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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B) e6 – 1
👍 11%
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C) Qd7 – 1
👍 11%
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A) e5 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 78%
@BENYAMIN_021, @Behtash13731373, Masoud, Jonas, Nikhil, Majid, Alexander
B) e6 – 1
👍 11%
ThebestBoss@_Kasyap
C) Qd7 – 1
👍 11%
اوین
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Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 250
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A) Rd2+ – 9
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@Behtash13731373, @davodrajabzadeh, @RahmaniArapardaz, Nikhil, Majid, اوین, @Abooraby, ThebestBoss@_Kasyap, @Vicky143
C) Nb5 – 2
👍👍 18%
Jonas, Alexander
B) Rb1
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.
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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.
£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.
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Via AP_Archive, footage from Reykjavík , shot during the 1972 World Chess Championship match between the champion Boris Spassky (USSR) and challenger Bobby Fischer (USA), beginning with a fine Icelandic sunrise.
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12...e5! [A well-timed pawn lever which activates Black's light-squared bishop.]
[12...e6 13.0–0–0 0–0 14.Qd2 e5 15.d5 Qh4 16.dxc6 bxc6 17.Kb1 Nf4 18.Qc1 Ne6³; 12...Qd7 13.a4 e5 14.dxe5 Bxe5 15.a5 Nc8 16.Rd1 Qxd3 17.Bxd3 Nf4 18.Ne2 Ng2+ 19.Kd2 Nxe3 20.fxe3=]
13.dxe5 Bxe5 14.Qxd8+ Rxd8=/+
0–1
[12...e6 13.0–0–0 0–0 14.Qd2 e5 15.d5 Qh4 16.dxc6 bxc6 17.Kb1 Nf4 18.Qc1 Ne6³; 12...Qd7 13.a4 e5 14.dxe5 Bxe5 15.a5 Nc8 16.Rd1 Qxd3 17.Bxd3 Nf4 18.Ne2 Ng2+ 19.Kd2 Nxe3 20.fxe3=]
13.dxe5 Bxe5 14.Qxd8+ Rxd8=/+
0–1
37...Rd2+ [37...Rb1 38.Rd6+ Kc5 39.Rd2 g5 40.hxg5 hxg5 41.Rd8 Rb2+ 42.Kf1 Ne2 43.Rd5+ Kb4 44.Rxe5 Ng3+ 45.Kg1 Re2 46.Rxg5 Rxe1+ 47.Kf2 Rb1 48.Kxg3 c3 49.Rg8 c2 50.Rc8 c1Q 51.Rxc1 Rxc1 52.Kf4 Rc8 53.Ke5 Kc5 54.f4 Re8+ 55.Kf5 (55.Kf6 Rxe4 56.f5 (56.g4 Rxf4+ 57.Kg5 Rf8 58.Kg6 Kd4 59.Kg7 Rf1 60.g5 Ke5 61.g6 Ke6 62.Kh7 Rg1 63.g7 Kf7) 56...Kd6 57.Kg5 Ke5 58.g4 Rb4 59.Kh5 Kf6–+) 55...Kd6 56.e5+ Kd5 57.Kg4 Ke6 58.Kf3 Rb8 59.g4 Rb4 60.Ke3 Kd5 61.g5 Rb3+ 62.Kf2 Ke4 63.g6 Rb6–+; 37...Nb5 38.Nc2+ Kd3 39.Ne1+ Kd2 40.Rxe5 Nd4 41.Rd5 Kc3 42.Rd7 Rd2+ 43.Kf1 Nxf3 44.Rxg7 Nxe1 45.Kxe1 Rd4 46.e5 Re4+ 47.Kd1 Rxe5 48.g4=]
38.Kf1 Ne2 39.g4 [39.Rd6+ Ke3 40.Rxd2 Kxd2 41.Kf2 Nf4 42.g3 Nd3+ 43.Nxd3 cxd3–+]
39...Nf4 40.Rc6 c3
0–1
38.Kf1 Ne2 39.g4 [39.Rd6+ Ke3 40.Rxd2 Kxd2 41.Kf2 Nf4 42.g3 Nd3+ 43.Nxd3 cxd3–+]
39...Nf4 40.Rc6 c3
0–1