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Attack & Defense

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Wednesday, 23 April 2014
Rapport (2698) - Laznicka (2673), Neckar Open, 2014 White to move FEN: 2kr1br1/Bp5p/2q1n3/4pp2/3p4/1QP3PP/PP3P2/RN3RK1 w - - 0 21 1. What is Black's main threat? How should White react? 2. In the game White played a natural developing move 21.Nd2? and resigned two moves later. How does Black win after 21.Nd2 ? Comments (1)
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David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week

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Tuesday, 22 April 2014
By candidate master Peter Zhdanov, Editor of Pogonina.com In this special weekly column we will be looking at the most unexpected upsets that happened last week. Players usually face opponents of a similar level. Considerably less frequent are situations when a significantly lower-rated player succeeds in beating a much stronger adversary. The previous week was quite remarkable: we will both witness super GMs losing games to master-level players and see a 13-year old Mongolian boy rated in the 1800s defeat four considerably stronger opponents rated 2507, 2374, 2232 and 2219. Check out all the 27 games: Comments (1)
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 April 2014 )
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Chess Curious: a Marketplace dedicated to Chess

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Tuesday, 22 April 2014
Safe, Exclusive and All About Chess* Buying and Selling Chess Stuff is Easy on ChessCurious.com Whether you are a professional chess player, enthusiast and just starting out — ChessCurious.com is the marketplace for you. That’s right. Unlike other eCommerce communities that tailor to everything and everyone, ChessCurious is the one place to find, buy and sell anything related to Chess. We’re a safe and secure community marketplace where all types of Chess lovers buy and sell to each other. So, whether you’re selling or buying Chess boards, custom made sets, chess books, specific pieces and so much more, ChessCurious.com is the place filled with chess products. Check out and register for ChessCurious.com today. It’s probably the best move you can make. *Disclaimer: this post is an advertisement of one of our chess partners. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Pogonina.com Team. Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 April 2014 )

Women's FIDE Grand Prix, Khanty Mansyisk, Final Standings

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Tuesday, 22 April 2014

Olga Girya (silver), Hou Yifan (gold) and Alexandra Kosteniuk (bronze)
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Final standings:

Rank		Name	Rtg	FED	Pts	Res.	W	n	We	Rtg+/-	Ra	Rp
1	GM	Hou Yifan	2618	CHN	8½	0	8,5	11	7,38	11	2484	2695
2	WGM	Girya Olga	2450	RUS	7	0	7,0	11	4,75	23	2500	2602
3	GM	Kosteniuk Alexandra	2527	RUS	6½	0	6,5	11	5,99	5	2493	2558
4	GM	Lagno Kateryna	2543	UKR	6	½	6,0	11	6,26	-3	2491	2527
5	GM	Muzychuk Anna	2560	SLO	6	½	6,0	11	6,51	-5	2490	2526
6	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	2550	GEO	5½	1	5,5	11	6,37	-9	2491	2491
7	GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	2489	BUL	5½	0	5,5	11	5,37	1	2496	2496
8	GM	Zhao Xue	2552	CHN	5	½	5,0	11	6,38	-14	2490	2454
9	GM	Ushenina Anna	2501	UKR	5	½	5,0	11	5,57	-6	2495	2459
10	WGM	Muminova Nafisa	2321	UZB	4	0	4,0	11	2,84	17	2511	2409
11	GM	Kosintseva Tatiana	2496	RUS	3½	½	3,5	11	5,47	-20	2496	2363
12	WGM	Batchimeg Tuvshintugs	2340	MGL	3½	½	3,5	11	3,11	6	2510	2377

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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 April 2014 )

Chess Week on Twitter

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Monday, 21 April 2014
Pogonina.com offers you a selection of the top-10 chess tweets from last week - a digest of the most important chess news in one short post. Comments (1)
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Vugar Gashimov Memorial, Round 2

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Monday, 21 April 2014
Official site of the event In the first round only Magnus Carlsen managed to beat Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. The other 7 games ended peacefully. Here are the pairings & odds for Group A, Round 2 (starts April 21, 3 p.m. local time). The pairings & odds for Group B, Round 2 Based on Peter Zhdanov's ChessBet model Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Monday, 21 April 2014 )

Women's FIDE Grand Prix, Khanty Mansyisk, Round 10

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Sunday, 20 April 2014

Hou Yifan won the FIDE Women's Grand Prix in Khanty-Mansyisk with a round to go
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Round 10 Results
	Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg
GM	Kosteniuk Alexandra	2527	1 - 0	WGM	Muminova Nafisa	2321
GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	2489	½ - ½	GM	Lagno Kateryna	2543
GM	Ushenina Anna	2501	½ - ½	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	2550
GM	Zhao Xue	2552	0 – 1	WGM	Batchimeg Tuvshintugs	2340
WGM	Girya Olga	2450	1 – 0	GM	Kosintseva Tatiana	2496
GM	Muzychuk Anna	2560	½ - ½	GM	Hou Yifan	2618

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Last Updated ( Sunday, 20 April 2014 )

Vugar Gashimov Memorial, Round 1

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Sunday, 20 April 2014
Official site of the event Vugar Gashimov Memorial is a chess super tournament which is currently taking place in Shamkir, Azerbaijan. Group A is comprised of 6 world-class grandmasters and personal friends of Vugar Gashimov (1986 - 2014). Group B is also incredibly strong and features 10 GMs. Here are the pairings & odds for Group A, Round 1 (starts April 20, 3 p.m. local time). The pairings & odds for Group B, Round 1 Based on Peter Zhdanov's ChessBet model Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Sunday, 20 April 2014 )

Saturday's Chess Tactics

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Saturday, 19 April 2014
By GM Kevin Spraggett, Canada. Best FIDE rating: 2633 Kevin's blog (parental advisory) Hou, Yifan – Muminova, Nafisa 4th WGP Khanty-Mansiysk 2014.4.14 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Bg2 a6 5.d4 dxc4 6.O-O Nc6 7.Nbd2 Nxd4 8.Nxc4 Bc5 9.Nfe5 O-O 10.Be3 Ba7 11.Rc1 c5 12.Bd2 Nd5 13.e3 Nb5 14.Qe2 Nd6 15.Rfd1 Nxc4 16.Nxc4 b5 17.Ba5 Qe7 18.e4 Nb4 19.Bxb4 cxb4 20.Ne5 Qg5 21.Nc6 e5 22.h4 Qf6 23.b3 a5 24.Rc2 Bb7 25.Nxa7 Rxa7 26.Rc7 Qb6 27.Rdd7 a4 28.Kh2 h6 29.Qe3 Qa6 30.Qc5 axb3 WGM Muminova,Nafisa GM Hou, Yifan WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN! Be first to comment this article
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Chess, beat boxing and art

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Saturday, 19 April 2014
Reeps One is an internationally acclaimed, two times UK champion beat boxer. Highly prolific, his insatiable creativity has spilled out into paint and artworks, meticulously drafted. These two worlds collide at the point he tries to notate his musical voice sounds. Harry Yeff says his beat boxing alter ego and all the artistic outpouring reference a misdiagnosis of ADD when he was a child. There's no doubt he has a restless spirit - but he can be still for hours when playing his beloved chess. Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Saturday, 19 April 2014 )

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