Ian Nepomniachtchi had a chance to play on against risky play by Ding Liren in Game 11 of the FIDE World Championship match in Astana, but instead he decided to liquidate everything for a draw. That leaves him still leading by a point with just three games of the match to go, though Ding Liren …
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GM Ian Nepomniachtchi moved one step closer to the world championship title on Sunday after equalizing with Black and drawing in 45 moves in the 10th game of the 2023 FIDE World Championship. GM Ding Liren reverted to the English Opening and valiantly tried to imbalance matters, but his opponent was up to the task …
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The 2022 U.S. Championships continued on Thursday and featured wins for second-placed GM Ray Robson as well as GM Jeffery Xiong. Robson completed a hat-trick with a victory over GM Elshan Moradiabadi with the black pieces and is now trailing the leader, GM Fabiano Caruana, by half a point. In the women’s event, WIM Megan …
