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The Wild World Cup (Upsets and Surprises) | Road to 2000 - NM Caleb Denby

National Master Caleb Denby looks at the upsets in the ongoing 2021 Chess World Cup. The mysterious masked Caleb shows how 2018 U.S. Champion Sam Shankland beat Peter Svidler in the biggest knockout tournament in chess.

2021.07.27
Samuel Shankland vs Peter Svidler, FIDE World Cup (2021): E60 King's Indian defence
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Velimir Ivic vs Francisco Vallejo Pons, FIDE World Cup (2021): C11 French, Steinitz, Boleslavsky variation
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