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
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B) h4
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C) Qc2 β 4
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Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 191
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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.
@UnityChess
βThe days when it was possible to win a serious game only by merit of sporting character or depth of chess understanding have vanished forever. Chess knowledge has become dominant, bypassing all the other factors that contribute to success.β
πΈ Anatoly Karpov
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πΈ Anatoly Karpov
@UnityChess
The story of an immigrant: 130 years ago, April 14, 1889, Efim Bogoljubow, one of the strongest player in chess history, was born in Russia, but in 1920 he married a German and in 1927 he became a German citizen.
https://en.chessbase.com/post/efim-bogoljubow-a-chess-career
https://en.chessbase.com/post/efim-bogoljubow-a-chess-career
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Istvan Csom and Leo Forgacs. Some Games by Two Neglected Hungarian Grandmasters.
https://www.chess.com/blog/simaginfan/istvan-csom-and-leo-forgacs-some-games-by-two-neglected-hungarian-grandmasters
https://www.chess.com/blog/simaginfan/istvan-csom-and-leo-forgacs-some-games-by-two-neglected-hungarian-grandmasters
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Istvan Csom and Leo Forgacs. Some Games by Two Neglected Hungarian Grandmasters.
Happy weekend everyone. There is a strange thing that happens when you do what I do. I study chess players - their games, style, approach to chess, and how they fit in to the chess of their time. As I have said before, buying a 'Best Games Of' book is oneβ¦
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Round 6
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#ReykjavikOpen
Round 6
1-0
#ReykjavikOpen
Gawain Jones takes down the leader with Black to blow the #ReykjavikOpen wide open again before tomorrow's final round!