Zurich
Giri - Anand
After 31...e5! 32.Nf3 exf4 33.gxf4 d5! White's nice center desintegrated. Vishy Anand started in Zurich with two wins.
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Zurich
Aronian - Shirov
After 64...Kg5! White ended up in a zugzwang and admitted his defeat. A traditional supertournament started in Zurich.
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Tehran
Dronavalli - Pogonina
After 33...Qxd4! 34.Qxd4 Rxc2 Black seized the initiative. White could survive only by 35.Qd7! (intending 35...Ree2 36.Qc8+ or 35...Rf8? 36.Qa4!), which Harika did not find. A Women's Grand Prix leg started in Tehran.
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Moscow
Inarkiev - Timofeev
A beautiful move? No, just a mirage: after 27...Qxe2? 28.Qxe2 Nc3+ 29.Kc2 Nxe2 30.cxb7 the passer beats a knight.
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Moscow
Antal - Eliseev
The sudden rook: 22...Rxf3! Urii Eliseev wins the Moscow Open.
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Moscow
Eliseev - Artemiev
It is getting too hot on the queenside, and the king goes for a walk: 24.Kd2! Urii Eliseev is leading in the Moscow Open.
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Moscow
Timofeev - Eliseev
Too many queens there: 48.Qxe5!, and Black resigns. The RSSU Cup comes to an end.
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Gibraltar
Harikrishna - Vidit
After 10.Ng1!? Nxg3 11.hxg3 White eventually break through on along the h-file.
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Gibraltar
Ni Hua - Maze
The 20...Rxe3! blow is just a beginning of the tactical battle. After 21.exf7+ Kxf7 22.Rxe3 Rxd4 23.fxg6+ Kg8 24.Rxf8+!? Kxf8 25.g7+ Kf7! 26.Rxe7+ Kxe7 27.g8Q Rxg4+ (the point!) 28.Qxg4 Bxg4 Black proceeded to convert an extra pawn.
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Moscow
Khismatullin - Litvinov
The teacher tricks the student: 11.Ng5! Bxg2 12.Qb3!, and White seized the initiative. A traditional chess festival started in Moscow.
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