14...h5! to grab space on the kingside.

🔸IOM Open Masters 2017
🔸Round 8
⚪️ David Howell 2701
⚫️ Jan Timman 2573
🔺1-0

📘 The veteran, Jan Timman, blundered by playing 41...Qe7?? 42.N.e6+-

⚫️#39 (Strategy - Black To Move)

📕 #39
In this position 1...Re6 does not work in view of 2.d5!, and 1...f5 unnecessarily weakens the black king. In this pawn structure d5 is an ideal square for black pieces so he should play 1...Bc4!
Note that 2.Nf6 B.f6 3.B.f6 with threats such as B.h5 and Qd2 can strongly be met by 3...Re6! forcing the intrusive bishop to retreat.

⚪️ #40 (Strategy - White To Move)

📕 #40
1.Qd1! To bring the rook into play via the second rank. White rook can either be strongly placed on c2 behind the passed pawn or on b2 to attack the isolated b6 pawn.

🔴 #19

2010

Eljanov - A.Delchev

🔺 #19👇👇

1.Bg5!! Rxg5 [1...Qxg5 2.Rxg5 Rxg5 3.Nh6+-] 2.Rxh7+ Kxh7 3.Qh4+ Kg6 4.Qh6# 1-0

⚪️ #41 (Strategy - White To Move)

📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 41

B: Rc6 – 15
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%

C: Bd1 – 7
👍👍👍 29%

A: g3 – 2
👍 8%

👥 24 people voted so far.

⚪️ #42 (Strategy - White To Move)

📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 42

A: Bd2 – 17
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 81%

B: Ne1 – 4
👍👍 19%

C: Qc3
▫️ 0%

👥 21 people voted so far.

🔹🔺 The interesting and tactical moments
of the Isle of Man International 2017 (Douglas ENG) Round 9 🔹🔺

🔸IOM Open Masters 2017
🔸Round 9
⚪️ Magnus Carlsen 2827
⚫️ Hikaru Nakamura 2781
🔺½-½

📘 18...Nc2+

In the last round, a draw agreed in an early stage of the game between Carlsen and Nakamura.

last round: Magnus Carlsen (7/8) faces GM Hikaru (6½) who needs a win to snatch the £50k first prize

Wow! magnus carlsen and GM Hikaru done in 34 minutes. The arbiter looks at the scoresheet and MC explains draw by repetition