St. Petersburg 2015
Ponkratov - Savchenko
After 26.Rxd5! cxd5 27.Bb4+ Re7 28.Qh7! White got a decisive advantage. The Russian Rapid Chess Championships take place in St. Petersburg.
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Oslo 2015
Hansen - Grandelius
The daring cavalry raid 27...Ng4! 28.g3 Nd3 yielded Black an extra pawn in a game of the Norway Chess 2015 qualifier.
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Sochi 2015
Golubov - Kiriakov
A crossfire: after 20.Nf6+! Bxf6 21.Bxa8 Rxa8 22.Rxf6 White wins an exchange. The Russian Rapid Club Championships were played in Sochi.
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Sochi 2015
Nepomniachtchi - Sjugirov
White delivers an accurate blow to the most vulnerable spot: 35.Qxd6!!, and Black resigns. The Russian Club Championships in classical chess ended in Sochi.
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Sochi 2015
Motylev - Najer
The following double rook sacrificed forced an immediate resignation: 27...Rxc4+! 28.dxc4 Rc3+! 29.bxc3 Ba3+. The Russian Club Championships are about to end in Sochi.
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Sochi 2015
Bologan - Fedoseev
Black's position is quite desperate, but his next move is just suicidal: 31...a5? 32.Nc2! The Russian Club Championships continue in Sochi.
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Sochi 2015
Kramnik - Nepomniachtchi
Not only Anand knows how to sacrifice an exchange: 24.Rxb4!? axb4 25.c5, White seized the initiative and eventually won the game.
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Sochi 2015
Kovalevskaya - Guseva
White wins with a nice combination: 28.Ng7+ Kd7 29.Rxf7! Russian Club Championships are underway in Sochi.
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Sochi 2015
Kramnik - Svidler
Black attacks the d4-pawn, and White ignores it and breaks through to the f7-square: 22.Nh4! Nxd4 23.Qf2!
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