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Round 8-Gibraltar International Chess Festival 2019 - Masters
gibralmast19-.pgn
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πŸ”Ή Gibraltar Masters 2019-R8
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πŸ”Έchess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
πŸ”ΈRound 2
βšͺ️Darini,Pouria (2475)
⚫️L'Ami,Erwin (2639)
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28.dxc5?! [Missing a chance to gain an advantage.]

[28.Qxb3! axb3 29.Kc1 cxd4 (29...Rc7? 30.dxc5 Rxd2 31.Rxd2 β–³Rd8 31...h5 32.cxb6 Rxc4+ 33.Kd1 Rc6 34.Nxe4 Rxb6 35.Rd8+ Kh7 36.Rb8 f5 37.Ng5+ Kg6 38.Ke1+–) 30.Rxd4 Rxd4 31.Rxd4 Rxd4 32.exd4 β–³Kd2 32...e3 33.Ng4 e2 34.Kd2 The black pawns are very exposed. 34...Bxg2 35.Kxe2 h5 36.Ne3 Be4 37.Kd2 β–³kc3 37...g5 38.fxg5 fxg5 39.Kc3 g4 40.Kxb3 Bf3 41.c5 bxc5 42.dxc5+–]

28...Qxc2+ 29.Kxc2 Rxd2+ 30.Rxd2 Rxd2+ 31.Kxd2 bxc5 32.Kc3 Kg8 33.b4 axb3 34.Kxb3 Bc6 35.Nd1 Kf7 36.Nc3 f5 37.Na4?? [A fatal blunder that costs White the game.]

[Darini should have kept the knight on the board: 37.a4 Ke7 38.a5 β–³a6 38...Bb7 39.Nb5 h6 40.g3 Kd7 41.h4 Ba6 42.Ka4 Kc6 43.Na3 Bc8=]

37...Bxa4+! 38.Kxa4 e5–+ [Black creates a protected passed pawn.]

39.Kb3 [39.g3 exf4 40.gxf4 g5 β–³f4 41.Kb3 gxf4 42.exf4 Ke6 43.Kc3 Kd6 44.Kd2 Kc6 45.Kc3 Kb6 46.Kc2 Ka5 47.Kb3 e3 48.Kc3 Ka4 49.Kd3 Kxa3 50.Kxe3 Kb4 51.Kd3 Kb3–+]

39...exf4! 40.exf4 Ke6

0–1
βšͺ️#131 (Strategy-White to Move)
πŸ”ΈLei Tingjie (2457)
πŸ”ΈGara,A (2370)
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Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 131
public poll

C) Qa6 – 6
πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ 75%
@fantastic45, @RichardPeng, Yiyi, @AryanLeekha, Michael, Hansika

A) Qb5 – 2
πŸ‘πŸ‘ 25%
@Lornyellor, Kasyap

B) Qb3
▫️ 0%

πŸ‘₯ 8 people voted so far.
βšͺ️ #131 (Endgame-β€ŒWhite to Move)
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Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 131
public poll

B) Kg4 – 6
πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ 50%
@A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @AryanLeekha, Michael, Hansika, @Kingbosskasy, UrbanSwagger

C) c5 – 4
πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ 33%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @fantastic45, @ehsan_chesskill, Tanah

A) Bh3 – 2
πŸ‘πŸ‘ 17%
Mehdi, @Lornyellor

πŸ‘₯ 12 people voted so far.
πŸ”΄ Today is birthday of Boris Spassky
♦️ Russian chess Grandmaster
♦️ The tenth World Chess Champion

πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ Happy birthday πŸŒΊπŸ’β˜˜οΈπŸ’πŸŒΈπŸŒ·

βš›οΈ Today is also birthday of:
❗️ Alexey Dreev, a Russian chess grandmaster who learned chess at the age of six and was World Under-16 Champion in 1983 and 1984. He captured the USSR Junior Championship in 1986 and achieved the grandmaster title in 1990. In 1995 he was clear first at both the Wijk aan Zee and the Biel tournaments.Dreev's peak rating was 2711 (July 2011).
❗️Dragan Barlov, a Serbian chess Grandmaster who was awarded the GM title in 1986. He was 2nd at Sochi 1985 and won the Yugoslav Championship in 1986. He is also a chess author.
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An early photo of the 14th World Chess Champion, Vladimir Kramnik.

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From 'Chess in the USSR' 1990/4. Sakaev-Kramnik, Simferopol 1990.

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"Apart from direct mistakes, there is nothing more ruinous than routine play, the aim of which is mechanical development."

πŸ”Έ Alexey Suetin

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Vladimir Kramnik faces Garry Kasparov in the Botvinnik Memorial match, which was held in the Hall of Columns of the House of Unions in central Moscow in early December 2001.

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#Borovsky

♻️ Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
♻️ Russian chess master
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βœ… About Borovsky

♻️ Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
♻️ Russian chess master
♻️ Teacher and Chess Author

πŸ“š Evgeny Alexandrovich Znosko-Borovsky was a Russian chess master, music and drama critic, teacher and author. Born in Saint Petersburg, he settled in Paris in 1920, and lived there for the rest of his life.

β–ͺ️ Born: August 16, 1884, Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg, Russia
β–ͺ️ Died: December 31, 1954, Paris, France

πŸ“š Borovsky born 1884 in Russia and after 1920 living in France, was both a player and author. He fought and was wounded in both the 1905 Russo-Japanese war and World War I. He also fought for the White forces during the Russian revolution and was evacuated to France. He was 3rd= in the All Russian Championship of 1908, 3rd at Nice 1930 and 1st at Paris 1930. He was a literary and music critic.

♦️ A memorable game by Borovsky πŸ‘‡
πŸ”ΈEugene Znosko-Borovsky vs Arthur John Mackenzie
πŸ”Έ Weston (1924), Weston-super-Mare ENG, rd 7, Apr-24
πŸ”Έ Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84)

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πŸ”ΈEugene Znosko-Borovsky vs Arthur John Mackenzie
πŸ”Έ Weston (1924), Weston-super-Mare ENG, rd 7, Apr-24
πŸ”Έ Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84)
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@ZnoskoBorovsky-Mackenzie 1924.pgn
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πŸ”ΈEugene Znosko-Borovsky - Arthur John Mackenzieو Weston (1924)
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