18-year-old Iranian Mobina Alinasab beat Elisabeth Paehtz in the biggest upset of Day 1 of the WWCC2018, but favourites Olga Girya, Alina Kashlinskaya, Ni Shiqun & Lela Javakhishvili also lost & must win tomorrow to stay in the event!
The 2018 Shenzhen Chess Masters starts tomorrow in China and features Ding Liren, Anish Giri, MVL, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Nikita Vitiugov, and Yu Yangyi.
19...e4! [A brilliant move that clears the e5–square for the Black's knight. The black knight's penetration will tighten the noose around the enemy.]
[19...Rfb8 20.Nd2 e4 (20...Qxb2 21.Rab1 e4 22.Nxe4 Qe5 23.Nf2²) 21.fxe4 Ng4! 22.Bd4 Nc5 23.Bxc5 dxc5 24.Nf3 Qxb2 25.Rab1 Qf2+ 26.Kh1 Rb2 27.Rxb2 Qxb2 28.Qd2 Qxd2 29.Nxd2 Bh6 30.Rc2 Bxd2 31.Rxd2 Rb8 32.Ba2 Ne5 33.d6 c4 34.Rc2 (34.d7 Nxd7 35.Rxd7 Rb2µ) 34...c3 35.Rxc3 Rb2 36.Ra3 Nc4 37.Ra4 Nxd6 38.h3 Kg7³; 19...Rab8 20.Nd2 e4! 21.fxe4 Ng4 22.Bd4 Nc5 23.Bxc5 (23.Qc3 Bxd4+ 24.Qxd4 Qxb2µ) 23...dxc5 24.Nf3 Qxb2 25.Rf1 Nf2 26.Qe3 Bd4 (26...Qb4 27.Rac1 Ng4³ /=) 27.Nxd4 Ng4! 28.Qd3 Ne5 29.Qd1 Nxc4 30.Nc6 Ne3 31.Qf3 Nxf1 32.Qxf1 (32.Nxb8 Qxa1–+) 32...Rb3 33.Rd1 Qc2 34.e5 Qe4 35.Re1 Qd3³]
20.fxe4 Ne5! 21.Qc2 Rac8 22.Ra4 [22.Nd2 Nfg4 23.Bb6 Nd7 24.h3 Nxb6 25.Qb3 Bd4+ 26.Kh1 Nf2+ 27.Kh2 Qe7! 28.axb6 Ng4+ 29.Kh1 (29.hxg4 hxg4 30.Rc3 (30.g3 Qf6!) 30...Qh4+ 31.Rh3 Qf2!! 32.b7 gxh3 33.Qxh3 Rc7 34.Bxa6 (34.Nf3 Rxc4–+) 34...Qxd2) 29...Rb8–+]
22...Rfe8 23.Bb6 Nxe4 24.Qe2?? [24.Qd1 Nf6 25.Be2 Rxc1 26.Nxc1 Nxd5–+; 24.Qxe4 Nxc4 25.Raxc4 (25.Qf3 Nxb6 26.Rxc8 (26.axb6 Rxc1+ 27.Nxc1 Qxb6+ 28.Kf1 Qb5+ 29.Qd3 Qxa4–+) 26...Nxc8–+) 25...Rxe4 26.Rxc8+ Kh7–+]
24...Nxc4 25.Raxc4 [25.Rcxc4 Nc3 26.Qd3 Nxa4–+]
25...Nc3! 26.R4xc3 Rxe2 27.Rxc8+ Kh7 28.Nd4 Rxb2 29.R8c6 Qe7 30.Nc2 Qe4 31.Ne1 Qxd5 32.Nf3 g5! 33.Bc7 g4 34.Nh4 Bd4+ 35.Kh1 Qxc6 [35...Qxc6 36.Rxc6 Rb1+ 37.Rc1 Rxc1#] 0–1
[19...Rfb8 20.Nd2 e4 (20...Qxb2 21.Rab1 e4 22.Nxe4 Qe5 23.Nf2²) 21.fxe4 Ng4! 22.Bd4 Nc5 23.Bxc5 dxc5 24.Nf3 Qxb2 25.Rab1 Qf2+ 26.Kh1 Rb2 27.Rxb2 Qxb2 28.Qd2 Qxd2 29.Nxd2 Bh6 30.Rc2 Bxd2 31.Rxd2 Rb8 32.Ba2 Ne5 33.d6 c4 34.Rc2 (34.d7 Nxd7 35.Rxd7 Rb2µ) 34...c3 35.Rxc3 Rb2 36.Ra3 Nc4 37.Ra4 Nxd6 38.h3 Kg7³; 19...Rab8 20.Nd2 e4! 21.fxe4 Ng4 22.Bd4 Nc5 23.Bxc5 (23.Qc3 Bxd4+ 24.Qxd4 Qxb2µ) 23...dxc5 24.Nf3 Qxb2 25.Rf1 Nf2 26.Qe3 Bd4 (26...Qb4 27.Rac1 Ng4³ /=) 27.Nxd4 Ng4! 28.Qd3 Ne5 29.Qd1 Nxc4 30.Nc6 Ne3 31.Qf3 Nxf1 32.Qxf1 (32.Nxb8 Qxa1–+) 32...Rb3 33.Rd1 Qc2 34.e5 Qe4 35.Re1 Qd3³]
20.fxe4 Ne5! 21.Qc2 Rac8 22.Ra4 [22.Nd2 Nfg4 23.Bb6 Nd7 24.h3 Nxb6 25.Qb3 Bd4+ 26.Kh1 Nf2+ 27.Kh2 Qe7! 28.axb6 Ng4+ 29.Kh1 (29.hxg4 hxg4 30.Rc3 (30.g3 Qf6!) 30...Qh4+ 31.Rh3 Qf2!! 32.b7 gxh3 33.Qxh3 Rc7 34.Bxa6 (34.Nf3 Rxc4–+) 34...Qxd2) 29...Rb8–+]
22...Rfe8 23.Bb6 Nxe4 24.Qe2?? [24.Qd1 Nf6 25.Be2 Rxc1 26.Nxc1 Nxd5–+; 24.Qxe4 Nxc4 25.Raxc4 (25.Qf3 Nxb6 26.Rxc8 (26.axb6 Rxc1+ 27.Nxc1 Qxb6+ 28.Kf1 Qb5+ 29.Qd3 Qxa4–+) 26...Nxc8–+) 25...Rxe4 26.Rxc8+ Kh7–+]
24...Nxc4 25.Raxc4 [25.Rcxc4 Nc3 26.Qd3 Nxa4–+]
