Fabiano Caruana who's having a fantastic year full of victories.
The whole chess world is looking forward to the "Carlsen vs Caruana" World Championship match which will take place this November.
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The whole chess world is looking forward to the "Carlsen vs Caruana" World Championship match which will take place this November.
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Future grandmasters Friðrik Ólafsson (Iceland) and Bent Larsen (Denmark), at the conclusion of their playoff match for the Nordic Championship, Reykjavík 1956.
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30 yrs ago, the 55th USSR Championship was under way in Moscow at the International Trade Centre . It was won by World Champion Garry Kasparov & Anatoly Karpov R7 ended in a draw.
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38. Qd7+?
Missing a golden opportunity. White could have won with:
38. Rf8! Qc4 39. b3 Qe6 40. Qd4 Ree2 41. h4 +-
38... Kg5 39. Qd8+ f6 40. Rxg6+ Kh4 =
Missing a golden opportunity. White could have won with:
38. Rf8! Qc4 39. b3 Qe6 40. Qd4 Ree2 41. h4 +-
38... Kg5 39. Qd8+ f6 40. Rxg6+ Kh4 =
41.Qd7??
White should have forced the draw with 41.Rd1!, intending Rd4.
41. Rd1! Rxh3+ 42. Kg1 Rxg2+ 43. Rxg2 Qe3+ 44. Rf2 Qg3+ 45.
Rg2 Qe3+ =
41... Rxg2 42. R1xg2 Rxh3+ 43. Kg1 Qc1+ 44. Kf2 Qe3+ 0-1
White should have forced the draw with 41.Rd1!, intending Rd4.
41. Rd1! Rxh3+ 42. Kg1 Rxg2+ 43. Rxg2 Qe3+ 44. Rf2 Qg3+ 45.
Rg2 Qe3+ =
41... Rxg2 42. R1xg2 Rxh3+ 43. Kg1 Qc1+ 44. Kf2 Qe3+ 0-1
39...Rb4??
Vietnamese GM made a blunder in a drawn endgame. He could have obtained a draw with the following continuation:
39... f1=Q+ 40. Kxf1 Kg3 41. Rg2+ Kf3 42. Rf2+ Kg3 43.Kg1 Ra1+ 44. Rf1 Ra2 45. f7 Rg2+ 46. Kh1 Rh2+ 47. Kg1 Rg2+ =
40. f7 Rb8 41. Re8 1-0
Vietnamese GM made a blunder in a drawn endgame. He could have obtained a draw with the following continuation:
39... f1=Q+ 40. Kxf1 Kg3 41. Rg2+ Kf3 42. Rf2+ Kg3 43.Kg1 Ra1+ 44. Rf1 Ra2 45. f7 Rg2+ 46. Kh1 Rh2+ 47. Kg1 Rg2+ =
40. f7 Rb8 41. Re8 1-0
12.Bxf6!?
This interesting move prevents Black from playing ...c5.
12...B×f6
12...N×f6 Nb3
13.b4 a5 14.a3
This interesting move prevents Black from playing ...c5.
12...B×f6
12...N×f6 Nb3
13.b4 a5 14.a3
Forwarded from Captain Milad
⚪️#583 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Liew,J
🔸Torre,E
🔸Asian Team Championship, Dubai, 1986
🔸Liew,J
🔸Torre,E
🔸Asian Team Championship, Dubai, 1986
10.Nce2
This clears the square for c2-c3 to support d4. The knight is also heading for the kingside to support the attack.
10...0-0 11.c3 Na5 12.Nf4 Rc8 13.Qe2 Nc4 14.Rae1
This clears the square for c2-c3 to support d4. The knight is also heading for the kingside to support the attack.
10...0-0 11.c3 Na5 12.Nf4 Rc8 13.Qe2 Nc4 14.Rae1