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.
public poll
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."
πΈ Aron Nimzowitsch
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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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At the Moscow Pioneers' Palace - on the left, a young Artur Jussupow, on the far right - Sergey Gorelov. Early 1970s.
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π #Anand_chess_quotes_006
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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π #about_Anand
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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26. Qd7?
The Chinese Grandmaster failed to find the correct move and blundered.
26. Bf3! e6 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. f4=
26... Qa8 27. Kb3
27. Kb2 Qa6 28. Rc1 Nf4
27... Qa5 28. Rc1 Rh1 29. Rc2
29. Rxh1 Qxc3+ 30. Ka4 Qb4#
29... Rb1+ 30. Kc4 Nf4 31. d5 Qc5# 0-1
The Chinese Grandmaster failed to find the correct move and blundered.
26. Bf3! e6 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. f4=
26... Qa8 27. Kb3
27. Kb2 Qa6 28. Rc1 Nf4
27... Qa5 28. Rc1 Rh1 29. Rc2
29. Rxh1 Qxc3+ 30. Ka4 Qb4#
29... Rb1+ 30. Kc4 Nf4 31. d5 Qc5# 0-1
31. Qc2??
White attempts to exchange the queens in order to reduce his opponent's attack. However, it's, in fact, the decisive mistake!
He could have played 31. Nd4! and now:
A) 31...Qg6 32. g3=
B) 31...Qf4 32.g3 =
31... g4 32. Nd4 Qxc2 33.Nxc2 g3 34. Kf1 Rxf2+ 35. Ke1 Rxg2 36. Nxb4 Rxb2 0-1
White attempts to exchange the queens in order to reduce his opponent's attack. However, it's, in fact, the decisive mistake!
He could have played 31. Nd4! and now:
A) 31...Qg6 32. g3=
B) 31...Qf4 32.g3 =
31... g4 32. Nd4 Qxc2 33.Nxc2 g3 34. Kf1 Rxf2+ 35. Ke1 Rxg2 36. Nxb4 Rxb2 0-1