🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 4
⚪️Vidit,Santosh Gujrathi (2711)
⚫️Praggnanandhaa,R (2519)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 4
⚪️Vidit,Santosh Gujrathi (2711)
⚫️Praggnanandhaa,R (2519)
🔸1-0
24.Bxf6! [Converting one type of the advantage into another. Vidit gives up the advantage of the bishop pair to grab a pawn and pull down the opponent's kingside pawn structure.]
24...gxf6 [Recapturing the pawn with the king would be bad:]
[24...Kxf6 25.Bd5 e5?? (25...Rde8 26.Rf3+ Kg6 27.Be4+ Kh5 28.Kh3+–) 26.Rf3+ Kg6 27.Be4+ Kh5 28.Kh3+– △g4]
25.Bh5+ Kf8 26.Rxe6 Rxe6 27.Rxe6 Be5 28.b3 Rd7 29.f4 Bc3 30.Kf3 Kg7 31.Kg4!+– [White is a pawn up and has a better position.]
1–0
24...gxf6 [Recapturing the pawn with the king would be bad:]
[24...Kxf6 25.Bd5 e5?? (25...Rde8 26.Rf3+ Kg6 27.Be4+ Kh5 28.Kh3+–) 26.Rf3+ Kg6 27.Be4+ Kh5 28.Kh3+– △g4]
25.Bh5+ Kf8 26.Rxe6 Rxe6 27.Rxe6 Be5 28.b3 Rd7 29.f4 Bc3 30.Kf3 Kg7 31.Kg4!+– [White is a pawn up and has a better position.]
1–0
23.Qb3? [23.Nb1! An excellent maneuver to improve the placement of the knight and transfer it to the ideal c4–square. 23...Qa5 (23...Qa4 24.Qxa4 Bxa4 25.Na3! Bb5 26.Re1 h5 27.Nxb5 axb5 28.Rxb5 Nd7 29.Re7 Ne5 30.Reb7+–) 24.Nd2! Bb5 25.Nc4 Bxc4 26.Qxc4 Ne8 27.Bf3 h5 28.a4 Bd4 29.h4 Ng7 30.Be4 Re8 (30...Qd8 31.Qxa6) 31.Qc2±]
23...Qa5 24.Rc1 Bh6 25.Rd1 Re8 26.Bf1? [26.Ne4! Nxe4 27.Rxd7 Nc3 28.Rf1 Bf8 29.Qb7 Qb5 30.Qa7 Qb8 31.Rxf7 Qxa7 32.Rxa7+–]
26...Bg7 27.Rc1 [27.Rb6!+–]
27...Bh6 28.Rd1 Bg7 29.Rc1 Bh6 30.Rb1 Bd2 31.Ne2 Bb5 32.Qf3 Kg7 33.Nf4 Bxf4 34.Bxb5 axb5 35.Qxf4 Qxa2 36.R7xb5 Qxd5 37.Rb6 Re5! 38.Rb8?? [38.Rc1 Ne4 39.Qf3 Qd4 40.g4 Nd2 41.Qc3 Re1+ 42.Kg2 Rxc1 43.Qxc1 c4–+]
38...h5 39.Rd8 g5 40.Qc1 h4 41.gxh4 gxh4 42.Kh2 Rg5?? [42...Qd4-/+]
43.Qxg5+! Qxg5 44.Rg1 Qxg1+ 45.Kxg1 d5 46.Kg2 Kg6 47.Kf3 Kf5 48.Rh8 Ke5 49.Rxh4 Ne4 50.Rh8 Kd4 51.h4 Kd3 52.Kf4 c4 53.f3 Nc5 54.h5 c3 55.Rc8 Nd7 56.Kf5 c2 57.h6 Nf8 58.Kf6 Ng6 59.Kxf7?? [59.h7 Nh8 60.Kg7 Ng6 61.f4+–]
