Stavanger
Caruana - Carlsen
Accurately calculated tactics 24.Nexg7! Bf8 25.e6! gives White an advantage. The World Champion started the home tournament with two losses.
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Stavanger
Vachier-Lagrave - Aronian
The central break 19.e4! Nxe5 20.exd5! allows White to seize the initiative. The traditional supertournament started in Norway.
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Stavanger
Anand - Carlsen
Lucky ass Carlsen: after 44.f3? (44.Kg5!) 44...Qd4+! White turned winning position into a losing one. A blitz tournament preceded the main event in Stavanger.
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Voronezh
Bocharov - Sorokin
The position is ripe for action, and after 30.Nxh7! Rxh7 31.Rxh7 Kxh7 32.Qh4+ Kg7 33.Ne6+ White develops the winning attack. The Alekhine Memorial is underway in Voronezh.
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Prague
So - Navara
Black's best piece must be traded at any cost: 38.Nd5! Wesley So takes the lead in the match with David Navara.
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Voronezh
Lomasov - Bukavshin
The young are attacked by the younger: 24.Bg7+! Kxg7 25.Rg4+ Kf8 26.Qd5, and Black resigned. The Alekhine Memorial started in Voronezh.
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Montpellier
Tregubov - Sokolov
The fork decides: 15.Nxd5! Nxd5 16.Qc2, and White wins a pawn. The club championship ended in France.
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Montpellier
So - Fedorchuk
After 29...Nf3+! 30.Kf1 (30.Bxf3 Be4+) 30...Bd3+ 31.Re2 Rh1+! White resigned. This upset occurred at the French club championship.
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Montpellier
Navara - Krasenkov
Powerful centralization decides the outcome of the game: 40...Nb5! 41.Rxb7 Nxc3+, and Black wins. The French club championship is played in Montpellier.
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Montpellier
Sokolov - Najditsch
A nice finishing blow: 39.Qxf8+! Qxf8 40.Rd8! The French club championship takes place in Montpellier.
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Montpellier
Baille - Gajewsky
Not all walks are equally useful: 33...Qh5+!, and White resigns. The club championship is underway in France.
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Montpellier
Tregubov - Nezar
The game was decided by two knights dance: 21.Ne4! Rc6 22.Rxc6 Qxc6 23.Nd4! The club championship is underway in France.
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