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Did you know?
From all chess players Morphy had the best overall record from all chess games 85.2%.
There are only few players who had a 70+ record, those few are Fischer,Keres,Capablanca and Alekhine.

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Here’s an old pic of girls & boys walking their chess boards to school in Ströbeck, where an hour’s coaching is still provided every week – matching Wimbledon Chess Club’s free offer at The Sultan...

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Nigel Short, Brighton 1977.

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Move of the day :

22...Qc7+!! 0-1

Rafael Vaganian - Albin Planinc, Hastings 1974/75

Throwback to FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2019

The battle for the English no. 1 spot is currently taking place in Saint Louis, USA!

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/summer-chess-classic-2019-a/4/1/3

⚪️#243 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Fier,A (2553)
🔸Haussernot,C (2196)
🔸Baku Open 2018

11.a4!? [11.g5! Driving the black knight away from its standard post and making the d5–outpost even weaker. 11...Nh5 12.0–0–0; 11.0–0–0 0–0 12.g5 Nh5 13.Kb1 Nb6 14.Na5 Rc8 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.exd5 Bf5]

11...b4? [11...bxa4 12.Rxa4 0–0 13.Rxa6 Rxa6 14.Bxa6 Nb6 15.0–0 d5 16.g5 d4 17.gxf6 Bxf6 18.Bf2 Bg5 19.Qd1 dxc3 20.Qxd8 Rxd8 21.bxc3 (21.Bxb6 Rd6) 21...Nc4 22.Nc5 Nd2 23.Nxe6 fxe6 24.Ra1 Nxf3+ 25.Kg2 Nh4+ 26.Kh3 Ng6 27.Kg4 Rd2 28.Bg3 Bf6 29.Bc4 Nf4 30.Bxf4 exf4 31.Bxe6+ Kf8=]

12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.exd5+/=

1–0

⚫️#243 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Westerberg,J (2534)
🔸Hansen,SuB (2583)
🔸Bistro Stella 2018

37...Qg1+? [37...Qh1+! 38.Ke2 Nf4+ 39.exf4 Qxf3+ 40.Ke1 Kxf7 41.Rd7+ Ke8 42.Rd6 Ke7 43.Rd1 Qh1+ 44.Ke2 Qc6 45.Kf1 Kf7 46.Qa2+ Kg7 47.Qd5 Qxd5 48.Rxd5 b5 49.Rd7+ Kh6 50.Rd6 Rf3 51.Rf6 Kg7 52.Rxa6 Rxf4 53.Rb6 Rxb4µ; 37...Qe5?? 38.Rc2 Rxe3+ 39.fxe3 Qxb2 40.Rxb2 Kxf7 41.Ra2+–]

38.Ke2 Ng3+ 39.fxg3 Qxe3+ 40.Kf1 Qxf3+ 41.Rf2 Qh1+ 42.Ke2 Qe4+= 43.Kf1 Qd3+ 44.Ke1 Qe3+ 45.Kf1 Qd3+ 46.Ke1 Qe3+ 47.Kf1

½–½

🔸ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018
🔸Round 6
⚪️Yudin,S (2507)
⚫️Pridorozhni,A (2567)
🔸1-0

20...Nf6? [This move opens White's light-squared bishop onto e6 and gives the opponent's a tactical blow. Both following continuations would have given Black some advantage.]

[20...Bf5! 21.Ne5 Qh7 22.Bxd5 cxd5 23.Re1 h5!-/+; 20...h5!? 21.Ne5 Qh7 22.Re1 Bf5-/+]

21.Rxe6! Qxg4 [21...fxe6 22.Nxh6+ Bxh6 23.Bxh6 Rfe8?? (23...Rf7 24.Bxe6 Re8 25.Bxf7+ Kxf7=) 24.Bd3! Qf7 25.Re1!+– Re5]

22.Re1? [Missing the opportunity and returning the initiative to the opponent. Yudin could have maintained equality with]

[22.Qxg4 Nxg4 23.Rg6! h5 24.f3 b5 25.Bb3 Kh8 26.Rxg7 Kxg7 27.fxg4 hxg4 28.Bf4=]

22...Rad8-/+

⚪️#244 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Guseinov,G (2664)
🔸Demianjuk,A (2332)
🔸Baku Open 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 244
public poll

B) h4 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 92%
@SharifRazavian, Havana, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @Batman007, @fantastic45, Nikhil, Alexander, Srikar, Atharva, دیاکو, Alan

A) Rb1 – 1
👍 8%
اوین

C) Be3
▫️ 0%

👥 12 people voted so far.

⚪️#244 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Hillarp Persson,T (2546)
🔸Hector,J (2501)
🔸Bistro Stella 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 244
public poll

B) h3 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
Havana, @Batman007, @fantastic45, Nikhil, Alexander, Atharva, @Invinciblekiller, Alan, Ali

A) h×g3 – 3
👍👍 25%
اوین, M, @youssefx3

C) Rg8+
▫️ 0%

👥 12 people voted so far.

American chess legend, attacking genius Paul Morphy was born 182 years ago today, on June 22, 1837.

"Morphy was probably the greatest genius of them all." – Bobby Fischer

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