11/28/2018 – The moment we've all been waiting for! Live games (for Premium members) from the 2018 World Championship match in London. Every two games will be followed by a rest day until Game 12 (if necessary) on November 26th which will be preceded by an additional rest day. All rounds start at 15:00 UT (London time) / 16:00 CEST / 10:00 EST. If needed there would be a rapid tiebreak match on Wednesday, November 28th. | Photos: Patricia Claros
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World Chess Championship 2024 - all games with analyses by Giri, Shankland, So and others. Kasimdzhanov, King and Ris show new opening ideas in the video. 10 repertoire articles from the English Opening to the King's Indian and much more.
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Closing ceremony
Magnus Carlsen won the tiebreak match 3-0 to reclaim the World Championship title. Here the players receive their awards:
ChessBase commentators break down the day's action in a free live video. The show is available on-demand for replay any time with a ChessBase Premium account.
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Tiebreak
There were be four rapid games in which the players received 25 minutes plus a 10-second bonus per move starting from move 1.
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First 30 minutes of the Tiebreak
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On this DVD Grandmaster Daniel King offers you a repertoire for Black with the QGD. The repertoire is demonstrated in 10 stem games, covering all White's major systems: 5 Bg5, 5 Bf4, and the Exchange Variation.
Checkmate. That's the aim of the game. There are numerous ways to checkmate the enemy king, but there are common patterns that recur over and over again, and having these at our mental fingertips is essential for when we want to finish the game.
GM Daniel King provides a 5-minute look at the main events of the day:
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33.e5!Kb734.Nf6Qh4+35.Ke233...Qg5!-+34.Nh234.Qf2war nötig.34...h535.Rf2Qg136.Nf1h436...Qg7-+37.Nd2Kb737.Kd2?37.e5!37...Kb738.c3Be5Droht ...Tg3! und aus.39.Kc2Qg739...b5-+zielt auf ...Tg3! ab.40.Qe2b441.cxb4Bd440.Nh2!Bxc341.Qxf4Bd442.Qf7+Ka6!43.Qxg7Rxg7 Endspiel KTL-KTSDoch nicht43...Bxg7?!44.Rf5=44.Re2Rg345.Ng4e5 ist eine echte Drohung.Rxh3Weiss muss nun ...Tg3 beachten.46.e5Rf347.e6Rf848.e7Re849.Nh6!h350.Nf5
Und weiter mit Th2 wäre nett.50...Bf6!51.a3b5Günstiger ist51...Ka552.b4=cxb453.axb4
53...Bxe7!54.Nxe754.Rxe7Rxe754...h255.Rxh2Und Th7 würde nun gewinnen.Rxe7KT-KT56.Rh6Kb657.Kc3Rd758.Rg6Kc759.Rh6Rd660.Rh8!Rg661.Ra8!Kb762.Rh8Rg563.Rh7+Kb664.Rh6Rg1Weiss sollte ...a5 verhindern.65.Kc2Rf166.Rg6Rh167.Rf6Rh868.Kc3Ra8Mit der Idee ...a5.69.d4Rd870.Rh6Rd771.Rg6Kc772.Rg5Rd673.Rg8Rh674.Ra8Rh3+75.Kc2Ra376.Kb2Ra477.Kc3!a678.Rh8Ra3+79.Kb2Rg379...Rd3feels hotter.80.Rh7+Kd681.Ra7Rxd482.Ka3Rd3+80.Kc2Rg581.Rh6Rd582.Kc3Rd683.Rh8!Rg684.Kc2Kb785.Kc3Rg3+86.Kc2Rg187.Rh5Rg2+88.Kc3!Rg3+89.Kc2Rg490.Kc3Kb691.Rh6Rg592.Rf6Rh593.Rg6Rh3+94.Kc2Rh595.Kc3!Rd596.Rh6Kc797.Rh7+Rd798.Rh5Rd699.Rh8!Rg6100.Rf8Rg3+101.Kc2Ra3102.Rf7+Kd6103.Ra7!Kd5Droht stark ...Kc4.104.Kb2Rd3105.Rxa6Rxd4106.Kb3Re4107.Kc3Rc4+108.Kb3Kd4109.Rb6!Die Stellung ist ausgeglichen.Kd3110.Ra6Rc2111.Rb6!Rc3+112.Kb2Rc4113.Kb3Kd4114.Ra6Kd5115.Ra8Precision: Weiß = 71%, Schwarz = 67%.½–½
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Whether it’s a weak pawn, a vulnerable king, or poor piece coordination, this course will teach you how to pinpoint the critical targets, prioritise your attack, and execute a clear, effective plan.
Videos by Nico Zwirs: Nimzo-Indian with 4.e3 b6 and Robert Ris: French Advance Variation with 6.Na3. Alexander Donchenko analyses his winning game against Fabiano Caruana from the Saint Louis Masters 2024. “Lucky bag" with another 43 analyses by Edouard,
The Black Sniper is back – sharper and deadlier than ever! This dynamic system (1...g6, 2...Bg7, 3...c5 against 1.e4, 1.d4 and 1.c4) creates unpredictable, high-pressure positions, leaving opponents struggling to adapt.
YOUR EASY ACCESS TO OPENING THEORY: Whether you want to build up a reliable and powerful opening repertoire or find new opening ideas for your existing repertoire, the Opening Encyclopaedia covers the entire opening theory on one product.
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