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You are quite right Jonathan. It is not exactly worrying, just me being impatient!

(She is certainly going to be over 2400 soon!)

Uzbekistan v India on top board tomorrow in the open. Ukraine next for our women's team. The Ukraine women's team are fielding a 2463-rated WFM on board 1, with their GM on board 2. The Ukrainian board 1 (who is a 15-16 year old junior) has played a WGM a GM and an IM so far. Bodhana, in contrast, ...

4-0 by Uzbekistan against Hungary in the Open section should be getting more attention.

JustinHorton wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 20, 2026 4:29 pm

Incidentally, the start time seems to have been pushed back fifteen minutes, what's that about?

15-minute delay on the broadcast?

So to look more closely at Luke's game, after being ahead for much of the preceding moves....... He looked completely busted in the early middle game. You are right. It was not until 34...e3? that things started to turn around. A lovely coda to the above combination: 3r1k2/1pQP2p1/8/2P4R/P1B4q/KP6/...

So to look more closely at Luke's game, after being ahead for much of the preceding moves, he (Luke is playing White) had ended up in a position where the computer said 0.00: 3r4/1pQP2pk/8/1BP2pq1/PKR5/1P5p/6b1/8 b - - 1 51 Black to play, however, blundered with 51...f4. If White captures with the q...

Do not miss Luke's game!!

To quote "wanttobesupergm" on Lichess:

board 4 england vs georgia is crazy

Luke McShane's games should come with a health warning. Nerve-racking to watch!

David Howell commenting on Luke's game right now.

Tom O'Gorman about to get a 2504-GM scalp for Ireland in a wild game. Ireland may end up drawing their match (against Brazil).

Also covered by Leonard Barden in his chess column: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/sep/18/chess-nigel-short-to-play-at-south-pole-in-event-criticised-over-climate-impact Chess: Nigel Short to play at south pole in event criticised over climate impact The former world title challenger, 61, wi...

A tribute from Michael Negele has been republished by Chessbase (originally published by the Chess History & Literature Society):

https://en.chessbase.com/post/in-memori ... -1943-2026

In Memoriam: Anthony John Gillam (1943–2026)

Bo. 33 Switzerland (SUI) Rtg - 60 Scotland (SCO) Rtg 0 : 0 (c) Felix Hindermann (c) Neil Farrell 23.1 GM Bogner, Sebastian 2547 - IM Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick 2455 23.2 GM Georgiadis, Nico 2535 - IM Greet, Andrew N 2416 23.3 GM Peng, Li Min 2568 - FM Vijayakumar, Rishi 2387 23.4 IM Baenziger, Fab...

Ah, Australia have rested their WGM top board for this round. Interesting (if somewhat annoying for norm chances). Still, with 11 rounds plenty of time left. For the women: GM 18 WGM 53 IM 53 WIM 110 FM 12 WFM 145 CM 2 WCM 149 Total 542 For the Open: GM 220 IM 159 FM 168 CM 133 WCM 2 Total 682 Had n...

Go back to Justin's original post, not your quote of him.

Justin's link working for me. Tigran Petrosian games.

Those earlier examples are both ones where the pseudo-queen sacrifice is on h8. This one being on g6 makes it slightly harder to spot. Nice tactic and the GM who missed it will be gutted to not see that!