The Amateur Who Crushed Alekhine.
https://www.chess.com/blog/simaginfan/the-amateur-who-crushed-alekhine
https://www.chess.com/blog/simaginfan/the-amateur-who-crushed-alekhine
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The Amateur Who Crushed Alekhine.
Happy Easter everyone. Here's a thought. If Carlsen had been born 100 years earlier, would anyone have ever heard of him? Quite possibly not. Before WW11 pretty much all the great players developed in the important centers of chess life - Berlin, London,β¦
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Vishy Anand on His Game Against Keymer | GRENKE Chess Classic 2019
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Carlsen Dominates | GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 Impressions Round 2
50...Ka4! [Black's correct evaluation gives him a winning position. The a3βpawn decides the game.]
[50...Kb5? 51.h4! ξh5 51...Kc5 52.h5 Kd6 53.Kg5 Re5+ 54.Kg4=]
51.h4 [51.d6 Rd4!β+ ξRΓd6]
51...Rd4! [ξRd2]
52.h5 Rd2 53.h6 Rxa2! 54.h7 Rh8 55.Rh3 Rb2 56.Ng6 a2 57.Nxh8 a1Qβ+
[50...Kb5? 51.h4! ξh5 51...Kc5 52.h5 Kd6 53.Kg5 Re5+ 54.Kg4=]
51.h4 [51.d6 Rd4!β+ ξRΓd6]
51...Rd4! [ξRd2]
52.h5 Rd2 53.h6 Rxa2! 54.h7 Rh8 55.Rh3 Rb2 56.Ng6 a2 57.Nxh8 a1Qβ+
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 196
public poll
C) Qc7 β 10
πππππππ 63%
Gavin, Nikhil, Atilla, Dariush, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Sahil, Hansika, Matthew, @Kingbosskasy
A) h5 β 5
ππππ 31%
Meisam, Farshid, @ilyxa1988, @majid_karammi, Paz
B) Re8 β 1
π 6%
@arabahmadi_amirali
π₯ 16 people voted so far.
public poll
C) Qc7 β 10
πππππππ 63%
Gavin, Nikhil, Atilla, Dariush, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Sahil, Hansika, Matthew, @Kingbosskasy
A) h5 β 5
ππππ 31%
Meisam, Farshid, @ilyxa1988, @majid_karammi, Paz
B) Re8 β 1
π 6%
@arabahmadi_amirali
π₯ 16 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 196
public poll
A) Qf5+ β 13
πππππππ 100%
@end7878, Gavin, Nikhil, @pouyax008, Dariush, @mnosrati96, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Sahil, Majjeed, Hansika, Matthew, Kasyap
B) Qg4
β«οΈ 0%
C) Kf1
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 13 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Qf5+ β 13
πππππππ 100%
@end7878, Gavin, Nikhil, @pouyax008, Dariush, @mnosrati96, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Sahil, Majjeed, Hansika, Matthew, Kasyap
B) Qg4
β«οΈ 0%
C) Kf1
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 13 people voted so far.
Magnus Carlsen grabs a "once in a lifetime" win to climb to ever more stratospheric heights!
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/grenke-chess-2-carlsen-s-once-in-a-lifetime-win
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/grenke-chess-2-carlsen-s-once-in-a-lifetime-win
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GRENKE Chess 2: Carlsen's βonce in a lifetimeβ win
Magnus Carlsen won a 5th game in a row as he beat Paco
Vallejo in Round 2 of the GRENKE Chess Classic to retain the sole lead and move
over 50 points ahead of Fabiano Caruana on the live rating list. He did it in an
ending he said βyou get once in yourβ¦
Vallejo in Round 2 of the GRENKE Chess Classic to retain the sole lead and move
over 50 points ahead of Fabiano Caruana on the live rating list. He did it in an
ending he said βyou get once in yourβ¦