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In his game with black against Ashot Parvanyan, Alexander Donchenko had an inferior position for a few moves, but he continued to show a remarkable, unconditional desire to win once again — perhaps the main reason that allowed him to get a string of good results recently.
Master Class Vol.13 - Tigran Petrosian
Considered a master of prophylaxis, Petrosian sensed dangers long before they actually became acute on the board. In his prime, Petrosian was almost invincible. Let our authors introduce you into the world of Tigran Petrosian.
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Ashot Parvanyan, Alexander Donchenko and main arbiter Ralph Alt | Photo: Sebastian Siebrecht
If Donchenko had not won in the last round, Matthias Bluebaum could still have made it to the top of the standings table with a win over Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu. However, these are idle hypotheses, as after all Donchenko decided everything in his favour with his victory. Nevertheless, even a loss would have been enough for Donchenko — everything went wrong for Bluebaum in his last game of the event:
Meet the Nimzo-Indian with 4.Qc2
Rustam Kasimdzhanov, the FIDE World Champion in 2004, has been extremely successful with the Nimzo-Indian with 4.Qc2 with White and with Black. In over 4 hours of video, Rustam Kasimdzhanov explains all the important ideas, strategies and tricks helped by sample games in which the white side is represented, e.g., by Kasparov, Anand, Kramnik and Ivanchuk as well as the author himself.
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But then Matthias Blübaum came second after all! | Photo: Sebastian Siebrecht
Some mistakes were made by Thai Dai Van Nguyen and Leon Luke Mendonca in their last-round encounter. However, it was the Czech grandmaster who scored a full point to end the tournament.
A World Champion's Repertoire against the Queen's Gambit Declined
This DVD offers a complete repertoire for handling this solid opening, often featuring a dynamic approach to pose the opponent more practical problems. Both of the main continuations 3...Nf6 and 3...Be7 are covered in two separate parts.
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Thai Dai Van Nguyen and Leon Luke Mendonca | Photo: Sebastian Siebrecht
Earlier in the day, Alexandr Fier and Daniel Dardha had signed a 31-move draw.
The hope for 2021: that the magnificent landscape in Upper Bavaria will again be the backdrop for another strong over-the-board event
| Rk. | Name | Pts. | TB1 | ||
| 1 |
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GM | Donchenko Alexander | 6,5 | 23,50 |
| 2 |
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GM | Blübaum Matthias | 5,0 | 17,50 |
| 3 |
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GM | Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter | 5,0 | 17,25 |
| 4 |
|
GM | Basso Pier Luigi | 4,5 | 15,25 |
| 5 |
|
GM | Nguyen Thai Dai Van | 4,0 | 13,25 |
| 6 |
|
IM | Dardha Daniel | 3,5 | 10,75 |
| 7 |
|
GM | Fier Alexandr | 3,0 | 13,00 |
| 8 |
|
IM | Mendonca Leon Luke | 3,0 | 12,00 |
| 9 |
|
IM | Parvanyan Ashot | 1,5 | 4,50 |
| 10 |
|
GM | Keymer Vincent | 1,0 | 1,50 |
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