Baden-Baden
Svidler - Carlsen
Werepawns? A traditional super tournament is drawing to its close in Germany.
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Baden-Baden
Carlsen - Vachier-Lagrave
Not resting on laurels: 23.g4! Be6 24.Nxc5! The World Champion won the super tournament in Germany by a margin of 1.5 points from the silver medalist.
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Baden-Baden
Anand - Meier
Bait fishing: 28...b4! 29.Qxb4?! Rb8 30.Qa4 (30.Qa3 Qb6) 30...Rcb5, and Black gets to the b2-pawn. A traditional super tournament is taking place in Germany.
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Baden-Baden
Naiditsch - Anand
A great world tour of the knight: 27.Ne2! c5 28.Ng3 Bh7 29.Nh5 Qd8 30.Nxg7, and Black resigned. A traditional super tournament is taking place in Germany.
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Sochi
Gaifullin - Galaktionov
Old songs about the main thing: 8.Bxf7+! Nxf7 9.Ne6 Qe7 10.d5! The Russian Youth Championships are taking place in Sochi.
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Karlsruhe
Keymer - Meier
Your attention, please! A trap: 59...c4!? In case of 60.bxc4? g1Q+! Black would have survived because of a stalemate, but a young German grandmaster played 60.b4 and eventually won the game after 60...c3 61.Kc6 c2 62.Qc1. A traditional super tournament is taking place in Germany.
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Karlsruhe
Vallejo Pons - Anand
No fear of ghosts: 36...Qxd2! 37.Bxh5 Qxg5 38.Bxg6+ Kxg6 39.Rg2 Qxg2+ 40.Kxg2 Rh8, and Black got a decisive advantage. A traditional super tournament is taking place in Germany.
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Karlsruhe
Carlsen - Anand
Akela has missed: Black managed to survive after 56.Qe2?! Ne6! 57.Bxe6 Qxe6 58.Qh2 Qg4!. A traditional super tournament is taking place in Germany.
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Karlsruhe
Naiditsch - Svidler
Grand manoeuvers: 29...Nd8! - the knight goes to d6 through b7. A traditional super tournament is taking place in Germany.
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Karlsruhe
Keymer - Carlsen
Dump shot: 61...a3 62.Kb3 Na4!? The World Champion started the super tournament in Germany with a win.
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Shenzhen
Harikrishna - Rapport
A breakthrough for pawns, an escape for a king: 51.c6! bxc6 52.b7 Qg1+ 53.Kh3! Qf1+ 54.Kg4 Qg1+ 55.Qg3, and Black resigned. A round-robin event is taking place in China.
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Shenzhen
Giri - Harikrishna
Simple movements: 25.Rxd7! Rxd7 26.Nxf6+, and White won a pawn. A round-robin event is taking place in China.
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