25.Nb5! [Trading off the black well-placed and annoying knight which results in weakening the opponent's pawns.]
[25.h4!? Qe6 26.Nb5 a4 27.Nxf3±; 25.Rdg1!? Bf6 26.Rg4 Be7 27.Nd5 Rg8 28.R1g3 a4 29.Nxf3±]
25...Nxb5 26.cxb5 Bh6 27.Nxf3+–
1–0
[25.h4!? Qe6 26.Nb5 a4 27.Nxf3±; 25.Rdg1!? Bf6 26.Rg4 Be7 27.Nd5 Rg8 28.R1g3 a4 29.Nxf3±]
25...Nxb5 26.cxb5 Bh6 27.Nxf3+–
1–0
37.Rb1! [37.Bxb4+ Rxb4 38.Ra7 c3+ 39.Kxc3 Rxe4 40.Rxf7 Kxd5 41.Kd3 Ra4 42.Rd7+ Ke6 43.Rxg7 h4 44.Rc7 hxg3 45.hxg3=; 37.e5+ Kc7 38.Bd2 c3 39.Bc1 fxe5+ 40.fxe5 b3=]
37...b3 [37...bxc3 38.Rxb7 c2 39.Rxf7 c1Q 40.e5+ fxe5+ 41.fxe5#]
38.Kxc4 Rc7+ 39.Kxb3 Kc5 40.Rd1 Rb7+ 41.Kc2 Nd6 42.Bd4+ Kc4 43.Bb2 Rc7 44.e5 Nf5 45.d6 Rd7 46.Kb1+–
1–0
37...b3 [37...bxc3 38.Rxb7 c2 39.Rxf7 c1Q 40.e5+ fxe5+ 41.fxe5#]
38.Kxc4 Rc7+ 39.Kxb3 Kc5 40.Rd1 Rb7+ 41.Kc2 Nd6 42.Bd4+ Kc4 43.Bb2 Rc7 44.e5 Nf5 45.d6 Rd7 46.Kb1+–
1–0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 193
public poll
C) Rab1 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
Gavin, Nikhil, Vincent, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar
A) Ng3 – 2
👍👍👍 25%
Akbar, @BehroudR
B) Re2 – 1
👍 13%
@Sophia_Giraffe
👥 8 people voted so far.
public poll
C) Rab1 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
Gavin, Nikhil, Vincent, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar
A) Ng3 – 2
👍👍👍 25%
Akbar, @BehroudR
B) Re2 – 1
👍 13%
@Sophia_Giraffe
👥 8 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 193
public poll
B) Rc4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
Akbar, Gavin, Nikhil, Vincent, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, @Miladdark79, Uday
C) f5 – 4
👍👍👍👍 33%
@BehroudR, @Behpourm, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard
A) Qd8
▫️ 0%
👥 12 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Rc4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
Akbar, Gavin, Nikhil, Vincent, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, @Miladdark79, Uday
C) f5 – 4
👍👍👍👍 33%
@BehroudR, @Behpourm, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard
A) Qd8
▫️ 0%
👥 12 people voted so far.
“All lines of play which lead to the imprisonment of the bishop are on principle to be condemned.”
🔸 Siegbert Tarrasch (1935). “The Game of Chess”
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🔸 Siegbert Tarrasch (1935). “The Game of Chess”
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Vasily Smyslov (USSR) v. Witold Balcerowski (Poland), in the 9th round of the tournament organised by the Moscow Central Chess Club, 9th November 1963. Vlastimil Hort (ČSSR) looks on.
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18-year-old Viswanathan Anand ended the chess drought in India by becoming the country's first GM in 1987.
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The 2019 Shenzhen Masters is underway in China!
The 2019 #ShenzhenMasters, held from 17-27 April in Shenzhen, China, features the Chinese Nos 1 and 2, Ding Liren and Yu Yangyi, and foreign stars Giri, Jakovenko, Harikrishna, and Rapport fighting over $90,000 prize fund, with $20,000 for first place.
The 2019 #ShenzhenMasters, held from 17-27 April in Shenzhen, China, features the Chinese Nos 1 and 2, Ding Liren and Yu Yangyi, and foreign stars Giri, Jakovenko, Harikrishna, and Rapport fighting over $90,000 prize fund, with $20,000 for first place.
Boris Gelfand and Ian Nepomniachtchi pose in the national Uzbek costumes during their visit to #Tashkent.
They gave master-classes for the local players. Ian Nepomniachtchi won a 4-rapid-games match vs Nodirbek Yakubboev.
They gave master-classes for the local players. Ian Nepomniachtchi won a 4-rapid-games match vs Nodirbek Yakubboev.