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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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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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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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Interesting game: Hans Moke Niemann - Abhimanyu Mishra

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  We encourage you to watch a very interesting game Hans Moke Niemann - Abhimanyu Mishra from the US Chess Championship. At one point, Black played the "active" 20. ...b5, after which he won a pawn but at the cost of worsening the pawn structure (including doubled pawns on the a-file). Niemann quickly exploited these weaknesses, recaptured the material and then implemented the pawn advantage in a very nice way. Game:
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Julius Baer Generation Cup after round nr 12 - Magnus Carlsen on the lead

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The   Julius Baer Generation Cup  is the 7th of 9 events on the $1.6 million 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour and takes place on chess24 from September 18-25.  The 16-player field will be cut in half by the 4-day round-robin Prelims. The total prize fund is $150,000, with $750 for a win and $250 for a draw in the Prelims.  The quarterfinals and semi-finals are 1-day, 4-game matches, while the final will feature two such matches over two days. The players have 15 minutes for all their moves, plus a 10-second increment starting from move 1. In the Prelims there are 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw.  If a tiebreak is required the players will play two 5+3 games and then, if needed, a single Armageddon game, where White has 5 minutes to Black's 4, but a draw counts as a win for Black.  No draw offers are allowed before move 40.  Official website
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