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16-year-old Vincent Keymer leads on 3.5/4 after Day 1 of the Kramnik Challenge, half a point ahead of Christopher Yoo, Awonder Liang and Nodirbek A...

The game started with  1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6, and Shankland went for the direct  3.h4, which led to a line reminiscent of the Samisch Variation in the King’s Indian. Svidler temporarily sacrificed two pawns to create threats against the long-castled white king. Both players were showcasing their tactical prowess in the complex battle, until the Russian moved his queen to the wrong square on move 24.   24...Qb6 was the losing mistake, while 24...Qb5 would have kept the tense balance — a difference this slight can decide a game in such sharp struggles! The sequence that followed in the gam...

American phenom GM Awonder Liang shone with a perfect start in the Gelfand Challenge, racing out to a 5-0 score and leading the pack of 20 of the w...

The Julius Baer Chess Tour brings together 20 of the world’s best male and female talented young players. The second tournament of the series, the Gelfand Challenge, started yesterday. After the first five rounds, Awonder Liang leads with a perfect score. Nodirbek Abdussatorov is currently in sole second place with 4 points. | Photo: Crystall Fuller

The second event of the Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour begins today: the Gelfand Challenge. It is one of four challenges in which 20 of the world's best junior players (10 boys and 10 girls) face each other in a single round-robin event with a rapid time control (10+5). The winner will receive $3,000 and will get a place in the next tournament of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. | Picture: Julius Baer Challenger Tour