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Superbet Chess Classic 3: Ding thwarts Nepo again
Ding Liren confessed “I forgot the moves” as he stumbled into a close to lost position against Ian Nepomniachtchi in Round 3 of the Superbet Chess Classic. Just as in the second half of the match, however, Ding managed to survive, thus denying his opponent a 2800 rating. Elsewhere the one decisive game saw Fabiano Caruana beat Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in only 23 moves to join Richard Rapport, Wesley So and Nepo in the lead.
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Superbet Chess Classic 2: Nepo and Rapport strike
Ian Nepomniachtchi and Richard Rapport picked up wins in Round 2 of the Superbet Chess Classic to join Wesley So in the lead. Nepomniachtchi took down Bogdan-Daniel Deac and will go into the Round 3 clash against Ding Liren with a chance to cross 2800 for the first time with a win. Rapport ground down Jan-Krzysztof Duda in what had at first looked sure to be a drawn ending.
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Superbet Chess Classic 1: So gets Firouzja revenge
Wesley So talked of “revenge” as he beat Alireza Firouzja with the black pieces to score the only win on Day 1 of the Superbet Chess Classic, the first event on the 2023 Grand Chess Tour. Ding Liren was ultimately happy to open with a solid draw against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, while the world champion’s second Richard Rapport felt Ian Nepomniachtchi was vulnerable in the French Defence, though he couldn’t prove it.
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Ding Liren and Nepomniachtchi back in action
Less than a week after Ding Liren became the 17th World Champion he’s back in action today in Bucharest, Romania as he takes on Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the first round of the Superbet Chess Classic. It’s not just Ding making the trip from Astana, as Ian Nepomniachtchi faces Ding’s second Richard Rapport. The line-up features 2022 Grand Chess Tour champion Alireza Firouzja as well as Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Wesley So, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and local wildcard Bogdan-Daniel Deac.
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Firouzja, Giri & Aronian in ChessKid Cup
Alireza Firouzja, Anish Giri, Levon Aronian, Anton Shevchenko and Dmitrij Kollars were the star performers in the ChessKid Cup Play-In and will now join Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana and Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the top division of the main event that runs May 22-26. The ChessKid Cup is the 3rd tournament on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour.
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Ding Liren becomes the 17th World Chess Champion
"Self-pinning for immortality — congrats, Ding!!" said Magnus Carlsen as Ding Liren took over his World Championship title. Ding found one last chance to play for a win in the final rapid tiebreak game, just when everyone was sure we were heading to blitz. It was the end of an incredible story for Ding, who never led until Ian Nepomniachtchi resigned in the final moment of the match.
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A Ding-Nepo playoff it is, after heart-stopping Game 14
"This match is totally nuts!" said Anish Giri as Ding Liren went all-in with the white pieces in the final classical game of the match. It backfired spectacularly, with Ian Nepomniachtchi getting a series of chances until in the endgame he once more looked on the verge of becoming World Champion. One rushed move, however, and Ding Liren snatched his chance to force a drawn rook endgame and take the match to a playoff on Sunday.
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Liga Snelschaakkampioenschap 2023
Op zaterdag 27 mei 2023 organiseert Chessmates het Ligasnelschaakkampioenschap 2023.
Inschrijven kan via volgende link
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Ding and Nepomniachtchi all-square before final showdown
Ding Liren got a dream position with Black after the opening of Game 13, but one over-aggressive move and one real inaccuracy allowed Ian Nepomniachtchi right back into the game. In fact it was Ian who had the chances after Ding sacrificed the exchange, but ultimately the game ended in a quick draw by repetition. The scores are level going into Saturday's final classical game, when Ding has the white pieces.
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Ding Liren wins wild Game 12 to level the scores again
Ding Liren scored a rollercoaster win in Game 12 to level the World Championship match scores at 6:6 with two games to go. Ian Nepomniachtchi played a dubious opening but won the middlegame battle and was suddenly playing fast and well in a dominant position. A win would mean almost certainly becoming the 17th World Champion, but Ian played too fast, lost control and ultimately crumbled under pressure. Match on!
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Nepomniachtchi closes down sharp clash in Game 11
Ian Nepomniachtchi had a chance to play on against risky play by Ding Liren in Game 11 of the FIDE World Championship match in Astana, but instead he decided to liquidate everything for a draw. That leaves him still leading by a point with just three games of the match to go, though Ding Liren will still have White in two of them.
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Nepomniachtchi holds Game 9 draw to close on title
Ian Nepomniachtchi headed for an endgame a pawn down and ultimately made a confident draw to retain his one-point lead over Ding Liren with just four games of the 2023 FIDE World Championship to go. Ding confessed to being "totally surprised" on move 9, but he navigated towards a position where he was the only one with winning chances.
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Stapjestornooi Beveren
Op zondag 7 mei organiseert Schaakclub 64 Beveren het volgende stapjestornooi.
Locatie: Refter GTI. Europalaan 1, 9120 Beveren.
Meer info in stapjestoernooi Beveren.
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Ding Liren survives scare after "Caruana gambit"
Ian Nepomniachtchi suddenly whipped up a powerful attack midway through Game 9 of the FIDE World Championship match, but Ding Liren took some brave decisions and held on to make a draw. Ian now leads 5:4 going into the final five games of the match, but Ding still has three games with the white pieces.
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Ding Liren blows huge chance as prep leaks online
Ding Liren was set to make it a staggering five wins for White in a row, but a combination of missed chances, a bluff, and brilliant defence from Ian Nepomniachtchi saw Game 8 of the World Championship match end in a draw. Ian now leads 4.5:3.5, while Ding has to deal with the fallout of his "anonymous" pre-match training games being discovered online.
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Ding Liren freezes and loses heartbreaking Game 7
Ding Liren self-destructed in time trouble in Game 7 of the World Championship match, freezing in a position where he seemed to have done all the hard work and was the one pushing for a win. Ian Nepomniachtchi now leads 4:3, with Ding Liren needing to come back from a heartbreaking loss in the 2nd half of the match.
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Ding wins Game 6 of World Championship rollercoaster
Ding Liren found a beautiful finish in Game 6 to wrap up his 2nd win of the 2023 FIDE World Championship and level the scores at 3:3. Ian Nepomniachtchi lamented "one of my worst games ever" as he reacted badly to Ding Liren's London System, which was given its first ever outing in a World Championship match.
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Nepomniachtchi retakes the lead with Game 5 win
Ian Nepomniachtchi has regained the lead in the 2023 FIDE World Championship match after bouncing back to beat Ding Liren in Game 5. “This loss hurt more than the previous one, because I thought I was totally fine,” said Ding, who despite falling far behind on the clock had come tantalisingly close to equalising before allowing a brilliant finish by his opponent. Nepo now leads 3:2 with nine games to go.
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Ding Liren pounces on blunder to win Game 4
Ding Liren pounced on a blunder by Ian Nepomniachtchi to score a crushing win and level the score after Game 4 of the FIDE World Championship in Astana. Ian seemed to have survived a tough opening when he played a knight move that allowed a powerful exchange sacrifice, after which there was no way back.
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Ding back in business with easy World Championship draw
Ding Liren shrugged off Ian Nepomniachtchi's 1.d4 surprise to make a draw from a position of strength with the black pieces in Game 3 of the FIDE World Championship match in Astana. He mentioned afterwards that he was beginning to feel more comfortable on stage after receiving support from his friends.
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