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Game Norbert Krueger - Keith Arkell (Caro-Kann defense) and attacking f7

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The renowned Chess Festival in Guernsey is celebrating its 48th edition. During the second round match between Norbert Krueger and Keith Arkell, the latter employed the Caro-Kann Defense. The game evolved to a position where White opted for a knight sacrifice on f7, which Black captured with another knight. Following 15.Qh5, Black played Nge7, gaining a significant advantage. An intriguing alternative would have been for White to continue the sacrificial strategy by playing Wxf7 instead of 15.Qh5, and after Kxf7, playing 16.Qh5. Although Black would maintain an advantage, White's position would be fraught with threats, leaving it uncertain whether Keith Arkell could calculate all the possibilities. Game:
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Game: Nodirbek Abdusattorov - Aleksandra Kosteniuk (0-1)

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  In another match of the series "A Woman Defeats Me," Aleksandra Kosteniuk, playing with the black pieces, triumphed over the grandmaster Nodirbek Abdusattorov , who has a rating of 2783, in London today! Here's how the game unfolded: Partia mi si� podoba�a (ChessBase 16) [Event "Round 1: Abdusattorov, Nodirbek - Kosten"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2024.??.??"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"] [Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2480"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/XahzVp2S"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] {[%evp 0,76,19,38,60,60,55,48,20,38,31,31,31,26,36,38,54,54,82,76,83,79,76,66,95,65,85,83,110,111,179,144,122,121,108,108,118,111,107,124,106,106,161,127,130,122,213,219,196,210,167,129,123,118,131,149,73,73,67,57,51,66,61,61,162,
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US Chess Championships 2024 - Round 1

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The US Chess Championships take place in Saint Louis Fri 11th Oct to Thu 24th Oct 2024.  Time Control:  The time control shall be 40 moves in 90 minutes, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one (40/90; G/30; +30). US Chess Championships 2024 - Round 1 Prizes: Game: Yip, Carissa - Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia, 1-0: Partia mi si� podoba�a (ChessBase 16) [Event "ch-USA w 2024"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2024.10.11"] [Round "1.6"] [White "Yip, Carissa"] [Black "Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2418"] [BlackElo "2302"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.10.11"] {[%evp 0,87,25,-25,0,-21,-23,-19,-12,-11,17,7,10,-3,45,10,31,13,28,24,25,25,32,11,56,38,34,36,36,43,35,30,40,13,10,7,17,26,-3,-27,-6,1,50,52,50,62,55,79,84,70,72,86,75,86,109,60,115,53,121,94,119,103,115,142,1
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Interesting game: Malek Jan - Wojtaszek Radoslaw (1-0)

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Walbrzych, Extraliga Poland, 11.10.2024 90' / 40 + 30' + 30", game Malek Jan (2479) - Wojtaszek Radoslaw (2673) 1-0 Partia mi si� podoba�a (ChessBase 16) [Event "Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski - Ekstralig"] [Site "Walbrzych"] [Date "2024.10.11"] [Round "5.20"] [White "Malek, Jan"] [Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2479"] [BlackElo "2673"] [PlyCount "142"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "KSz Miedz Legnica"] [BlackTeam "KS GWIAZDA Bydgoszcz"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 Ba7 8. Na3 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Nb5 Bb6 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Rxe3 Re8 13. Qc2 Ne7 14. d4 Ng6 15. Rd1 Bd7 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Rxe5 18. Nd4 Qe7 19. Rde1 a4 20. a3 Rc5 21. Ba2 Nh5 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Qf8 24. Re7 d5 25. Qd2 Nf6 26. Qd4 b6 27. c4 c6 28. Rb7 Rb8 29. Rxb8 Qxb8 30. cxd5 c
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Today starts: Ibiza Chess Festival

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Ibiza Chess Festival The tournament will take place in Sant Antoni de Portmany, in the Faro de Ses Coves Blanques. The photo shows the place where the " SALA DE JUEGO " tournament will be held. Time: 60' + 30" Number of rounds 7 (Swiss-System) Date: 2024/10/10 to 2024/10/13 Chess results: https://chess-results.com/tnr934398.aspx?lan=1&art=1 Official homepage: https://www.chessibiza.com/
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Game: Michał Krasenkow - Alexander Donchenko (1-0)

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  In the Polish Extraliga match between Stilon Gorzów and Silesia Racibórz, Michał Krasenkow faced off against Aleksander Donchenko. Despite a significant age difference, with Krasenkow being nearly 35 years younger, he executed a brilliant attack, exploiting a weakness in the black king's position, and secured the victory. And how it happened, see for yourself:
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3rd Skyline Open - 10-14.10.2024 (Dulles, Virginia, USA)

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  The 3rd Skyline Open is a 9-round Swiss takes place on October 10-14, 2024, in Dulles, Virginia, USA. The time control: 90 minutes for the entire game plus a 30-second increment starting on move one. Official website:  https://www.capitalareachess.com/skylineopen Results: https://chess-results.com/tnr1029898.aspx?lan=1
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