39.Bb5! [Now the knight has no reasonable squares to go to.]
[39.Qe8? Qd4+ 40.Kh1 Nc5! β³NΓd3 41.Re7+ Rxe7 42.Qxe7+ Kg8 43.Be8 Qh4+ 44.Kg1 Qd4+=]
39...Nc5? [ΒΉ39...Nb8β’ would put up more resistance, although White's position is still much better after 40.Qe8! Rf7 41.Kh2 Qc7+ 42.Qe5+ Qxe5+ 43.Rxe5Β±]
40.Rc1! [β³RΓc5]
40...Qf6 41.Rxc5+β
[39.Qe8? Qd4+ 40.Kh1 Nc5! β³NΓd3 41.Re7+ Rxe7 42.Qxe7+ Kg8 43.Be8 Qh4+ 44.Kg1 Qd4+=]
39...Nc5? [ΒΉ39...Nb8β’ would put up more resistance, although White's position is still much better after 40.Qe8! Rf7 41.Kh2 Qc7+ 42.Qe5+ Qxe5+ 43.Rxe5Β±]
40.Rc1! [β³RΓc5]
40...Qf6 41.Rxc5+β
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 233
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B) Bb3 β 9
πππππππ 75%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @fantastic45, S.f, Nikhil, Majid, Alexander, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, Atharva, PR
C) BΓb6 β 2
ππ 17%
@RahmaniArapardaz, @hosssein_G
A) b3 β 1
π 8%
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π₯ 12 people voted so far.
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B) Bb3 β 9
πππππππ 75%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @fantastic45, S.f, Nikhil, Majid, Alexander, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, Atharva, PR
C) BΓb6 β 2
ππ 17%
@RahmaniArapardaz, @hosssein_G
A) b3 β 1
π 8%
@A_Wild_Richard
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 233
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C) QΓa2 β 6
πππππππ 55%
S.f, Nikhil, Alexander, @Sophia_Giraffe, Atharva, Michael
A) Qd5 β 3
ππππ 27%
Masoud, @oalways, Majid
B) Rc8 β 2
ππ 18%
@fantastic45, @A_Wild_Richard
π₯ 11 people voted so far.
public poll
C) QΓa2 β 6
πππππππ 55%
S.f, Nikhil, Alexander, @Sophia_Giraffe, Atharva, Michael
A) Qd5 β 3
ππππ 27%
Masoud, @oalways, Majid
B) Rc8 β 2
ππ 18%
@fantastic45, @A_Wild_Richard
π₯ 11 people voted so far.
Round 2 of the Keres Memorial tournament in Tallinn (Estonian SSR), February 1977.
Among the pairings: Tal-Ornstein, Unzicker-VelimiroviΔ, Gipslis-Bronstein, Romanishin-Nei, Vadasz-Gulko.
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Among the pairings: Tal-Ornstein, Unzicker-VelimiroviΔ, Gipslis-Bronstein, Romanishin-Nei, Vadasz-Gulko.
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"Do not calculate complicated lines before you are absolutely sure it is necessary."
πΈ Mark Dvoretsky
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πΈ Mark Dvoretsky
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Havana, 26th Aug 1965. Ex-World Champion Vasily Smyslov is pictured in play v. Bobby Fischer in the 2nd round of the Capablanca Memorial.
The American's moves were famously transmitted via telex, as he had been unable to obtain a visa.
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The American's moves were famously transmitted via telex, as he had been unable to obtain a visa.
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Robert James Fischer π Vasily Smyslov
Havana (1965), Havana CUB, rd 2, Aug-26
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Anderssen Variation (C77) Β·
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Havana (1965), Havana CUB, rd 2, Aug-26
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Anderssen Variation (C77) Β·
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The Group A of the 2019 #SummerChessClassic, held from 18-28 June in the St. Louis Chess Club, features Polish GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2729) as top seed fighting for the $12000 first prize.
#FIDEWomenCandidates Round 7 results:
π·πΊ Kosteniuk 1/2-1/2 A. Muzychuk πΊπ¦
π·πΊ Goryachkina 1/2-1/2 M. Muzychuk πΊπ¦
π·πΊ Lagno 1/2-1/2 Dzagnidze π¬πͺ
π·πΊ Gunina 1-0 Tan Zhongyi π¨π³
Aleksandra Goryachkina leads the event with 5,5/7, 1,5 ahead of Dzagnidze & Lagno.
π·πΊ Kosteniuk 1/2-1/2 A. Muzychuk πΊπ¦
π·πΊ Goryachkina 1/2-1/2 M. Muzychuk πΊπ¦
π·πΊ Lagno 1/2-1/2 Dzagnidze π¬πͺ
π·πΊ Gunina 1-0 Tan Zhongyi π¨π³
Aleksandra Goryachkina leads the event with 5,5/7, 1,5 ahead of Dzagnidze & Lagno.
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2019 Women's Candidates. Round 7. Interview with Lagno and Dzagnidze.
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2019 Women's Candidates. Round 7. Gunina analyses her victory over Tan Zhongyi.