24.Bh3?! [In order to obtain a slight advantage, White should have simply exchanged the light-squared bishops: 24.Bxb7! Qxb7 25.Qh3 Rc8 26.Qg2 Qxg2+ 27.Kxg2 Rc5Β²; 24.Ne2 Bxg2 25.Rxg2 Re6 26.Qh5 Qc8 27.Rf4 Qc5+ 28.Rgf2 Re4 29.Nd4 Rxf4 30.Bxf4 Bxd4 31.cxd4 Qxd4 32.Bxh6 Rc8 33.Qg5+ Kh7 34.Qxe7 Kxh6 35.Qxf7 Rc1+ 36.Kg2 Qe4+ 37.Kh3 Qg4+=]
24...Qc7 [24...Re8 25.Nxf5? Nxf5 26.Qh5 Qc7 27.Bg2 Bxg2 28.Kxg2 Re5 29.Rxf5 Qc4 30.g4 Qd5+β+]
25.Qh5 [25.Bg2 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 Qb7+ 27.Kg1+/=]
1β0
24...Qc7 [24...Re8 25.Nxf5? Nxf5 26.Qh5 Qc7 27.Bg2 Bxg2 28.Kxg2 Re5 29.Rxf5 Qc4 30.g4 Qd5+β+]
25.Qh5 [25.Bg2 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 Qb7+ 27.Kg1+/=]
1β0
37...f6! [37...b6?! 38.Kf1 f6 39.h4 Kf7 40.Rd3 Ke6 41.Ke2 Rxd6 42.Rg3 Kf5 43.Rb3 Ke5 44.Re3+ Kd5 45.Kd3 Re6 46.Rg3 f5 47.Kc3 Ke5Β΅; 37...Kf8?! 38.f4 b6 39.Kf2 Ke8 40.Ke3 f6 41.Kd4 Kf7 42.g4 Rd8 43.f5 gxf5 44.gxf5 Ke8 45.Kc4 Kd7 46.Kb5 Rh8 47.Kxb6 Rxh3=]
38.h4 Kf7 39.Rd3 Ke6 40.Rg3 b5 41.Rxg6 Kxd6 42.h5 b4 43.h6 gxh6 44.Rxf6+ Kc5 45.Rf8 b3β+
0β1
38.h4 Kf7 39.Rd3 Ke6 40.Rg3 b5 41.Rxg6 Kxd6 42.h5 b4 43.h6 gxh6 44.Rxf6+ Kc5 45.Rf8 b3β+
0β1
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 227
public poll
B) Rca1 β 9
πππππππ 75%
Jonas, Ψ²ΩΨ±Ω, Nikhil, Majid, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva, Ali, Kasyap
A) Ng5 β 2
ππ 17%
Meisam, @Sophia_Giraffe
C) Bg5 β 1
π 8%
@Omid_kh7225
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Rca1 β 9
πππππππ 75%
Jonas, Ψ²ΩΨ±Ω, Nikhil, Majid, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva, Ali, Kasyap
A) Ng5 β 2
ππ 17%
Meisam, @Sophia_Giraffe
C) Bg5 β 1
π 8%
@Omid_kh7225
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 227
public poll
B) Kd4 β 8
πππππππ 62%
Jonas, Ψ²ΩΨ±Ω, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @MerissaWongso, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva, Ali, Kasyap
A) Kc4 β 4
ππππ 31%
Meisam, Nikhil, Majid, @mnosrati96
C) a4 β 1
π 8%
@Sophia_Giraffe
π₯ 13 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Kd4 β 8
πππππππ 62%
Jonas, Ψ²ΩΨ±Ω, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @MerissaWongso, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva, Ali, Kasyap
A) Kc4 β 4
ππππ 31%
Meisam, Nikhil, Majid, @mnosrati96
C) a4 β 1
π 8%
@Sophia_Giraffe
π₯ 13 people voted so far.
17.Bb4! [The bishop is placed on an important diagonal and in the case of exchange it, White's queenside pawn structure would be improved.]
17...0β0β0 [ΒΉ17...Nxb4 18.axb4! Rd8 19.Qf3 β³Qf6 19...Rg8 20.Qf6 h5 21.Red1!+β β³Bh7]
18.Bd6!β Qa5 19.Qf3 Rdg8 20.Be4 [20.Qxf7!? would also be interesting: 20...Nd8 21.Qf6 Qd2 22.c5 g4 23.Re4!+β β³RΓd4]
20...g4 21.Qxf7+β
1β0
17...0β0β0 [ΒΉ17...Nxb4 18.axb4! Rd8 19.Qf3 β³Qf6 19...Rg8 20.Qf6 h5 21.Red1!+β β³Bh7]
18.Bd6!β Qa5 19.Qf3 Rdg8 20.Be4 [20.Qxf7!? would also be interesting: 20...Nd8 21.Qf6 Qd2 22.c5 g4 23.Re4!+β β³RΓd4]
20...g4 21.Qxf7+β
1β0
Former world champion Tan Zhongyi turned 28 yesterday. In the photo she is with her coach GM Yu Shaoteng, who has helped many other Chinese stars in the past - including Hou Yifan. #δΈε½ π¨π³
π΄ FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament
Round 1
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/womens-candidates-2019/1/1/1
Round 1
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/womens-candidates-2019/1/1/1
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Gunina, Valentina vs. Lagno, Kateryna | FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2019
Replay the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament Round 1 game played on 31/05/2019 with computer analysis
MVL on his blitz rivalry with Carlsen and more!
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/mvl-on-being-carlsen-s-no-1-rival-in-blitz
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/mvl-on-being-carlsen-s-no-1-rival-in-blitz
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MVL on being Carlsen's no. 1 rival in blitz
French no. 1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave finished joint second in
the CΓ΄te d'Ivoire Grand Chess Tour, while winning the blitz section, and on his
return home he gave an interview to chess24βs French site on his results, his
rivalry with Magnus Carlsen and hisβ¦
the CΓ΄te d'Ivoire Grand Chess Tour, while winning the blitz section, and on his
return home he gave an interview to chess24βs French site on his results, his
rivalry with Magnus Carlsen and hisβ¦