⚪️#208 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Talbi,Chafik (2254)
🔸Al Hosani,Omran (2130)
🔸Emirates ch-Arab 2018

62.Rg7+! [62.Rc2 hxg3 63.Rg7+ Kxf4 64.Rxg3 Re4 65.Rf2+ Ke5 66.Rg5 Rf4 67.b5 Rdd4 68.Rxf4 Rxf4 69.Rh5 Rxa4 70.Rh6 Rg4+ 71.Kf3 Rb4 72.Rxb6 Rb3+=; 62.gxh4 Re2+ 63.Kf1 Rb2 64.Rc2 Rxb4 65.Rg7+ Kxf4 66.Rf2+ Ke5 67.Rf7 Rd1+ 68.Ke2 Rb2+ 69.Kxd1 Rxf2 70.Rb7 Ra2 71.Rxb6 Rxa4 72.h5 Ra2 73.Ke1=]

62...Rg6 63.Rxg6+ Rxg6 64.gxh4 Kxf4+ 65.Kf2 Ke5 66.h5 Rh6 67.Rh3 Kf4 68.Rh4+ Kg5 69.Rh1 Kf4 70.Ke2 Kg3 71.Rg1+ Kf4 72.Rg6 Rxh5 73.Rxb6 Ke4 74.a5 Rh2+ 75.Ke1 Kd4 76.a6 Ra2 77.b5 Kc5 78.Rb7 Ra1+ 79.Kf2 Kd5

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⚪️#209 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Semcesen,D (2464)
🔸Brynell,S (2409)
🔸Bistro Stella Limhamn Malmo 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 209
public poll

A) f4 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 100%
@PouyaMO1360, @Sh39r, @Zamani9899, @reza13721397, Nikhil, Atilla, @Squirtle1, @A_Wild_Richard, Alan

B) Rac1
▫️ 0%

C) N×d7
▫️ 0%

👥 9 people voted so far.

⚪️#209 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Nassr,A (2263)
🔸Miswadah,Baha (1928)
🔸Emirates ch-Arab 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 209
public poll

A) Rg3 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 57%
@PouyaMO1360, @Sh39r, @Chessislife, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @reza13721397, Nikhil, Atilla, ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤfrank

B) Rf3 – 3
👍👍👍 21%
N, @A_Wild_Richard, Alan

C) Qh5 – 3
👍👍👍 21%
@Zamani9899, @Squirtle1, Vedant

👥 14 people voted so far.

Moscow, 1985. World Champion Anatoly Karpov arrives at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall during his decisive title match v. Garry Kasparov. By the car is Viktor Baturinsky, who was then Deputy Chairman of the USSR Chess Federation.

@UnityChess

"The strength of the playing ability is much more important. Only if the strength of the opponent’s playing ability is comparable, does the game develop."

🔸 Vladimir Kramnik (2005). "About Art, Chess, Beauty..." Interview with Ugo Dossi. Chessbase.

@UnityChess

Round 4 of #TePeSigeman is finished:

Harikrishna🇮🇳 vs. 🇮🇳Sarin 1-0
Jones🇬🇧 vs. 🇭🇷Saric 1-0
Maghsoodloo🇮🇷 vs. 🇸🇪Grandelius 0.5-0.5
Hillarp Persson🇸🇪 vs. 🇩🇪Nisipeanu 0.5-0.5

...Harikrishna won the battle of India and Jones keeps him company at the top.

🔸Baku Open 2018
🔸Round 3
⚪️Bashirli,Nail (2331)
⚫️Safarli,E (2671)
🔸0-1

18.Bh6? [White makes a hurried plan of attack.]

[He could have maintained his advantage by either 18.Ne5! △Q×d4 18...Qd6 19.Qxd4 0–0 20.Bh6!‚ Rfe8 21.Nxf7! Qf6™ 22.Ne5 Bb4™ 23.g5 Qf4™ 24.Qxf4 Nxf4 25.Nhg4!± △Rec1; or 18.Qxd4!? 0–0 19.Ne5 c5 20.Qc4 Qd6 21.Bh6!± △Rad1]

18...c5! 19.Nf3 f6 20.a4 0–0–0-/+[△Rhe8]

⚪️#209 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Semcesen,D (2464)
🔸Brynell,S (2409)
🔸Bistro Stella Limhamn Malmo 2018

15.Rac1!? [15.f4! The best way to exploit the weakness of the black kingside castle position. 15...Be8 16.fxg5 hxg5 17.h4 Rxc3 (17...g4 18.Rf4±) 18.bxc3 Ne4 19.Qe1 f6 20.Nd3 (20.Nf3±) 20...gxh4 21.Bxh4 Nc4 22.Rf3±; 15.Nxd7!? Nxd7 16.Na4 Qd8 17.Rac1 Rxc1 18.Rxc1 Nc6 19.Bb5 Qa8 20.h4 g4 21.Bd3±]

15...Nc4? [15...Nc6 16.Nxd7 Nxd7²]

16.Bxc4 dxc4 17.Qe2 Qa6 18.b3? [18.f4±]

18...cxb3 19.Qxa6 bxa6 20.axb3+/=

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