{"id":26938,"date":"2024-05-10T02:01:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T02:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www1090.fide.com\/?p=26938"},"modified":"2024-06-04T11:28:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T11:28:25","slug":"superbet-poland-rapid-blitz-day-2-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/superbet-poland-rapid-blitz-day-2-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz: Day 2 Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Day 2 of the Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz saw a lot of action with the new leaders taking over.\u00a0The world\u00a0#1 Magnus Carlsen and Wei Yi of China had a great second day\u00a0and share\u00a0the lead with\u00a0tree\u00a0rapid games to go.\u00a0Magnus scored an impressive 4\/6 (two points for a win and one for a draw), while the Chinese GM won all three games.\u00a0<\/p>

The former leader, Kirill Shevchenko, struggled on the second day, making just one draw in three games. He\u00a0is tied\u00a0for third place with Praggnanandhaa.<\/p>

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Round 4<\/strong><\/p>

Anish Giri misplayed a superior position against Wei Yi, allowing his opponent to exert\u00a0some\u00a0pressure on the kingside. Still, the Dutchman was OK, but one erroneous move shutting down his rook cost him the game.<\/p>

Anish Giri – Wei Yi<\/strong>
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White is fine after 37. g4 fxg4 38. Bxg4. Giri, however, played\u00a037. b4?<\/strong>\u00a0but\u00a0after\u00a037… hxg3+ 38. Rxg3 Rg4 39. Qf1 d4 40. Ra7? Bh4<\/strong>\u00a0Wei launched a crushing attack and delivered checkmate on move 44.\u00a0<\/p>

Gikesh D and Jan-Krzysztof Duda defeated Praggnanandhaa R and Arjun Erigaisi, respectively, to earn their first victories in the event.\u00a0<\/p>

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Shevchenko \u2013 Carlsen\u00a0was a solid draw, whereas Vincent Keymer botched an overwhelming position against Nodirbek Abdusattorov and had to split points with his opponent.\u00a0<\/p>

Round 5<\/strong><\/p>

It has been the most exciting round in the event\u00a0so far, with all five games ending in a victory.\u00a0<\/p>

Magnus Carlsen outsmarted Nodirbek Abdusattorov in an equal endgame.<\/p>

Magnus Carlsen – Nodirbek Abdusattorov<\/strong>
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Black could have held his ground with a paradoxical 54..Qe4! trading the queens. Instead, Nodirbek played\u00a054\u2026b5?<\/strong>\u00a0but\u00a0after\u00a055. Qf4 Qe6?<\/strong>\u00a0(55\u2026Qe4 was still better)\u00a056. Qd4+ \u00a0Kh7 57. Nf4! e2 58. Nxe2 Qxe2 59. Qxd5<\/strong>\u00a0Magnus slowly but surely converted his two extra pawns.\u00a0<\/p>

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Gukesh D\u00a0got the better of\u00a0Vincent Keymer in a very complicated battle and\u00a0wrapped it up\u00a0with a nice tactic.\u00a0<\/p>

Vincent Keymer – Gukesh D<\/strong>
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40\u2026Qxf3!<\/strong>\u00a0forcing resignation\u00a0in view of\u00a041. gxf3 Rc2+\u00a00-1<\/strong><\/p>

Wei Yi completely outplayed Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the trendy line of Giuocco Piano and achieved complete domination.<\/p>

Wei Yi – Jan-Krzysztof Duda<\/strong>
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Despite equal material Black has no reasonable defense against numerous threats. Being short on\u00a0the clock, Jan-Krzysztof resigned.\u00a0<\/p>

Praggnanandhaa R defeated Anish Giri in a short, fierce melee, while Erigaisi, facing Shevchenko, won a pawn and converted it into\u00a0a full\u00a0point in an exemplary fashion.\u00a0<\/p>

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Round 6<\/strong><\/p>

In the\u00a0\u00a0game of the round, Carlsen – Gukesh, Magnus made an exchange sacrifice to unleash the potential of his bishops.\u00a0<\/p>

Gukesh D – Magnus Carlsen<\/strong>
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25… Rxe3!\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0After\u00a026. fxe3 Bc5!<\/strong>\u00a0Gukesh erred with\u00a027. Nf3?\u00a0<\/strong>handing Carlsen a decisive advantage.\u00a027…\u00a0Bxe3+ 28. Kf1 Bc6! 29. Qd1 Be4! 30. Qd7<\/strong>. Unfortunately for Magnus, it was his turn to make a mistake.<\/p>

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Carlsen could have sealed the deal with 30\u2026Bd3+ with the idea of 31\u2026Qb6!\u00a0Instead the world #1 opted for\u00a030…\u00a0Kh7<\/strong>, but after\u00a031. Ke2! Bb6 32. Re1 Qg6 33. Kd1 Qxg2 34. Rxe4<\/strong>\u00a0Gukesh got out of danger |\u00a0\u00bd – \u00bd<\/strong>, 39 moves<\/p>

Praggnanandhaa R scored a second win in a row, trapping Vincent Keymer\u2019s queen.<\/p>

Praggnanandhaa R – Vincent Keymer<\/strong>
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Vincent could have put up a stubborn resistance with 54\u2026Qf5\u00a0whereas after\u00a054… c6? 55. f5 \u00a0Qh5 56. Nd6 Rd8 57. g4 Qg5 58. Nde4\u00a0<\/strong>Black\u2019s queen perishes\u00a01-0<\/strong><\/p>

Meanwhile, Wei Yi notched up his third straight victory, beating Kirill Shevchenko with the black pieces, and caught up with Carlsen.\u00a0<\/p>

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Check out\u00a0Day 2 Recap Video<\/a>\u00a0by IM Kostya Kavutskiy<\/p>

