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Meanwhile, Fabiano Caruana won the Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis for the third time (2014, 2018). Sole 2nd was Leinier Dominguez. My guy Wesley So was third. Wesley is also third in the final standings of the Grand Chess Tour, behind MVL and, of course Fabiano. Dominguez is now in the running for a slot in the Candidates by rating. He is one point behind Wesley and he must play in one more tournament before January to try to get a higher rating. Also, according to the arcane machinations of FIDE, Dominguez must play OUTSIDE the USA. The other day, commentator Peter Svidler dropped that there might be a “secret tournament” brewing somewhere which would give more players a shot at the Candidates. Hence, we know it won’t be in these USA, nor probably Europe. We can take a guess, given the other players anywhere close to the running.

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Black to move and mate in 3.

1. … Qxa2+ 2. Kc1 Qxb2+ 3. Kd1 Qxc2#
NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.

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December 1st. So, slightly early, we start this year’s Catholic Advent Calendar in the only way possible – by being synodal. pic.twitter.com/iRwzVzu3rw

— Eccles (@BruvverEccles) December 1, 2023

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2 Comments

BaltDeacon says:

1 December 2023 at 12:43 PM

Isn’t this mate in 3? [Indeed, it is. Mate in three.]

1. Qxa2+ Kc1
2. Qxb2+ (either Kd1 or Kd2)
3. Qxc2#

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beggingformercy says:

2 December 2023 at 1:56 PM

Qa2+, Kc1
Qb2+, Kd1 or d2
Qc2#

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