![]() ![]() Kiril Alekseenko vs Anish Giri, Round 6Īlthough the position seems quite drawish at the first glance, Alekseenko's fast play got him into trouble here. Here's the end of his game against Russia's rising star Alekseenko, who could have mated him in 4 moves from here. Despite the impressive start, things didn't really go well for Anish Giri in the end as he lost both of his two last games. We had to have one checkmate puzzle on the list. White to move.ĭing Liren's last move was 41.Rg2 and while black is a pawn up, he has to come up with the right move to maintain the winning position. Try to find the winning plan for the white side. This one isn't really tactical, but it is a good exercise for improving your endgame skills. Kiril Alekseenko vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Round 12 But now, all Ian needs is to bring the king closer to the f2 pawn. The position would've been drawn if it wasn't for the black pawn. Anish Giri vs Ian Nepomniachtchi, Round 1 In fact, white has a way to win material in a couple of moves. Wang Hao is temporarily a pawn up, but it doesn't compensate for the position of his king. The 5th round saw only one decisive game and here how it was won. However, there's one way to immediately gain material advantage. MVL is clearly much better and has multiple ways to maintain the winning position. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ding Liren, Round 2 Here we present some of the best puzzles from all 14 rounds.ġ0. ![]() The fact that out of 14 rounds, only one ended in all draws shows just how exciting the whole event was for the chess fans. Despite the arrangement difficulties due to the pandemic, the 2020-2021 FIDE Candidates tournament didn't disappoint us. ![]()
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