15-year-old Alireza Firouzja wins our #bulletchess qualifier #1!
Andrew Tang, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, and Georg Meier nab spots 2-4 and guaranteed entry to our last-chance, round-robin qualifier on Friday!
Andrew Tang, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, and Georg Meier nab spots 2-4 and guaranteed entry to our last-chance, round-robin qualifier on Friday!
Results and crosstable ➡️
https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/bullet-chess-championship-qualifier-1-1053382
https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/bullet-chess-championship-qualifier-1-1053382
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Firouzja Qualifies for Bullet Chess Championship
https://www.chess.com/news/view/firouzja-qualifies-for-bullet-chess-championship
https://www.chess.com/news/view/firouzja-qualifies-for-bullet-chess-championship
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37...Qh1+?! [Giving White a chance to put up more resistance.]
[37...h5! △Qh1 would be correct: 38.Bc2™ Qh1+ 39.Ke3™ Qc1+ 40.Kf3 Rxf4+ 41.gxf4 Qh1+ 42.Ke3 Re8+ 43.Kd3 Qf3+ 44.Kc4 Qxf4+ 45.Kc3 Qf6+ 46.Kd2 g6–+]
38.Kg4 Qxh2 39.b4 Rf6?! 40.b5? [White is too optimistic! He should have exchanged a pair of rooks to secure his king.]
[40.Be4! Rxf4+ 41.Kxf4 Qh6+ 42.Kf3 Qf6+ 43.Kg2=/+]
40...Rdf8–+
[37...h5! △Qh1 would be correct: 38.Bc2™ Qh1+ 39.Ke3™ Qc1+ 40.Kf3 Rxf4+ 41.gxf4 Qh1+ 42.Ke3 Re8+ 43.Kd3 Qf3+ 44.Kc4 Qxf4+ 45.Kc3 Qf6+ 46.Kd2 g6–+]
38.Kg4 Qxh2 39.b4 Rf6?! 40.b5? [White is too optimistic! He should have exchanged a pair of rooks to secure his king.]
[40.Be4! Rxf4+ 41.Kxf4 Qh6+ 42.Kf3 Qf6+ 43.Kg2=/+]
40...Rdf8–+
27.b6! [A strong intermediate move that opens up lines against the opponent's king.]
[27.g3 Nd5 (27...dxc3) 28.cxd4 Kb8 29.Nc5 Nxc5 30.dxc5 Rg6 31.Qe5+ Qxe5 32.Nxe5 Rf6 33.Nxg4±; 27.cxd4 g3 28.Qxh5 Nxh5 (28...gxf2+ 29.Kxf2 Nxh5 30.b6±) 29.b6 gxf2+ 30.Kxf2±]
27...axb6 [27...a6? 28.cxd4 Kb8 29.Nd6+–]
28.cxd4 [28.Nxb6+! would be even stronger: 28...Kb8 (28...Nxb6 29.cxd4+ Kb8 30.Rxb6 g3 31.Rxb7+ Kxb7 32.Qb2+ Ka8 33.Qa3+ Kb8 34.Qb4+ Ka8 35.Qa4+ Kb8 36.Rb1+ Kc7 37.Qa7+ Kd6 38.Rb6+ Kd5 39.Nf4++–) 29.Nxd7+ Rxd7 30.Ne5 Rc7 31.cxd4 g3 32.Qxh5 Nxh5 33.Rxc7 Kxc7 34.Rc1+ Kb6 35.Nd7+ Ka6 36.Rc7±]
28...g3 29.Qxh5 gxf2+ 30.Kxf2 Nxh5±
1–0
[27.g3 Nd5 (27...dxc3) 28.cxd4 Kb8 29.Nc5 Nxc5 30.dxc5 Rg6 31.Qe5+ Qxe5 32.Nxe5 Rf6 33.Nxg4±; 27.cxd4 g3 28.Qxh5 Nxh5 (28...gxf2+ 29.Kxf2 Nxh5 30.b6±) 29.b6 gxf2+ 30.Kxf2±]
27...axb6 [27...a6? 28.cxd4 Kb8 29.Nd6+–]
28.cxd4 [28.Nxb6+! would be even stronger: 28...Kb8 (28...Nxb6 29.cxd4+ Kb8 30.Rxb6 g3 31.Rxb7+ Kxb7 32.Qb2+ Ka8 33.Qa3+ Kb8 34.Qb4+ Ka8 35.Qa4+ Kb8 36.Rb1+ Kc7 37.Qa7+ Kd6 38.Rb6+ Kd5 39.Nf4++–) 29.Nxd7+ Rxd7 30.Ne5 Rc7 31.cxd4 g3 32.Qxh5 Nxh5 33.Rxc7 Kxc7 34.Rc1+ Kb6 35.Nd7+ Ka6 36.Rc7±]
28...g3 29.Qxh5 gxf2+ 30.Kxf2 Nxh5±
1–0
31...Rc1+! [31...Rxd2 32.Nxd2 Kf8 33.Nf3 Nd5 34.Kf1 Ke7 35.g3 Kd6 36.Ke2 Nb6 37.b3 a5 38.Kd3 Nd7=; 31...Rc7 32.Kf1 g5 33.Ke2 b4 34.g3 bxa3 35.bxa3 Nd5=/+]
32.Kh2 f6 33.Ng1 Nd5 34.Ne2 Rc4?! [34...Rb1! 35.Kg3 g5 36.Rc2 a5 37.Kf3 a4 38.g4 Kf7 39.Rd2 Re1 40.Kg3 Rh1 41.Kg2 Ra1 42.Kh2 Kg6 43.Ng3 b4 44.axb4 Nxb4 45.Ne4 Nd5-/+]
35.Kg3=/+
½–½
32.Kh2 f6 33.Ng1 Nd5 34.Ne2 Rc4?! [34...Rb1! 35.Kg3 g5 36.Rc2 a5 37.Kf3 a4 38.g4 Kf7 39.Rd2 Re1 40.Kg3 Rh1 41.Kg2 Ra1 42.Kh2 Kg6 43.Ng3 b4 44.axb4 Nxb4 45.Ne4 Nd5-/+]
35.Kg3=/+
½–½
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 183
public poll
C) Rc8 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 78%
@aadiib, Nikhil, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @AryanLeekha, K, @Kingbosskasy
A) Ka8 – 1
👍 11%
Gavin
B) Bg7 – 1
👍 11%
Matthew
👥 9 people voted so far.
public poll
C) Rc8 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 78%
@aadiib, Nikhil, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @AryanLeekha, K, @Kingbosskasy
A) Ka8 – 1
👍 11%
Gavin
B) Bg7 – 1
👍 11%
Matthew
👥 9 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 183
public poll
A) a6 – 13
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 87%
@aadiib, @mahyarebrahimi1983, Gavin, Nikhil, @miladnajafiyan, @mmch2020, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, K, Hansika, Matthew, Kasyap
B) Rb1 – 1
👍 7%
@Mohammad123987
C) Rc5 – 1
👍 7%
@Sophia_Giraffe
👥 15 people voted so far.
public poll
A) a6 – 13
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 87%
@aadiib, @mahyarebrahimi1983, Gavin, Nikhil, @miladnajafiyan, @mmch2020, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, K, Hansika, Matthew, Kasyap
B) Rb1 – 1
👍 7%
@Mohammad123987
C) Rc5 – 1
👍 7%
@Sophia_Giraffe
👥 15 people voted so far.