59...Ne5+ 60.Kg8 Nc4 61.h7 c1Q 62.h8Q Qg5+ 63.Qg7 Qxg7+ 64.Kxg7 Ke3 65.Rf8 d4 66.f4 d3 67.Rd8 Kxf4 68.Rxd3 Ne5 69.Rd1 Kf5 70.Re1 Nf3 71.Rf1 Ke4 72.Kf6 Kf4 73.Ra1 Nd4 74.Ra4 Ke4 75.Kg5 Ke5 76.Kg4 Ke4 77.Ra8 Ne6 78.Ra1 Nd4 79.Re1+ Kd5 80.Kf4 Ne6+ 81.Kf5 Nd4+ 82.Kf4 Ne6+ 83.Kf5 Nd4+
½–½
23...Qa5 24.Rc1 Bh6 25.Rd1 Re8 26.Bf1? [26.Ne4! Nxe4 27.Rxd7 Nc3 28.Rf1 Bf8 29.Qb7 Qb5 30.Qa7 Qb8 31.Rxf7 Qxa7 32.Rxa7+–]
26...Bg7 27.Rc1 [27.Rb6!+–]
27...Bh6 28.Rd1 Bg7 29.Rc1 Bh6 30.Rb1 Bd2 31.Ne2 Bb5 32.Qf3 Kg7 33.Nf4 Bxf4 34.Bxb5 axb5 35.Qxf4 Qxa2 36.R7xb5 Qxd5 37.Rb6 Re5! 38.Rb8?? [38.Rc1 Ne4 39.Qf3 Qd4 40.g4 Nd2 41.Qc3 Re1+ 42.Kg2 Rxc1 43.Qxc1 c4–+]
38...h5 39.Rd8 g5 40.Qc1 h4 41.gxh4 gxh4 42.Kh2 Rg5?? [42...Qd4-/+]
43.Qxg5+! Qxg5 44.Rg1 Qxg1+ 45.Kxg1 d5 46.Kg2 Kg6 47.Kf3 Kf5 48.Rh8 Ke5 49.Rxh4 Ne4 50.Rh8 Kd4 51.h4 Kd3 52.Kf4 c4 53.f3 Nc5 54.h5 c3 55.Rc8 Nd7 56.Kf5 c2 57.h6 Nf8 58.Kf6 Ng6 59.Kxf7?? [59.h7 Nh8 60.Kg7 Ng6 61.f4+–]
59...Ne5+ 60.Kg8 Nc4 61.h7 c1Q 62.h8Q Qg5+ 63.Qg7 Qxg7+ 64.Kxg7 Ke3 65.Rf8 d4 66.f4 d3 67.Rd8 Kxf4 68.Rxd3 Ne5 69.Rd1 Kf5 70.Re1 Nf3 71.Rf1 Ke4 72.Kf6 Kf4 73.Ra1 Nd4 74.Ra4 Ke4 75.Kg5 Ke5 76.Kg4 Ke4 77.Ra8 Ne6 78.Ra1 Nd4 79.Re1+ Kd5 80.Kf4 Ne6+ 81.Kf5 Nd4+ 82.Kf4 Ne6+ 83.Kf5 Nd4+
½–½
37.Bd3! [37.Kf1 Ne8 38.Ke2 Kf6 39.Bd3 Nc7 40.Kd2 Ke7 41.Kc3 Kd6 42.Kc4 Nb5 43.Be2 Kc6 44.Bf3+ Kc7 45.b4 Nd6+ 46.Kc3 Nb5+ 47.Kd3 Nd6 48.d5 exd5 49.Bxd5 Kb6 50.Kd4 Kb5 51.Ke5 Nc4+ 52.Kf6 a5 53.Bxf7; 37.Bb3 Ne8 38.d5 e5 39.f4 exf4 40.gxf4 Kf6 41.Kf2 Nd6 42.Nd3 Bf5 43.Ne5 Be4 44.g3 h5 45.Ke3 Bb1 46.Kd4 Ne4 47.Bc4 a5 48.Bb3 Ke7 49.Nc6+ Ke8=]
37...Nd5 38.Bxa6 Bxa6 39.Nxa6 Kf6 40.Kf1 e5 41.Ke2 [41.dxe5+!? Kxe5 42.Ke2 Kd4 43.g4 Nf4+ 44.Kf3 Nd3 45.b4 Ne1+ 46.Kg3 Kc4 47.Nb8 Kb5 48.Nd7 Nd3 49.Nf6+/=]
41...exd4 42.Kd3 Ke5 43.Nb8 Nb6? [43...Nf6! 44.Nc6+ Kd5 45.Nxd4 Ne4 46.f3 Nf2+ 47.Ke2 Nh1 48.Nc2 Nxg3+=]
