Magnus Carlsen leaves Sinquefield Cup amid Niemann chess ‘cheating’ furore - The Guardian


The chess world is in turmoil after the world champion, Magnus Carlsen, pulled out of a major tournament for the first time in his career with frenzied speculation over whether an opponent cheated.

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Novy Bor Chess Club wins European Club Cup

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Novy Bor secured the long-awaited title win in the final round of the European Club Cup in Mayrhofen with a 3.5:2.5 against Asnieres Le Grand Echiquier. It is the second championship for the Czech team after 2013. In today’s match Pentala Harikrishna lays the foundation for success with a white win against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. On the neighboring board Vidid loses to Esipenko after six wins in a row, but boards three to five end in draws. David Anton Guijarro secures the match victory and title with a win against Matthieu. Taking the individual points for the European title are: Harikrishna 4,5/7, Vidit 6/7, Wojtaszek 3/6, Navara, 4/6, Nguayen 1,5/2, Grandelius 4,5/6 and Anton Guijarro 4,5/5 . Markus Ragger , Austria’s number one, contributes 2,5/3 to the good result. source Rank Team Round BP MP 1 Novy Bor Chess club 7 30½ 14 2 Clichy-Echecs-92 7 31½ 12 3 Schachclub Viernheim 1934 e.V 7 27 11 4 TAJFUN - SK Ljubljana 7 29 10 5 Offerspill Chess Club 7 27½ 10 6 Beer Sheva Chess Club 7...
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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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