"If once a man delays castling and his king remains in the center, files will open up against him, bishops sweep the board, rooks will dominate the seventh rank, and pawns turn into queens."
🔸 Irving Chernev
@UnityChess
🔸 Irving Chernev
@UnityChess
Fabiano Caruana on a possible rematch with Magnus Carlsen: “It’s a really difficult thing. I can’t say it’s a pleasant experience, playing a world championship match. I mean, the pressure is enormous. But I want nothing more than to play again.”
http://bit.ly/2TEKFpY
http://bit.ly/2TEKFpY
Forbes
U.S. Chess Star Fabiano Caruana On The Need For Sponsors And A Potential Magnus Carlsen Rematch
Fabiano Caruana nearly won a world championship in November, and he now says he wants nothing more than to get another shot at unseating world champ Magnus Carlsen.
♟Grandmaster Irina Krush (7 time U.S Women’s Champion 🇺🇸)is playing against WGM Yuleisy Moya from Cuba 🇨🇺 . .
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👉 WIM Moya is playing a Nimzo-Indian defense.
👉Follow the game here:
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/berkeley-summer-2019-im/1/1/2
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👉 WIM Moya is playing a Nimzo-Indian defense.
👉Follow the game here:
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/berkeley-summer-2019-im/1/1/2
chess24.com
Krush, Irina vs. Hernandez Moya, Yuleisy | Berkeley Summer IM 2019
Replay the Berkeley Summer IM Round 1 game played on 17/08/2019 with computer analysis
26.a4! [Creating a weakness in Black's queenside pawn structure.]
[26.Kg2!? Ne7 27.Nxe7+ Qxe7 28.a4 c6 29.b4 Bb6 30.Rxd8+ Rxd8 31.h4 Qe6 32.h5 Rb8 33.Qa2 Qd6 34.axb5 axb5 35.Qd2 Qe6 36.Ra6²; 26.b4!? Bf8 27.a3 Qe6 28.h4 Ne7 29.Ne3 c5² /=]
26...Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 bxa4 28.bxa4 Ne7 29.Nxe7+ Bxe7 30.Kg2 Qc6 31.Qc2 Bd6 32.Rd5+/=
1–0
[26.Kg2!? Ne7 27.Nxe7+ Qxe7 28.a4 c6 29.b4 Bb6 30.Rxd8+ Rxd8 31.h4 Qe6 32.h5 Rb8 33.Qa2 Qd6 34.axb5 axb5 35.Qd2 Qe6 36.Ra6²; 26.b4!? Bf8 27.a3 Qe6 28.h4 Ne7 29.Ne3 c5² /=]
26...Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 bxa4 28.bxa4 Ne7 29.Nxe7+ Bxe7 30.Kg2 Qc6 31.Qc2 Bd6 32.Rd5+/=
1–0