44.Nc6+ Kd5 45.Nxd4 Nc4 46.b3 Ne5+ 47.Kc3 Ng4 48.f3 Ne3 49.Kd3 Nxg2 50.Nc2 h5 51.Ke2 h4 52.Kf2 h3 53.Kg1 f5 54.Kh2 f4 55.Kxh3 [55.Kxh3 Ne3 56.Nxe3+ fxe3 57.Kg2 Kd4 58.Kf1 Kd3 59.Ke1 Kc3 60.Ke2+–]
1–0
37...Nd5 38.Bxa6 Bxa6 39.Nxa6 Kf6 40.Kf1 e5 41.Ke2 [41.dxe5+!? Kxe5 42.Ke2 Kd4 43.g4 Nf4+ 44.Kf3 Nd3 45.b4 Ne1+ 46.Kg3 Kc4 47.Nb8 Kb5 48.Nd7 Nd3 49.Nf6+/=]
41...exd4 42.Kd3 Ke5 43.Nb8 Nb6? [43...Nf6! 44.Nc6+ Kd5 45.Nxd4 Ne4 46.f3 Nf2+ 47.Ke2 Nh1 48.Nc2 Nxg3+=]
44.Nc6+ Kd5 45.Nxd4 Nc4 46.b3 Ne5+ 47.Kc3 Ng4 48.f3 Ne3 49.Kd3 Nxg2 50.Nc2 h5 51.Ke2 h4 52.Kf2 h3 53.Kg1 f5 54.Kh2 f4 55.Kxh3 [55.Kxh3 Ne3 56.Nxe3+ fxe3 57.Kg2 Kd4 58.Kf1 Kd3 59.Ke1 Kc3 60.Ke2+–]
1–0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 110
public poll
A) Nd5 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 70%
@Amir_sou, @Talamag, Seyed Hossein Ali, Max, Nikhil, @Sophia_Peng, @mmzn79
B) Rde1 – 2
👍👍 20%
@h_a_d_I_1169, @WataxPin
C) Bd2 – 1
👍 10%
@RichardPeng
👥 10 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Nd5 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 70%
@Amir_sou, @Talamag, Seyed Hossein Ali, Max, Nikhil, @Sophia_Peng, @mmzn79
B) Rde1 – 2
👍👍 20%
@h_a_d_I_1169, @WataxPin
C) Bd2 – 1
👍 10%
@RichardPeng
👥 10 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 110
public poll
A) Bc8 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 53%
@aadiib, Jonas, Nikhil, @BehroudR, @RealSDME4, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, @WataxPin
B) Be8 – 5
👍👍👍👍 33%
@Sinaaaaaw, @Nima13641, Seyed Hossein Ali, @h_a_d_I_1169, @arash22_d
C) Rab6 – 2
👍👍 13%
@akbarvsg, @Enrsee
👥 15 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Bc8 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 53%
@aadiib, Jonas, Nikhil, @BehroudR, @RealSDME4, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, @WataxPin
B) Be8 – 5
👍👍👍👍 33%
@Sinaaaaaw, @Nima13641, Seyed Hossein Ali, @h_a_d_I_1169, @arash22_d
C) Rab6 – 2
👍👍 13%
@akbarvsg, @Enrsee
👥 15 people voted so far.
