The Weekly Show: The World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2021

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1/4/2022 – This "Weekly Show" is all about the World Rapid and Blitz Championships and a look ahead to 2022. Lawrence takes a close look at the battle Gukesh-Abdusattorov from the World Rapid, "a great display of resilience from the young Uzbek who went on to shock the field and win the entire tournament". | Lawrence’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here

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But first a warm-up: Below is a position from the game Abdusattorov-Carlsen, World Rapid Championships. Here the "greatest of all time" has an easy way to force a draw, can you spot it?

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