Leuven
Giri - Caruana
Home alone: the white king capitulated after 42...Qc4! 43.Qxf7+ Kh6. A stage of the Grand Chess Tour is taking place in Belgium.
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Leuven
So - Giri
An unexpected prey: 23.Nxa6! Wesley So is leading the GCT stage in Belgium.
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Shenzhen
Svidler - Yu Yangyi
Two flank diversions headed by the queen: 37.a4! Qa7 38.a5 Nd7 39.h5! Peter Svidler is leading a friendly match versus Yu Yangyi in China.
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Poland
Nasuta - Wojtaszek
A knight on the rim of the board is dim, but in the corner it feels awful: 26...e3! 27. Nh1 h4 28. Rxe3 Bxe3 29. fxe3 g3. The Polish Ekstraliga is being played.
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Maribor
Beliavsky - Sveshnikov
Whose pawns are more dangerous? Eventually, the White's ones: 45.d6! bxc2 46.f7 Ne4+ 47.Kb6! Alexander Beliavsky won a friendly match against Evgeny Sveshnikov.
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Maribor
Shirov - Schubel
The grandmaster still has fire on board: 24.Rxc7!? A chess festival is taking place in Slovenia.
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Stavanger
Caruana - So
White got a tangible edge in a simply way - 27.Bb3 h5 28.Nf5!. Fabiano Caruana won a traditional super tournament in Norway.
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Poikovsky
Bologan - Sutovsky
Is White losing a piece because of the threat being mated on h2? No, he is winning the queen: 16.hxg3 Qxe4 17.Rf4! Anatoly Karpov tournament finished in Yugra.
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Stavanger
Nakamura - Karjakin
A point-blank shot: 19.Nf6+! A traditional super tournament is finishing in Norway.
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Poikovsky
Korobov - Sutovsky
Opposite-colored bishops endgame is not necessarily a draw: 24.Rd1! Anatoly Karpov tournament is finishing in Yugra.
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Poikovsky
Artemiev - Nepomniachtchi
A fairy-tale about a troubled water and a fish: Black survived after 45...h3!? 46.Bg6 f5!?. Anatoly Karpov tournament is finishing in Yugra.
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Poikovsky
Gelfand - Korobov
Queen is an unreliable guard which can be easily distracted: 33.Bd7! Anatoly Karpov tournament is going on in Yugra.
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