36.a5! [36.f3 Rxa4 37.Re7 Ra1 38.Rcc7 Rf1 39.Rc3 Rc4 40.Re5 Rg1+ 41.Kf2 Rb1 42.Ra3 Rc2+ 43.Ke3 Rcxb2 44.Ra8+ Rb8 45.Rxb8+ Rxb8 46.Rxg5=; 36.Rcc7 Rd3+ 37.Kg2 Rd2 38.Rxg7+ Kh8 39.Rh7+ Kg8 40.Rag7+ Kf8 41.Rxg5 Rdxf2+ 42.Kg1 Rf1+ 43.Kg2 R1f2+ 44.Kg1= (44.Kg3?? R4f3+ 45.Kh4 Rh2#) ]
36...Rxg4+ 37.Kf3 Rde4 38.Rc8+ [38.Rd7 Rgf4+ 39.Kg2 Rg4+ 40.Kf1 Ra4 41.Rxd5 Rgb4 42.Rxg5 Kf7 43.Rgc5+β]
38...Kh7β
0β1
36...Rxg4+ 37.Kf3 Rde4 38.Rc8+ [38.Rd7 Rgf4+ 39.Kg2 Rg4+ 40.Kf1 Ra4 41.Rxd5 Rgb4 42.Rxg5 Kf7 43.Rgc5+β]
38...Kh7β
0β1
27.Rd3! [Balashov notices that exposed Black's king and queen are standing on the same file. He exploits the opportunity by the rook lift technique.]
27...Rg4 28.Rg3! [28.f3? Qh4! 29.Qd2 Rg7 30.f4 c5! ξd4 31.Qf2 Qxf2+ 32.Kxf2=]
28...Rxg3 29.hxg3 Re8 30.b4Β± [ΒΉ30.e6! would be even stronger: 30...Bc8 31.Qc3β Rxe6 32.Rxe6 Bxe6 33.Qxc6 Kf7 34.Qb7+ Qe7 35.Bxd5 Qxb7 36.Bxb7Β±]
27...Rg4 28.Rg3! [28.f3? Qh4! 29.Qd2 Rg7 30.f4 c5! ξd4 31.Qf2 Qxf2+ 32.Kxf2=]
28...Rxg3 29.hxg3 Re8 30.b4Β± [ΒΉ30.e6! would be even stronger: 30...Bc8 31.Qc3β Rxe6 32.Rxe6 Bxe6 33.Qxc6 Kf7 34.Qb7+ Qe7 35.Bxd5 Qxb7 36.Bxb7Β±]
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 259
public poll
B) Ng6 β 8
πππππππ 89%
Nikhil, Majid, Ψ§ΩΫΩ, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @Atharva1, @Kasyapat1, Arianna
A) d5 β 1
π 11%
S.f
C) Qc3
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 9 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Ng6 β 8
πππππππ 89%
Nikhil, Majid, Ψ§ΩΫΩ, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @Atharva1, @Kasyapat1, Arianna
A) d5 β 1
π 11%
S.f
C) Qc3
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 9 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 259
public poll
C) f5 β 9
πππππππ 69%
@Attaiyeh, S.f, Nikhil, @Rezagm9000, Jahanbakhsh, Majid, @AminAbedi10, @Kasyapat1, Arianna
A) b3 β 4
πππ 31%
@payam6661, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Srikar
B) Nd1
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 13 people voted so far.
public poll
C) f5 β 9
πππππππ 69%
@Attaiyeh, S.f, Nikhil, @Rezagm9000, Jahanbakhsh, Majid, @AminAbedi10, @Kasyapat1, Arianna
A) b3 β 4
πππ 31%
@payam6661, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Srikar
B) Nd1
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 13 people voted so far.
"The chessboard is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of nature, and the player on the other side is hidden from us."
πΈ Thomas Huxley
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πΈ Thomas Huxley
@UnityChess
Amsterdam, 23rd July 1978. Jan Timman is in play v. Ljubomir LjubojeviΔ in the 8th round of the IBM tournament, as ZoltΓ‘n Ribli looks on.
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Some more AP_Archive film from ReykjavΓk, including footage of Spassky playing tennis with Iivo Nei.
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FIDE releases an official statement regarding Igors Rausis case. Read it here:
https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/11733-official-statement-regarding-igors-rausis-.html
https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/11733-official-statement-regarding-igors-rausis-.html
Fide
Official statement regarding Igors Rausis
FIDE - World Chess Federation
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is the first semifinalist of FIDE Grand Prix in Riga after winning yesterday vs Veselin Topalov and a draw in their second game
results at #GrandPrixFIDE:
πΊπΈ So 1/2-1/2 Karjakin π·πΊ
π¦πΏ Mamedyarov 1/2-1/2 Duda π΅π±
π¨π³ Yu 1/2-1/2 Grischuk π·πΊ
π«π· Vachier-Lagrave 1/2-1/2 Topalov π§π¬
results at #GrandPrixFIDE:
πΊπΈ So 1/2-1/2 Karjakin π·πΊ
π¦πΏ Mamedyarov 1/2-1/2 Duda π΅π±
π¨π³ Yu 1/2-1/2 Grischuk π·πΊ
π«π· Vachier-Lagrave 1/2-1/2 Topalov π§π¬