The Best of European Online Club Cup ’21 | Games of the Week – WGM Sabina Foisor

March 29, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Woman Grandmaster Sabina Foisor looks at three games from the finals of the 2021 European Online Chess Club Cup, including losses by Gata Kamsky and Tata Steel winner Jorden van Foreest!

2021.04.01
Rasmus Svane vs. Gata Kamsky, 2021: D11 Queen’s Gambit Declined Slav, Breyer variation
https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2021-european-online-club-cup-playoff/01-Svane_Rasmus-Kamsky_Gata
Jorden van Foreest vs. Jan-Krzysztof Duda, 2021: B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2021-european-online-club-cup-final/01-Van_Foreest_Jorden-Duda_Jan_Krzysztof
Matthias Bluebaum vs. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, 2021: D04 Queen’s pawn game
https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2021-european-online-club-cup-final/03-Bluebaum_Matthias-Mamedyarov_Shakhriyar

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