Jennifer Yu, a girl from Northern Virginia is first teen to win U.S. Womenβs Chess Championship in nearly two decades.
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Romanian GM Constantin Lupulescu now leads the #ReykjavikOpen by a full point after winning a thriller against Alireza Firouzja!
20.Rad1?? [A miscalculation. White probably thought that the knight on d4 could not move due to the mate threat on g7. Instead, he should have played:]
[20.bxc5! ξRe4 20...Bf6β’ 21.Qd3 Nf5 22.Qxd8 Rfxd8 23.Bxf6 gxf6 24.c6 Nd4 25.Red1 Kf8 26.f4 Nxc6 27.Rxd8+ Nxd8 28.Rc1=]
20...Ne2+!β 21.Rxe2β’ Qxd1+ 22.Re1 Qg4 [Now, Black is an exchange up.]
23.Re4 cxb4! 24.Qd4 Qg6 25.Rg4 Bf6! [25...Bg5!? 26.Qd1 Rfd8 27.Qe1 h5 28.Re4 Rd2 29.Bc1 Rc2β+]
26.Qd1 Rfd8 27.Bd5 Bxb2 [27...Qh6!? 28.Bxf6 Qxf6β+ ξeΓd5]
28.Rxg6 hxg6β+
[20.bxc5! ξRe4 20...Bf6β’ 21.Qd3 Nf5 22.Qxd8 Rfxd8 23.Bxf6 gxf6 24.c6 Nd4 25.Red1 Kf8 26.f4 Nxc6 27.Rxd8+ Nxd8 28.Rc1=]
20...Ne2+!β 21.Rxe2β’ Qxd1+ 22.Re1 Qg4 [Now, Black is an exchange up.]
23.Re4 cxb4! 24.Qd4 Qg6 25.Rg4 Bf6! [25...Bg5!? 26.Qd1 Rfd8 27.Qe1 h5 28.Re4 Rd2 29.Bc1 Rc2β+]
26.Qd1 Rfd8 27.Bd5 Bxb2 [27...Qh6!? 28.Bxf6 Qxf6β+ ξeΓd5]
28.Rxg6 hxg6β+
23.Nf3! [Transferring the knight to the g5βsquare will force Black to give up his valuable dark-squared bishop.]
[23.Rc1 Qd6 24.Rd1 Qe7 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Nf3 Bf6 27.Ng5+ Bxg5 28.hxg5 Qd6 29.Qf3 b6 30.Rc3Β²; 23.R3e2 Qd6 24.Kh2 Bf6 25.f4 Qb6 26.Nf3 Rd6 27.Bc2!Β²]
23...Bh6 24.Ng5+ Bxg5 25.Qxg5 [ΒΉ25.hxg5Β²]
25...Qxg5 26.hxg5 Rd2+/=
[23.Rc1 Qd6 24.Rd1 Qe7 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Nf3 Bf6 27.Ng5+ Bxg5 28.hxg5 Qd6 29.Qf3 b6 30.Rc3Β²; 23.R3e2 Qd6 24.Kh2 Bf6 25.f4 Qb6 26.Nf3 Rd6 27.Bc2!Β²]
23...Bh6 24.Ng5+ Bxg5 25.Qxg5 [ΒΉ25.hxg5Β²]
25...Qxg5 26.hxg5 Rd2+/=
50.Ke5?? [50.Kc4! h6 51.Nc3 h5 52.Ne2 h4 53.Nd4+ Kb6 54.g4 h3 55.Kd5 Rd8+ 56.Ke6 Bd6 57.Nf3 Bc7 58.Rxg7 Rd6+ 59.Kf5 Rd5+ 60.Ke4 Rd8 61.Rf7 Re8+ 62.Kf5 Re3 63.Kg5+β; 50.Kd3 h5 51.Nc3 h4 52.g4Β±]
50...Bd6+ 51.Ke6 Re8+ 52.Kf5 Re5+ 53.Kg4 Re4+ 54.Kh3 Rxa4 55.Rxg7 h5 56.Rg6 Rb4 57.Rh6
Β½βΒ½
50...Bd6+ 51.Ke6 Re8+ 52.Kf5 Re5+ 53.Kg4 Re4+ 54.Kh3 Rxa4 55.Rxg7 h5 56.Rg6 Rb4 57.Rh6
Β½βΒ½
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 191
public poll
C) Qc2 β 4
πππππππ 100%
@Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Majjeed, @Anandaraj
A) Rc1
β«οΈ 0%
B) h4
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 4 people voted so far.
public poll
C) Qc2 β 4
πππππππ 100%
@Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Majjeed, @Anandaraj
A) Rc1
β«οΈ 0%
B) h4
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 4 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 191
public poll
B) Bc7 β 6
πππππππ 86%
@BehroudR, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, @HaaMID_TMS, Majjeed, Atharva
A) b5 β 1
π 14%
Aram
C) Bb5
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 7 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Bc7 β 6
πππππππ 86%
@BehroudR, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, @HaaMID_TMS, Majjeed, Atharva
A) b5 β 1
π 14%
Aram
C) Bb5
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 7 people voted so far.
Reuben Fine & Max Euwe, 3rd August 1936.
The location is unknown. The tournament at Zandvoort had concluded two days earlier; the tournament at Nottingham would start in a week's time. Euwe and Fine played in both.
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The location is unknown. The tournament at Zandvoort had concluded two days earlier; the tournament at Nottingham would start in a week's time. Euwe and Fine played in both.
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