12...e5! [A well-timed pawn lever which activates Black's light-squared bishop.]
[12...e6?! 13.a4 a5 14.0β0β0 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!Β³ ξRd8]
16.h4 Nf4! [ξNe6]
17.Bf1 Ne6=/+
[12...e6?! 13.a4 a5 14.0β0β0 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!Β³ ξRd8]
16.h4 Nf4! [ξNe6]
17.Bf1 Ne6=/+
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 250
public poll
A) e5 β 7
πππππππ 78%
@BENYAMIN_021, @Behtash13731373, Masoud, Jonas, Nikhil, Majid, Alexander
B) e6 β 1
π 11%
ThebestBoss@_Kasyap
C) Qd7 β 1
π 11%
Ψ§ΩΫΩ
π₯ 9 people voted so far.
public poll
A) e5 β 7
πππππππ 78%
@BENYAMIN_021, @Behtash13731373, Masoud, Jonas, Nikhil, Majid, Alexander
B) e6 β 1
π 11%
ThebestBoss@_Kasyap
C) Qd7 β 1
π 11%
Ψ§ΩΫΩ
π₯ 9 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 250
public poll
A) Rd2+ β 9
πππππππ 82%
@Behtash13731373, @davodrajabzadeh, @RahmaniArapardaz, Nikhil, Majid, Ψ§ΩΫΩ, @Abooraby, ThebestBoss@_Kasyap, @Vicky143
C) Nb5 β 2
ππ 18%
Jonas, Alexander
B) Rb1
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 11 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Rd2+ β 9
πππππππ 82%
@Behtash13731373, @davodrajabzadeh, @RahmaniArapardaz, Nikhil, Majid, Ψ§ΩΫΩ, @Abooraby, ThebestBoss@_Kasyap, @Vicky143
C) Nb5 β 2
ππ 18%
Jonas, Alexander
B) Rb1
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 11 people voted so far.
Β£735,000 for ONE chess piece π€ 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 Β£5, Sold For Β£735,000
An ancient chess piece kept in a drawer for 55 years and originally bought for Β£5 was today sold at auction for Β£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.β¦
The gold-medal-winning Hungarian team from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pictured with JΓ‘nos KΓ‘dΓ‘r (Gen. Sec. of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party).
L to R: Csom, Sax, Portisch, KΓ‘dΓ‘r, Ribli, AdorjΓ‘n, VadΓ‘sz.
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L to R: Csom, Sax, Portisch, KΓ‘dΓ‘r, Ribli, AdorjΓ‘n, VadΓ‘sz.
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"For the young, chess is an early lesson in how to control consciousness."
πΈ Alexey Root (2006). "Children and Chess: A Guide for Educators"
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πΈ 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 ReykjavΓk , 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 13.0β0β0 0β0 14.Qd2 e5 15.d5 Qh4 16.dxc6 bxc6 17.Kb1 Nf4 18.Qc1 Ne6Β³; 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=/+
0β1
[12...e6 13.0β0β0 0β0 14.Qd2 e5 15.d5 Qh4 16.dxc6 bxc6 17.Kb1 Nf4 18.Qc1 Ne6Β³; 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=/+
0β1
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 Kf6β+) 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 Rb6β+; 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 cxd3β+]
39...Nf4 40.Rc6 c3
0β1
38.Kf1 Ne2 39.g4 [39.Rd6+ Ke3 40.Rxd2 Kxd2 41.Kf2 Nf4 42.g3 Nd3+ 43.Nxd3 cxd3β+]
39...Nf4 40.Rc6 c3
0β1
21...Nxe4! [Clearing the f6βsquare for the bishop in order to put pressure on the d4βpawn.]
[21...Nd5?! 22.Nd6! Nxf4 23.gxf4 Bf6 24.Rad1 Rad8 25.d5! ξNΓb7 25...Bxd5 26.Nxb7 Rd7 27.Na5 Bxb2 28.Nxc6 Bxc6 29.Bxc6=]
22.Bxe4 Bf6 23.Be5 Bxe5! [ξRa5]
24.dxe5 Ra5! [24...Rfd8!? 25.b3 g6 26.Red1 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 axb3 28.axb3 Bxb3 29.Rd4 ξRb4 29...Kg7 30.Rb4 Ra4-/+]
25.Rec1 Rd8-/+ [25...Rb5!? 26.b3 axb3 27.axb3 Rxb3 28.Rab1 Re3 29.Re1 Rxe1+ 30.Rxe1 Ra8-/+]
[21...Nd5?! 22.Nd6! Nxf4 23.gxf4 Bf6 24.Rad1 Rad8 25.d5! ξNΓb7 25...Bxd5 26.Nxb7 Rd7 27.Na5 Bxb2 28.Nxc6 Bxc6 29.Bxc6=]
22.Bxe4 Bf6 23.Be5 Bxe5! [ξRa5]
24.dxe5 Ra5! [24...Rfd8!? 25.b3 g6 26.Red1 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 axb3 28.axb3 Bxb3 29.Rd4 ξRb4 29...Kg7 30.Rb4 Ra4-/+]
25.Rec1 Rd8-/+ [25...Rb5!? 26.b3 axb3 27.axb3 Rxb3 28.Rab1 Re3 29.Re1 Rxe1+ 30.Rxe1 Ra8-/+]
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 251
public poll
C) g4 β 6
πππππππ 75%
@Ismailaqa, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @RahmaniArapardaz, S.f, Majid, ThebestBoss@_Kasyap
A) Kh1 β 1
π 13%
Nikhil
B) Ra1 β 1
π 13%
@vahike
π₯ 8 people voted so far.
public poll
C) g4 β 6
πππππππ 75%
@Ismailaqa, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @RahmaniArapardaz, S.f, Majid, ThebestBoss@_Kasyap
A) Kh1 β 1
π 13%
Nikhil
B) Ra1 β 1
π 13%
@vahike
π₯ 8 people voted so far.