The 4th and 5th rounds of Tal Memorial continued the tradition of "no game without a fight!". Finally the event gathered more chess spectators (mostly because of celebrations, but still). The Pashkov House woke up.
There were three chess events during the third rest day at the World Championship Match in Moscow. One of them was a match between blonds and brunettes. A year earlier blonds were literally demolished, but this time they took a no less convincing revenge.
An exhibition with chess thematic was opened in the Moscow House of Photography. It gathered best photos made in XX century, as well as chess sets presented to the museum during this period.
«The coat of arms of Moscow depicts a horseman with a spear in his hand slaying a bas ilisk and is identified with Saint George and the Dragon. The heraldic emblem of Moscow has been an integral part of the coat of arms of Russia since the 16th century.»