4+ in rd 5 (Robson Xiong, of course he had already played several moves to set it up) If dxe4, Rf5+ Bxf5,Qc3+ and mates in at most 3 moves. There are checkmates looming everywhere. Until Ne4+ it wasnt clear. Beautiful!
Just an illustration of how complex this combination was. Look at the diagram position again. What if Black plays...Kd4 what does White do? Hint: Its very tricky and involves intense calculationLast edited by Hans Jung; Monday, 16th October, 2023, 10:31 AM.Comment
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Diagram in 49 - just after Caruana played the brilliant 24...Na4! paralysing! (from Tang-Caruana rd 5) There is nothing better than 25.h4 Bg7 26.0-0 Nc3 27.Bd1 a5 as played and now White resigned 0-1Comment
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Happy Birthday to Wesley SoComment
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Rd 6 All 6 games were drawn, only Dominguez had decent winning chances. His opponent Mishra got a fortunate break.Comment
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Rd 6 in the womens both Tokhirjonova and Yip demonstrated superior technique and tactical skills to add to their dominating lead of the tournament.Comment
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Alice Lee for the second game in the row demonstrated her amazing endgame knowledge in is now on a three game winning streak.Comment
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At the half Caruana leads at +3 and surprisingly Hans Niemann is only a half point behind. Mishra due to his fantastic start has an equal score - still excellent in this superstrong field.Comment
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At the half its a two horse race with Yip and Tokhirjonova at +4 (5 out of 6) Alice Lee after a devastating start has won three in a row and looks good at +1.Comment
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Rd 7 Pairings Robson vs Caruana, Hans Niemann has an easier time of it playing Tang.Comment
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This will be an exciting finish, it might be close to the. Fabi has Hans on his tail, and lot of players at 3 pts. Lenier has a hard time converting against good opposition, he often has big advantages that he does not carry through. That's chess we are not computers.Comment
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Rd 7 Alice Lee wins another - 4 in a row! and another endgame!Comment
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Carissa Yip won a wild Sicilian and Tokhirjonova also won so they are running away with the tournament, both with 6 out of 7.Comment
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