25...Nc3! 26.R4xc3 Rxe2 27.Rxc8+ Kh7 28.Nd4 Rxb2 29.R8c6 Qe7 30.Nc2 Qe4 31.Ne1 Qxd5 32.Nf3 g5! 33.Bc7 g4 34.Nh4 Bd4+ 35.Kh1 Qxc6 [35...Qxc6 36.Rxc6 Rb1+ 37.Rc1 Rxc1#] 0–1
44.Rb8+! [44.Kb3 Rc7 45.Re6+ Ka7 46.a4 bxa4+ 47.Kxa4 Rc4+ 48.Ka3±; 44.Re6+ Ka7 45.Kb3 Rc4 46.Be2 Rf4 47.Re8 Kb6 48.Bf3 a5 49.Re6+ Ka7 50.Rc6 a4+ 51.Kc2±]
44...Kc7 45.Rb7+ Kc8 46.Ra7 Kb8 47.Rxa6 Kc7 48.Kb3 h5 49.Ra7+ Kb6 50.Rb7+ Ka6 51.Rb8 h4 52.Re8 Re5 53.Rc8 Re6 54.a4 bxa4+ 55.Kxa4 Ka7 56.b4 Rd6 57.c4 Rd8 58.Rxd8 Bxd8 59.c5 [59.c5 Bc7 60.Kb5 Bf4 61.Kc6 Be5 62.Be2 Kb8 63.Bg4 Bg3 64.b5 Bc7 65.b6 Bf4 66.Kb5 Bg3 67.c6 Bd6 68.Kc4 Bg3 69.Kd5 Bh2 70.Ke6 Kc8 71.Ke7+ Kb8 72.Kd7+–]1–0
44...Kc7 45.Rb7+ Kc8 46.Ra7 Kb8 47.Rxa6 Kc7 48.Kb3 h5 49.Ra7+ Kb6 50.Rb7+ Ka6 51.Rb8 h4 52.Re8 Re5 53.Rc8 Re6 54.a4 bxa4+ 55.Kxa4 Ka7 56.b4 Rd6 57.c4 Rd8 58.Rxd8 Bxd8 59.c5 [59.c5 Bc7 60.Kb5 Bf4 61.Kc6 Be5 62.Be2 Kb8 63.Bg4 Bg3 64.b5 Bc7 65.b6 Bf4 66.Kb5 Bg3 67.c6 Bd6 68.Kc4 Bg3 69.Kd5 Bh2 70.Ke6 Kc8 71.Ke7+ Kb8 72.Kd7+–]1–0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 53
public poll
B)18.Nh2 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 86%
Jonas, @MadAsAHatter, @A_Wild_Richard, Mahathi, Michael, Sanjana
C)18.Nf5 – 1
👍 14%
@YaminiG
A)18.Nh4
▫️ 0%
👥 7 people voted so far.
public poll
B)18.Nh2 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 86%
Jonas, @MadAsAHatter, @A_Wild_Richard, Mahathi, Michael, Sanjana
C)18.Nf5 – 1
👍 14%
@YaminiG
A)18.Nh4
▫️ 0%
👥 7 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 53
public poll
A)36...Kf5 – 15
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 79%
@Khodabakhsh57, reza, @Kiana8207, Jonas, Seyed Hossein Ali, @YaminiG, @K_mosaddegh83, @A_Wild_Richard, Rez@, @AryanLeekha, @WataxPin, Mahathi, Michael, @jodchess, Sanjana
B)36...Bd2 – 4
👍👍 21%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @h_a_d_I_1169, @MadAsAHatter, @Nirvana9877
C)36...Ba5
▫️ 0%
👥 19 people voted so far.
public poll
A)36...Kf5 – 15
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 79%
@Khodabakhsh57, reza, @Kiana8207, Jonas, Seyed Hossein Ali, @YaminiG, @K_mosaddegh83, @A_Wild_Richard, Rez@, @AryanLeekha, @WataxPin, Mahathi, Michael, @jodchess, Sanjana
B)36...Bd2 – 4
👍👍 21%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @h_a_d_I_1169, @MadAsAHatter, @Nirvana9877
C)36...Ba5
▫️ 0%
👥 19 people voted so far.
At the 1984/85 World Chess Championship in Moscow, grandmasters Ray Keene (England) and Yuri Averbakh (USSR)
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International Chess Tournament in Hastings
Former world champion Mikhail Botvinnik (left) and the Brazilian player 14 years old, Henrique Mecking
England, 1966/67.
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Former world champion Mikhail Botvinnik (left) and the Brazilian player 14 years old, Henrique Mecking
England, 1966/67.
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