15...Bxc3+! [Black gets a ruined pawn structure for White. Now he can use his knight to penetrate into the opponent's camp.]
[15...Ne5 16.Bd2 Bd7 17.Qc2 Bc6 18.e4 c4 19.0β0β0 Nd3+ 20.Bxd3 cxd3 21.Qb3 Qf6 22.Rhg1 Bb6 23.Be3 Bxe3+ 24.fxe3 Qxf3 25.Nd5 Kh8 26.Qxd3 Rae8 27.Qd4 f6 28.Nc3 b6Β³; 15...Nf6 16.Bd2 a6 17.Qh4 Be6 18.Rg1 Re8 19.e4β]
16.bxc3 Ne5 17.Qe4 [17.Bb2 c4! 18.f4 Nd3+ 19.Bxd3 Qxd3 20.Rg1 Qe4 21.Qb5 Bf5 22.Qe5 Qxe5 23.fxe5 Rae8 24.f4 f6Β΅]
17...Qf6 18.Bb2 Bf5 19.Qf4 Ng6 20.Qa4? [20.Qg3 Rad8Β΅]
20...Rfd8 21.Qb3 Nh4β 22.Rg1 Qd6! 23.Rg3 Qd2+ 24.Kf1 Bd3! 25.Bxd3 [25.Qd1 Qxb2 26.Bxd3 Rxd3 27.Qxd3 Qxa1+β+]
25...Qxd3+ 26.Kg1 c4! 27.Qb5 [27.Qa4 b5 28.Qxb5 Qd1+ 29.Rxd1 Rxd1#]
27...Qd1+ 0β1
[15...Ne5 16.Bd2 Bd7 17.Qc2 Bc6 18.e4 c4 19.0β0β0 Nd3+ 20.Bxd3 cxd3 21.Qb3 Qf6 22.Rhg1 Bb6 23.Be3 Bxe3+ 24.fxe3 Qxf3 25.Nd5 Kh8 26.Qxd3 Rae8 27.Qd4 f6 28.Nc3 b6Β³; 15...Nf6 16.Bd2 a6 17.Qh4 Be6 18.Rg1 Re8 19.e4β]
16.bxc3 Ne5 17.Qe4 [17.Bb2 c4! 18.f4 Nd3+ 19.Bxd3 Qxd3 20.Rg1 Qe4 21.Qb5 Bf5 22.Qe5 Qxe5 23.fxe5 Rae8 24.f4 f6Β΅]
17...Qf6 18.Bb2 Bf5 19.Qf4 Ng6 20.Qa4? [20.Qg3 Rad8Β΅]
20...Rfd8 21.Qb3 Nh4β 22.Rg1 Qd6! 23.Rg3 Qd2+ 24.Kf1 Bd3! 25.Bxd3 [25.Qd1 Qxb2 26.Bxd3 Rxd3 27.Qxd3 Qxa1+β+]
25...Qxd3+ 26.Kg1 c4! 27.Qb5 [27.Qa4 b5 28.Qxb5 Qd1+ 29.Rxd1 Rxd1#]
27...Qd1+ 0β1
40.Re5 [40.Ng5! Kf8 41.Rc5 hxg3 42.hxg3 Rd7 43.Re6 Nf6 44.Ra5 Re7 45.Rea6 Re2 46.Rxa4 Rxa4 47.Rxa4 Ke7 48.Kf3 Rd2 49.Rc4 c6 50.Ra4 Kd6 51.g4 Rd1 52.Ne4+ Ke6 53.Kf4 Rf1 54.f3Β±; 40.Re1 h3+ 41.Kf1 (41.Kxh3? Rxe6 42.Rxe6 Nf4+ 43.Kg4 Nxe6Β΅) 41...Ne3+ 42.Rxe3 Rxe3 43.fxe3 Rxe6 44.Rxa4 Rxe3 45.Kf2 Rc3 46.g4=]
40...c6 41.Nc5 hxg3 42.hxg3 Ra2 43.Rxa4 Rxa4 44.Nxa4 Nf6 45.Rc5 Β½βΒ½
40...c6 41.Nc5 hxg3 42.hxg3 Ra2 43.Rxa4 Rxa4 44.Nxa4 Nf6 45.Rc5 Β½βΒ½
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 43
public poll
B) Bg5 β 4
πππππππ 57%
Sriram, Vincent, @RichardPeng, Hansika
C) Bb3 β 2
ππππ 29%
@Somebody_Sophia, Sanjana
A) Bh6 β 1
ππ 14%
Saghana
π₯ 7 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Bg5 β 4
πππππππ 57%
Sriram, Vincent, @RichardPeng, Hansika
C) Bb3 β 2
ππππ 29%
@Somebody_Sophia, Sanjana
A) Bh6 β 1
ππ 14%
Saghana
π₯ 7 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 43
public poll
C) 34....g5 β 6
πππππππ 75%
Vincent, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, @WataxPin, Hansika, Sanjana
A) 34...Rfd8 β 1
π 13%
Saghana
B) 34...h5 β 1
π 13%
EspaΓ±a πͺπΈ
π₯ 8 people voted so far.
