54.Nb5! [54.Bxd4 Kxd4 55.Nb5+ Ke3 56.Kc4 Kf2 57.Kd5 Nd8 58.Nd4 Kxg2 59.Kd6 Nf7+ 60.Ke6 Nd8+ 61.Kf6 h6 62.Ke7 Nb7 63.Kd7 Kxh3 64.Kc7 g4 65.fxg4 Kxg4 66.Kxb7 h5 67.b5 h4 68.b6 h3 69.Kc7 h2 70.b7 h1Q 71.b8Q Qd5=; 54.b5 Nc5+ 55.Kc2 Nd7 56.Nb1 Be5 57.Kd3 Nc5+ 58.Ke2 Bc7 59.Bf6±]
54...Bxc3 55.Nxc3+ Kd4 56.Ne4 Ke3 57.Kc4 h6 58.Kd5 Nd8 59.Kd6 Ke2 60.Kd7 Nf7 61.Ke7 Ne5 62.Kf6 Nd3 63.b5 Kf1 64.b6 Nb4 65.b7 Nc6 66.Nxg5 Kxg2 67.h4 Kg3 68.h5 Kg2 69.Nf7 Kxf3 70.Ne5+ Nxe5 71.Kxe5
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54...Bxc3 55.Nxc3+ Kd4 56.Ne4 Ke3 57.Kc4 h6 58.Kd5 Nd8 59.Kd6 Ke2 60.Kd7 Nf7 61.Ke7 Ne5 62.Kf6 Nd3 63.b5 Kf1 64.b6 Nb4 65.b7 Nc6 66.Nxg5 Kxg2 67.h4 Kg3 68.h5 Kg2 69.Nf7 Kxf3 70.Ne5+ Nxe5 71.Kxe5
1–0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 117
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A) Nf4 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
@Moj2238, Nikhil, @MerissaWongso, @Aghmoh3n80, @RichardPeng, Atharva, @WataxPin, Michael, Pravin, Daniel
B) Bh3 – 4
👍👍👍 27%
@shahrook, @mahyarebrahimi1983, future, @AryanLeekha
C) Qa4 – 1
👍 7%
Jayden
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A) Nf4 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
@Moj2238, Nikhil, @MerissaWongso, @Aghmoh3n80, @RichardPeng, Atharva, @WataxPin, Michael, Pravin, Daniel
B) Bh3 – 4
👍👍👍 27%
@shahrook, @mahyarebrahimi1983, future, @AryanLeekha
C) Qa4 – 1
👍 7%
Jayden
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Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 117
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B) Rc5 – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Seyed Hossein Ali, Nikhil, Jayden, @pouyax008, @Aghmoh3n80, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, @WataxPin, Michael, Pravin, Daniel
A) Rb5 – 3
👍👍 17%
@MerissaWongso, سید نیما, Adith
C) Ra8 – 3
👍👍 17%
@M_L_110213, @payam6661, @shahrook
👥 18 people voted so far.
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B) Rc5 – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Seyed Hossein Ali, Nikhil, Jayden, @pouyax008, @Aghmoh3n80, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, @WataxPin, Michael, Pravin, Daniel
A) Rb5 – 3
👍👍 17%
@MerissaWongso, سید نیما, Adith
C) Ra8 – 3
👍👍 17%
@M_L_110213, @payam6661, @shahrook
👥 18 people voted so far.
✴️ Today is birthday of Paul Keres
🔸 Estonian chess Grandmaster
▪️ Born: January 7, 1916, Narva, Estonia
▪️ Died: June 5, 1975, Helsinki, Finland
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🔸 Estonian chess Grandmaster
▪️ Born: January 7, 1916, Narva, Estonia
▪️ Died: June 5, 1975, Helsinki, Finland
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Dawid Janowsky vs Emanuel Lasker (Wiener Schachzeitung, December 1909, page 411).
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UNITY CHESS INFOGRAPHIC
🔵 Chess History - Tournaments
🔹Hastings 1954/55
🔹30th Hastings Christmas Chess Festival
#chess_history_tornaments
#Hastings1954/55
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🔵 Chess History - Tournaments
🔹Hastings 1954/55
🔹30th Hastings Christmas Chess Festival
#chess_history_tornaments
#Hastings1954/55
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🔵 Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Hastings 1954/55
🔹 29 December - 7 January
🔹 30th Hastings Christmas Chess Festival
🔰 CHAMPION: Paul Keres | 7/9 (+6 -1 =2) |
SHARED WITH: Vasily Smyslov | 7/9 (+5 -0 =4) |
📚Ten grandmasters and masters were invited to the 30th Hastings Christmas Chess Festival premier tournament, led by Vasily Smyslov and Paul Keres from the Soviet Union. The field also featured Luděk Pachman, two-time Hastings winner and returning co-champion Conel Hugh Alexander, three-time Hastings winner László Szabó, previous Hastings winner Wolfgang Unzicker, Dutch champion Jan Hein Donner, British co-champion Alan Phillips, and international masters William Fairhurst and Andrija Fuderer. Robert Wade served as tournament director, F. A. Rhoden was tournament organizer, and Hastings mayor F. T. Hussey presided over the opening and closing ceremonies. Funding for the event was provided primarily by private donations and a grant from the Hastings Corporation.
🔺 The contestants lodged at the stately Royal Victoria Hotel, and played in the nearby Sun Lounge in St Leonards-on-Sea.
