20...Ba6!? [Exchanging the black bad bishop with the opponent's good one makes Black's task easier to obtain equality.]
[20...Qd8 21.e4 c5 22.e5 Nh5 23.Bb5 Nf4 24.Rd2 c4 25.Qd1 Nf8 26.Ne1²; 20...c5 21.Qb2 Kg8 22.dxc5 Rxc5 23.Rd2²]
21.Bxa6 R8xa6 22.Nd2 Ne4? [¹22...Qd8=]
23.Ndxe4 dxe4 24.Qc4+/= [24.Reb2!?]
1–0
[20...Qd8 21.e4 c5 22.e5 Nh5 23.Bb5 Nf4 24.Rd2 c4 25.Qd1 Nf8 26.Ne1²; 20...c5 21.Qb2 Kg8 22.dxc5 Rxc5 23.Rd2²]
21.Bxa6 R8xa6 22.Nd2 Ne4? [¹22...Qd8=]
23.Ndxe4 dxe4 24.Qc4+/= [24.Reb2!?]
1–0
40...Kf7?? [40...Rxb4! 41.Kc3 Bc5 42.Nf6 Rb8 43.h7 Rh8 44.Kd2 Kf7 45.Ke2 Kg7 46.Rb1 Bb6 47.Rh1 Bd8 48.Rb1 Bb6 49.Rc1 Ra8 50.Rc6 Rd8=; 40...f4?? 41.exf4 e3+ 42.Ke2 Rxf4 43.Nf6 Rf2+ 44.Kd3 Rd2+ 45.Ke4 Rh2 46.b5 Kf7 47.Ng4 Rh4 48.Kf4 Rh3 49.Rf1 Rh5 50.Ke4+ Ke7 51.Nf6 Rh2 52.Kf3 Bd4 53.Ne4 Bb6 54.Re1+–]
41.Nf6 f4 42.exf4 e3+ 43.Ke2 Rc2+ 44.Kf3 Bd4 45.Rh1 Bxf6 46.gxf6 Rc8 47.h7 Rh8 48.Ra1 Kxf6 49.Rxa7 g5 50.fxg5+ Kxg5 51.Kxe3 Kf5 52.Kd4 Rb8 53.b5
1–0
41.Nf6 f4 42.exf4 e3+ 43.Ke2 Rc2+ 44.Kf3 Bd4 45.Rh1 Bxf6 46.gxf6 Rc8 47.h7 Rh8 48.Ra1 Kxf6 49.Rxa7 g5 50.fxg5+ Kxg5 51.Kxe3 Kf5 52.Kd4 Rb8 53.b5
1–0
13.e5! [White drives away the black knight from protecting the vital d5–square.]
[13.b3? would be bad: 13...d6! 14.Bg5 e6 15.Ndb5 Qb8 16.Rad1 a6 17.Nxd6 Nxd6 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.e5 Be7 20.exd6 Bxd6=]
13...Qxc4 [Black prefers giving up a piece to playing passively, although that's not enough to save the game.]
[13...Ne8 14.Nd5‚ Qd8 15.Bg5! f6™ 16.exf6 exf6 17.Bf4! △Ne7 17...Kh8 18.Rad1 Ned6 19.b3 △Rfe1 19...Re8 20.Qb2!+– △Rfe1]
14.exf6 Bxf6 15.Qxc4!+– [△Ndb5]
[15.Ndb5?! Qxe2! 16.Nxe2 a6 17.Nbc3 e6± △b5]
[13.b3? would be bad: 13...d6! 14.Bg5 e6 15.Ndb5 Qb8 16.Rad1 a6 17.Nxd6 Nxd6 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.e5 Be7 20.exd6 Bxd6=]
13...Qxc4 [Black prefers giving up a piece to playing passively, although that's not enough to save the game.]
[13...Ne8 14.Nd5‚ Qd8 15.Bg5! f6™ 16.exf6 exf6 17.Bf4! △Ne7 17...Kh8 18.Rad1 Ned6 19.b3 △Rfe1 19...Re8 20.Qb2!+– △Rfe1]
14.exf6 Bxf6 15.Qxc4!+– [△Ndb5]
[15.Ndb5?! Qxe2! 16.Nxe2 a6 17.Nbc3 e6± △b5]
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 263
public poll
C) g4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 80%
Nikhil, @meti_niko, M H, Majid, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @Qwerty123Tseries, @Kasyapat1, Arianna
B) B×e6 – 2
👍👍 20%
@SophiaCat_does_Chess, @vahike
A) h4
▫️ 0%
👥 10 people voted so far.
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C) g4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 80%
Nikhil, @meti_niko, M H, Majid, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @Qwerty123Tseries, @Kasyapat1, Arianna
B) B×e6 – 2
👍👍 20%
@SophiaCat_does_Chess, @vahike
A) h4
▫️ 0%
👥 10 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 263
public poll
A) f5 – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 86%
farhad, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @RahmaniArapardaz, Nikhil, M H, Majid, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @Qwerty123Tseries, @Kasyapat1, ♛♛ chess♛♛, Arianna
B) Re6 – 1
👍 7%
@meti_niko
C) Rc8 – 1
👍 7%
@vahike
👥 14 people voted so far.
public poll
A) f5 – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 86%
farhad, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @RahmaniArapardaz, Nikhil, M H, Majid, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @Qwerty123Tseries, @Kasyapat1, ♛♛ chess♛♛, Arianna
B) Re6 – 1
👍 7%
@meti_niko
C) Rc8 – 1
👍 7%
@vahike
👥 14 people voted so far.
October 1966. During the 17th Olympiad in Havana, Cuban premier Fidel Castro meets the World Champion, Tigran Petrosian, with other members of the Soviet team (Leonid Stein, Boris Spassky and Viktor Korchnoi) among those in the background.
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Fischer's encounter with Najdorf in the 1960 Leipzig Chess Olympiad.
The game lasted for 59 moves it was a Sicilian scheveningen,Keres attack game where Bobby sacrificed a Bishop for three pawns and the initiative but Najdorf defended successfully and the game ended in a draw.
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The game lasted for 59 moves it was a Sicilian scheveningen,Keres attack game where Bobby sacrificed a Bishop for three pawns and the initiative but Najdorf defended successfully and the game ended in a draw.
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Fischer's encounter with Najdorf in the 1960 Leipzig Chess Olympiad. The game lasted for 59 moves it was a Sicilian scheveningen,Keres attack game where Bobby sacrificed a Bishop for three pawns and the initiative but Najdorf defended successfully and the…
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Leningrad, 1946. A simultaneous display by Paul Keres.
Among the spectators (standing, 4th from the left) is Abram Model, leader of the Chess Circle at the Pioneers' Palace.
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Among the spectators (standing, 4th from the left) is Abram Model, leader of the Chess Circle at the Pioneers' Palace.
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