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β€œTo refer to the oft mooted question, "Which piece is stronger, the Bishop or the Knight?" it is clear that the value of the Bishop undergoes greater changes than that of the Knight."

πŸ”Έ Emanuel Lasker (1965). β€œCommon Sense in Chess”

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The 13th World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov, pictured at a training camp at Zagulba (Azerbaijan SSR), 10th October 1986.

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Short Vs. Kasparov - Speed Chess Challenge Final Game

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The 3rd FIDE World Cadets Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2019 will be held in Minsk, Belarus, from 15 August (arrival) to 19 August (departure) 2019. The venue is is the Minsk Sports Palace.
πŸ”Έchess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
πŸ”ΈRound 8
βšͺ️Huschenbeth,Niclas (2589)
⚫️Jackson,James P (2371)
πŸ”Έ1-0
41.Qe4+! [Huschenbeth finds the only winning move.]

41...g6 [41...Kg8?? 42.Re8+ Kf7 43.Qe6#+–]

42.Rd6! [β–³Rd7]

[42.Re7+? Qxe7β„’ 43.Qxe7+ Kg8 44.Qd6 Be2!=]

42...h5 43.Rd7+ Kh6 44.h4!+– [and there is no time for Black to use his strong passed pawns.]

[44.Qe8!? Qf4 45.Qh8+ Kg5 46.Qd8+ β–³h4 46...Qf6 47.f4+ Kf5 48.g4+ hxg4 49.hxg4+ Ke4 50.Qxf6 Kf3 51.f5+–]

1–0
⚫️#166 (Strategy-Black to Move)
πŸ”ΈHenderson de La Fuente,Lance (2484)
πŸ”ΈGavilan Diaz,M (2334)
πŸ”Έchess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
17...Rf8!? [17...Nfg5! trying to take over the weak light squares around White's king. 18.Bf1 Nxf3+ 19.Nxf3 Qf6 20.h4 Bd7 21.bxc6 Bxc6 22.Bg2 Rf8Β΅; 17...Qf6! 18.bxc6 bxc6 19.Kg2 Bh6 20.Bc4 Bxd2 21.Nxd2=/+]

18.h4 g5-/+

0–1
βšͺ️#166 (Endgame-White to Move)
πŸ”ΈSadhwani,Raunak (2438)
πŸ”ΈBianco,V (2008)
πŸ”Έchess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
28.gxh6! [28.gxf6!? Rfxf6 29.Rxf6 gxf6 30.Rg1+ Kf7 31.Rg6 Rb5 32.Rxh6 f5 33.Rh7+ Kf6 34.Rd7 Kg5 35.exf5 Kxh5 36.f6 Kg6 37.f7 Kg7 38.Kc1 c3 39.bxc3 bxc3 40.Kd1 Rb4 41.Ke2 Rd4 42.Ke3Β±; 28.g6? c3 29.Rf3 Rc8 30.b3 Kf8 31.Rd3 Ke7 32.Rff3 Rf8 33.a3 a5=]

28...gxh6 29.Rg1+ Kh7 30.Rg6 c3 31.b3 Rb7 [31...Rg8 32.Rfg2 Rd8 (32...Rxg6 33.Rxg6 Rd6 34.a4 a5 35.Kc1+–) 33.Kc1 Rbd6 34.Rg7+ Kh8 35.R2g6 f5 36.Rxd6 Rxd6 37.Rg6 Rd7 38.Rxh6+ Kg7 39.Rg6+ Kf7 40.Kd1 fxe4 41.d6+–]

32.Rfxf6 Rxf6 33.Rxf6 Rg7 34.Rf1 Kg8 35.a3 a5 36.a4 Rg4 37.d6 Rg7 38.Kc1 Rf7 39.Rd1 Rd7 40.Rd5 Kf7 41.Rxa5 Rxd6 42.Rxe5 Rd2 43.Rb5 Re2 44.Kb1 Rxe4 45.a5 Re1+ 46.Ka2 Rc1 47.Rxb4 Rxc2+ 48.Kb1

1–0
βšͺ️#167 (Strategy-White to Move)
πŸ”ΈMunguntuul,B (2422)
πŸ”ΈDushyant,Sharma (2289)
πŸ”Έchess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 167
public poll

C) Nh2 – 10
πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ 67%
@fantastic45, Max, @soheil_hooshdaran, Gavin, Nikhil, @Ali_arya1988, @Sophia_On_The_Loose, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva, Hansika

B) a4 – 3
πŸ‘πŸ‘ 20%
@Zamani9899, Ψ§Ω…ΫŒΨ±, Ryan

A) Bb3 – 2
πŸ‘ 13%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Matthew

πŸ‘₯ 15 people voted so far.
βšͺ️#167 (Endgame-White to Move)
πŸ”ΈErdogdu,M (2406)
πŸ”ΈSoysal,Serkan (2415)
πŸ”Έch-TUR 2018 Belek TUR 2018
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 167
public poll

A) Ng2 – 17
πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ 89%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @fantastic45, Max, @soheil_hooshdaran, Gavin, Nikhil, @Ali_arya1988, @Sophia_On_The_Loose, @A_Wild_Richard, Adhvaith, Srikar, Ryan, Atharva, Hansika, Ali, Abhi, Matthew

B) g5 – 2
πŸ‘ 11%
Mohammad, @Zamani9899

C) Nf1
▫️ 0%

πŸ‘₯ 19 people voted so far.
Moscow, 27th July 1988. In round 2 of the 55th USSR Championship final, World Champion Garry Kasparov is in play v. Vassily Ivanchuk, in what was to become a famous game.
Ivanchuk - who is 50 years old today, is standing 3rd from right.

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