Few tournaments brought as much stake to its host nation as Moscow 1925 did to Russia. The event brought a Russian into world title contention, but, more importantly, it proved vital to Russia’s rise as dominant force in chess. Eugene Manlapao takes a look at the tournament and its history. | Photo: Tournament winner Efim Bogoljubov (left) and Akiba Rubinstein during their game | Photo: Wikipedia
Another brutal round in Bucharest has concluded with a similar pattern as the first three rounds: one victory and four draws. This time, it was GM Fabiano Caruana who beat the luckless winner of last year's event GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. There were plenty of opportunities for individual triumphs in.
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