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FIDE World Cup Round 1.2: My Favorite Games!

FIDE World Cup Round 1.2: My Favorite Games!

DanielRensch
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Round 1.2 (or is it 1 and 1/2? Who knows! ) of the 2019 FIDE World Cup brought the thrills, the chills and a couple of guys with some mad skills! Grandmasters Parham Maghsoodloo and Peter Svidler played chess to impress in Khanty-Mansiysk on September 11th.  

The first game I chose to analyze deeply gave us a first hand look at what a great approach *could* be against the favorite blitz and bullet weapon of the legendary Hikaru Nakamura.

The analysis:

The video:

Our second game saw Peter Svidler, either by hook or cook  (ie, in the kitchen at home!) Peter Svidler dominated his young opponent and put on a clinic as White.

The analysis:

The video:

Thanks for reading my blog! Hope you're enjoying the games. 

Peace to the people.

Danny

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International Master Danny Rensch is best known for his videos and chess.com/tv shows - but also writes educational articles, publishes breaking chess news, and organizes the details for Chess.com's biggest events, like the Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championships, Blitz Death Matches, the ChessKid.com National Invitational Championship and more!