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βšͺ️#235 (Strategy-White to Move)
πŸ”ΈSafarli,E (2671)
πŸ”ΈGasanov,E (2502)
πŸ”ΈBaku Open 2018
15.g4!? [15.e5! Removing the important defender from the black king and gaining more space. 15...dxe5 16.fxe5 Ne8 (16...Nd5 17.Bxe7 Nxe7 18.Ndb5! Rxd3 19.Nxc7 Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Rb8 21.Na4Β±) 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.Qe4 Rb8 19.Qe3 Nc7 20.Ne4Β±; 15.a3!? b5 16.Qh3 e5 17.Nf5 Bxf5 18.Qxf5 Rac8 19.fxe5 dxe5 20.Rxd8+ Bxd8Β²]

15...Nxe4? [15...b5 16.a3 Bb7 17.Rg1Β±]

16.Bxe7 Nc5 17.Qg3 Qxe7 18.b4 Nd7 19.Nd5 Qf8 20.Nc7 Nb6 [20...Rb8 21.Ndxe6 fxe6 22.Nxe6 Qf6 23.Nxd8 Qxd8 24.Qb3+ Kh8 25.Qf7 Nf6 26.g5+–]

21.Nxa8 Nxa8 22.g5+–

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βšͺ️#235 (Endgame-White to Move)
πŸ”ΈAbasov,N (2629)
πŸ”ΈAbdulla,K (2168)
πŸ”ΈBaku Open 2018
35.e5! [35.Rd7!? Kg8 36.Rd6 Rc2 37.Rd8+ Kh7 38.Rd7 f6 39.Qd6 Qe5 40.Qxe5 fxe5 41.Rxb7 Ra2 42.Re7 Rxa3 43.Rxe5 Rb3 44.Ra5 Rxb4 45.f3 Rb6 46.f4 g6 47.e5+–; 35.Qd3! Qxd3 36.Rxd3 b6 37.h4 h5 38.Kf3 Kg6 39.Ke3 Kf6 40.f4Β±]

35...Qe2 36.Qf4 Qc2 37.Qxf7 Qe4+ 38.Kh3 Rxa3 39.f4 Rf3 40.Kh4 Rxf4+ 41.gxf4 Qe1+ 42.Kg4 Qe2+ 43.Kf5

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πŸ”Έch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018
πŸ”ΈRound 3
βšͺ️Pridorozhni,A (2567)
⚫️Kabanov,N (2450)
πŸ”Έ1-0
43.Ndb6! [White tries to exploit the uncoordinated position of Black's pieces.]

[43.e4!? β–³Ndb6 is also interesting: 43...Ng7 44.Ndb6 Rd8 45.c5 Bg4 46.Rxd6 Ne8 47.Rxd8 Rxd8 48.Nd5!Β± β–³Ke3]

43...Rd8 44.c5! [White makes use of the pin on the d6–pawn in order to create a strong passed pawn on the c-file.]

44...Be6 45.c6! [β–³c7]

[45.e4? dxc5! 46.Rxd8 Rxd8 47.exf5 Rd2+!β€š 48.Kg3 Bxf5 49.Nxc5 Rxa2=/+]

45...Rf8 46.c7 Rbe8 47.e4!+– [β–³RΓ—d6]
βšͺ️#236 (Strategy-White to Move)
πŸ”ΈAleksandrov,A (2599)
πŸ”ΈAbdulov,Or (2398)
πŸ”ΈBaku Open 2018
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 236
public poll

A) eΓ—d4 – 9
πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ 69%
Gavin, Nikhil, Majid, @YaminiG, Ψ§ΩˆΫŒΩ†, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, Sahil, @AryanLeekha, ThebestBoss@_Kasyap

B) Nce2 – 3
πŸ‘πŸ‘ 23%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @RahmaniArapardaz, Majid Momeni

C) Nb5 – 1
πŸ‘ 8%
@A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy

πŸ‘₯ 13 people voted so far.
⚫️#236 (Endgame-Black to Move)
πŸ”ΈAdly,A (2626)
πŸ”ΈAl Qudaimi,B (2430)
πŸ”ΈEmirates ch-Arab 2018
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 236
public poll

B) Nc6 – 6
πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ 46%
Gavin, Nikhil, Majid Momeni, @A_Wild_Richard, @AryanLeekha, Kasyap

A) Kg8 – 4
πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ 31%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @RahmaniArapardaz, @Rezagm9000, Majid

C) Re7 – 3
πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ 23%
@YaminiG, @SophiaCat_dotcom_slash_ChessCat, Sahil

πŸ‘₯ 13 people voted so far.
Seville, 30th October 1987 - the 7th game of the World Championship match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov is adjourned.

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"You must train yourself to want to do it better even when things go right."

πŸ”Έ Garry Kasparov (2007). How Life Imitates Chess: Making the Right Moves, from the Board to the Boardroom.

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Garry Kasparov holds the record of most consecutive tournament wins.
He has won 15 consecutive tournaments in row.

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Mikhail Botvinnik in the electrical laboratory. Date unknown - early 1940s?

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Karthikeyan follows his stunning queen sacrifice yesterday by beating Adhiban today!
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