Chess Olympiad - 2022 Women, Round 2 results (TOP 6)


 Chess Olympiad - 2022 Women, Round 2 results (TOP 6)

Note the little surprises in the games:
GM Koneru, Humpy 2586  ½-½   WIM Zuriel, M. 2174 (Match India - Argentina)
IM Arabidze, M. 2426  0-1 Simkunaite 2010 (Match Georgia - Lithuania)

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Men vs. Women in chess: game WGM Julia Antolak - CM Jacenty Ciechanski (1-0)

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WGM Julia Antolak (2399) - Jacenty Ciechanski (2192), Warsaw Open A 2022 19.07.2022  90'/40 + 30' + 30' Partia mi si� podoba�a (ChessBase 16) [Event "Warsaw Open | A"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2022.07.19"] [Round "2.6"] [White "Antolak, Julia"] [Black "Ciechanski, Jacenty"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B97"] [WhiteElo "2399"] [BlackElo "2192"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Yeltcki"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2022.??.??"] {[%evp 0,45,25,16,71,43,82,67,62,42,33,37,46,56,68,29,36,32,45,-10,34,30,17,-7, 5,0,100,118,116,101,137,104,102,52,49,75,117,138,120,101,143,134,184,199,149, 451,572,1017]} 1. e4 {[%eval 33,0]} c5 {[%eval 32,0]} 2. Nf3 {[%eval 0,0]} d6 { [%eval 0,0]} 3. d4 {[%eval 3,0]} cxd4 {[%eval 13,0]} 4. Nxd4 {[%eval 29,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 31,0]} 5. Nc3 {[%eval 18,0]} a6 {[%eval 0,0]} 6. Bg5 {[%eval 0,0]} e6 { [%eval 17,0]} 7. f4 {[%...
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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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Isabelle Yixuan Ning wins Merv Morrison Memorial 2024 (Auckland - NZL 26-28 Oct 2024)

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Isabelle Yixuan Ning wins Merv Morrison Memorial 2024. The event is a 6-round Swiss tournament held from October 26 to 28 in Auckland, New Zealand. Time control is set at 90 minutes for the entire game, with an additional 30-second increment from the first move. P T NAME Rtg PRtg Fed Pts DE PS BH SB BH-C1 1 CM Ning, Isabelle Yixuan 1923 2240 NZL 5.5 0 19.0 22.5 20.25 20.0 2 FM Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern 2345 2155 NZL 5 0 18.5 24.0 19.50 20.5 3 CM Zhang, Kendrick Botong 2032 2141 NZL 4.5 0 18.5 24.5 16.50 22.5 4 Sadeghi, Hassan Roger 2048 2037 SUI 4.5 0 18.5 21.5 14.75 19.5 5 Mao, Daqi 1959 2142 NZL 4.5 0 17.5 24.5 17.00 22.5 6 CM Huang, Alex 1948 1987 NZL 4.5 0 15.5 18.0 12.25 17.0 7 Ashton, Matthew 1858 1907 NZL 4.5 0 15.0 18.5 14.00 16.5 8 Baker, Ilias Angelo (Leo) 1846 2077 NZL 4 0 17.0 23.0 13.50 20.0 9 Huang, Ziyi 1904 1940 CHN 4 0 15.0 21.5 11.00 19.5 10 Jin, Yanbo 1977 1963 NZL 4 0 15.0 20.5 12.25 18.5 11 Liu, William Rui 1846 1921 NZL 4 0 14.5 19.0 10.25 17.5 12 FM McLaren, Leonard...
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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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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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