Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 191
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B) Bc7 โ 6
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ 86%
@BehroudR, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, @HaaMID_TMS, Majjeed, Atharva
A) b5 โ 1
๐ 14%
Aram
C) Bb5
โซ๏ธ 0%
๐ฅ 7 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Bc7 โ 6
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ 86%
@BehroudR, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, @HaaMID_TMS, Majjeed, Atharva
A) b5 โ 1
๐ 14%
Aram
C) Bb5
โซ๏ธ 0%
๐ฅ 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.
@UnityChess
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
โThe 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.โ
๐ธ Anatoly Karpov
@UnityChess
๐ธ 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
Chess News
Efim Bogoljubov: A Chess Career
When asked how many Germans had the chance to play a match for the World Championship most chess players probably would name two: Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch and Dr. Emanuel Lasker. But there is a third: Efim Bogoljubov, who was born 130 years ago, on April 14โฆ
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
Chess.com
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 oneโฆ
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โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธGAME OF THE DAYโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Constantin Lupulescu ๐ท๐ด - Sergey Movsesian ๐ฆ๐ฒ
Round 6
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#ReykjavikOpen
Round 6
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Gawain Jones takes down the leader with Black to blow the #ReykjavikOpen wide open again before tomorrow's final round!
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Alireza Firouzja ๐ฎ๐ท - Constantin Lupulescu ๐ท๐ด
Round 7
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Alireza Firouzja ๐ฎ๐ท - Constantin Lupulescu ๐ท๐ด
Round 7
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#ReykjavikOpen
19.e5! [Intending to open up the d-file, preparing a discovered attack on the opponent's queen. It is also threats to remove Black's fianchettoed bishop with Nf6+.]
19...Bxe2 [19...dxe5 20.Ne3! Qe6 21.Qxg4 Qxa2 22.f5 Qa1+ 23.Kd2 Qxb2 24.fxg6 Red8+ 25.Bd3+โ]
20.Bxe2 [๎Qh4]
20...Nxe5 [20...Kf8 21.Nf6! Qe7 22.Nh7+ Kg8 23.Bc4!+โ ๎Qรg6]
21.fxe5 Rxe5 22.Bc4! Qd8 23.Rdf1 [๎Nf6]
23...c6 24.Nf6++โ
19...Bxe2 [19...dxe5 20.Ne3! Qe6 21.Qxg4 Qxa2 22.f5 Qa1+ 23.Kd2 Qxb2 24.fxg6 Red8+ 25.Bd3+โ]
20.Bxe2 [๎Qh4]
20...Nxe5 [20...Kf8 21.Nf6! Qe7 22.Nh7+ Kg8 23.Bc4!+โ ๎Qรg6]
21.fxe5 Rxe5 22.Bc4! Qd8 23.Rdf1 [๎Nf6]
23...c6 24.Nf6++โ
18.Qc2! [This dangerous battery of bishop and queen saddles Black with serious problems.]
[18.h4 Ne7 19.Qc2 Ng6 20.Rxe6 (20.h5 Nf8=) 20...fxe6 21.Qxg6 Qf7 22.Qh7+ Kf8 23.Re1 Bc7 24.Ne5ยฒ; 18.Rc1 Bf4 19.Rcd1 Ne7 20.g3 Bd6 21.Rc1 g6ยฒ]
18...g6 19.a3? [Missing a golden opportunity. Find the killing blow!]
[19.Rxe6!! fxe6 20.Qxg6+ Kf8 (20...Qg7 21.Qxe6+ Kh8 22.Qxd6+โ) 21.Qxh6+ Ke8 22.Qxe6+ Ne7 23.Re1 Kd8 24.Ng5ยฑ]
19...a5? [19...Ne7=]
20.h4!? [20.Rxe6!]
20...h5 21.Rxe6 fxe6 22.Qxg6+ Qg7 [22...Kf8 23.Ng5+โ]
23.Qxe6+ Kh8 24.Qxd6 Ne7 25.Re1 Re8 26.Re5 Rad8 27.Rxh5+ Kg8 28.Qe6+ Kf8 29.Ne5
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[18.h4 Ne7 19.Qc2 Ng6 20.Rxe6 (20.h5 Nf8=) 20...fxe6 21.Qxg6 Qf7 22.Qh7+ Kf8 23.Re1 Bc7 24.Ne5ยฒ; 18.Rc1 Bf4 19.Rcd1 Ne7 20.g3 Bd6 21.Rc1 g6ยฒ]
18...g6 19.a3? [Missing a golden opportunity. Find the killing blow!]
[19.Rxe6!! fxe6 20.Qxg6+ Kf8 (20...Qg7 21.Qxe6+ Kh8 22.Qxd6+โ) 21.Qxh6+ Ke8 22.Qxe6+ Ne7 23.Re1 Kd8 24.Ng5ยฑ]
19...a5? [19...Ne7=]
20.h4!? [20.Rxe6!]
20...h5 21.Rxe6 fxe6 22.Qxg6+ Qg7 [22...Kf8 23.Ng5+โ]
23.Qxe6+ Kh8 24.Qxd6 Ne7 25.Re1 Re8 26.Re5 Rad8 27.Rxh5+ Kg8 28.Qe6+ Kf8 29.Ne5
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