21...Nxe4! [Clearing the f6–square for the bishop in order to put pressure on the d4–pawn.]
[21...Nd5?! 22.Nd6! Nxf4 23.gxf4 Bf6 24.Rad1 Rad8 25.d5! N×b7 25...Bxd5 26.Nxb7 Rd7 27.Na5 Bxb2 28.Nxc6 Bxc6 29.Bxc6=]
22.Bxe4 Bf6 23.Be5 Bxe5! [Ra5]
24.dxe5 Ra5! [24...Rfd8!? 25.b3 g6 26.Red1 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 axb3 28.axb3 Bxb3 29.Rd4 Rb4 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! N×b7 25...Bxd5 26.Nxb7 Rd7 27.Na5 Bxb2 28.Nxc6 Bxc6 29.Bxc6=]
22.Bxe4 Bf6 23.Be5 Bxe5! [Ra5]
24.dxe5 Ra5! [24...Rfd8!? 25.b3 g6 26.Red1 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 axb3 28.axb3 Bxb3 29.Rd4 Rb4 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 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
@Ismailaqa, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @RahmaniArapardaz, S.f, Majid, ThebestBoss@_Kasyap
A) Kh1 – 1
👍 13%
Nikhil
B) Ra1 – 1
👍 13%
@vahike
👥 8 people voted so far.
public poll
C) g4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
@Ismailaqa, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @RahmaniArapardaz, S.f, Majid, ThebestBoss@_Kasyap
A) Kh1 – 1
👍 13%
Nikhil
B) Ra1 – 1
👍 13%
@vahike
👥 8 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 251
public poll
C) Qc7 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Majid, George, @Kingbosskasyap, @vahike
A) Q×f6+ – 2
👍👍👍 25%
M.s.s, اوین
B) Qd7 – 1
👍 13%
Nikhil
👥 8 people voted so far.
public poll
C) Qc7 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Majid, George, @Kingbosskasyap, @vahike
A) Q×f6+ – 2
👍👍👍 25%
M.s.s, اوین
B) Qd7 – 1
👍 13%
Nikhil
👥 8 people voted so far.
A big day for Magnus Carlsen as he wins his first classical game against Lan Nepomniachtchi and jumps into clear first in the #GrandChessTour Croatia.
Sam Copeland reports:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-wins-1st-classical-game-vs-nepomniachtchi-leads-grand-chess-tour
Sam Copeland reports:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-wins-1st-classical-game-vs-nepomniachtchi-leads-grand-chess-tour
Chess.com
Carlsen Wins 1st Classical Game Versus Nepomniachtchi, Leads Grand Chess Tour
Which top-10 players has Magnus Carlsen never beaten in classical chess? Until today, the answer was Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren. Now only Ding Liren is unscathed. Even as the round was just beginning, fans on Twitter were anticipating the historic…
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Make concessions early and seek counterplay hard is not exactly what they tell you in school but some things can't be taught. (link: https://bit.ly/2XlTFRk) bit.ly/2XlTFRk
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The make-or-break moment narrated by Yasser Seirawan.
Yasser "Magnus knows once he sees that move he's got this game cold & yet he just writes down the move & reaches for his pawn. Kasparov would have gotten up, done a backwards flip, come down on both feet & rubbed the pawn onto the g4-square to let you know you'd blundered & lost"
Yasser "Magnus knows once he sees that move he's got this game cold & yet he just writes down the move & reaches for his pawn. Kasparov would have gotten up, done a backwards flip, come down on both feet & rubbed the pawn onto the g4-square to let you know you'd blundered & lost"
Carlsen scores his 21st win in 2019, now only 5 points away from his 2882 World Record. Still needs 3 points in his last 4 games to break the record on an official list, 2,5 to score above expected. #GrandChessTour
Some Carlsen statistics:
🏆Performance Croatia GCT: 2933
🏆Performance 2019: 2921
🏆75 games without a loss
🏆Rating performance with white: 2981 (+12 =10 -0)
🏆Rating performance with black: 2872 (+9 =16 -0)
Some Carlsen statistics:
🏆Performance Croatia GCT: 2933
🏆Performance 2019: 2921
🏆75 games without a loss
🏆Rating performance with white: 2981 (+12 =10 -0)
🏆Rating performance with black: 2872 (+9 =16 -0)
24.g4!? [Black has made his own queen away from his King and so White decides to start an attack on the kingside.]
