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Wednesday Quiz 3.4.19

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White to play

The solution: 29.Rh7! Qxb2+ [29…Bf8 30.Rdh1 Be6 31.Nxe7+ Rxe7 32.Rh8+ Kf7 33.Bg6+ Kxg6 34.Qxf6#; 29…Kxh7 30.Nxe7+ Kh6 31.Rh1+ Bh5 32.g4; 29…Nxb2 30.Rxg7+ Kf8 31.Qxb2 Qxb2+ 32.Kxb2 e6 33.Rh7 (33.Rxf7+ Rxf7 34.Nd6 Rd8 35.Rd3) 33…exf5 34.Bxf5] 30.Qxb2 Nxb2 31.Rxg7+ Kf8 32.Rh1 1-0

Gashimov Memorial Shamkir 2019 round 3

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Carlsen leads with 2.5 points.

Results of the 3rd round

GM  Karjakin Sergey 2753 ½ – ½ GM  Topalov Veselin 2740
GM  Grischuk Alexander 2771 ½ – ½ GM  Giri Anish 2797
GM  Radjabov Teimour 2756 ½ – ½ GM  Ding Liren 2812
GM  Anand Viswanathan 2779 1-0 GM  Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2790
GM  Navara David 2739 0-1 GM  Carlsen Magnus 2845

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Tuesday Quiz 2.4.19

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White to play

The solution is: 18.Rh7+! Kxh7 19.Qh2+ Kg8 [19…Kg7 20.Qh6+ Kg8 21.Bxg6 (21.Rh1 Bxg5+ 22.Nxg5 Qxg5+ 23.Qxg5 Bxe4 24.Rh3+-) 21…Bxg5+ 22.Nxg5 Qxg5+ 23.Qxg5 fxg6 24.Qxg6+ Kh8 25.f3! Bxf3 26.Rd2+-] 20.Rh1 Bxg5+ 21.Nxg5 Qxg5+ [21…Kg7 22.Nxe6+! Kf6 (22…fxe6 23.Qh7+ Kf6 24.g5+! Kxg5 25.Qh4#) 23.Nxd8 Bxe4 24.Qf4++-] 22.f4 +-

Gashimov Memorial Shamkir 2019 round 2

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Carlsen, Karjakin and Ding lead with 1.5 points.

Results of the 2nd round

GM  Topalov Veselin 2740 ½ – ½ GM  Navara David 2739
GM  Carlsen Magnus 2845 1-0 GM  Anand Viswanathan 2779
GM  Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2790 ½ – ½ GM  Radjabov Teimour 2756
GM  Ding Liren 2812 1-0 GM  Grischuk Alexander 2771
GM  Giri Anish 2797 0-1 GM  Karjakin Sergey 2753

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