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The FIDE Online Steinitz Memorial has kicked off! The first session daily will feature the women's section followed by the men's section (ft. Magnus Carlsen of course!) later in the day. Exciting 3+2 blitz action coming your way! ... Freebie Link

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Alexander Grischuk wins 5 straight games to clinch the title on Lichess! He beat Evgeny Tomashevsky 3-0 in the finals after winning the last two games in his 2-1 match win over Kramnik. Such dominance after only barely making to the semis - that's Grischuk for you! ( Lennart Ootes)

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Exciting couple of semi-final matches as the players ranked 3 and 4 (Grischuk & Tomashevsky) in the round-robin stage beat ranks 1 and 2 (Kramnik & Svidler) to advance to the finals! Freebie Link

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We have the 4 qualifiers! Kramnik absolutely aces the double round-robin stage and will be joined by Svidler, Tomashevsky and Grischuk tomorrow. On the other hand, Nepomniachtchi and Karjakin are the big names to miss out on qualification. ... Freebie Link

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Incredible. In an equal endgame, Alexander Grischuk blunders a whole Knight and Vladimir Kramnik coasts to his 6th consecutive victory! In the position below, it's Black to play and win. Freebie Link

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How often do you see a Bishop trapped on an open board!? Freebie Link

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After a winless first day for Peter Svidler and an unbeaten first day for Alexander Grischuk, Svidler wins a crazy game to rack up his first victory of the event while also halting Grischuk's tremendous run so far!

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The right mindset for a competitive chess player according to the great Alexander Alekhine.

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On this day 10 years ago, around this time, Viswanathan Anand won his World Championship match vs Topalov in Sofia, Bulgaria! It was one of the most exciting WCH matches in recent times with lots of background stories and some incredible over-the-board action. In the end, Vishy scored a final game victory with black to defend his title! ( Nikolay Doychinov/AFP/Getty)... Freebie Link

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This is it! Yu Yangyi wins a great game against Wesley So and helps Team China clinch the FIDE Freebie Link Online !

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Wishing Indian star Pentala Harikrishna a very happy 34th birthday! He made his debut in the Olympiad at age 14 and ever since, has been a stalwart of Indian chess. Throwback to his aesthetic Re3! against Ioan-Cristian Chirila from Gibraltar 2015. Simply stunning, isn't it! ( Andreas Kontokanis)

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Some interesting opening choices as the games kick off in the Superfinal of the FIDE Freebie Link Online ! Wei Yi has wheeled out the Scandinavian vs Caruana while Krush has played the solid Exchange French vs Hou Yifan! Let's not forget, a 2-2 draw is sufficient for China to clinch the title courtesy of their higher rank in the round-robin stage!... Freebie Link

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The great Miguel Najdorf won a stunning 9 games in a row at the inaugural Capablanca Memorial in 1962. After a slow start with 0/2, he racked up straight wins from round 6 to 14, grabbing the sole lead with 11/14 and eventually winning the event! Follow the event as part of flashback live series on FollowChess Freebie Link

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Absolutely stunning finish to the round-robin phase of the FIDE Freebie Link Online ! USA win a crucial 10th round match against the previously undefeated China while Europe could only draw vs the Rest of the World. In the end, it was USA that took the second spot in the Superfinal with a margin of just half a board point! China or USA - who do you think will clinch the Superfinal?... Freebie Link

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Spectacular finish by Vladislav Artemiev as he checkmates Vidit Gujrathi in just 26 moves!

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Fabiano Caruana misses a crushing opportunity as early as move 15! Instead of c4, both Nxh7 and Bxh7 would have been winning for Fabi. Freebie Link

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after rnd 9 China 17 Europe 12 USA 11 Russia 6... India 5 Rest of the World 3

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Europe win an all-important clash vs USA! With this victory, Europe have galloped to the second spot with 12 points while USA (11 points) have slipped to rank 3. Interestingly, both teams have the same board score - 19.5. Surely, we are in for an exciting round ten! ... Freebie Link

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While a stunning combination is attractive, a nice technical win also has its own separate appeal. Vidit Gujarathi played one such technical game against Levon Aronian yesterday. Check it out!

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How often do you find yourself doing this!? On a serious note, by all means study the opening but do not neglect the middlegame and the endgame!

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Ian Nepomniachtchi tweets about his 17-move loss to Vishy. The key take away from this is to follow Nepo's example and to be gracious in defeat Freebie Link

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What just happened! Viswanathan Anand wins his game against Ian Nepomniachtchi in just 17 moves!

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At the end of Day 2 of the FIDE Freebie Link Online , it's clear that team China is in cruise control. They have won 3 matches, drawn 1, lost none and they duly sit pretty with a comfortable 2-point lead over their nearest rivals. Teams Europe and USA have done fairly well too, while the Indian team has struggled so far. Can any team catch up with China or will the Chinese team continue its dominance? Day 3 is surely going to be crucial!... Freebie Link

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It's an opposite coloured Bishop ending, but there are Queens on the board and White has some annoying pressure against g7. Plus the Bishop on c2 is slightly stuck. Can you find the brilliant move that Levon Aronian played to win the game eventually? Freebie Link

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Instructive endgame play by Fabiano Caruana vs Vidit Gujarathi demonstrating the tremendous power of the two bishops! It wasn't just another victory - it also allowed USA to hold India to a draw after being 1-2 down in the match!

