11/23/2023 – Only eight players took part in the second round of the Sinquefield Cup. Jan-Krzysztof Duda called in sick, which meant his opponent, Richard Rapport, was forced to take a break. All round-2 games ended in draws. In contrast to the first day of play, however, fighting games were seen almost on all four boards. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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In this course, Grandmaster Felix Blohberger delivers a complete opening repertoire for White, centred around the flexible move 1.Nf3.
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Only eight players took part in the second round of the Sinquefield Cup. Jan-Krzysztof Duda called in sick. His opponent, Richard Rapport, was forced to take a break, and the game is likely to take place on the rest day.
The Indian chess grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi with an ELO of over 2700 (June 2023) is one of the best 20 players in the world. For the first time, the sympathetic top player presents himself in a video course. Let a world-class player show you tactical moti
Today’s game between GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda and GM Richard Rapport is postponed due to a health issue Duda is experiencing. We will keep you updated on the matter, and we wish Jan-Krzysztof a quick recovery! #grandchesstour#SinquefieldCuppic.twitter.com/sL6sYZ34Ta
All round-2 games ended in draws. In contrast to the first day of play, however, fighting games were seen almost on all four boards.
Alireza Firouzja and Anish Giri, two players who still have realistic chances to qualify for the Candidates Tournament, faced each other. Out of a Giuoco Piano, Giri did not shy away from going for complications. However, a tactical skirmish dissolved into an equal endgame and the game ended without a winner.
In an English Opening against Leinier Dominguez, Ian Nepomniachtchi chose the line with 7.Ne4, a move that Rasmus Svane has been playing frequently. First Black had an extra pawn, and then it was White who was a pawn up. The fighting contenders kept creating problems for each other, though, and an 87-move draw was eventually signed.
Most players prefer to attack rather than defend. But what is the correct way to do it? GM Dr Karsten Müller has compiled many rules and motifs to guide you, along with sharpening your intuition for the exceptions.
Leinier Dominguez | Photo: Lennart Ootes
Fabiano Caruana and Levon Aronian also played an exciting game. In an anti-Berlin variation of the Ruy Lopez, Aronian, playing black, gave Caruana the opportunity to create a strong outpost and a passed pawn on d6 by sacrificing an exchange.
The Ruy Lopez is one of the oldest openings which continues to enjoy high popularity from club level to the absolute world top. In this video series, American super GM Fabiano Caruana, talking to IM Oliver Reeh, presents a complete repertoire for White.
The round is about to begin | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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The greater part of the material on which the Rossolimo/Moscow Powerbook 2025 is based comes from the engine room of playchess.com: 263.000 games. This imposing amount is supplemented by some 50 000 games from Mega and from Correspondence Chess.
Focus on the Sicilian: Opening videos on the Najdorf Variation with 6.h3 e5 7.Nb3 (Luis Engel) and the Taimanov Variation with 7.Qf3 (Nico Zwirs). ‘Lucky bag’ with 38 analyses by Anish Giri, Surya Ganguly, Abhijeet Gupta, Yannick Pelletier and many more.
Throughout the video course, Sasikran shows various examples from his career to explain sacrifices for initiative, an attack, a better pawn structure and much more.
In this insightful video course, Grandmaster David Navara shares practical advice on when to calculate deeply in a position — and just as importantly, when not to.
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