51 y/o Gelfand (2686.2, World #51) wins the Netanya Masters with 5.5/9 on tie-breaks https://2700chess.com/live
Russia's GM Mikhail Antipov (2582) wins #NetanyaOpen with 7.5/9 points. Congrats!
19.Nf1!? [19.Nf3! would be strong, preparing for the kingside attack. 19...g6 20.g4 Ng7 21.Qd2 Rfe8 22.Be3 Bc4 23.Nd4±; 19.b4! would also be good, fixing the weak a6–pawn, so that it can be easily attacked. 19...Qd7 20.Nb3 Nc7 21.Na5 Ne8 22.Rfa2±]
19...f6 20.Ne3 f5 21.g4 Nc7 22.gxf5+–
½–½
19...f6 20.Ne3 f5 21.g4 Nc7 22.gxf5+–
½–½
28.Rb4! [28.Rb3 Qf6 29.Rb4 b5 30.axb5 Rd6 31.Qg4 Rd2 32.Qg3 Raa2 33.Rf1 Rdb2 34.Rxe4 Rxb5 35.Rf4 Rf5 36.Rxf5 Qxf5 37.Qh4±; 28.Rxb6 Rxa4 29.Rb8 Ra1 30.Qe7 Rxb1+ 31.Rxb1 Re6 32.Qd8 Qf6=]
28...Qd3 29.Qe8 Rxa4 [29...Ra8!? 30.Qc6! (30.Qxe4? Qxe4 31.Rxe4 Rxa4 32.Rxa4 Rxa4 33.Rxb6²) 30...R8a6 31.Qc7 Rxa4 32.Qe5+ Kg8 33.Rxb6 Rxb6 34.Rxb6 Ra8 35.Rb4±]
30.Qe5+ Kh6 31.Rxb6 Rxb6 32.Rxb6 Qd1+ 33.Kh2 Qa1 34.Qe8 Ra5 35.Qxf7 Rf5 36.Qxf5
1–0
28...Qd3 29.Qe8 Rxa4 [29...Ra8!? 30.Qc6! (30.Qxe4? Qxe4 31.Rxe4 Rxa4 32.Rxa4 Rxa4 33.Rxb6²) 30...R8a6 31.Qc7 Rxa4 32.Qe5+ Kg8 33.Rxb6 Rxb6 34.Rxb6 Ra8 35.Rb4±]
30.Qe5+ Kh6 31.Rxb6 Rxb6 32.Rxb6 Qd1+ 33.Kh2 Qa1 34.Qe8 Ra5 35.Qxf7 Rf5 36.Qxf5
1–0
12...e5! [A well-timed pawn lever which activates Black's light-squared bishop.]
[12...e6?! 13.a4 a5 14.0–0–0 Qc7 15.Kb1 Nf4 16.Qc2=]
13.dxe5 Bxe5 14.Qxd8+ Rxd8 15.Rd1 Ke7! [Since the queens have been traded off, Black prefers to keep his king in the center.]
[15...Nf4!? 16.Rxd8+ Kxd8 17.Kd2 Kc7 18.Kc2 Ne6!³ Rd8]
16.h4 Nf4! [Ne6]
17.Bf1 Ne6=/+
[12...e6?! 13.a4 a5 14.0–0–0 Qc7 15.Kb1 Nf4 16.Qc2=]
13.dxe5 Bxe5 14.Qxd8+ Rxd8 15.Rd1 Ke7! [Since the queens have been traded off, Black prefers to keep his king in the center.]
[15...Nf4!? 16.Rxd8+ Kxd8 17.Kd2 Kc7 18.Kc2 Ne6!³ Rd8]
16.h4 Nf4! [Ne6]
17.Bf1 Ne6=/+
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 250
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A) e5 – 7
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@BENYAMIN_021, @Behtash13731373, Masoud, Jonas, Nikhil, Majid, Alexander
B) e6 – 1
👍 11%
ThebestBoss@_Kasyap
C) Qd7 – 1
👍 11%
اوین
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public poll
A) e5 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 78%
@BENYAMIN_021, @Behtash13731373, Masoud, Jonas, Nikhil, Majid, Alexander
B) e6 – 1
👍 11%
ThebestBoss@_Kasyap
C) Qd7 – 1
👍 11%
اوین
👥 9 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 250
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A) Rd2+ – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 82%
@Behtash13731373, @davodrajabzadeh, @RahmaniArapardaz, Nikhil, Majid, اوین, @Abooraby, ThebestBoss@_Kasyap, @Vicky143
C) Nb5 – 2
👍👍 18%
Jonas, Alexander
B) Rb1
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Rd2+ – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 82%
@Behtash13731373, @davodrajabzadeh, @RahmaniArapardaz, Nikhil, Majid, اوین, @Abooraby, ThebestBoss@_Kasyap, @Vicky143
C) Nb5 – 2
👍👍 18%
Jonas, Alexander
B) Rb1
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.
£735,000 for ONE chess piece 🤑 Incredible story about a lost Lewis Chessman.
https://www.chess.com/news/view/ancient-chess-piece-lewis-chessmen-sothebys
https://www.chess.com/news/view/ancient-chess-piece-lewis-chessmen-sothebys
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Ancient Chess Piece Bought For £5, Sold For £735,000
An ancient chess piece kept in a drawer for 55 years and originally bought for £5 was today sold at auction for £735,000 (U.S. $927,062, or 820,232 euro). It is almost certainly one of the famous Lewis Chessmen that date from the late 12th or early 13th century.…
The gold-medal-winning Hungarian team from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pictured with János Kádár (Gen. Sec. of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party).
L to R: Csom, Sax, Portisch, Kádár, Ribli, Adorján, Vadász.
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L to R: Csom, Sax, Portisch, Kádár, Ribli, Adorján, Vadász.
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"For the young, chess is an early lesson in how to control consciousness."
🔸 Alexey Root (2006). "Children and Chess: A Guide for Educators"
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🔸 Alexey Root (2006). "Children and Chess: A Guide for Educators"
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Dr Alexey Root (1965- ) was U.S. Women's Champion in 1989 & is a Woman IM. She received a PhD from UCLA. Her dissertation was on how 1960s US history presentation affected the students perception of that decade. She has written 6 books on the relationship of chess & education.