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Do not miss out on using team results screen to get a good overview of the ongoing matchups! How to get to the team matches screen? You can find the team matches icon highlighted in the picture below with a blue indicator right under it! Freebie Link

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The FIDE Freebie Link Online Nations Cup has kicked off! R1 Matches Europe vs Russia ... India vs USA China vs Rest of the World Freebie Link

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The hopping Knight or the long range Bishop - which piece do you find harder to restrain in faster time-controls? The legendary GM Vlastimil Hort believes in the dangers of the former!

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Big congratulations to Magnus Carlsen on winning the first-ever online super tournament - the Magnus Carlsen Invitational! He bags the winner's purse of $ 70,000 and adds yet another title to his long list of illustrious victories. Just too good, isn't he! ( FIDE)

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Nice tactical alertness shown by Hikaru Nakamura to win the Armageddon and with it, the match against Ding Liren! In the position below, it's Black to play and win! Freebie Link

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Puzzling! Magnus wheeled out 5.Bc4 against the Sicilian just like against MVL, messed up something, and landed straight into a lost position out of the opening. Nepomniachtchi is already one game up in the match. Freebie Link

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Wow. How often do you see Ding Liren make such a tragic blunder? Freebie Link

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Tete-a-tete with Daniel King Sultan Khan, Kings Gambit and more! In latest interview, GM Daniel King talks about his book on the legendary Mir Sultan Khan, shares stories surrounding the great man, and discusses his contribution to the game of chess. Daniel further explores his own love for Kings Gambit and reviews the romantic openings current state. Finally, he talks about what it is like to be Daniel King to wrap up a highly detailed interview! Freebie Link

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That victory jig! Anish Giri wins his first match of the by beating none other than Magnus Carlsen himself. This was also Magnus's first match loss of the tournament. (Source Chess24/YouTube)

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Nobody saw that coming! Magnus Carlsen incredibly blundered a whole piece against Anish Giri in the Game 2 of their mini-match. In the position below, it's Black to play and win! Freebie Link

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Ten years ago , the World Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov began in Sofia, Bulgaria! You can now follow one of the most exciting World Championship matches in recent times on Follow Chess as part of flashback live series! Freebie Link

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As the late chess master and author Gerald Abrahams once said Good positions don't win games, good moves do!

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Another short game to end the day at the . This time, MVL shockingly loses his Armageddon game against Ding Liren in just 16 moves!

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Time to celebrate chess literature as it's the UNESCO World Book Day today! Let us start a great thread here - share your favourite chess book/author/publisher or maybe even your own book stack. Let's go!

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A very happy birthday to the former World Women's Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk! Over the years, she has been a thoroughly prolific player, not just individually but also as an integral member of the Russian women's chess team! that Kosteniuk became the 1st ever Women's Chess960 World Champion by winning the FiNet Chess960 World Women's Rapid Championship in 2006? She also defended her title in the 2nd and final edition of the event in 2008! ( Przemyslaw Jahr)

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Nakamura on beast mode! It may have been an inconsequential game, but things went downhill for Firoujza quite quickly and Nakamura ended up winning the game in just 14 moves! The match ended in a resounding 3.5-0.5 victory for Naka.

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that Miguel Najdorf began the inaugural Capablanca Memorial in 1962 with two straight loses? And yet, the great man went on to win the tournament half a point ahead of his nearest Spassky and Polugaevsky!! ( Bert Verhoeff/Anefo) Freebie Link

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LCZero v0.24-sv-t60-3010 beats Stockfish 20200407DC 52.5 47.5 to win the match!

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That's 'some' action! Four consecutive decisive results at the TCEC... 3 wins for Leela Chess Zero, 1 for Stockfish! With just 5 more games to go in the Superfinal, Leela is in the driver's seat with a 4 point margin!... LIVE Freebie Link

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Our next flashback live features the very 1st edition of the Capablanca Memorial, one of the oldest top tournaments still running! It reportedly began in 1962, featuring such greats as Spassky, Smyslov, Polugaevsky, Najdorf et al. Follow here! Freebie Link

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Two crucial wins in games 88 and 92 have taken Leela Chess Zero super close to a TCEC victory! With only 8 more games to go, Leela leads by a massive 3 point margin. Freebie Link

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Caruana was under the pump throughout his match against Nepomniachtchi. But game 4 went terribly wrong for the Russian star and Fabi wrapped the game and the match with a sweet mate. Black to play! Freebie Link

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Some chess humour to brighten up your feed!

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Trivia time! In the famous movie , what does Ariadne (Ellen Page) choose as her totem? Hint It's a chess piece!... The answer will be revealed in the comments section tomorrow.

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The first ever online super tournament - the Chess24 Magnus Carlsen Invitational is now live on Follow Chess! Today's matches Carlsen vs Nakamura... Firoujza vs Ding Liren Freebie Link

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