Keymer's magic

by Johannes Fischer
11/12/2025 – In his best games, Vincent Keymer’s chess sense seems almost magical. In the second game of round three of the World Cup in Goa, he had Black against Indian grandmaster Pranesh M. After 29 moves, five of his six remaining pieces had retreated to the back rank — yet Black already stood better. Only twelve moves later, as if by sleight of hand, Keymer's pieces controlled the queenside, the kingside and the centre, breaking through into White’s position. It was an important and impressive victory for Keymer, who advanced to round 4 of the World Cup. | Photo: Michal Walusza
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The final phase of the game | Photo: Michal Walusza

Keymer talks about his win against Pranesh

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Topics: FIDE World Cup 2025, Vincent Keymer
Johannes Fischer was born in 1963 in Hamburg and studied English and German literature in Frankfurt. He now lives as a writer and translator in Nürnberg. He is a FIDE-Master and regularly writes for KARL, a German chess magazine focusing on the links between culture and chess. On his own blog he regularly publishes notes on "Film, Literature and Chess".