23. Nd5 ?
White could have chosen a more stubborn defense with 23. Kc1!
A)23...Rh8 24. h5
B)23... Rxb4 24. Nd5 Ra4 25. Qxf7+
C)23... Qf8 24.Ng4 Rhh5 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Qxd4 =
23... f5! 24. exf5 Rxd5 25. f6+ Kh7 26. Qe4 Rhh5 27. Qe6 Qf8 28. Qd7+ Kh6 0-1
White could have chosen a more stubborn defense with 23. Kc1!
A)23...Rh8 24. h5
B)23... Rxb4 24. Nd5 Ra4 25. Qxf7+
C)23... Qf8 24.Ng4 Rhh5 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Qxd4 =
23... f5! 24. exf5 Rxd5 25. f6+ Kh7 26. Qe4 Rhh5 27. Qe6 Qf8 28. Qd7+ Kh6 0-1
36... Qe7?
Nico Georgiadis missed a chance to win.
36... Bxb5!
A) 37. Qxb5 Qe8 38. a4 Qxb5 39. Bxb5 Kg8 40. a5 Kf7 41. a6 Ke7 -+
B) 37. Bxe6 Rxc5 38. Bxf7 Rf5 -+
37.Bxe6 Qxc5 38. dxc5 Bxb5 39.Bg4 Rxc5 40. Bxe2=
Nico Georgiadis missed a chance to win.
36... Bxb5!
A) 37. Qxb5 Qe8 38. a4 Qxb5 39. Bxb5 Kg8 40. a5 Kf7 41. a6 Ke7 -+
B) 37. Bxe6 Rxc5 38. Bxf7 Rf5 -+
37.Bxe6 Qxc5 38. dxc5 Bxb5 39.Bg4 Rxc5 40. Bxe2=
Black has doubled pawns, but a ...c7-c5 break will no doubt be up his sleeve and the use of the d5-square is helpful too. The most accurate plan is:
13.Qg4! 0-0 14.Be2 Kh8 15.0-0 Nc6 16.Nxc4 Nxc4 17.Bxc4 Ba5 18.Bg5 Qd7 19.Qh4 Nb4 20.Ra1 Qc6 21.Bf1 Qb6 22.Ra3!
and Black resigned. --- There is no defence to 23 Rh3.
13.Qg4! 0-0 14.Be2 Kh8 15.0-0 Nc6 16.Nxc4 Nxc4 17.Bxc4 Ba5 18.Bg5 Qd7 19.Qh4 Nb4 20.Ra1 Qc6 21.Bf1 Qb6 22.Ra3!
and Black resigned. --- There is no defence to 23 Rh3.
18...Rfb8 19.Bc2 Qb7 20.Re1 Nh7!
It's the best move, black's knight is tending on ideal " parking "d4.
21.Re3?
It is necessary: 21.Ba4 and if 21...Qa6, then 22.Bb5.
21... Qa6 22.Bd3 Bd7 23.Bf1 Ng5 24.Red3 Ne6 25.Ne3 Nd4
Full domination, white doesn't have space for any movement.
26.Nd5 Rb3
and White resigned. Yes, Kramnik saw all this with his eyes closed!
It's the best move, black's knight is tending on ideal " parking "d4.
21.Re3?
It is necessary: 21.Ba4 and if 21...Qa6, then 22.Bb5.
21... Qa6 22.Bd3 Bd7 23.Bf1 Ng5 24.Red3 Ne6 25.Ne3 Nd4
Full domination, white doesn't have space for any movement.
26.Nd5 Rb3
and White resigned. Yes, Kramnik saw all this with his eyes closed!
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 593
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C: Bf8 – 8
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Jonas, Gavin, Nikhil, Ramesh, Vincent, @RichardPeng, مجید, Zhenrui
A: Red8 – 3
👍👍👍 23%
@Sophia_Peng, @Henrycaba, Rachel
B: g5 – 2
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@hosssein_G, George
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C: Bf8 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 62%
Jonas, Gavin, Nikhil, Ramesh, Vincent, @RichardPeng, مجید, Zhenrui
A: Red8 – 3
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@Sophia_Peng, @Henrycaba, Rachel
B: g5 – 2
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@hosssein_G, George
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Unity Chess Multiple Choice 594
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B: Ra3 – 12
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@Anasiri6889, Jonas, Gavin, Nikhil, Ramesh, @SteveWongso, Vincent, @RichardPeng, @Henrycaba, مجید, George, Zhenrui
A: Nh2 – 1
👍 7%
Esmaeil
C: a×b5 – 1
👍 7%
@Sophia_Peng
👥 14 people voted so far.
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B: Ra3 – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 86%
@Anasiri6889, Jonas, Gavin, Nikhil, Ramesh, @SteveWongso, Vincent, @RichardPeng, @Henrycaba, مجید, George, Zhenrui
A: Nh2 – 1
👍 7%
Esmaeil
C: a×b5 – 1
👍 7%
@Sophia_Peng
👥 14 people voted so far.
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One of three Iranian teams “Iran Green” finished as the champion of the continental event after seven rounds of the games. China’s team stood in second place and Kazakhstan came in third. The other Iranian team “Iran Red” finished fourth. All-time powerhouse India came in a poor fifth.
In the blitz category, Iran men’s team also won the title last week and China finished second.
Seyyed Mohammad-Amin Tabatabaei, Alireza Firouzja, Masoud Mosadeqpour and grandmaster Parham Maghsoodloo played for Iran Green.
Mehrdad Pahlavanzadeh, Head of Iran Chess Federation called the men’s team performance “historical” as the nation has not gained such success over six decades.
“Iran has not been better than now in the last 63 years,” said Pahlavanzadeh. “It was always a dream to bring down powerhouses China and India. Now the dream has come true.”
In the women’s division, the Chinese won the title a day earlier due to the high margin with the second place winner Vietnam. India took bronze while “Iran Green” team, in women’s category, finished fifth after Uzbekistan’s fourth place.
Chinese women also took the top spot in the women blitz games, India came in second and Iranians third. The champions in both men and women categories secured World Championship berth as well. Iran Chess Federation on behalf of the Asian Chess Federation organized the event.
The tourist city of Hamedan, one of the oldest cities in Iran, hosted the games from July 27 to August 4.
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In the blitz category, Iran men’s team also won the title last week and China finished second.
Seyyed Mohammad-Amin Tabatabaei, Alireza Firouzja, Masoud Mosadeqpour and grandmaster Parham Maghsoodloo played for Iran Green.
Mehrdad Pahlavanzadeh, Head of Iran Chess Federation called the men’s team performance “historical” as the nation has not gained such success over six decades.
“Iran has not been better than now in the last 63 years,” said Pahlavanzadeh. “It was always a dream to bring down powerhouses China and India. Now the dream has come true.”
In the women’s division, the Chinese won the title a day earlier due to the high margin with the second place winner Vietnam. India took bronze while “Iran Green” team, in women’s category, finished fifth after Uzbekistan’s fourth place.
Chinese women also took the top spot in the women blitz games, India came in second and Iranians third. The champions in both men and women categories secured World Championship berth as well. Iran Chess Federation on behalf of the Asian Chess Federation organized the event.
The tourist city of Hamedan, one of the oldest cities in Iran, hosted the games from July 27 to August 4.
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