Congrats to the Oxford team on winning their varsity match against Cambridge with a score of 4Β½-3Β½.
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Oxford vs. Cambridge Varsity Match 2019
Oxford vs. Cambridge Varsity Match chess tournament LIVE with computer analysis on chess24.com
πΈchess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
πΈRound 6
βͺοΈJumabayev,Rinat (2605)
β«οΈVachier-Lagrave,Maxime (2780)
πΈ0-1
πΈRound 6
βͺοΈJumabayev,Rinat (2605)
β«οΈVachier-Lagrave,Maxime (2780)
πΈ0-1
33...Rxb2! [A powerful piece sacrifice by Vachier that has required deep calculation. The opponent's king looks vulnerable, and he tries to exploit it.]
34.Nf1 [34.fxe5 dxe5 35.Nf3 (35.Ngf5 Bxf5 36.exf5 exd4 37.fxg6 h6β+ β³d3) 35...Ng4! β³Qf2 36.Rd3 Qf2+ 37.Kd1 Rxf3 38.Qxb2 Rxd3+ 39.Kc2 Rf3 40.Rc1 Nxh2 41.Qxe5 Qxg3 42.Qxg3 Rxg3β+]
34...Nxe4! [Vachier continues his attack with all of his pieces.]
35.fxe5 dxe5 36.Ng3 exd4 [36...Nf2!? 37.Bc4 Nxd1 38.Nge2 Nf2 39.d6+ Kg7 40.d7 Rb1+ 41.Kd2 Ne4+ 42.Kc2 Rb4 43.Bb3 exd4β+]
0β1
34.Nf1 [34.fxe5 dxe5 35.Nf3 (35.Ngf5 Bxf5 36.exf5 exd4 37.fxg6 h6β+ β³d3) 35...Ng4! β³Qf2 36.Rd3 Qf2+ 37.Kd1 Rxf3 38.Qxb2 Rxd3+ 39.Kc2 Rf3 40.Rc1 Nxh2 41.Qxe5 Qxg3 42.Qxg3 Rxg3β+]
34...Nxe4! [Vachier continues his attack with all of his pieces.]
35.fxe5 dxe5 36.Ng3 exd4 [36...Nf2!? 37.Bc4 Nxd1 38.Nge2 Nf2 39.d6+ Kg7 40.d7 Rb1+ 41.Kd2 Ne4+ 42.Kc2 Rb4 43.Bb3 exd4β+]
0β1
30...Rxe1! [In order to use his own queenside pawn majority, Caruana correctly decides to exchange a pair of rooks.]
[30...b6 31.Red1 Preventing ...c5. 31...Ne7 (31...c5 32.Bxc5Β±) 32.Be3 c5 33.Rd6Β±; 30...Re6 31.Rxe6 Kxe6 32.g4=]
31.Rxe1 c5 32.Be3 b5 33.Kf3 c4 34.Bd2 b4 35.Rc1 f5 36.g4? [ΒΉ36.Ke2]
36...fxg4+ 37.Kxg4 c3 38.bxc3 bxc3 39.Be1 Rc4+ 40.Kf3 Rxh4β+
0β1
[30...b6 31.Red1 Preventing ...c5. 31...Ne7 (31...c5 32.Bxc5Β±) 32.Be3 c5 33.Rd6Β±; 30...Re6 31.Rxe6 Kxe6 32.g4=]
31.Rxe1 c5 32.Be3 b5 33.Kf3 c4 34.Bd2 b4 35.Rc1 f5 36.g4? [ΒΉ36.Ke2]
36...fxg4+ 37.Kxg4 c3 38.bxc3 bxc3 39.Be1 Rc4+ 40.Kf3 Rxh4β+
0β1
1...Nc2+!! [1...Kg5? 2.Kc3 Nc6 3.Kxb3 Ne5 4.Bc2β‘+β; 1...b2? 2.a4! (2.Kc3?? Nb5+ 3.Kxb2 Nxa3 4.Kxa3=) 2...Ne6 3.Bb1Β±]
2.Kxb3 Nxa3 3.Kxa3 Kg5 4.Kb4 Kf6 5.Kc5 Ke7 6.Bc4 Kf8 7.Kd6 Ke8=
Β½βΒ½
2.Kxb3 Nxa3 3.Kxa3 Kg5 4.Kb4 Kf6 5.Kc5 Ke7 6.Bc4 Kf8 7.Kd6 Ke8=
Β½βΒ½
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 156
public poll
B) Na5 β 12
πππππππ 75%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, Sahil, Srikar, Atharva, Michael, Hansika, Daniel, Abhi, Matthew
A) d4 β 3
ππ 19%
Masoud, Max, Saghana
C) Kb7 β 1
π 6%
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B) Na5 β 12
πππππππ 75%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, Sahil, Srikar, Atharva, Michael, Hansika, Daniel, Abhi, Matthew
A) d4 β 3
ππ 19%
Masoud, Max, Saghana
C) Kb7 β 1
π 6%
