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Yu Yangyi vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

FIDE World Cup 2019, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia

The FIDE World Cup ended in victory for Teimour Radjabov, winning the final against Ding Liren. Both players qualify for the Candidates tournament next year. In a playoff for third place, France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave prevailed over China’s Yu Yangyi, winning both rapid tiebreak games.

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5

Vachier-Lagrave is a leading specialist in the Grunfeld Defence. During the classical ...