Dortmund
Giri - Kovalev
Out of the blue: 35...d4!! A traditional super tournament is taking place in Germany.
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Liepaja
Neiksans - Kanep
An unexpected pin put Black in a critical position: 15.Qc4! The Baltic Zonal tournament - K. Ilyumzhinov Cup is finishing in Latvia.
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Belokurikha
Hou Yifan - Vitiugov
When a chain of pawns is more important than a knight: 28...Nfxd5! The Russia-China Match of Friendship started in Altai Krai.
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Samara
Gabrielian - Tsybikov
When one doesn't feel sorry about the queen: 42...b3! Lev Polugaevsky Memorial is taking place in Samara.
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China
Zhang Xiaowen - Gunina
A dangerous high cross - 32...Nb4!, aerial play - 33.axb4 Ra8+ 34.Kb1 Qd3!, and the ball is in the net! The Chess League is going on in China.
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China
Yu Yangyi - Gordievsky
The knights tramped down untrodden paths: 27.Nxf5 Nc2 28.Nxg7 Nxe1 29.Ne8! Chinese Chess League is going on.
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Amsterdam
Leenhouts - J. Van Foreest
Invasion in two steps: 26...Re3 27.Kg2 Re2! The national championship finished in the Netherlands.
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Jerusalem
Baron - Boruchovsky
Capture of white squares: 13.h3! Be6 14.d5 cxd5 15.Nxe6! fxe6 16.exd5. Gideon Japhet Memorial finished in the capital of Israel.
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Shenzhen
Ponomariov - Hou Yifan
Raiding the black king: 19.Bxh7+! Qxh7 20.Qe8+ Kg7 21.Rf7+. Ruslan Ponomariov won a friendly match against Hou Yifan in China.
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Jerusalem
Boruchovsky - Kantsler
Following classical Sicilian patterns: 19.Nd5! Gideon Japhet Memorial is finishing in the capital of Israel.
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Yaroslavl
Timofeev - Khismatullin
Removing the ultimate barrier: 26...Ne4! 27.fxe4 Rf2, and White resigned. The Russian Championship Higher League is finishing in Yaroslavl.
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Yaroslavl
Oparin - Kobalia
The strength of pawns is in the motion: 25.b5! Grigoriy Oparin becomes one of the leaders of the Russian Championship Higher League.
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