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Decisive games
No draws were seen in the open section of the World Cup on Thursday. Etienne Bacrot and Sergey Karjakin needed to win to take their matches to tiebreaks while Bacrot lost for a second day in a row against Magnus Carlsen, Karjakin managed to bounce back against Sam Shankland. In the meantime, Vladimir Fedoseev and Jan-Krzysztof Duda moved on to the semifinals thanks to wins over Amin Tabatabaei and Vidit Gujrathi.
Duda and Vidit played no fewer than 18 moves of theory out of a Spanish Opening.
The Ruy Lopez is one of the oldest openings which continues to enjoy high popularity from club level to the absolute world top. In this video series, American super GM Fabiano Caruana, talking to IM Oliver Reeh, presents a complete repertoire for White.
Round 6 tiebreaks: Sergei Karjakin The Comeback Minister advances to semi-finals
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World Cup: Carlsen and Shankland strike
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Round 06 Game 01: One foot in the semi-finals for Carlsen
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