public poll
C) 34....g5 β 6
πππππππ 75%
Vincent, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, @WataxPin, Hansika, Sanjana
A) 34...Rfd8 β 1
π 13%
Saghana
B) 34...h5 β 1
π 13%
EspaΓ±a πͺπΈ
π₯ 8 people voted so far.
β¦οΈ Today is birthday of Slavko Cicak !!
Swedish chess grandmaster
β€οΈπΉπβοΈπ·πΊπΈβ€οΈ Happy birthday !! ππππ
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Swedish chess grandmaster
β€οΈπΉπβοΈπ·πΊπΈβ€οΈ Happy birthday !! ππππ
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Amsterdam, 18th July 1975. In the 9th round of the IBM tournament, Hans BΓΆhm (Netherlands) looks on as his opponent Vlastimil Jansa (ΔSSR) considers his 4th move.
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"A strong player requires only a few minutes of thought to get to the heart of the conflict. You see a solution immediately, and half an hour later merely convince yourself that your intuition has not deceived you."
πΈ David Bronstein
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Wijk aan Zee, 14th January 1977. In the opening round of the annual Hoogovens tournament, Efim Geller (USSR) faces Jan Timman (Netherlands).
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#about_Philidor
β³οΈ AndrΓ© Danican Philidor
French chess master
π° FranΓ§ois-AndrΓ© Danican Philidor often referred to as AndrΓ© Danican Philidor during his lifetime, was one of those rare artists known widely for two professional pursuits: musical composition and chess. In the latter endeavor, he was regarded as the unofficial world champion for most of the 50 years he was active in the game.
In 1744 Philidor played two chess games blindfolded simultaneously in public in Paris, a feat never before known to have been accomplished. In 1749 his "Analysis of Chess" was published in London, the first chess book to explain the openings, the middlegame, and the general strategy of chess. The book claimed that Les pions sont l'ame du jeu, a phrase that became widely known as 'the pawns are the soul of chess', a maxim known to chessplayers ever since. His name is associated with the endgame commonly called the Philidor position, which is among the most important fundamental endgame positions. Philidor's name is also associated with a fundamental chess tactic commonly known as Philidor's Legacy, a smothered mating pattern involving a queen and knight. However this is only a traditional name, as the tactic first appeared in print by a book by Luis Ramirez de Lucena. Philidor passed away in London, England in 1795.
β¦οΈ A memorable and very interest game by PhilidorππΌ
βͺοΈ FranΓ§ois AndrΓ© Philidor vs John M Bruehl
βͺοΈ London (1789), London, England, Jan-26
β¦οΈ Review and download PGN fileππΌ
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β³οΈ AndrΓ© Danican Philidor
French chess master
π° FranΓ§ois-AndrΓ© Danican Philidor often referred to as AndrΓ© Danican Philidor during his lifetime, was one of those rare artists known widely for two professional pursuits: musical composition and chess. In the latter endeavor, he was regarded as the unofficial world champion for most of the 50 years he was active in the game.
In 1744 Philidor played two chess games blindfolded simultaneously in public in Paris, a feat never before known to have been accomplished. In 1749 his "Analysis of Chess" was published in London, the first chess book to explain the openings, the middlegame, and the general strategy of chess. The book claimed that Les pions sont l'ame du jeu, a phrase that became widely known as 'the pawns are the soul of chess', a maxim known to chessplayers ever since. His name is associated with the endgame commonly called the Philidor position, which is among the most important fundamental endgame positions. Philidor's name is also associated with a fundamental chess tactic commonly known as Philidor's Legacy, a smothered mating pattern involving a queen and knight. However this is only a traditional name, as the tactic first appeared in print by a book by Luis Ramirez de Lucena. Philidor passed away in London, England in 1795.
β¦οΈ A memorable and very interest game by PhilidorππΌ
βͺοΈ FranΓ§ois AndrΓ© Philidor vs John M Bruehl
βͺοΈ London (1789), London, England, Jan-26
β¦οΈ Review and download PGN fileππΌ
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