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Dinara Wagner proved to be well-prepared in the opening of the fourth game in her match against Elisabeth Paehtz. She showed deep knowledge of the Tarrasch Opening and equalised completely early on while marshalling the black pieces. Paehtz was left with an isolated pawn and said afterwards that she had to be careful not to be worse off. But she didn't falter decisively and the game ended in a draw.
The battle for the German number one spot among women players is still drawn. The final two rounds will be played on Saturday and Sunday.
Making the right decisions in chess - Fundamentals
In a total of 6 chapters, we look at the following aspects: the right decision based on tactical factors, decisions in exchanges and moves, complex and psychological decisions in longer games and in defence.
A smiling Dinara Wagner
In the A-Open, Frederik Svane fought his way back into the battle for the top spot. After a long period of stalling, he broke through and won against Luis Quesada, who had a super strong performance in the first half of the tournament.
"I already wanted to offer a draw", said Svane after the game. But then his opponent made a tactical error, and Svane seized the opportunity immediately to win the endgame after all.
Since there was no winner on the top board between Anton Korobov and David Gavrilescu, Svane was able to join the leading pack. The young Christopher Yoo from the USA also joined the lead, as he punished Klaudia Kulon's mistaken opening treatment.
Endgame essentials you need to know Vol.1 & Vol 2
In this video course, GM Surya Ganguly joins IM Sagar Shah and drawing from his colossal experience, shares some uncommon endgame wisdom. The material mostly features positions with rook against rook and a pawn, and starts by covering the fundamentals.
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| Rk. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Gavrilescu, David | 2534 | 5 | 22,5 | |
| 2 | GM | Svane, Frederik | 2636 | 5 | 22,5 | |
| 3 | GM | Korobov, Anton | 2648 | 5 | 22 | |
| 4 | IM | Petrovskyi, Vadim | 2440 | 5 | 22 | |
| 5 | IM | Peyrer, Konstantin | 2425 | 5 | 19,5 | |
| 6 | GM | Yoo, Christopher Woojin | 2616 | 5 | 19,5 | |
| 7 | IM | Gkoumas, Georgios | 2450 | 5 | 19 | |
| 8 | IM | Zwirs, Nico | 2467 | 5 | 19 | |
| 9 | GM | Quesada Perez, Luis Ernesto | 2576 | 4,5 | 22 | |
| 10 | FM | Zemach, Nadav | 2384 | 4,5 | 21,5 | |
| 11 | GM | Sasikiran, Krishnan | 2579 | 4,5 | 21,5 | |
| 12 | GM | Sokolovsky, Yahli | 2522 | 4,5 | 20 | |
| 13 | Klaska, Philipp Leon | 2184 | 4,5 | 19,5 | ||
| 14 | IM | Samadov, Read | 2509 | 4,5 | 19 | |
| 15 | Lyutsinger, Iren | 2176 | 4,5 | 19 | ||
| 16 | FM | Zuferi, Enis | 2394 | 4,5 | 18,5 | |
| 17 | IM | Buksa, Nataliya | 2396 | 4,5 | 18,5 | |
| 18 | GM | Romanov, Evgeny | 2567 | 4,5 | 18,5 | |
| 19 | IM | Stalmach, Richard | 2443 | 4,5 | 18 | |
| 20 | GM | Vaganian, Rafael A | 2452 | 4,5 | 18 |
