50...Ka4! [Black's correct evaluation gives him a winning position. The a3–pawn decides the game.]
[50...Kb5? 51.h4! h5 51...Kc5 52.h5 Kd6 53.Kg5 Re5+ 54.Kg4=]
51.h4 [51.d6 Rd4!–+ R×d6]
51...Rd4! [Rd2]
52.h5 Rd2 53.h6 Rxa2! 54.h7 Rh8 55.Rh3 Rb2 56.Ng6 a2 57.Nxh8 a1Q–+
[50...Kb5? 51.h4! h5 51...Kc5 52.h5 Kd6 53.Kg5 Re5+ 54.Kg4=]
51.h4 [51.d6 Rd4!–+ R×d6]
51...Rd4! [Rd2]
52.h5 Rd2 53.h6 Rxa2! 54.h7 Rh8 55.Rh3 Rb2 56.Ng6 a2 57.Nxh8 a1Q–+
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 196
public poll
C) Qc7 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
Gavin, Nikhil, Atilla, Dariush, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Sahil, Hansika, Matthew, @Kingbosskasy
A) h5 – 5
👍👍👍👍 31%
Meisam, Farshid, @ilyxa1988, @majid_karammi, Paz
B) Re8 – 1
👍 6%
@arabahmadi_amirali
👥 16 people voted so far.
public poll
C) Qc7 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
Gavin, Nikhil, Atilla, Dariush, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Sahil, Hansika, Matthew, @Kingbosskasy
A) h5 – 5
👍👍👍👍 31%
Meisam, Farshid, @ilyxa1988, @majid_karammi, Paz
B) Re8 – 1
👍 6%
@arabahmadi_amirali
👥 16 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 196
public poll
A) Qf5+ – 13
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 100%
@end7878, Gavin, Nikhil, @pouyax008, Dariush, @mnosrati96, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Sahil, Majjeed, Hansika, Matthew, Kasyap
B) Qg4
▫️ 0%
C) Kf1
▫️ 0%
👥 13 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Qf5+ – 13
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 100%
@end7878, Gavin, Nikhil, @pouyax008, Dariush, @mnosrati96, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Sahil, Majjeed, Hansika, Matthew, Kasyap
B) Qg4
▫️ 0%
C) Kf1
▫️ 0%
👥 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
chess24.com
GRENKE Chess 2: Carlsen's “once in a lifetime” 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 “you get once in your…
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 “you get once in your…
A photo from the same issue: 'Experience and youth. At the board - E. Geller and G. Kasparov'.
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🔸 Emanuel Lasker (1926) "Lasker's Manual of Chess".
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🔸 Emanuel Lasker (1926) "Lasker's Manual of Chess".
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European Women’s Individual Chess Championship — #ewicc2019 —
1. Alina Kashlinskaya 🇷🇺2. Marie Sebag 🇫🇷3. Paehtz Elisabeth🇩🇪
1. Alina Kashlinskaya 🇷🇺2. Marie Sebag 🇫🇷3. Paehtz Elisabeth🇩🇪