Position

London

Caruana - Nakamura

An uncaught bishop: White might have lost a piece after 19...е5! 20.Bg3 f5!. The Grand Chess Tour 2018 final is taking place in the capital of England.

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Khanty-Mansiysk

Alekseenko - Paravyan

Pins make all the difference: 34.Rd5! Bxf4 35.Bxc5. Kirill Alekseenko won the Russian Cup 2018.

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Kiev

Kovchan - Korobov

Straight through the centre: 36.Nxd5! exd5 37.Qxh6+!, and Black resigned. The national championship started in the capital of Ukraine.

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Moscow

Nepomniachtchi - Savchenko

A trap for the queen: 20...Qxh1+ doesn't work after 20.Nxg4! because of 21.Kf2! catching the strongest black piece. Ian Nepomniachtchi won the Mark Dvoretsky Memorial.

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Moscow

Savchenko - Gunina

Valentina being in her element: 22...Nb4! The Mark Dvoretsky Memorial is taking place in Moscow.

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Skopje

Artemiev - Kalezic

When it is cramped for pieces, and the thoughts are uneasy: 14.e5! Nh5 15.h3! Vladislav Artemiev won the European Blitz Championship.

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Khanty-Mansiysk

Pridorozhni - Sarana

Fire over open sights: 20.Rxe6+! The Russian Cup final is going on in the capital of Ugra.

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Khanty-Mansiysk

Jakovenko - Afanasiev

A ram pawn: 26...d4! 27.Ncb1 d3 28.cxd3 Nxd3 29.Qf3 Nc1, and Black won. The Russian Cup final started with a sensation.

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Khanty-Mansiysk

Ponkratov - Iljushenok

To stop a running knight: 36.Ra3! Ne2 37.Rd2 Nc1 38.Rc2. Pavel Ponkratov won 5 games out of 5 in the ultimate day of the Rapid Grand Prix Final to win an honorary trophy.

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Khanty-Mansiysk

Shuvalova - Pridorozhni

The black king would never break free from a checkmate box after 55.Bh5!. The Rapid Grand Prix final is taking place in the capital of Ugra.

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Khanty-Mansiysk

Sjugirov - Kabanov

Swimming in the shallows: 33...Raa2? 34.Rxb2 Rxb2 35.Qa4! Qb7 36.Qa3, and Black resigned. The Rapid Grand Prix final is taking place in the capital of Ugra.

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China

Dai Changren - Jakovenko

Help the passer: 23...Qf2! 24.Qb4 e3! The Chess League finishes in China.

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