57...Be8??
Parham throws away the win. Now White forces a draw by repetition of moves.
57...a3 -+
57...Ke4 -+
58.Rb1! Rc7
58...Ke4 59.Rf1 d4 60.Re1+ Kxf5 61.Rxe8 =
59.Rf1! Re7 1/2-1/2

🔸World Chess Olympiad Batumi 2018
🔸Round 11
⚪️Sanikidze,Tornike (2497)
⚫️Tabatabaei,M.amin (2576)
🔸1-0

28.d5!
White opens the a1-h8 diagonal for the bishop on b2 and creates the dangerous threats against the opponent king.
28...exd5
The better defensive moves are 28...Bg5 or 28,,,Qf4.
But not 28...Bf8? on account of 29.Nxh6+! gxh6 30.Qg4+ Kh7 31.dxe6 +-
29.exd5 Bxd5 30.Nxh6+!
A winning tactical blow.
30...gxh6 31.Qg4+ Bg5 32.Qd4 f6 33.Qxd5+ Qf7 34.Qd3 +-

🔸World Chess Olympiad Batumi 2018
🔸Round 11
⚪️Safarli,Eltaj (2676)
⚫️Ivic,Velimir (2472)
🔸1-0

35...Rb5??
The most accurate defence here would be 35...g5!, making an escape square for his king.
36.Qd3 Rxc2 37.Rxc2 Nxe5 38.Qd8+ Kg7 39.Rc8 Nf3+ 40.Kf1 Nxh2+ 41.Kg1 Nf3+ 42.Kf1 Nh2+= Black draws by perpetual check.
36.Qd3!
Making two threats at once: mate in two moves and attacking the rook on b5.
36...Rxe5 37.Rxb5 Rxb5 38.Qxd7 1-0

⚪️#26 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Cori,Jorge (2664)
🔸Wei,Yi (2742)
🔸World Chess Olympiad 2018 Batumi

32.Bd6! [A beautiful maneuver to transfer the bishop to the central d4–square and expel the black rook from the f-file. then he can open up the position with the f4 lever.]

[32.Bg3 c5 33.Rd1 Qc6 34.Kh2 Re8 35.Rfe1 fxg4 36.hxg4 Be5 37.f4 gxf4 38.exf4 Bxf4 39.Rxe8+ Bxe8 40.Bxf4 Rxf4 41.Kg3 Rf6 42.Qxd5+ Kg7 43.Qxc6 Bxc6 44.Rd2 Rf3+ 45.Kh4=; 32.gxf5 Bxf5 33.Bxf5 Qxf5 34.f4 Qd3 35.Rg1 Bf6=]

32...Rd8 33.Bc5 Qc7 34.f4! [Everything goes according to the plan. Such a move needs to accurately calculate, otherwise, it might lead to an inferior position.]

34...fxg4 35.fxg5 Be6 [35...gxh3 36.Qe2 Qg3 37.Rg1 Qh4 38.gxh6 Qxh6 39.Rg6 Qh4 40.Reg1 Re8 41.Bd4 Ree7 42.Bd3!! Bc8 (42...h2 43.R1g5 Bh3 (43...Qh3 44.Rg3 Qh8 45.Qg2+–) 44.Qxh2 c5 45.Bxc5 Re4 46.Bd4+–) 43.R6g5 h2 (43...Kf8 44.Rh5 Qf2 45.Rxg7 Qxe2 46.Rh8#) 44.R1g3 Kf8 (44...Be6 45.Qg2+–) 45.Bc5+–]

36.gxh6 Bxh6 37.hxg4 Qe5 38.Rxf7 Bxf7 39.g5 Bf8 [39...Qxg5 40.Qxg5+ Bxg5 41.Rg1+–]

40.Bd4 Qe6 41.Qh2 [41.Qh2 Bg6 (41...Bg7 42.Qh7+ Kf8 43.Bf5! Qd6 44.Qxg7+ Ke8 45.e4+–) 42.Qh8+ Kf7 43.Rf1+ Ke7 44.Bf6+ Kd7 45.Bxg6] 1–0

⚪️#26 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Robson,Ray (2682)
🔸Kacharava,Nikolozi (2373)
🔸World Chess Olympiad 2018 Batumi

