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MOSCOW, June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PhosAgro, one of the world's leading vertically integrated phosphate-based fertilizer producers, has renewed its strategic partnership agreements with the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and the Russian Chess Federation (RCF).

The signing ceremony, which was attended by FIDE President and Skolkovo Foundation Chairman Arkady Dvorkovich, RCF President Andrey Filatov, and PhosAgro CEO and RCF Vice President Andrey Guryev, took place at the Mikhail Botvinnik Central Chess Club.

FIDE President and Skolkovo Foundation Chairman Dvorkovich congratulated PhosAgro on its 20th anniversary: "It's impossible to imagine a World Championship without PhosAgro as a partner, and I am happy that the company is going to be a partner once again this year for the Championship and, no less important, the Chess World Cup to be held this July and August in Sochi.

"I believe that this yet again affirms the company's commitment to the philosophy of chess and its support both for the Russian school and for the development of chess throughout the world. Our partnership will have a significant impact in terms of supporting the younger generation of chess players both in Russia and around the world.

"This time, the World Championship will be held in the context of the World Expo in Dubai, which will bring together top minds in not only the world of chess world but also of politics, business and technology. I think this is completely in line with the combination of expertise that the International Chess Federation and PhosAgro have."

RCF President Filatov thanked PhosAgro for its long-term support: "Today we have entered the annals of our country's history: our team is simultaneously the European and World Champion and the winner of the Olympic Games. PhosAgro and Andrey Guryev personally played a major role in these historic victories. I would like to thank Arkady Dvorkovich for his appreciation of this fact and for presenting Andrey [Guryev] with an Olympic gold medal for his considerable contribution to the development of the chess movement in Russia and at the international level he deserves it!"

"Chess has become a traditional corporate game for us, a part of our corporate culture", said Mr Guryev. "Our Company is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and we have been supporting the Russian Chess Federation for 11 of those years. We are also a sponsor of the World Chess Championship and its qualifying tournaments. This signing ceremony has become a tradition: chess is gaining in popularity in our country and around the world, and it requires proper support from the business community. Chess and PhosAgro have a lot in common: we are always thinking about our next move or rather two or three moves in order to outperform our competitors. For PhosAgro, it's important to support Russian chess and Russian chess players, but the main goal of our efforts is to crown another Russian World Chess Champion."

In addition to chess, PhosAgro is a long-time partner of the Russian Olympians Foundation, the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, the Moscow Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, the Russian Swimming Federation, the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Federation and the St Petersburg Regional Judo Federation, and it is a sponsor of the Severyanka volleyball club (Vologda region) and the Proton volleyball club (Saratov), the Avtodor basketball club and the Turbina Balakovo Speedway Team (Saratov region), thus contributing to the international success of Russian sport.

About PhosAgro

PhosAgro (www.phosagro.com) is one of the world's leading vertically integrated phosphate-based fertilizer producers in terms of production volumes of phosphate-based fertilizers and high-grade phosphate rock with a P2O5 content of 39% and higher. PhosAgro's environmentally friendly fertilizers stand out for their high efficiency, and they do not lead to the contamination of soils with heavy metals.

The Company is the largest phosphate-based fertilizer producer in Europe (by total combined capacity for DAP/MAP/NP/NPK/NPS), the largest producer of high-grade phosphate rock with a P2O5 content of 39%, a top-three producer of MAP/DAP globally, one of the leading producers of feed phosphates (MCP) in Europe, and the only producer in Russia, and Russia's only producer of nepheline concentrate (according to the RAFP).

PhosAgro's main products include phosphate rock, 39 grades of fertilizers, feed phosphates, ammonia, and sodium tripolyphosphate, which are used by customers in 102 countries spanning all of the world's inhabited continents. The Company's priority markets outside of Russia and the CIS are Latin America, Europe and Asia.

PhosAgro's shares are traded on the Moscow Exchange, and global depositary receipts (GDRs) for shares trade on the London Stock Exchange (under the ticker PHOR). Since 1 June 2016, the Company's GDRs have been included in the MSCI Russia and MSCI Emerging Markets indexes.

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Bollywood actor Aamir Khan is known as Mr. Perfectionist for his acting. While Aamir plays the best role through his acting, the selection of his films also presents a different story every time. Along with films, Aamir was often seen working for the benefit of the society. His television shows and movies inspire people. Meanwhile, Aamir has also been seen many times becoming a chess player.Aamir Khan is now going to compete with chess champion Viswanathan Anand again. This time the match will be virtual. This game is being organized by Chess.com, where this match will be played on a virtual chase board as well as this game will be uploaded on live YouTube, during this game donations and funds will also be collected through which Coronavirus People can be helped in time.

