This was not a trick question and the simplest course of action is clearly the best. Black should pressure the c2-pawn and with ... b7-b5 as well as ...Bxc4 always available to budge the knight, Black's position should practically play itself! --- The game continued:
18...Rac8 19.0-0 Rc6 20.Rfc1 Rfc8 21.Na5 R6c7 22.Qd2 Qf4 23.Qxf4 exf4-/+
18...Rac8 19.0-0 Rc6 20.Rfc1 Rfc8 21.Na5 R6c7 22.Qd2 Qf4 23.Qxf4 exf4-/+
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 613
public poll
B: Rd6 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 83%
Jonas, Gavin, Vincent, @Jarullah, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, Rachel, Zhenrui, Sanjana
C: f4 – 2
👍 17%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @soheil_hooshdaran
A: Kb4
▫️ 0%
👥 12 people voted so far.
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B: Rd6 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 83%
Jonas, Gavin, Vincent, @Jarullah, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, Rachel, Zhenrui, Sanjana
C: f4 – 2
👍 17%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @soheil_hooshdaran
A: Kb4
▫️ 0%
👥 12 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 614
public poll
B: f4 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 83%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Jonas, Gavin, Vincent, Venkat, @Sophia_Peng, Christian, @AryanLeekha, Zhenrui, Sanjana
A: Kb1 – 1
👍 8%
@RichardPeng
C: Rdg1 – 1
👍 8%
Rachel
👥 12 people voted so far.
public poll
B: f4 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 83%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Jonas, Gavin, Vincent, Venkat, @Sophia_Peng, Christian, @AryanLeekha, Zhenrui, Sanjana
A: Kb1 – 1
👍 8%
@RichardPeng
C: Rdg1 – 1
👍 8%
Rachel
👥 12 people voted so far.
Mamedyarov beats Anand & Nakamura beats Dominguez to share 1st place after the rapid section of the St. Louis Rapid & Blitz!
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"It was just a blackout" says Caruana about his blunder vs. Dominguez. His tournament hasn't been glorious after the first day, but he's well-placed before the blitz:
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GM Saleh Salem beats the tournament's top seed Le Quang Liem to catch up with the two leaders, Daniil Dubov and Anton Korobov, who played a draw in the 7th round.
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✅ #Karpov_chess_quotes_009
🔹 Anatoly Karpov
🔹 Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion
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🔹 Anatoly Karpov
🔹 Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion
@unitychess
✅ #about_Karpov
🔹 Anatoly Karpov
🔹 Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion
🔰 Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov.
🔘 Full name: Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov
🔘 Country: Soviet Union Russia
🔘 Born: May 23, 1951 (age 67)
Zlatoust, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
🔘 Title: Grandmaster (1970)
🔘 World Champion: 1975–1985 & 1993–1999 (FIDE)
🔘 FIDE rating: 2623 (July 2018)
🔘 Peak rating: 2780 (July 1994)
🔰 Karpov's "boa constrictor" playing style is solidly positional, taking no risks but reacting mercilessly to any tiny errors made by his opponents. As a result, he is often compared to his idol, the famous José Raúl Capablanca, the third World Champion. Karpov himself describes his style as follows:
Let us say the game may be continued in two ways: one of them is a beautiful tactical blow that gives rise to variations that don't yield to precise calculations; the other is clear positional pressure that leads to an endgame with microscopic chances of victory.... I would choose [the latter] without thinking twice. If the opponent offers keen play I don't object; but in such cases I get less satisfaction, even if I win, than from a game conducted according to all the rules of strategy with its ruthless logic.
♦️ A memorable game by Karpov from Moscow 1971 which named "That Really Hort!" in chessgames.com site!👇
🔸 Anatoly Karpov vs Vlastimil Hort
🔸Moscow (1971), Moscow URS, rd 11, Dec-08
🔸Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation. Keres Attack (B81)
Review and download PGN file👇
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🔹 Anatoly Karpov
🔹 Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion
🔰 Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov.
🔘 Full name: Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov
🔘 Country: Soviet Union Russia
🔘 Born: May 23, 1951 (age 67)
Zlatoust, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
🔘 Title: Grandmaster (1970)
🔘 World Champion: 1975–1985 & 1993–1999 (FIDE)
🔘 FIDE rating: 2623 (July 2018)
🔘 Peak rating: 2780 (July 1994)
🔰 Karpov's "boa constrictor" playing style is solidly positional, taking no risks but reacting mercilessly to any tiny errors made by his opponents. As a result, he is often compared to his idol, the famous José Raúl Capablanca, the third World Champion. Karpov himself describes his style as follows:
Let us say the game may be continued in two ways: one of them is a beautiful tactical blow that gives rise to variations that don't yield to precise calculations; the other is clear positional pressure that leads to an endgame with microscopic chances of victory.... I would choose [the latter] without thinking twice. If the opponent offers keen play I don't object; but in such cases I get less satisfaction, even if I win, than from a game conducted according to all the rules of strategy with its ruthless logic.
♦️ A memorable game by Karpov from Moscow 1971 which named "That Really Hort!" in chessgames.com site!👇
🔸 Anatoly Karpov vs Vlastimil Hort
🔸Moscow (1971), Moscow URS, rd 11, Dec-08
🔸Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation. Keres Attack (B81)
Review and download PGN file👇
@unitychess