Susan Polgar:
15 year reunion with my 2004 Chess Olympiad teammates! We trained hard and made history together by winning first ever team medal for the US in Calvia! I am so proud of all of my teammates! We did it together!!
@UnityChess
15 year reunion with my 2004 Chess Olympiad teammates! We trained hard and made history together by winning first ever team medal for the US in Calvia! I am so proud of all of my teammates! We did it together!!
@UnityChess
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
Dubai Open Chess Tournament Round 8 Highlights
20.Na4! [A dual-purpose move: exchanging the opponent's active piece and putting pressure on the weak c5–pawn.]
[20.Re3?! Rd6 21.Ba3 Bd4!+/=]
20...Bxb2™ 21.Nxb2 [△Na4]
21...Rd4 22.Na4!‚ [22.Re7?! b5 23.Rc7 Nf7 24.Rxc5 Ng5 25.Kg2 Ne6 26.Rc6 Rf6! △Nf4 27.Kf1 Nf4!+/=]
22...Nf7 [¹22...Rc8 23.Re5 b5 24.cxb5 axb5 25.Rxc5 Rxc5 26.Nxc5 b4 27.d3±]
23.Kg2 Ng5 24.Rb6 Rc8 25.Rxb7?!± [In such positions, piece activity is preferred to a material advantage.Therefore, White could have achieved more advantage by activating his rook:]
[25.Re1! △Re7 25...Rd7 26.h4 Nf7 27.Rbe6!+–]
[20.Re3?! Rd6 21.Ba3 Bd4!+/=]
20...Bxb2™ 21.Nxb2 [△Na4]
21...Rd4 22.Na4!‚ [22.Re7?! b5 23.Rc7 Nf7 24.Rxc5 Ng5 25.Kg2 Ne6 26.Rc6 Rf6! △Nf4 27.Kf1 Nf4!+/=]
22...Nf7 [¹22...Rc8 23.Re5 b5 24.cxb5 axb5 25.Rxc5 Rxc5 26.Nxc5 b4 27.d3±]
23.Kg2 Ng5 24.Rb6 Rc8 25.Rxb7?!± [In such positions, piece activity is preferred to a material advantage.Therefore, White could have achieved more advantage by activating his rook:]
[25.Re1! △Re7 25...Rd7 26.h4 Nf7 27.Rbe6!+–]
25...b6! [Restricting the knight on b3 and preparing to kick away the knight with a5. Eventually, Black is going to activate his kingside pawn majority.]
[25...Rxd1 26.Rxd1 b6 27.Qd3 f5 28.Bf3 Rf8 (28...e4 29.Qd4+) 29.Qd6 Qxd6 30.Rxd6 Rf6 31.Rd8 Be6 32.Bb7 a5 33.Nc1 g5 34.b3 Ng6 35.Ba6 f4 36.Ne2 Bf5 37.Bb5 Rf8 38.Rd6=; 25...Rd6 26.Rxd6 Qxd6 27.Qa7 Rd8 28.Nc5 Nc6 29.Qb6 Ne7= 30.Qxd6 Rxd6 31.Bxb7 Bxb7 32.Nxb7 Rb6 33.Nc5 Rxb2 34.a4 Nd5 35.Nxa6 Nxc3 36.Ra1 Ne2+ 37.Kf1 Nd4=]
26.Bf3 a5 27.Qe2 Be6 28.Rxd8 Rxd8 29.Rd1!? [29.Nc1 Bc4 30.Qc2 Nf5=/+]
29...Rxd1+ [29...Nf5]
30.Qxd1 a4 31.Nc1 a3-/+
0–1
[25...Rxd1 26.Rxd1 b6 27.Qd3 f5 28.Bf3 Rf8 (28...e4 29.Qd4+) 29.Qd6 Qxd6 30.Rxd6 Rf6 31.Rd8 Be6 32.Bb7 a5 33.Nc1 g5 34.b3 Ng6 35.Ba6 f4 36.Ne2 Bf5 37.Bb5 Rf8 38.Rd6=; 25...Rd6 26.Rxd6 Qxd6 27.Qa7 Rd8 28.Nc5 Nc6 29.Qb6 Ne7= 30.Qxd6 Rxd6 31.Bxb7 Bxb7 32.Nxb7 Rb6 33.Nc5 Rxb2 34.a4 Nd5 35.Nxa6 Nxc3 36.Ra1 Ne2+ 37.Kf1 Nd4=]
26.Bf3 a5 27.Qe2 Be6 28.Rxd8 Rxd8 29.Rd1!? [29.Nc1 Bc4 30.Qc2 Nf5=/+]
29...Rxd1+ [29...Nf5]
30.Qxd1 a4 31.Nc1 a3-/+
0–1
30.Rh6? [30.Rh4!= Rc1 31.Ng3 Qg6 32.Nh5+ Kf8 33.Nxf4 exf4 34.Qxf4 Qc6+ 35.Qe4 Qxe4+ 36.Rxe4 d3 37.Rd4 Rc5 38.f4 Rc2+ 39.Kf3 d2 40.b4 Rxb2 41.Ke2=; 30.Rh5? d3 31.Nf6 e4 32.Nxe4 (32.Rh7+? Qxh7 33.Qxf4 Qg6 34.Qe5 d2 35.Nxe4+ Kf8 36.Nf6 Rc8 37.Qd6+ Kg7 38.Qxd2 Qf5–+) 32...d2 33.Ng3 Qe6 34.Rh6 Qe5 35.Rf6 d1Q 36.Qxd1= Rd2 37.Qh5 Qd5+ 38.Kh3 Bxg3 39.Kxg3 Qxb3+ 40.Kh2„]
30...Rc6! 31.Rf6 Rxf6 32.gxf6+ Kg6 33.Kf1 [33.Nd6 Qe6 34.Nxb7 a5 35.Qe4+ (35.Nxa5 Qf5 36.Kf1 e4–+) 35...Kxf6]
33...Bg5 34.Qg2 d3 35.Nxg5 Qxg5 36.Qe4+ Qf5 37.Qxb7 Qh3+ 38.Ke1 Qg4 39.f3 Qf4 40.Qb6 Qc1+ 41.Kf2 d2
0–1
30...Rc6! 31.Rf6 Rxf6 32.gxf6+ Kg6 33.Kf1 [33.Nd6 Qe6 34.Nxb7 a5 35.Qe4+ (35.Nxa5 Qf5 36.Kf1 e4–+) 35...Kxf6]
33...Bg5 34.Qg2 d3 35.Nxg5 Qxg5 36.Qe4+ Qf5 37.Qxb7 Qh3+ 38.Ke1 Qg4 39.f3 Qf4 40.Qb6 Qc1+ 41.Kf2 d2
0–1
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 186
public poll
A) Ba5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
Babak, @A_Wild_Richard, Hansika, Matthew, Kasyap
C) e4 – 3
👍👍👍👍 38%
Masoud, @MohamadAsp, @Sophia_Giraffe
B) Rab8
▫️ 0%
👥 8 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Ba5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
Babak, @A_Wild_Richard, Hansika, Matthew, Kasyap
C) e4 – 3
👍👍👍👍 38%
Masoud, @MohamadAsp, @Sophia_Giraffe
B) Rab8
▫️ 0%
👥 8 people voted so far.