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This money is being deposited for the Kovid Relief Fund through Akshaya Patra Organization. This game will be played on June 13 from 5 to 8 pm. Fans are very excited to see this game of Amir and Viswanathan Anand and it is expected that Aamir must have got ready to compete with Viswanathan Anand. Aamir Khan and Viswanathan Anand have played chess matches in the past as well. Both of them played a match in the third edition of Maharashtra Chess League held in the year 2015. There was an exhibition match between these two. The match took place at Hotel Novotel in Juhu, Mumbai. This league was inaugurated by Aamir Khan. During the same match, Aamir Khan said, I like to play chess and he can play it anytime. And I got a chance to play. But it seems to be giving his response. It has to be seen how interesting the match will be this time. This game will be very special for those who know chess and those who are less involved with the game will also get a chance to recognize the game.

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Joe Burrow, theCincinnati BengalsNo. 1 overall pick in 2020, looked great through 11 weeks of his inaugural season. A devastating knee injury cost him the chance to finish his rookie year, which was heartbreaking to Bengals fans.

Burrow has said thehardest part of the injurywas that the team was starting to gel when he went out. Now, Burrow is back on the field with his teammates, and they are once again beginning to come together, both on the field and off.

That even includes some good-natured trash talk between Burrow and one of his most important offensive weapons about, of all things, chess.

Burrows ACL rehab has reportedly gone well in the last six months. His knee surgeon has officially given the LSU producta clean bill of health, saying hes a full go for the start of the season.

The QB has participated in the Bengals minicamp and looks like his pre-injury self.The Athleticreported that Burrow was ripping off 30-yard corners and, at the end of practice, was throwing 50-plus-yard bombs.

This is good news for Burrow and his speedy young receivers. In addition to veteran speedster Tyler Boyd and second-year wideout Tee Higgins, the Bengals also added Burrows LSU teammate JaMarr Chase, who ran a 4.34-second 40-yard dash.

All these pass-catchers are surely salivating over being able to run under these Burrow deep balls when the 2021 season kicks off.

Its not just on the field where Burrow is starting to make connections and showing off his stuff. Hes bonding with his teammates, as well.

The 24-year-old signal-caller is apparently learning how to play chess and is already bragging about his skills to teammates. After one OTA practice, tight end C.J. Uzomah told reporters:

The good thing I can say is [Burrow and me] have been talking crap about chess right now. We havent played yet, but he thinks hes good at chess. He probably watched Queens Gambit. I have been playing chess for longer than that. I think Ive probably got him on that.

The 6-foot-6 tight end also shared that his QB teases him about always being on his way to get a new tattoo, which the inked pass-catcher did say was usually a fair statement.

This relationship between Burrow and Uzomah seems emblematic of many of Burrows relationships with his offensive teammates. Stories about the returning QB make him sound like a fun guy and a player others genuinely enjoy being around.

On the field, Uzomah and Burrow developing a relationship will be important in the coming season. Cincinnati is loaded at receiver and features Joe Mixon at running back. The tight end group, however, is less heralded and accomplished than the other skill positions.

Last years leading receiver at tight end was Drew Sample, a then-second-year player who caught 40 balls for 349 yards.

Uzomah caught eight balls on 11 targets for 87 yards and a touchdown last year over just two weeks in 2020. He ruptured his Achilles tendon in the second game and went out for the season,like several Bengals players in 2020. This season, they will be looking for the big target to pick up where he left off with Burrow. Uzomah should be the primary tight end target in 2021.

In addition to bringing Uzomah and Sample back, the Bengals didnt do much else at the position except sign a few rookies and unproven players. One interesting tight end on the roster now is Thaddeus Moss. Moss signed in 2020 as an undrafted free agent with the Washington Football Team. The Bengals claimed him off waivers after Washington released him. He played with Burrow at LSU, though, so they may be able to rekindle their chemistry.

If the tight ends can step up and provide Burrow with a reliable outlet and maybe even some big plays in 2021 the Bengals offense could be something special.

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The 501(c)(3) US Chess Federation and the US Chess Trust are pleased to announce the five recipients of the 2021 Scholar-Chessplayer Awards. These awards recognize high school juniors and seniors who excel in academics, chess, and leadership. The 2021 winners will receive $3,000 each from the US Chess Trust, for a total of $15,000 in scholarship money. These scholarships, awarded annually by the U.S. Chess Trust, the National Scholastic Chess Foundation (NSCF), and US Chess, recognize and encourage outstanding high school students who promote a positive image of chess. Another thank you goes to the US Chess scholastic committee members who reviewed all the applications. The recipients are:

NM Destynn Keuchel: junior, Solon OH, age 17

FM Christopher Shen:junior,Powell, OH, age 17

FM Wesley Wang: junior,Jericho, NY, age 17

WCM Iris Zhou: junior,Creve Coeur, MO, age 17

WIM Evelyn Zhu: junior, Jericho NY, age 16

Left to right above: FM Christopher Shen, FM Wesley Wang, and WIM Evelyn Zhu. (Keuchel and Zhou did not provide photos.)

