44... Ke6??
An unfortunate blunder, just when a draw was within White's grasp.
The only move to save the game was 44... a5!!
A) 45. bxa5 Kc6 and Kb7-Ka6 =
B) 45. Kg4 axb4 46. axb4 Ke6 47. Kg5 Kd5 48. Kh6 Kc4=
45. Kg4! Kf6 46. Kh5 Kg7 47. Kg5 h6+
48. Kf5 Kf7 49. Ke5 Ke7 50. Kd5 Kd7 51. Kc5 Kc7 52. g4 Kb7
53. Kd6 Kb6 54. Ke6 Kc6 55. Kf6 Kd5 56. Kg6 Kc4 57. Kxh6 Kb3 58. g5 Kxa3 59. g6Kxb4 60. g7 1-0
An unfortunate blunder, just when a draw was within White's grasp.
The only move to save the game was 44... a5!!
A) 45. bxa5 Kc6 and Kb7-Ka6 =
B) 45. Kg4 axb4 46. axb4 Ke6 47. Kg5 Kd5 48. Kh6 Kc4=
45. Kg4! Kf6 46. Kh5 Kg7 47. Kg5 h6+
48. Kf5 Kf7 49. Ke5 Ke7 50. Kd5 Kd7 51. Kc5 Kc7 52. g4 Kb7
53. Kd6 Kb6 54. Ke6 Kc6 55. Kf6 Kd5 56. Kg6 Kc4 57. Kxh6 Kb3 58. g5 Kxa3 59. g6Kxb4 60. g7 1-0
24.e5!
A strong pawn sacrifice to penetrate the opponent's position.
24...dxe5 25.d6 exd6 26.Ne4
in view of the multiple threats that the powerful white knight generated (e.g. capturing on d6 thus deflecting the black queen from its vital task of supporting g6), the English superstar decided to hit the emergency button. Ultimately though this was to no avail:
26...Ne6 27.fxe6 Qxe6 28.Qd2 Kg8 29.Ng5 Qc4 30.Rc3+-
A strong pawn sacrifice to penetrate the opponent's position.
24...dxe5 25.d6 exd6 26.Ne4
in view of the multiple threats that the powerful white knight generated (e.g. capturing on d6 thus deflecting the black queen from its vital task of supporting g6), the English superstar decided to hit the emergency button. Ultimately though this was to no avail:
26...Ne6 27.fxe6 Qxe6 28.Qd2 Kg8 29.Ng5 Qc4 30.Rc3+-
32...Rh8!
Rather than seeking a trade, Morozevich activated his rook.
33.Rd1 h6! 34.Rh1 hxg5 35.Nxg5 Bxg5 36.fxg5 Kd5 37.Be1 Rh7 38.Bc3 Ke4 39.b3 cxb3 40.cxb3 Kf3 41.h6 gxh6 42.gxh6 Rxh6-+
Rather than seeking a trade, Morozevich activated his rook.
33.Rd1 h6! 34.Rh1 hxg5 35.Nxg5 Bxg5 36.fxg5 Kd5 37.Be1 Rh7 38.Bc3 Ke4 39.b3 cxb3 40.cxb3 Kf3 41.h6 gxh6 42.gxh6 Rxh6-+
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 603
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C: Ba2 β 6
πππππππ 46%
Ψ΄ΫΨ―Ψ§, Gavin, Nikhil, @SteveWongso, Ω Ψ¬ΫΨ―, Zhenrui
A: f3 β 4
πππππ 31%
Vincent, @MerissaWongso, @RichardPeng, Sanjana
B: Bg5 β 3
ππππ 23%
@Sophia_Peng, Rachel, George
π₯ 13 people voted so far.
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C: Ba2 β 6
πππππππ 46%
Ψ΄ΫΨ―Ψ§, Gavin, Nikhil, @SteveWongso, Ω Ψ¬ΫΨ―, Zhenrui
A: f3 β 4
πππππ 31%
Vincent, @MerissaWongso, @RichardPeng, Sanjana
B: Bg5 β 3
ππππ 23%
@Sophia_Peng, Rachel, George
π₯ 13 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 604
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A: h5 β 7
πππππππ 47%
Ψ΄ΫΨ―Ψ§, Gavin, Nikhil, @SteveWongso, @MerissaWongso, Ω Ψ¬ΫΨ―, George
B: Be7 β 6
ππππππ 40%
@Hesi2004, Vincent, @Sophia_Peng, Rachel, Zhenrui, Sanjana
C: Bd7 β 2
ππ 13%
@RichardPeng, Raymond
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
public poll
A: h5 β 7
πππππππ 47%
Ψ΄ΫΨ―Ψ§, Gavin, Nikhil, @SteveWongso, @MerissaWongso, Ω Ψ¬ΫΨ―, George
B: Be7 β 6
ππππππ 40%
@Hesi2004, Vincent, @Sophia_Peng, Rachel, Zhenrui, Sanjana
C: Bd7 β 2
ππ 13%
@RichardPeng, Raymond
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin with Viktor Korchnoi, at the international tournament in Beersheba, February 1978.
