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White to move and mate in 3.

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Yesterday, Magnus defeated Gukesh to go on to the semifinals. In a post-game interview he all but completely ruled out challenging against for the title of World Champion.

"Under the current format there is absolutely no chance. I think everybody should operate under the assumption that I will not play at the Candidates and that everybody else who's in the semifinals is qualified for the Candidates," says Magnus Carlsen.#FIDEWorldCup pic.twitter.com/8VTwbT8YTp

— chess24.com (@chess24com) August 16, 2023

In bad chess news, I read from the WSJ:

Chess.com and Lichess will halt their relationships with St. Louis Chess Club and no longer provide support for or cover any of their tournaments in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct, The Wall Street Journal revealed on Wednesday.

In an exclusive story, the influential newspaper reveals how the two biggest chess servers no longer will broadcast, provide news coverage of or support tournaments hosted by Saint Louis Chess Club. This will affect prestigious events such as the Sinquefield Cup, Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, and Chess9LX, which are scheduled for this fall.

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One Comment

Oliveira says:

18 August 2023 at 12:35 AM

I think it’s black to move and mate in 3, based on the position of the board. If that’s the case:
1. … Nf3+
2. gxf3 Rg6+
3. Kh1 Nf2#

(If 2. Kh1 then mate in 2 with Nf2#)

Now… if the white is to move and mate in 3… then I don’t know…

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