60.Qa4?! [60.Qb6! Qe4 61.a7 Kg4 (61...Qxc2+ 62.Ka3 Qc1+ 63.Ka4 Qa1+ 64.Kb4 Qb2+ 65.Ka5 Qa3+ 66.Kb5 Qb2+ 67.Ka6 Qg2 68.Qd8+ Kh5 69.a8Q) 62.Qb2 h3 63.Qg7+ Kf3 64.Qf8+ Ke2 65.Qb8 h2 66.Qxh2+ Ke1 67.c3+–; 60.Qxc4 h3 61.Qg8+ Kh6 62.a7 Qa5+ 63.Kb1 Qe1+ 64.Ka2 Qa5+=]

60...c3 61.a7 Qe6+ 62.Ka3 Qb6! 63.Qd7 Qb2+ 64.Ka4 Qxc2+ 65.Kb4 Qb2+ 66.Kc4 c2 67.Qd2+ Kg4 68.Qe2+ Kf4 69.Qf2+ Ke5 70.Qe3+ Kd6 71.Qh6+ Kc7 72.Qh7+ Kd6 73.Qh6+ Kc7 74.Qf4+ Kd7 75.Qd2+ Ke6 76.Qe2+ Kf6 77.Qf2+ Kg6 78.Qg2+ Kh6 79.Qd2+ Kg6 80.Qg2+ Kf6 81.Qf2+ Ke6 82.Qe2+ Kd7 83.Qd2+ ½–½

⚫️#27 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Hansen,Eric (2629)
🔸Anand,Viswanathan (2771)
🔸World Chess Olympiad 2018 Batumi

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 27
public poll

C) 15...Nb8 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 60%
Kenneth, @SteveWongso, Alexander, @AryanLeekha, Hansika, Aaron

A) 15...Na5 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 40%
@MerissaWongso, @Somebody_Sophia, Rachel, Zhenrui

B) 15...Nd4
▫️ 0%

👥 10 people voted so far.

⚫️#27 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Saric,Ivan (2689)
🔸Maghsoodloo,Parham (2649)
🔸World Chess Olympiad 2018 Batumi

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 27
public poll

B) 37...Bd4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
España 🇪🇸, @SteveWongso, @Somebody_Sophia, @AryanLeekha, Rachel, Hansika, Aaron, Zhenrui

A) 37...Bg7 – 2
👍👍 17%
@MerissaWongso, Alexander

C) 37...b4 – 2
👍👍 17%
@Nima_ch, @chess_chess

👥 12 people voted so far.

♦️ Today is birthday of Arthur Bisguier!!
American chess grandmaster
Chess promoter and writer
▪️ Died: April 5, 2017, Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
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#Reshevsky

🔸 Samuel Reshevsky
🔸American chess grandmaster
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#Reshevsky

🔸 Samuel Reshevsky
🔸American chess grandmaster

🔰 Samuel Herman Reshevsky was a Polish chess prodigy and later a leading American chess grandmaster. He was never a full-time chess professional.

Reshevsky was born in Ozorkow, Poland. He learned to play chess at the age of four. At eight years old he was giving simultaneous exhibitions and defeating some of the country's most prominent players.
" Samuel Reshevsky, the Polish-born chess prodigy and grandmaster who astounded the world with his feats as a boy and dominated American chess for nearly four decades. " [ New York Times Newspaper ]
Following the events of World War 1, Reshevsky immigrated to the United States (1920). As a 9-year old, his first American simultaneous exhibition was with 20 officers and cadets at the Military Academy at West Point. He won 19 games and drew one.

▪️ Born: November 26, 1911, Ozorków, Poland
▪️ Died: April 4, 1992, New York City, New York, United States
▪️ Peak rating: 2565 (July 1972)

♦️ A memorable game by Reshevsky which named "I Beat a Great Master!"👇
🔹 David Janowski vs Samuel Reshevsky
🔹 New York (1922), New York, NY USA, rd 2, Oct-08
🔹 Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation (D37)

♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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🔸 David Janowski v-s Samuel Reshevsky, New York 1922
🔸 PGN format
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