8/27/2024 – Alireza Firouzja grabbed his third win of the Sinquefield Cup by beating world champion Ding Liren in Monday's seventh round. Firouzja now has a full-point lead over Fabiano Caruana with 2 rounds to go. One more game ended decisively in round 7, as Nodirbek Abdusattorov got the better of Wesley So with the white pieces. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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Firouzja almost there
With 2 rounds to go at the Sinquefield Cup, Alireza Firouzja is now the clear favourite both to win the classical tournament and the Grand Chess Tour series. In round 7, Firouzja defeated world champion Ding Liren with white to get a 1-point advantage over Fabiano Caruana who stands in sole second place.
Firouzja and Ding entered a strategically rich position out of an Italian Opening. Ding found himself clearly down on the clock - he had 8 minutes left to Firouzja's 49 after move 25 - and failed to keep the balance once the battle turned tactical. It was a remarkable showing by Firouzja, who has so far gained 15.4 rating points in the event.
In the one other game that ended decisively on Monday, Nodirbek Abdusattorov grabbed his first win of the event playing white against Wesley So. Abdusattorov is now 1 of 5 players standing in shared third place with a 50-percent score.
The final 2 rounds will see sole leader Firouzja facing Ian Nepomniachtchi (with black) and R. Praggnanandhaa (with white).
Let us learn together how to find the best spot for the queen in the early middlegame, how to navigate this piece around the board, how to time the queen attack, how to decide whether to exchange it or not, and much more!
Nodirbek Abdusattorov defeated Wesley So | Photo: Lennart Ootes
GCT 11th Sinquefield Cup 2024 Saint Louis26.08.2024[Schulz,A]
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Nf64.d3Bc55.c3d66.a4Threatening to grab the bishop with b4, so...6.Bg5h67.Bh4g58.Bg30-09.b4Bb610.Nbd2Ne711.Bb3Ng612.Nc4Kg713.0-0Bg414.Re1h515.h3h416.Nxb6axb617.hxg4hxg318.fxg3Nxg419.Qd2Rh820.Qxg5Qxg521.Nxg5Rh522.Nh3Ne723.Bd11-0 So,W (2773)-Ding,L (2808) Chess.com Rapid Losers Chess.com INT 2022 (4.3)6...a5The alternative is6...a67.Bg5After7.0-0Black can play0-0as the players continue to develop their armies.Or7...h68.Bg57...h68.Bh4Qe78...Ba79.Na3Qe710.Nb5Bb611.Qb3g512.Bg30-013.0-0-0Nh514.d4exd415.Nbxd4g416.Nh4Bxd417.cxd4Qxe418.Rhe1Qh719.Rd2Bd720.Bd3Qg721.Bf5Bxf522.Nxf5Qg523.Qb5Rfe824.Re3Ng725.Nxg7Kxg726.d5Rxe327.fxe3Nb428.Qxb7Re829.Bf4Qf530.Qb5Na2+31.Kd1Qb1+32.Ke2Qg133.Kd3Nb4+34.Kd4Qe135.Rd3Qe236.Rc3Qd2+37.Kc4Re4+0-1 Gukesh,D (2725)-Ding,L (2780) Tata Steel-A 86th Wijk aan Zee 2024 (3)8...g59.Bg30-0was also seen a few times.9.0-0g5The most recent example from Ding's oeuvre:9...Ba710.Nbd2Bd711.Rb1g512.Bg30-013.Re1g414.Bh4gxf315.Qxf3Kg716.Nf1Rh817.Ne3Raf818.Kh1h519.Qg3+Kh720.Nd5Nxd521.exd5f622.dxc6Bxc623.d4Qg724.Bd3+Kg825.Re3exd426.Qxg7+Kxg727.Rg3+Kf728.Rg6Rhg829.Rxf6+Kg730.Rg6+Kf731.Rf6+½-½ Maghsoodloo,P (2740)-Ding,L (2780) Tata Steel-A 86th Wijk aan Zee 2024 (5)10.Bg3Bg4In another game of Firouzja there followed10...Bd711.Re1Rg812.d4Ba713.Na3h514.h4gxh415.Bxh40-0-016.Nc2Rg417.Bb5exd418.cxd4Rdg819.Ne3Rxh420.Nxh4Nxe421.Nef5Qg50-1 Firouzja,A (2759)-Giri,A (2780) FTX Crypto Cup Prelim chess24.com INT rapid 2021 (8)11.Nbd2Ba712.Bb5And one last predecessor game:12.Qc2Nh513.Kh1Nf414.Bxf4gxf415.Bb50-016.h3Bd717.d4exd418.cxd4Nxd419.Nxd4Bxd420.Qxc7Rfd8=0-1 Demchenko,A (2609)-Kurmangaliyeva,L (2281) Titled Tuesday intern op 14th May Late Chess.com INT blitz 2024 (6)12...0-013.Re1Nh5
14.Kh1Ng714...Nxg3+15.fxg3=14...Qf6!?15.h3Bh516.Bc4Kh817.Bd5Nd818.d4f619.Nf1c620.Ba2A game with many subtle piece manoeuvres.Nde621.Ne3Rad822.Ng4Kh723.Bb1Bg624.Qd2
24...Nf424...Rfe8=24...Bh5=25.Bc225.Bxf4!?gxf425...exf426.Nh426.Nh425...Qe625...Nge6=26.Rad126.Bxf4exf427.Nh4was also possible here.26...h527.Ngh2Qf728.Nf1Nfe629.Ne3
29...exd4?Ding loses patience, gives up the centre and gives up two pawns in the process.29...Bb829...h430.cxd4d5Bad is30...Bb631.Nf5Bxf532.exf5Nc733.Nxg5+fxg534.f6++-31.exd5cxd532.Bxg6+Qxg633.Qxa5Bb834.Bxb8Rxb835.Qxd5Nf436.Qb5g437.hxg4hxg438.Nh4Qg539.Nef539.Qxg5?fxg5and the knight has no escape.39.g3+-was also good.39...Nxf540.Qxf5+Qxf541.Re7+41.Nxf5+-41...Kh642.Nxf5+Kg643.Nh4+43.Nh4+Kg544.Rg7+Kxh445.g3+Kh546.gxf4+-1–0
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