Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 193
public poll
C) Rab1 β 5
πππππππ 63%
Gavin, Nikhil, Vincent, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar
A) Ng3 β 2
πππ 25%
Akbar, @BehroudR
B) Re2 β 1
π 13%
@Sophia_Giraffe
π₯ 8 people voted so far.
public poll
C) Rab1 β 5
πππππππ 63%
Gavin, Nikhil, Vincent, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar
A) Ng3 β 2
πππ 25%
Akbar, @BehroudR
B) Re2 β 1
π 13%
@Sophia_Giraffe
π₯ 8 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 193
public poll
B) Rc4 β 8
πππππππ 67%
Akbar, Gavin, Nikhil, Vincent, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, @Miladdark79, Uday
C) f5 β 4
ππππ 33%
@BehroudR, @Behpourm, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard
A) Qd8
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Rc4 β 8
πππππππ 67%
Akbar, Gavin, Nikhil, Vincent, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, @Miladdark79, Uday
C) f5 β 4
ππππ 33%
@BehroudR, @Behpourm, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard
A) Qd8
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
βAll lines of play which lead to the imprisonment of the bishop are on principle to be condemned.β
πΈ Siegbert Tarrasch (1935). βThe Game of Chessβ
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πΈ Siegbert Tarrasch (1935). βThe Game of Chessβ
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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 (ΔSSR) 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.
21...f6! [A multi-purpose move: 1. closing the a1βh8 diagonal. 2. preparing to develop the dark-squared bishop. 3. A prophylactic move to reply White's f5 move with ...e5.]
[21...a5? 22.f5! a4 23.fxe6 Bxe6 24.Rhf1Β² ξRde1]
22.Bb4 Bd6 [22...Bxb4+!? 23.Qxb4 Kf7 24.Ra1 Bd7-/+ ξRhb8]
23.Bxd6 Qxd6 24.b4 0β0!-/+
[21...a5? 22.f5! a4 23.fxe6 Bxe6 24.Rhf1Β² ξRde1]
22.Bb4 Bd6 [22...Bxb4+!? 23.Qxb4 Kf7 24.Ra1 Bd7-/+ ξRhb8]
23.Bxd6 Qxd6 24.b4 0β0!-/+
16.Ng3! [Since Black suffers from lack of space and his rooks are not connected yet, White decides to exchange a pair of rooks in order to take control on the only open file.]
[16.Re2 Bf5 17.Rae1 Bg6 18.Ng3 Rxe2 19.Nxe2 Bxd3 20.Qxd3 b5!?=; 16.Rab1!? Bd7 17.Ng3 b5+/=]
16...Rxe1+ 17.Rxe1 Be6 18.Nh2?! [18.Qd1! Nf6 19.Bb1 Qd7 20.Qc2+/=]
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[16.Re2 Bf5 17.Rae1 Bg6 18.Ng3 Rxe2 19.Nxe2 Bxd3 20.Qxd3 b5!?=; 16.Rab1!? Bd7 17.Ng3 b5+/=]
16...Rxe1+ 17.Rxe1 Be6 18.Nh2?! [18.Qd1! Nf6 19.Bb1 Qd7 20.Qc2+/=]
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