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World Chess Championship 2016 12th game

By Yelena Dembo | November 29, 2016 - 11:51 |November 29, 2016 World Chess Championship 2016

The 12th Classical game ended in a draw (the score is 6-6) and rapid and blitz tie-breaks will be played tomorrow (Wednesday).

   [Event "WCh 2016"]   [Site "New York USA"]   [Date "2016.11.28"]   [Round "12"]   [White "Carlsen, Magnus"]   [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]   [Result "1/2-1/2"]   [ECO "C67"]   [WhiteElo "2853"]   [BlackElo "2772"]   [PlyCount "60"]   [EventDate "2016.11.11"]         e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5   Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Bf4 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. c3 d5 14. Bd3     g6 15. Na3 c6 16. Nc2 Ng7 17. Qd2 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Ne3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Qe7     Qxe7 Bxe7 22. Re1 Bf8 23. Kf1 f6 24. g4 Kf7 25. h3 Re8 26. Rxe8 Kxe8 27.     Ke2 Kd7 28. Kd3 Ke6 29. a4 a6 30. f3 Be7 1/2-1/2

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Tuesday Quiz 29.11.16

By Yelena Dembo | November 29, 2016 - 11:46 |November 29, 2016 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz

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FIDE Women’s Grand Prix, Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) 8th round

By Yelena Dembo | November 28, 2016 - 06:41 |November 28, 2016 FIDE Grand Prix

Monday Quiz 28.11.16

By Yelena Dembo | November 28, 2016 - 06:17 |November 28, 2016 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz

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World Chess Championship 2016 11th game

By Yelena Dembo | November 27, 2016 - 06:26 |November 27, 2016 World Chess Championship 2016

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The 11th game was drawn with Carlsen equalizing quickly and even trying to get some initiative with a pawn sacrifice.

   [Event "WCh 2016"]   [Site "New York USA"]   [Date "2016.11.26"]   [Round "11"]   [White "Karjakin, Sergey"]   [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]   [Result "1/2-1/2"]   [ECO "C84"]   [WhiteElo "2772"]   [BlackElo "2853"]   [PlyCount "67"]   [EventDate "2016.11.11"]         e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3     O-O 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Nd5 Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. f4 c5     Qg4 Qd7 16. f5 Rae8 17. Bd2 c4 18. h3 c3 19. bxc3 d5 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21. Qxg5     dxe4 22. fxe6 Rxf1+ 23. Rxf1 Qxe6 24. cxd4 e3 25. Re1 h6 26. Qh5 e2 27. Qf3 a5     c3 Qa2 29. Qc6 Re6 30. Qc8+ Kh7 31. c4 Qd2 32. Qxe6 Qxe1+ 33. Kh2 Qf2 34.     Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

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