Amsterdam IBM 1970. In the penultimate, 14th, round (played 30th July), 2nd-placed Boris Spassky faces the leader, Lev Polugaevsky. The game was drawn; the two Soviet grandmasters ultimately shared 1st place.
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rare 1920 footage with the 8-year-old Samuel Reshevsky in simultaneous play, a beautiful piece of history.
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2️⃣ on our best games of 2018 list is GM Vladimir Kramnik's positional and sacrificial thriller against Levon Aronian in the Candidates. 👏😎👏
7...Rg8! is an incredible prelude to the coming storm.
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#Kasparov
🔘 Garry Kasparov
🔹 Russian chess grandmaster
🔹 Former world chess champion
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🔘 Garry Kasparov
🔹 Russian chess grandmaster
🔹 Former world chess champion
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
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🔵 About Garry Kasparon
🔘 Garry Kasparov
🔹 Russian chess grandmaster
🔹 Former world chess champion
📚 Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, former world chess champion, writer, and political activist, whom many consider to be the greatest chess player of all time. From 1986 until his retirement in 2005, Kasparov was ranked world No. 1 for 225 out of 228 months.
🔰 Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, in the Soviet Union in 1963, Garry Kasparov became the under-18 chess champion of the USSR at the age of 12 and the world under-20 champion at 17. He came to international fame at the age of 22 as the youngest world chess champion in history in 1985. He defended his title five times, including a legendary series of matches against arch-rival Anatoly Karpov. Kasparov broke Bobby Fischer’s rating record in 1990 and his own peak rating record remained unbroken until 2013. His famous matches against the IBM super-computer Deep Blue in 1996-97 were key to bringing artificial intelligence, and chess, into the mainstream.
The US-based Kasparov Chess Foundation non-profit promotes the teaching of chess in education systems around the world. Its program already in use in schools across the United States, KCF also has centers in Brussels, Johannesburg, Singapore, and Mexico City. Garry and his wife Daria travel frequently to promote the proven benefits of chess in education and have toured Africa extensively.
🌐 SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA & KASPAROV.COM
♦️ Learn by Kasparov's instructive chess game👇
🔸 Michael Adams vs Garry Kasparov
🔸 Linares (2005), Linares ESP, rd 12, Mar-08
🔸 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. English Attack (B90)
♦️ This game has named "Slipped a Mickey" in chessgames.com site and one of Kasparov's best games!!
Review and download annotated by Stockfish 8 PGN file👇
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🔘 Garry Kasparov
🔹 Russian chess grandmaster
🔹 Former world chess champion
📚 Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, former world chess champion, writer, and political activist, whom many consider to be the greatest chess player of all time. From 1986 until his retirement in 2005, Kasparov was ranked world No. 1 for 225 out of 228 months.
🔰 Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, in the Soviet Union in 1963, Garry Kasparov became the under-18 chess champion of the USSR at the age of 12 and the world under-20 champion at 17. He came to international fame at the age of 22 as the youngest world chess champion in history in 1985. He defended his title five times, including a legendary series of matches against arch-rival Anatoly Karpov. Kasparov broke Bobby Fischer’s rating record in 1990 and his own peak rating record remained unbroken until 2013. His famous matches against the IBM super-computer Deep Blue in 1996-97 were key to bringing artificial intelligence, and chess, into the mainstream.
The US-based Kasparov Chess Foundation non-profit promotes the teaching of chess in education systems around the world. Its program already in use in schools across the United States, KCF also has centers in Brussels, Johannesburg, Singapore, and Mexico City. Garry and his wife Daria travel frequently to promote the proven benefits of chess in education and have toured Africa extensively.
🌐 SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA & KASPAROV.COM
♦️ Learn by Kasparov's instructive chess game👇
🔸 Michael Adams vs Garry Kasparov
🔸 Linares (2005), Linares ESP, rd 12, Mar-08
🔸 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. English Attack (B90)
♦️ This game has named "Slipped a Mickey" in chessgames.com site and one of Kasparov's best games!!
Review and download annotated by Stockfish 8 PGN file👇
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