Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 43
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C) 34....g5 – 6
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Vincent, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, @WataxPin, Hansika, Sanjana
A) 34...Rfd8 – 1
👍 13%
Saghana
B) 34...h5 – 1
👍 13%
España 🇪🇸
👥 8 people voted so far.
public poll
C) 34....g5 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
Vincent, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, @WataxPin, Hansika, Sanjana
A) 34...Rfd8 – 1
👍 13%
Saghana
B) 34...h5 – 1
👍 13%
España 🇪🇸
👥 8 people voted so far.
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Amsterdam, 18th July 1975. In the 9th round of the IBM tournament, Hans Böhm (Netherlands) looks on as his opponent Vlastimil Jansa (ČSSR) considers his 4th move.
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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
✳️ André Danican Philidor
French chess master
🔰 François-André Danican Philidor often referred to as André 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.
♦️ A memorable and very interest game by Philidor👇🏼
▪️ François André Philidor vs John M Bruehl
▪️ London (1789), London, England, Jan-26
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
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✳️ André Danican Philidor
French chess master
🔰 François-André Danican Philidor often referred to as André 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.
♦️ A memorable and very interest game by Philidor👇🏼
▪️ François André Philidor vs John M Bruehl
▪️ London (1789), London, England, Jan-26
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
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@Philidor-Bruehl 1789.pgn
551 B
▪️ François André Philidor - John M Bruehl
▪️ London (1789)
🔸 PGN format
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▪️ London (1789)
🔸 PGN format
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34...g4? [Black missed a golden opportunity to draw the game.]
[34...Nxf2! 35.Kxf2 Qxh2+ 36.Ke1 Qxg3+ 37.Kd2 Nd7 38.Nxc6 Qf2+ 39.Kd3 Rc8 40.Ne7+ Kg7 41.Nxc8 Ne5+ 42.Kd4 Nc6+ 43.Kd3 Ne5+=]
35.Nxe6 Qh3+ 36.Kg1 Nd7 37.Nf4 Qh6 38.Nxd5!+– Kh8 39.Nf4 Ng5 40.Kg2 Ne5 41.Bc3?? [A strange blunder that completely changes the situation.]
[He should have controlled the vital d3 square with 41.Qb1 Ng6 42.h4 gxh3+ 43.Kh1 Nxf4 44.exf4 Qh5 45.Qd3+–]
41...Nd3! [with the idea of deflecting the white knight from protecting the h3–square.]
42.Kh1 [42.Nxd3 Qh3+ 43.Kh1 Nf3–+]
42...Nf3 43.h4 Nxh4! 0–1
[34...Nxf2! 35.Kxf2 Qxh2+ 36.Ke1 Qxg3+ 37.Kd2 Nd7 38.Nxc6 Qf2+ 39.Kd3 Rc8 40.Ne7+ Kg7 41.Nxc8 Ne5+ 42.Kd4 Nc6+ 43.Kd3 Ne5+=]
35.Nxe6 Qh3+ 36.Kg1 Nd7 37.Nf4 Qh6 38.Nxd5!+– Kh8 39.Nf4 Ng5 40.Kg2 Ne5 41.Bc3?? [A strange blunder that completely changes the situation.]
[He should have controlled the vital d3 square with 41.Qb1 Ng6 42.h4 gxh3+ 43.Kh1 Nxf4 44.exf4 Qh5 45.Qd3+–]
41...Nd3! [with the idea of deflecting the white knight from protecting the h3–square.]
42.Kh1 [42.Nxd3 Qh3+ 43.Kh1 Nf3–+]
42...Nf3 43.h4 Nxh4! 0–1