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"Do not always be thinking of attack! Moves that safeguard your position are often far more prudent."
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7th round, Wijk aan Zee, 23rd January 1982. Genna Sosonko v. Jan Timman - a GrΓΌnfeld Defence, with Sosonko's favourite 5.Qb3 system. White won in 30 moves. In the background - John Nunn.
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πΉViswanathan Anand
πΉIndian chess grandmaster
πΉFormer World Chess Champion
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πΉViswanathan Anand
πΉIndian chess grandmaster
πΉFormer World Chess Champion
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πΉViswanathan Anand
πΉIndian chess grandmaster
πΉFormer World Chess Champion
π° Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, and the current World Rapid Chess Champion. Anand became India's first grandmaster in 1988.
πFull name: Anand Vishwanathan
πCountry: India
πBorn: 11 December 1969 (age 48)
Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu
πTitle: Grandmaster (1988)
πWorld Champion: 2000β2002 (FIDE) & 2007β2013
πFIDE rating: 2768 (August 2018)
πPeak rating: 2817 (March 2011)
πRanking: No. 11 (April 2018)
πPeak ranking: No. 1 (April 2007)
π°Vishwanathan Anand is the harbinger of chess in India. Without his maneuvers, itβs hard to imagine how chess would have advanced in the country. Every fire needs a spark, and the five-time world champion can solely be attributed to set off chess wildfire in India. He is a former World Chess Champion, the first chess icon from India, and is often regarded as the best rapid player of his generation.
π° Viswanathan Anand was born on 11th December 1969 at Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu. His father, Viswanathan Iyer, is a retired head of Southern Railways, and his mother Susheela was a Chess Player. He is the youngest of their 3 children and has a brother and a sister.
π° Anand did his schooling from the Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai and holds a degree of Bachelor of Commerce from Loyola College, Chennai.
π° His chess interest developed at the age of 6, mainly because of his mother and a family friend Deepa Ramakrishnan. Anand learned the game from his mother.
Anand is also known as known as βVishyβ and βTiger of Madrasβ because of his sheer domination in chess.
At the age of 14, he tasted his 1st success in no time at the National level by winning the National Sub-Junior Chess Championship in 1983. Next year, he became the youngest Indian to win the title of International Master, and a year later, he became the national chess champion and repeated it a couple more times.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Anand which named "Anand Sequitur" in chessgames.com siteπ
βͺοΈ Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov
βͺοΈ World Championship Match (1995), New York, NY USA, rd 9, Sep-25
βͺοΈ Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Classical Variation (B84)
β¦οΈ Review and download PGN fileπ
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πΉViswanathan Anand
πΉIndian chess grandmaster
πΉFormer World Chess Champion
π° Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, and the current World Rapid Chess Champion. Anand became India's first grandmaster in 1988.
πFull name: Anand Vishwanathan
πCountry: India
πBorn: 11 December 1969 (age 48)
Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu
πTitle: Grandmaster (1988)
πWorld Champion: 2000β2002 (FIDE) & 2007β2013
πFIDE rating: 2768 (August 2018)
πPeak rating: 2817 (March 2011)
πRanking: No. 11 (April 2018)
πPeak ranking: No. 1 (April 2007)
π°Vishwanathan Anand is the harbinger of chess in India. Without his maneuvers, itβs hard to imagine how chess would have advanced in the country. Every fire needs a spark, and the five-time world champion can solely be attributed to set off chess wildfire in India. He is a former World Chess Champion, the first chess icon from India, and is often regarded as the best rapid player of his generation.
π° Viswanathan Anand was born on 11th December 1969 at Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu. His father, Viswanathan Iyer, is a retired head of Southern Railways, and his mother Susheela was a Chess Player. He is the youngest of their 3 children and has a brother and a sister.
π° Anand did his schooling from the Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai and holds a degree of Bachelor of Commerce from Loyola College, Chennai.
π° His chess interest developed at the age of 6, mainly because of his mother and a family friend Deepa Ramakrishnan. Anand learned the game from his mother.
Anand is also known as known as βVishyβ and βTiger of Madrasβ because of his sheer domination in chess.
At the age of 14, he tasted his 1st success in no time at the National level by winning the National Sub-Junior Chess Championship in 1983. Next year, he became the youngest Indian to win the title of International Master, and a year later, he became the national chess champion and repeated it a couple more times.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Anand which named "Anand Sequitur" in chessgames.com siteπ
βͺοΈ Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov
βͺοΈ World Championship Match (1995), New York, NY USA, rd 9, Sep-25
βͺοΈ Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Classical Variation (B84)
β¦οΈ Review and download PGN fileπ
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