🌐 Photos of St Leonards-on-Sea: http://www.1066online.co.uk/hasting
🌐 Photo of the Sun Lounge: http://www.1066online.co.uk/gallery
🌐 Photo of the Royal Victoria Hotel: http://images.francisfrith.com/c10/
🌐 SOURCE: CHESSGAMES.COM & WIKIPEDIA
🔹 The final standings and crosstable was as above👆
🔹 Download " Hastings 1954/55 Games Database " by PGN format👇
🔹 Review our selected game from this tournament👇
#chess_history_tornaments
#Hastings1954/55
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🔹 Hastings 1954/55
🔹 29 December - 7 January
🔹 30th Hastings Christmas Chess Festival
🔰 CHAMPION: Paul Keres | 7/9 (+6 -1 =2) |
SHARED WITH: Vasily Smyslov | 7/9 (+5 -0 =4) |
📚Ten grandmasters and masters were invited to the 30th Hastings Christmas Chess Festival premier tournament, led by Vasily Smyslov and Paul Keres from the Soviet Union. The field also featured Luděk Pachman, two-time Hastings winner and returning co-champion Conel Hugh Alexander, three-time Hastings winner László Szabó, previous Hastings winner Wolfgang Unzicker, Dutch champion Jan Hein Donner, British co-champion Alan Phillips, and international masters William Fairhurst and Andrija Fuderer. Robert Wade served as tournament director, F. A. Rhoden was tournament organizer, and Hastings mayor F. T. Hussey presided over the opening and closing ceremonies. Funding for the event was provided primarily by private donations and a grant from the Hastings Corporation.
🔺 The contestants lodged at the stately Royal Victoria Hotel, and played in the nearby Sun Lounge in St Leonards-on-Sea.
🌐 Photos of St Leonards-on-Sea: http://www.1066online.co.uk/hasting
🌐 Photo of the Sun Lounge: http://www.1066online.co.uk/gallery
🌐 Photo of the Royal Victoria Hotel: http://images.francisfrith.com/c10/
🌐 SOURCE: CHESSGAMES.COM & WIKIPEDIA
🔹 The final standings and crosstable was as above👆
🔹 Download " Hastings 1954/55 Games Database " by PGN format👇
🔹 Review our selected game from this tournament👇
#chess_history_tornaments
#Hastings1954/55
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www.1066online.co.uk
Hastings Photo Archive - Hastings UK Photo Archive
Hastings Photo Archive - Hastings UK Photo Archive at 1066online Hastings & St Leonards Guide
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♦️ Review our selected game from "Hastings 1954/55 Chess Tournament"👇
🔸 Paul Keres vs Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander
🔸 Hastings (1954/55), Hastings ENG, rd 3, Dec-31
🔸 Russian Game: Classical Attack. Chigorin Variation (C42)
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🔸 Paul Keres vs Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander
🔸 Hastings (1954/55), Hastings ENG, rd 3, Dec-31
🔸 Russian Game: Classical Attack. Chigorin Variation (C42)
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🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 6
⚪️Wojtaszek,Radoslaw (2727)
⚫️Svane,Rasmus (2595)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 6
⚪️Wojtaszek,Radoslaw (2727)
⚫️Svane,Rasmus (2595)
🔸1-0
22.Qxf7+! [A strong blow. White wins a pawn and also damages Black's pawn structure.]
[22.Qb7!? △Nc6 22...Bf8 23.Qxa7 Nxe5 24.Qxe7 Bxe7 25.Nxe5 Rxc1 26.Rxc1 f6 27.Nc6 Nxc6 28.Bxb6 Rc8 29.Rxc6 Ra8 30.Rc7 Bd8 31.Ra7 Rxa7 32.Bxa7+–]
22...Qxf7 23.Nxf7 Rf8 24.Bxg7 [White has a stronger option. However, The text move is enough to win.]
[¹24.Ng5! e5 25.Bb2 Nc5 26.Ba3 Nbd7 27.Ne6 Rf6 28.Nxc5 Nxc5 29.Nxe5+–]
24...Rxf7 25.Bb2 Rf5 26.Nd6! Rxc1 27.Rxc1 Rc5 28.Rxc5 Nxc5 29.Nc8 Na4 30.Bd4 Nd7 31.f4!+– [White's mighty bishop is dominating the board.]
1–0
[22.Qb7!? △Nc6 22...Bf8 23.Qxa7 Nxe5 24.Qxe7 Bxe7 25.Nxe5 Rxc1 26.Rxc1 f6 27.Nc6 Nxc6 28.Bxb6 Rc8 29.Rxc6 Ra8 30.Rc7 Bd8 31.Ra7 Rxa7 32.Bxa7+–]
22...Qxf7 23.Nxf7 Rf8 24.Bxg7 [White has a stronger option. However, The text move is enough to win.]
[¹24.Ng5! e5 25.Bb2 Nc5 26.Ba3 Nbd7 27.Ne6 Rf6 28.Nxc5 Nxc5 29.Nxe5+–]
24...Rxf7 25.Bb2 Rf5 26.Nd6! Rxc1 27.Rxc1 Rc5 28.Rxc5 Nxc5 29.Nc8 Na4 30.Bd4 Nd7 31.f4!+– [White's mighty bishop is dominating the board.]
1–0