[24.Ra1 Qe7 25.g4 Nd5 26.g5 Nxe3 27.Re1 Nd5 28.c4 Nxf4 29.Qxf4 Qxg5+ 30.Qg3 Qxg3+ 31.hxg3 Rd8 32.Nf3 b5 33.Reb1 Ra5 34.Kf2 bxc4 35.Bxc4 c5³; 24.Kh1 Nd7 25.Nc4 Qf8 26.f5 exf5 27.Qg3 Qe7 28.Nd6 Qg5 29.Qf2 g6 30.e4 Qe7 31.Qg3 fxe4 32.Nxe4 Kh7=/+]
24...Nd7 25.Nf3 Ra5 26.Rc2 Qf8 27.g5 g6 28.Rg2 h5 29.Nd2 b5 30.Ne4 b4 31.Be2 b3 32.Bxh5 a3
0–1
[24.Ra1 Qe7 25.g4 Nd5 26.g5 Nxe3 27.Re1 Nd5 28.c4 Nxf4 29.Qxf4 Qxg5+ 30.Qg3 Qxg3+ 31.hxg3 Rd8 32.Nf3 b5 33.Reb1 Ra5 34.Kf2 bxc4 35.Bxc4 c5³; 24.Kh1 Nd7 25.Nc4 Qf8 26.f5 exf5 27.Qg3 Qe7 28.Nd6 Qg5 29.Qf2 g6 30.e4 Qe7 31.Qg3 fxe4 32.Nxe4 Kh7=/+]
24...Nd7 25.Nf3 Ra5 26.Rc2 Qf8 27.g5 g6 28.Rg2 h5 29.Nd2 b5 30.Ne4 b4 31.Be2 b3 32.Bxh5 a3
0–1
46.Qxf6+! [46.Qd7 g6 47.Qd8 Kg7 48.Ba6 Kf7 49.Bb7 Qf5 50.Kg1±; 46.Qc7 g6 47.Qd8 Kg7 48.Ba6 Kf7 49.Bb7±]
46...gxf6 47.Kf1 Nf5 48.Ke1 [48.Bb5 Nd6 49.Bc6 b5 50.Bxd5 b4 51.f3 f5 52.Kf2 Kg7 53.Bc6 Kf6 54.fxe4 fxe4 55.g4 hxg4 56.Kg3 Nf5+ 57.Kf4 g3 58.Bxe4 Nxh4 59.Kxg3 Kg5 60.Bc2 Kh5 61.Bd3 Kg5 62.Be4 Ng6 63.Bxg6 Kxg6+–]
48...Kg6 49.Kd2 d4 50.exd4 Nxd4 51.Bd1 Ne6 52.Kc3 Nc5 53.Be2 f5 54.Kc4 Ne6 55.Kd5 Nc5 56.Kc6 Nd3 57.Kxb6 Nc1 58.Bb5 Nxa2 59.Be8+ Kh6 60.Kxa5 Nc1 61.b4 Nd3 62.b5 Nxf2 63.b6 e3 64.Bb5 Ne4 65.b7
1–0
46...gxf6 47.Kf1 Nf5 48.Ke1 [48.Bb5 Nd6 49.Bc6 b5 50.Bxd5 b4 51.f3 f5 52.Kf2 Kg7 53.Bc6 Kf6 54.fxe4 fxe4 55.g4 hxg4 56.Kg3 Nf5+ 57.Kf4 g3 58.Bxe4 Nxh4 59.Kxg3 Kg5 60.Bc2 Kh5 61.Bd3 Kg5 62.Be4 Ng6 63.Bxg6 Kxg6+–]
48...Kg6 49.Kd2 d4 50.exd4 Nxd4 51.Bd1 Ne6 52.Kc3 Nc5 53.Be2 f5 54.Kc4 Ne6 55.Kd5 Nc5 56.Kc6 Nd3 57.Kxb6 Nc1 58.Bb5 Nxa2 59.Be8+ Kh6 60.Kxa5 Nc1 61.b4 Nd3 62.b5 Nxf2 63.b6 e3 64.Bb5 Ne4 65.b7
1–0