Moscow
Dubov - Piorun
Nimble horses: 42.Qg7+! Bxg7 43.fxg7+ Kg8 44.Nh6#. The King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Championships started in Luzhniki.
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Groningen
Kokje - Ulybin
A scout on d3 is waiting for reinforcement: 25...Qxc3! A big chess festival is taking place in the Netherlands.
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Groningen
Fier - Lubbe
The Arabian mate is known from the shatranj times: 35...Be3! A big chess festival is taking place in the Netherlands.
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Jerusalem
Nepomniachtchi - Wei Yi
When a draw is equal to the victory: Black had to make a perpetual check after 23.Ne3!? fxe3 24.Bxe3 Qg3 25.Bxh6. Ian Nepomniachtchi won the final FIDE Grand Prix leg.
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Sitges
Liang - Ivanchuk
Bishops are clearing the way to pawns: 26.Bxb6!? A big open tournament is taking place in Spain.
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Jerusalem
Wei Yi - Nepomniachtchi
Trade on your terms: 87...Qe4! The final FIDE Grand Prix leg is drawing to its close in the capital of Israel.
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Jerusalem
Wei Yi - Navara
In the footsteps of the opening catastrophes: 17.Rxe6! The final FIDE Grand Prix leg is taking place in Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Baron - Shtemler
A defective trap: 17...Rfc8? 18.exd5! Rxb2!? 19.Rxb2 c3. Black was counting on this double attack but White calculated further: 20.Nc6! The national championship is taking place in the capital of Israel.
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Jerusalem
Nepomniachtchi - Vachier-Lagrave
No time for slow dances: 24.Ne4! The final FIDE Grand Prix leg is taking place in Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Nepomniachtchi - So
Is it possible to take on f7 with a rook? Bingo! White got advantage after 23.Rxf7! d5 24.Qxc5 Qxf7 25.f4!. The final FIDE Grand Prix leg is taking place in Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Navara - Jakovenko
The battle of infantry and bishops: 22.e5! Rac8 23.Bd5! The final FIDE Grand Prix leg is taking place in Jerusalem.
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Monaco
Kosteniuk - Paehtz
Sea of tactics! Taking on d4 is losing, but 28.Re6!! is leading to a knock-out blow. However, 28.Qxe5 was also enough for the victory. Alexandra Kosteniuk won the second WGP leg.
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