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โšซ๏ธ#234 (Endgame-Black to Move)
๐Ÿ”ธJafarli,Babak (2132)
๐Ÿ”ธSevdimaliev,U (2386)
๐Ÿ”ธBaku Open 2018
27...Ne7! [27...Ra4! 28.a3 Ne7 29.c4 Ra5 30.Rg5ยณ; 27...Na5!? 28.Rag1 Kc8 29.Nd2 Rxf2+ 30.Ke3 Rh2 31.Rg8 Rh3+ 32.Ke2 Rh8 33.Rxh8 Rxh8 34.Rg7 b6 35.Ke3 Bc6 36.Nb3 Rh3+ 37.Kd2 Rh2+ 38.Ke3 Rh5 39.Rg8+ Kb7 40.Nxa5+ bxa5 41.Kd4 Rh4+ 42.Kc5ยณ /=]

28.c4 Bc6? [28...c5! 29.Rag1 Nc6 30.Ke3 Nd4 31.Nd2 Rxf2-/+]

29.Ng5โ€ž

ยฝโ€“ยฝ
๐Ÿ”ธch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018
๐Ÿ”ธRound 3
โšช๏ธPonkratov,P (2630)
โšซ๏ธShuvalova,Polina (2441)
๐Ÿ”ธ1-0
40.Ra4! [By attacking the black bishop, Ponkratov prepares the pawn break c4โ€“c5.]

40...Bc3? [Black makes White's task easier.]

[ยน40...Rf1+ 41.Ke2 Re1+ 42.Kf2 Bc3 43.c5! bxc5 44.Bxc5 Ra1!ยฑ]

41.c5! bxc5 42.Bxc5 [โ–ณRa3]

42...Rf1+ 43.Ke3+โ€“ [43.Kg3!? Re1 44.b6+! Kc8 45.Bd6! โ–ณRร—a5 45...Kd7 46.Be5+โ€“]
โšช๏ธ#235 (Strategy-White to Move)
๐Ÿ”ธSafarli,E (2671)
๐Ÿ”ธGasanov,E (2502)
๐Ÿ”ธBaku Open 2018
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 235
public poll

B) g4 โ€“ 6
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ 60%
Majid, @MerissaWongso, @SophiaCat_dotcom_slash_ChessCat, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva, Kasyap

A) e5 โ€“ 4
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ 40%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @fantastic45, Nikhil, @Steve1234567890qwerty

C) a3
โ–ซ๏ธ 0%

๐Ÿ‘ฅ 10 people voted so far.
โšช๏ธ#235 (Endgame-White to Move)
๐Ÿ”ธAbasov,N (2629)
๐Ÿ”ธAbdulla,K (2168)
๐Ÿ”ธBaku Open 2018
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 235
public poll

B) Rd7 โ€“ 11
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ 85%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @fantastic45, Nikhil, Majid, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @MerissaWongso, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar, Atharva, Alan, Kasyap

C) e5 โ€“ 2
๐Ÿ‘ 15%
@SophiaCat_dotcom_slash_ChessCat, ู…ุตุทูู‰

A) Qd3
โ–ซ๏ธ 0%

๐Ÿ‘ฅ 13 people voted so far.
Young Hitler and Lenin playing chess.
Hitler probably was a fan of Lasker, Lenin a fan of Alekhine at that time.
No sure if this is a photo or a painting though.

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"It takes two great men, contending with one another under the utmost personal responsibility, to produce one great game."

๐Ÿ”ธ Emanuel Lasker

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The London International tournament of 1922 - in the opening round (played 31st July), Richard Rรฉti is seen in play v. Akiba Rubinstein. The tournament was held at the Central Hall in Westminster.

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9...Qxc3+!!? is one of the more spectacular early queen sacrifices you're ever likely to see!
Board #1 clash of the Asian Continental is heating up!

GM Murali Karthikeyan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ gives up Queen on move 9 in an old line against Iranian phenom Alireza Firoujza ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/asian-continental-chess-championship-2019/5/1/1
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๐Ÿ”น Asian Continental Open Championships 2019
๐Ÿ”น PGN format

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