[EN] World Cup Crackles in Goa

World Cup quarterfinals set in Goa with Sam Shankland advancing three to one in rapid, the Women’s Team World Championship kicks off in Linares amid off-board headlines, and Hikaru Nakamura delivers back-to-back shows—an eleven to ten Speed Chess cliffhanger over Wesley So and a runaway Titled Tuesday win. Tight, witty, theory-light.