29. Bxe6+!
A stunning combination by Alireza Firouzja.
29...Nxe6 30. Rd7+ Kg8 31. Qxg6+! 1-0
A stunning combination by Alireza Firouzja.
29...Nxe6 30. Rd7+ Kg8 31. Qxg6+! 1-0
23. Nh2?
An illogical move that allows Black to open up the position even further for his bishops and get a huge attack.
(23. Nbd2 f5 24. e5=)
23... f5! 24. exf5 a4 25.Nc1 Ne7! 26. g4 gxf5 27. Re6 fxg4 28. Bxh6
Nf5 29. Bg5 Qa8 30. Qe2 g3 -+
An illogical move that allows Black to open up the position even further for his bishops and get a huge attack.
(23. Nbd2 f5 24. e5=)
23... f5! 24. exf5 a4 25.Nc1 Ne7! 26. g4 gxf5 27. Re6 fxg4 28. Bxh6
Nf5 29. Bg5 Qa8 30. Qe2 g3 -+
13... Qa5!
This active move has already been played by the former member of Iran's team IM Amir Mallahi.
14. Nxd4
14. a4 Ne4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Nd2 17. Bc3 (17. Re1 Bb4) 17... Nxf3+ 18. exf3 Qd8 =
Sulava,N (2551)-Mallahi,A (2406) Bled 2002})
14... Qxa2 15. Bc3 Qa6 16. Nf5 Rad8
({Black should play} 16... Bd8 )
17. Nxe7+
(17. Qd2 {Threatens to win with Qg5.} h6 18. Qf4)
17... Rxe7 {The position is equal.} 18. Bxf6
gxf6 19. Bxd5 Qxe2 20. Qxe2 Rxe2 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Rxc6 1/2-1/2
This active move has already been played by the former member of Iran's team IM Amir Mallahi.
14. Nxd4
14. a4 Ne4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Nd2 17. Bc3 (17. Re1 Bb4) 17... Nxf3+ 18. exf3 Qd8 =
Sulava,N (2551)-Mallahi,A (2406) Bled 2002})
14... Qxa2 15. Bc3 Qa6 16. Nf5 Rad8
({Black should play} 16... Bd8 )
17. Nxe7+
(17. Qd2 {Threatens to win with Qg5.} h6 18. Qf4)
17... Rxe7 {The position is equal.} 18. Bxf6
gxf6 19. Bxd5 Qxe2 20. Qxe2 Rxe2 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Rxc6 1/2-1/2
29. Qc4!
A clever play by Indian Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran.
29...Nxc5
(29... Nf8 30. Rc1 h6 31. Nf3)
30. Rc1! {Threatens to
win with Nxe6! Black is under strong pressure.} Rc7 31. Qh4 h6 32. Nxe6 Rd7
(32... g5 33. Qd4 Rd7 34. Qxc5 Qxe6)
(32... Nxe6 33. Rxc6)
33. Nd4 Qd5 34. Qh5 Rf7 35. g4 Rf6 36. Nxf5 +- {Intending Ne7+ and mate.}
Born in Madras, Sasikiran won the Indian Chess Championship for the first time in 1999 and won it again in 2002, 2003 and 2013. In 1999 he also won the Asian Junior Chess Championship in VΕ©ng TΓ u, Vietnam.
A clever play by Indian Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran.
29...Nxc5
(29... Nf8 30. Rc1 h6 31. Nf3)
30. Rc1! {Threatens to
win with Nxe6! Black is under strong pressure.} Rc7 31. Qh4 h6 32. Nxe6 Rd7
(32... g5 33. Qd4 Rd7 34. Qxc5 Qxe6)
(32... Nxe6 33. Rxc6)
33. Nd4 Qd5 34. Qh5 Rf7 35. g4 Rf6 36. Nxf5 +- {Intending Ne7+ and mate.}
Born in Madras, Sasikiran won the Indian Chess Championship for the first time in 1999 and won it again in 2002, 2003 and 2013. In 1999 he also won the Asian Junior Chess Championship in VΕ©ng TΓ u, Vietnam.
The English International Master concluded a very nice game after deciding that he could snatch the pawn on a2:
12...Qxa2! 13.Ra1 Qb2 14.Rb1 Qa3 15.Ra1 Qb4 16.Rb1?
The correct is 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Rb1=
16...Nxd4! 17.Rxb4 cxb4 18.Bxd4?! Bxd4 19.Qa4 a5-+
Black has a huge advantage.
12...Qxa2! 13.Ra1 Qb2 14.Rb1 Qa3 15.Ra1 Qb4 16.Rb1?
The correct is 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Rb1=
16...Nxd4! 17.Rxb4 cxb4 18.Bxd4?! Bxd4 19.Qa4 a5-+
Black has a huge advantage.
The white knight is a fair distance from e4 and this factor no doubt had a big influence in the top English Grandmaster's decision to adopt an almost caveman-like approach.
14...f4!?
At first sight, this move looks positionally dubious as black loses control of e4. However, it will take some moves before Na3 is in control of this vital square. In the meantime black can build up a promising attack.
15.Bf2 Qe8 16.Nc4 Qh5 17.Kh1 Rf6 with an attack.
14...f4!?
At first sight, this move looks positionally dubious as black loses control of e4. However, it will take some moves before Na3 is in control of this vital square. In the meantime black can build up a promising attack.
15.Bf2 Qe8 16.Nc4 Qh5 17.Kh1 Rf6 with an attack.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 597
public poll
C: Bc1 β 13
πππππππ 87%
EspaΓ±a πͺπΈ, @Mohsenfaraz62, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @mhmdaqa, Jonas, @Afshin3333, Nikhil, Jayden, @SteveWongso, @RichardPeng, Ω Ψ¬ΫΨ―, Rachel, Sanjana
B: BΓc4 β 2
π 13%
George, Zhenrui
A: Rb1
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
public poll
C: Bc1 β 13
πππππππ 87%
EspaΓ±a πͺπΈ, @Mohsenfaraz62, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @mhmdaqa, Jonas, @Afshin3333, Nikhil, Jayden, @SteveWongso, @RichardPeng, Ω Ψ¬ΫΨ―, Rachel, Sanjana
B: BΓc4 β 2
π 13%
George, Zhenrui
A: Rb1
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 598
public poll
A: Kg6 β 6
πππππππ 50%
@Afshin3333, Nikhil, Jayden, @SteveWongso, @RichardPeng, Sanjana
B: Ne3 β 5
ππππππ 42%
EspaΓ±a πͺπΈ, Jonas, Rachel, George, Matthew
C: f4 β 1
π 8%
Ω Ψ¬ΫΨ―
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
public poll
A: Kg6 β 6
πππππππ 50%
@Afshin3333, Nikhil, Jayden, @SteveWongso, @RichardPeng, Sanjana
B: Ne3 β 5
ππππππ 42%
EspaΓ±a πͺπΈ, Jonas, Rachel, George, Matthew
C: f4 β 1
π 8%
Ω Ψ¬ΫΨ―
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
In a very tense match, 46-year-old British GM Michael Adams (2706) defeated GM Luke McShane (2669) to win his 6th British champion title.
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