@Sujas2
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Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 156
public poll
A) Ne2 β 16
πππππππ 76%
@M_L_110213, ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, Masoud, Ψ²ΩΨ±Ω, Babak, @FrozenBlade, @Sujas2, Saghana, @RichardPeng, Sahil, Srikar, Atharva, Michael, Hansika, Abhi, Matthew
C) Nd5 β 4
ππ 19%
Max, @miladnajafiyan, @Somebody_Sophia, Daniel
B) h5 β 1
β«οΈ 5%
@mahyarebrahimi1983
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public poll
A) Ne2 β 16
πππππππ 76%
@M_L_110213, ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, Masoud, Ψ²ΩΨ±Ω, Babak, @FrozenBlade, @Sujas2, Saghana, @RichardPeng, Sahil, Srikar, Atharva, Michael, Hansika, Abhi, Matthew
C) Nd5 β 4
ππ 19%
Max, @miladnajafiyan, @Somebody_Sophia, Daniel
B) h5 β 1
β«οΈ 5%
@mahyarebrahimi1983
π₯ 21 people voted so far.
The participants in the tournament at Pasadena, California, August 1932. Seated - Alekhine. Standing, from the left: 4th - Fine, 6th - Reshevsky, 7th - H. Steiner, 8th - Kashdan, 10th - Dake.
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On August 14, 1932, Alexander Alekhine arrived on the eve of the Chess Congress Masters Tournament (part of the Los Angeles Congress) at the Maryland Hotel in Pasadena, following the 10th Modern Olympic Games at Los Angeles. Alekhine won the event (and $250) with a score of 8.5-2.5 (+7=3-1). Isaac Kashdan took 2nd with a score of 7.5-3.5. Next were Arthur Dake, Sammy Reshevsky, and Herman Steiner with 6.5. Next came Harry Borochow, California State champion, with the score of 5.5-5.5. He was followed by Fred Reinfeld, Jacob Bernstein, Reuben Fine, and Samuel Factor, all with 5-6. Jose Araiza came next with a score of 3.5-7.5. Last place went to Adolph Fink, San Francisco's strongest player, with a score of 3-8. It was agreed that the California player having the highest score in this event would be declared champion of California. Thus, Harry Borochow became California champion for the third straight year. This international tournament was promoted by Cecil B. DeMille. The tournament organizers also wanted to invite Capablanca, but Alekhine demanded an extra $2,000 appearance fee if Capablanca participated in the event. The money could not be raised (the whole budget for the tournament was $1,500), and Capablanca was not invited. Lavieve Mae Hines (1896-1997) won the Pasadena Congress Women's Chess tournament, which was held concurrently with the Pasadena 1932 International Chess Tournament.
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πΈ Emanuel Lasker (1926) βLasker's Manual of Chess"
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πΈ Emanuel Lasker (1926) βLasker's Manual of Chess"
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