18...Be6! [White develops his bishop to a good square and prepares to simplify the position due to the opponent weak d4βpawn.]
[18...a5!? 19.Bf4 Be6 20.Nd2 a4 21.a3 Ba5 22.Re2 Rfd8 23.Ne4 Rxd4 24.Nd6 Rb8 25.Rb1 Nd7Β΅; 18...h6 19.Bf4 Be6 20.Nd2 Nd5 21.Bxd5 Bxd5=/+]
19.Bf4 a5 20.Nd2 a4 21.Ne4?! Nxe4 22.Bxe4 Bf6-/+
0β1
[18...a5!? 19.Bf4 Be6 20.Nd2 a4 21.a3 Ba5 22.Re2 Rfd8 23.Ne4 Rxd4 24.Nd6 Rb8 25.Rb1 Nd7Β΅; 18...h6 19.Bf4 Be6 20.Nd2 Nd5 21.Bxd5 Bxd5=/+]
19.Bf4 a5 20.Nd2 a4 21.Ne4?! Nxe4 22.Bxe4 Bf6-/+
0β1
43...Rb2! [43...Rd2 44.Bxa7 c2 45.Rc1 Rd3+ 46.Kg2 Ra3 47.Rxc2 Rxa6 48.Bc5 Kf7 49.Re2 Re6 50.Rb2 h5 51.Rxb5 g4 52.Bb6 Kg6 53.Bc7+β; 43...h5 44.Bxa7 Re2 45.Bb8 c2 46.a7 c1R 47.Rxc1 Re3+ 48.Kg2 Ra3 49.Rc5 h4 50.Rxd5 g4 51.Rxb5+β]
44.Bxa7 c2 45.Rc1 b4 46.Bc5 b3 47.a7 Ra2
0β1
44.Bxa7 c2 45.Rc1 b4 46.Bc5 b3 47.a7 Ra2
0β1
15...Rxc4!? [A little combination that leads to simplify the position. It is obvious that due to the isolated pawn on d4, the ending would be in Black's favor.]
[15...Qe7? 16.d5! e5 17.Nd4! e4 18.Nc6 Bxc6 19.dxc6 Ne5 20.Bb5Β±]
16.Rxc4 Ba6 17.Rfc1 Bxc4 18.Rxc4 Qa8! [ξNΓd5]
19.Qc1 Nd5=
0β1
[15...Qe7? 16.d5! e5 17.Nd4! e4 18.Nc6 Bxc6 19.dxc6 Ne5 20.Bb5Β±]
16.Rxc4 Ba6 17.Rfc1 Bxc4 18.Rxc4 Qa8! [ξNΓd5]
19.Qc1 Nd5=
0β1
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 253
public poll
B) e4 β 5
πππππππ 45%
Nikhil, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @MerissaWongso, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, TheBestBoss@_Kasyap
C) Rfa1 β 4
ππππππ 36%
@fantastic45, S.f, Majid, @Khoda1745
A) Nc3 β 2
πππ 18%
@afshintab, @RahmaniArapardaz
π₯ 11 people voted so far.
public poll
B) e4 β 5
πππππππ 45%
Nikhil, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @MerissaWongso, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, TheBestBoss@_Kasyap
C) Rfa1 β 4
ππππππ 36%
@fantastic45, S.f, Majid, @Khoda1745
A) Nc3 β 2
πππ 18%
@afshintab, @RahmaniArapardaz
π₯ 11 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 253
public poll
C) Rha8 β 8
πππππππ 67%
@afshintab, @soodeh728, S.f, Nikhil, Majid, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @MerissaWongso, @SophiaCat_does_Chess
A) RΓa2 β 2
ππ 17%
@RahmaniArapardaz, @meti_niko
B) Raa8 β 2
ππ 17%
@hrdamn, TheBestBoss@_Kasyap
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
public poll
C) Rha8 β 8
πππππππ 67%
@afshintab, @soodeh728, S.f, Nikhil, Majid, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @MerissaWongso, @SophiaCat_does_Chess
A) RΓa2 β 2
ππ 17%
@RahmaniArapardaz, @meti_niko
B) Raa8 β 2
ππ 17%
@hrdamn, TheBestBoss@_Kasyap
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
Grandmasters Lev Psakhis and Garry Kasparov, giving a clock simultaneous display in the Siberian city of Irkutsk, March 1985.
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"Chess is a bond of brotherhood amongst all lovers of the noble game, as perfect as free masonry. It is a leveler of rank βtitle, wealth, nationality, politics, religion β all are forgotten across the board."
πΈ Frederick Milne Edge
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A stunningly vivid photograph of Mikhail Tal taken during a simultaneous display in Warsaw in the 1970s.
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Via AP_Archive, footage of Mikhail Tal at Hastings, 1963/64. His opponent in this, the opening round (played 30th December 1963) was Owen Hindle.
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