To qualify, applicants must be US Chess members and were presented with these requirements:

For more information, please visitwww.uschesstrust.organdwww.nscfchess.org. The US Chess Trust is a separate 501(c)(3) organization operating independent of US Chess.

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The Superbet Chess Classic, the first leg of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour, began on Saturday with draws on all five boards. GM Anish Giri lived dangerously in his game with GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac but survived in the end.

How to watch?The games of the Superbet Chess Classic can be found here on our live events platform. There is live commentary by GMs Alejandro Ramirez, Yasser Seirawan, Cristian Chirila, Maurice Ashley, and IM Almira Skripchenko starting at 5:00 a.m. Pacific / 14:00 Central Europe. GM Hikaru Nakamura is also providing commentary on his Twitch channel.

After the many online speed chess events that we've seen during the pandemic, with all the drama that is connected to faster time controls and inevitable blunders, the opening round of the Superbet Chess Classic showed us the other side of our beloved board game. In classical chess, at the highest level, mistakes are few, and draws are plenty.

What has also become clear is that the rule that forbids players to offer a draw has little effect. If the position is reaching the status of "dead equal," the players will find a way to circumvent that rule: by repeating moves. (It would be interesting to see what would happen if repeating moves weren't allowed!)

The first two to draw were GM Constantin Lupulescu, one of the two local players, and GM Levon Aronian. Lupulescu played a solid line with 4.Qc2 against the Nimzo-Indian. Since Aronian didn't push for more either, after about half an hour the players called the arbiter, pointed out the move repetition, and shook hands.

(Yes, they did shake hands. Last year that would be a sign of carelessness; these days it's preferable to see it as a sign that the pandemic is slowly coming to an end, at least in parts of the world.)

Dumitrescu is best known for scoring two goals for Romania at the 1994 World Cup in their round-of-16 match, won 3-2 vs. Argentina.

Less than half an hour later, the second game ended. GM Alexander Grischuk played one of the main lines (8.Rb1) against GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave's Grunfeld, a variation that now almost without exception leads to a quick draw at this level. We also saw it being used a few times in the FTX Crypto Cup last week.

When commentator GM Cristian Chirila asked for some further insights, Grischuk replied in all honesty: "There is nothing to discuss. It's a forced draw, more or less."

So, did the Russian GM actually play for that draw from the very start? Kind of.

"I did a research," said Grischuk. "In my last 10 first-round games, I think I played four draws and lost six. So I thought, a draw is better than losing."

In my last 10 first-round games I think I played four draws and lost six. So I thought, a draw is better than losing.Alexander Grischuk

Around the same time, GM Teimour Radjabov and GM Fabiano Caruana also called it a day. Their game was the least entertaining as the move repetition came rather early.

This specific opening variation in the Ragozin was played many times, perhaps most prominently at the 2015 Wijk aan Zee tournament when GM Vasyl Ivanchuk used it as White to draw quickly with GM Magnus Carlsen.

At the time, the world champion was quite annoyed (saying: "This is not chess; this is just nonsense!") because he had just won six games in a row and this draw deprived him of doing what GM Caruana had done half a year before: winning seven in a row.

GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and GM Wesley So played a longer game, but also here the balance was never disturbed in a fairly quiet Queen's Gambit Accepted. So had lost a game to Carlsen in the same endgame last week in the FTX Crypto Cup but, as said, classical time control allows for much more accurate play.

That brings us to an easy choice for Game of the Day: Deac vs. Giri.

"I wanted to try to play," said Giri afterward. "As we had seen very early in the round, the weight was on my shoulders. I had to carry this tournament forward; there was nobody else who wanted to play chess!"

The weight was on my shoulders. I had to carry this tournament forward; there was nobody else who wanted to play chess!Anish Giri

On a more serious note, Giri did admit that he felt obliged to play for a win as the higher-rated player. He had trouble remembering all the details in the complex Anti-Moscow variation and also felt he was too optimistic in his evaluations later.

Meanwhile, last-minute substitute Deac showed his talent with an excellent first game where he had one of the strongest players in the world on the ropes.

Giri summarized the whole round nicely, saying that there's nothing wrong with draws "as long as there's content."

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The Superbet Chess Classic takes place June 5-14, 2021 in Bucharest, Romania. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with a 30-second increment per move, starting from move one. It is the first leg of the Grand Chess Tour and has a $325,000 prize fund.

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