Day 3\u00a0of the Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz continues Thursday, May 10, with live commentary from GM Yasser Seirawan, IM Jovanka Houska, and IM Nazi Paikidze starting at 6:00 AM CDT.<\/p>

Photos: courtesy of Grand Chess Tour<\/p>

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Day 2 of the Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz saw a lot of action with the new leaders taking over.\u00a0The world\u00a0#1 Magnus Carlsen and Wei Yi of China had a great second day\u00a0and share\u00a0the lead with\u00a0tree\u00a0rapid games to go.\u00a0Magnus scored an impressive 4\/6 (two points for a win and one for a draw), while the Chinese GM won all three games.\u00a0 The former leader, Kirill Shevchenko, struggled on the second day, making just one draw in three games. He\u00a0is tied\u00a0for third place with Praggnanandhaa. Round 4 Anish Giri misplayed a superior position against Wei Yi, allowing his opponent to exert\u00a0some\u00a0pressure on the kingside. Still, the Dutchman was OK, but one erroneous move shutting down his rook cost him the game. Anish Giri – Wei Yi White is fine after 37. g4 fxg4 38. Bxg4. Giri, however, played\u00a037. b4?\u00a0but\u00a0after\u00a037… hxg3+ 38. Rxg3 Rg4 39. Qf1 d4 40. Ra7? Bh4\u00a0Wei launched a crushing attack and delivered checkmate on move 44.\u00a0 Gikesh D and Jan-Krzysztof Duda defeated Praggnanandhaa R and Arjun Erigaisi, respectively, to earn their first victories in the event.\u00a0 Shevchenko \u2013 Carlsen\u00a0was a solid draw, whereas Vincent Keymer botched an overwhelming position against Nodirbek Abdusattorov and had to split points with his opponent.\u00a0 Round 5 It has been the most exciting round in the event\u00a0so far, with all five games ending in a victory.\u00a0 Magnus Carlsen outsmarted Nodirbek Abdusattorov in an equal endgame. Magnus Carlsen – Nodirbek Abdusattorov Black could have held his ground with a paradoxical 54..Qe4! trading the queens. Instead, Nodirbek played\u00a054\u2026b5?\u00a0but\u00a0after\u00a055. Qf4 Qe6?\u00a0(55\u2026Qe4 was still better)\u00a056. Qd4+ \u00a0Kh7 57. Nf4! e2 58. Nxe2 Qxe2 59. Qxd5\u00a0Magnus slowly but surely converted his two extra pawns.\u00a0 Gukesh D\u00a0got the better of\u00a0Vincent Keymer in a very complicated battle and\u00a0wrapped it up\u00a0with a nice tactic.\u00a0 Vincent Keymer – Gukesh D 40\u2026Qxf3!\u00a0forcing resignation\u00a0in view of\u00a041. gxf3 Rc2+\u00a00-1 Wei Yi completely outplayed Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the trendy line of Giuocco Piano and achieved complete domination. Wei Yi – Jan-Krzysztof Duda Despite equal material Black has no reasonable defense against numerous threats. Being short on\u00a0the clock, Jan-Krzysztof resigned.\u00a0 Praggnanandhaa R defeated Anish Giri in a short, fierce melee, while Erigaisi, facing Shevchenko, won a pawn and converted it into\u00a0a full\u00a0point in an exemplary fashion.\u00a0 Round 6 In the\u00a0\u00a0game of the round, Carlsen – Gukesh, Magnus made an exchange sacrifice to unleash the potential of his bishops.\u00a0 Gukesh D – Magnus Carlsen 25… Rxe3!\u00a0\u00a0After\u00a026. fxe3 Bc5!\u00a0Gukesh erred with\u00a027. Nf3?\u00a0handing Carlsen a decisive advantage.\u00a027…\u00a0Bxe3+ 28. Kf1 Bc6! 29. Qd1 Be4! 30. Qd7. Unfortunately for Magnus, it was his turn to make a mistake. Carlsen could have sealed the deal with 30\u2026Bd3+ with the idea of 31\u2026Qb6!\u00a0Instead the world #1 opted for\u00a030…\u00a0Kh7, but after\u00a031. Ke2! Bb6 32. Re1 Qg6 33. Kd1 Qxg2 34. Rxe4\u00a0Gukesh got out of danger |\u00a0\u00bd – \u00bd, 39 moves Praggnanandhaa R scored a second win in a row, trapping Vincent Keymer\u2019s queen. Praggnanandhaa R – Vincent Keymer Vincent could have put up a stubborn resistance with 54\u2026Qf5\u00a0whereas after\u00a054… c6? 55. f5 \u00a0Qh5 56. Nd6 Rd8 57. g4 Qg5 58. Nde4\u00a0Black\u2019s queen perishes\u00a01-0 Meanwhile, Wei Yi notched up his third straight victory, beating Kirill Shevchenko with the black pieces, and caught up with Carlsen.\u00a0 Check out\u00a0Day 2 Recap Video\u00a0by IM Kostya Kavutskiy Day 3\u00a0of the Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz continues Thursday, May 10, with live commentary from GM Yasser Seirawan, IM Jovanka Houska, and IM Nazi Paikidze starting at 6:00 AM CDT. Photos: courtesy of Grand Chess Tour Official website:\u00a0grandchesstour.org\/tours\/2024\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":26940,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[46,228,155],"regular":[],"sticky-post":[],"class_list":["post-26938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chess-news","tag-grand-chess-tour","tag-poland","tag-rapid-blitz"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26938"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26943,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26938\/revisions\/26943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26938"},{"taxonomy":"regular","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regular?post=26938"},{"taxonomy":"sticky-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sticky-post?post=26938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}