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[Hans Jung]

I also needed a good defense against P-K4 and not finding one was holding me back. P-K4, P-K4 (e4,e5) did not work for me and so I started dabbling with...

[Hans Jung]

Rd4 Im enjoying Gukesh's defensive effort against Sarana. He does the little things so well.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 4 Deshmukh climbed out of the basement with her win.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 4 Everyone is using the kid as a punching bag, but the answer is you have got to beat those young talents early and hopefully often. Bok did his part...

[Hans Jung]

Rd 4 In the Challengers after yesterdays bloodbath, todays round was reasonable with four draws and three wins. Vaishali was first to score with a tricky...

[Hans Jung]

After four Pragga has the clear lead witn 3.5, half a point ahead of Abdusattarov.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 4 Pragga combined his pieces beautifully with a passed pawn to completely stymie Mendonca.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 4 The first two wins started out as raging attacks. Harikrishna's attack against Warmerdam turned into a brilliant miniature. Erigaisi, on the other...

[Hans Jung]

Post 1826 Key move 1.Nc5, Bc4 check 2.Nb3!! double check mate! is the stunner!

Post 1827 Key move 1.Bg3

Post 1828 Key move ...

[Hans Jung]

Santai, Christmas tree with white king star. White mate in three....

[Hans Jung]

Basic Training, Santai, White mate in three. Idea: Find the zugzwang move. Another Christmas tree puzzle....

[Hans Jung]

Basic Training, Angelo Menor, White mate in two. Idea: Find the zugzwang move....

[Hans Jung]

Basic Training, Hans Jung archives, White mate in two. Idea: Find the zugzwang move. Hint: exceptional beauty!...

[Hans Jung]

https://en.chessbase.com/post/tata-steel-chess-2025-3

[Hans Jung]

Rd3 I checked the results in the Challengers and its correct. Seven Whites, seven wins. Hard to believe.

[Hans Jung]

Gukesh and Caruana was quiet and so a draw was the result.

[Hans Jung]

As a result Abdusattorov and Pragga are co-leaders after three.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 3 Abdusattarov clipped a pawn off of Warmerdam's kingside so Warmerdam decided to castle by hand to the other side. It didnt help the poor king. Warmerdam...

[Hans Jung]

Rd 3 Pragga's king's knight almost completed a wheel and moved eighteen times, before settling on e4 for the third time to help enforce the checkmate....

[Hans Jung]

Rd 3 7 wins in 7 games in the Challengers and seven wins as White! Doesnt seem right. I'll have to check that. Maybe its a new variation of pea soup...