Saint Louis
Gunina - Sebag
The combination is as natural as the smile of its performer: 24.Bxh6! The women's super tournament is taking place in the USA.
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Israel
Postny - Sutovsky
Director general attacks: 21...Rf5! 22.bxc6 Bf3! The national team championship is taking place in Israel.
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Saint Loius
Abdumalik - Kosteniuk
A spectre of a double attack is haunting the board: 22...Bxh3! The women's super tournament is taking place in the USA.
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Lisbon
Iniyan - Motylev
A knight in the centre sometimes is not a hero, but a victim: 25...Rc1! A big open tournament is taking place in Portugal.
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Moscow
P. Potapov - Kryakvin
Passers are dangerous: 55...a2! 56.Ra7 Rb4! A big chess festival finished in Moscow.
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Moscow
Sjugirov - Ponkratov
First to decoy and then to deflect: 32.Nxd5! Nxd5 33.c7, and Black resigned. A big chess festival is drawing to its close in Moscow.
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Moscow
Ponkratov - Zakhartsov
In shot and off screen: after 22.Qa8+! Kd7 23.Qxb7 Black cannot take the bishop 23...Qxh3 because of 24.Rxd6+! Kxd6 25.Qd5+ Ke7 26.Qe6+ Kf8 27.Qf6+ Kg8 28.Qg7#! A big chess festival is taking place in Moscow.
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Gibraltar
Naiditsch - Anton Guijarro
As hoofs strike dust flies over the field: 26...Nd3+! 27.Kf1 Ne2, and White resigned. A big open tournament finished in Gibraltar.
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