Wednesday, August 19, 2026Vol. I · No. 28Free · eloist.com

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The Position

Tan, Zhongyi beat Assaubayeva, Bibisara at 2026 Cairns Cup.

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White to move.

The final position is below.

The answer runs in tomorrow's issue.

Lichess Broadcasts

From the Files

In the London System, the Lichess archive holds 44.0M club games (1600–2000) that reach this position.

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The top reply Nf6 is chosen 30% of the time and scores 47% for Black.

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