Published 11/23/2025 Hello guys! Today we will be taking a look at a game between Yakubboev and Sindarov in the 2025 World Cup. For context, this was a match played in the rapid stage of the semifinals of the tournament. Sindarov had won the first rapid game, so Yakubboev had to...
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Rook Sacrifice on Move 5 in World Cup?
Published 11/9/2025Hello guys! Today we will be looking at a very recent game played in Game 2 of Round 3 of the 2025 World Cup between GMs Wojtaszek and Fedoseev. In Game 1, GM Wojtaszek took lead with a nice endgame win. This meant that GM Fedoseev needed a win...
Queen Sacrifice Motif in the World Cup!
Published 11/2/2025Hello everyone! Today we will be taking a look at a game between GMs Garcia and Venkataraman in Round 1 of the World Cup. Although the game started out in a seemingly dry Moscow variation, Garcia came up with an interesting knight sacrifice right after the opening stage. His...
Yu vs Harikrishna: A thriller in the ECCC
Published 10/26/2025Hello everyone! Today we will be talking about a recent game played in Round 5 of the European Club Cup between Yu and Harikrishna. The game started off as a relatively tame English opening, but a mistake from Harikrishna led to complications by move 12. Without further ado, let's take...