Draw at Pähtz against Wagner
Dinara Wagner proved to be well prepared in the opening of the fourth game of her match against Elisabeth Pähtz. She showed a thorough knowledge of the Tarrasch opening and equalized early on with the black pieces in control. Pähtz was left with an isolated pawn and said afterwards that she had to be careful not to end up in a worse position. But she did not let herself be slowed down decisively and the game ended in a draw.
The battle for first place among the German players is still undecided. The last two rounds will be played on Saturday and Sunday.
Making the right decisions in chess – basics
In a total of 6 chapters we examine the following aspects: The right decision based on tactical factors, decisions in exchanges and moves, complex and psychological decisions in longer games and in defense.
A smiling Dinara Wagner
A-Open: Eight co-leaders, three rounds left
In the A-Open, Frederik Svane fought his way back into the fight for the top spot. After a long period of hesitation, he made his breakthrough and won against Luis Quesada, who showed a superb performance in the first half of the tournament.
“I was about to offer a draw,” said Svane after the game. But then his opponent made a tactical error and Svane immediately seized the opportunity to win the endgame after all.
Since there was no winner on the top board between Anton Korobov and David Gavrilescu, Svane was able to join the leading group. The young Christopher Yoo from the USA was also able to take the lead by punishing Klaudia Kulon’s faulty opening treatment.
Interview with Christopher Yoo
Endgame Basics You Need to Know, Volume 1 and Volume 2
In this video course, GM Surya Ganguly joins IM Sagar Shah and shares some unusual endgame wisdom based on his vast experience. The material mainly covers rook versus rook and pawn positions and starts by covering the basics.
You can find more videos on the YouTube Dortmund Chess Channel
Table after round 6
| 1 | GM | Gavrilescu, David | 2534 | 5 | 22.5 | |
| 2 | GM | Svane, Frederik | 2636 | 5 | 22.5 | |
| 3 | GM | Korobov, Anton | 2648 | 5 | 22 | |
| 4 | I AM | Petrovsky, Vadim | 2440 | 5 | 22 | |
| 5 | I AM | Peyrer, Constantine | 2425 | 5 | 19.5 | |
| 6 | GM | Christopher Woojin | 2616 | 5 | 19.5 | |
| 7 | I AM | Gkoumas, Georgios | 2450 | 5 | 19 | |
| 8 | I AM | Zwirs, Nico | 2467 | 5 | 19 | |
| 9 | GM | Quesada Perez, Luis Ernesto | 2576 | 4.5 | 22 | |
| 10 | FM | Zemach, Nadav | 2384 | 4.5 | 21.5 | |
| 11 | GM | Sasikiran, Krishnan | 2579 | 4.5 | 21.5 | |
| 12 | GM | Sokolovsky, Yahli | 2522 | 4.5 | 20 | |
| 13 | Klaska, Philipp Leon | 2184 | 4.5 | 19.5 | ||
| 14 | I AM | Samadov, Reading | 2509 | 4.5 | 19 | |
| 15 | Lyutsinger, Iren | 2176 | 4.5 | 19 | ||
| 16 | FM | Zuferi, Enis | 2394 | 4.5 | 18.5 | |
| 17 | I AM | Buksa, Nataliya | 2396 | 4.5 | 18.5 | |
| 18 | GM | Romanov, Eugene | 2567 | 4.5 | 18.5 | |
| 19 | I AM | Stalmach, Richard | 2443 | 4.5 | 18 | |
| 20 | GM | Vaganian, Rafael A | 2452 | 4.5 | 18 |
…191 players
