⚫️#277 (Strategy-ًBlack to Move)
🔸Garcia Palermo,C (2391)
🔸David,Alb (2555)
🔸78th ch-ITA Women 2018

16...a5!? [A good minority attack in order to create some weaknesses on the opponent's camp.]

[16...Qd7 17.a5 b5 18.c5 Red8 19.Bc2 Bd5 20.Qb1 Rac8 21.Ne4 Nxe4 22.Bxe4 Bxe4 23.Rxe4 Qb7 24.Bg3 dxc5 25.dxc5²; 16...Rb8 17.Qc2 Qd7 18.Rec1 Rbc8 19.Qb1 Ne7 20.b5 a5 21.c5 bxc5 22.dxc5 Rxc5 23.Rxc5 dxc5 24.Ne5 Qd8 25.Ndc4 Ned5±]

17.bxa5 Rxa5 18.c5? [18.Rab1„]

18...dxc5 19.Bb5 Bd5 20.Nc4 Re7 [20...Rxb5 21.axb5 cxd4 22.Qd3 Bb4 23.Red1 Bc5 24.Nxd4 Nh5 25.Ne3 Ngf4 26.Bxf4 Nxf4 27.Qf1 Qg5 28.Nxd5 Nxh3+ 29.Kh2 exd5 30.gxh3 Bxd4 31.Ra3³ (31.Rxd4? Qe5+ 32.Kg2 Qxd4–+) ]

21.dxc5 bxc5 22.Nfd2?-/+ [22.Nfe5 would be correct: 22...Rb7 23.Qd3 Ra8 24.Red1=]

0–1

⚪️#277 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Di Benedetto,Desiree (2271)
🔸Andolfatto,Maria (2065)
🔸78th ch-ITA Women 2018

32.dxe5! [32.Qh5 Bxd3 33.Qe8+ Kh7 34.Bxd3+ e4 35.Bf1 Qc1 36.Kg2 Nf5 37.Qh5 g6 38.Qe2 h5 39.h4 Nd6 40.Qa6 Qc6 41.Qa7+ Qb7 42.Qxb7+ Nxb7 43.Bb5 Nd8=; 32.Bc2 e4 33.Nf4 Qd7 34.Bb3 g5 35.Nh5 Kf7 36.g4 Bd3„]

32...fxe5 33.Qh5 Bxd3 34.Bxd3 e4 35.Be2? [35.Qe8+! Kh7 36.Bf1! Ng8 37.Qe6 Nf6 38.Kg1 Qd8 39.h4 d4 40.exd4 Qxd4 41.Bh3+/=]

1–0

🔸TCh-CZE Extraliga 2018–19
🔸Round 3
⚪️Molenda,Marcin (2378)
⚫️Movsesian,S (2633)
🔸0-1

32.Nc4? [White underestimates his opponent's possibilities. He should have secured his king with the following continuation:]

[32.Nf3! Qd5 33.Qe2 Qxb3 34.Nd4! Qd5+ 35.Qf3 Qxf3+ 36.Nxf3±]

32...b5! 33.Nd2 Nxf2! [Grabbing a pawn and destroying the opponent's king's pawn cover.]

34.Rd1??–+ [34.Nb1! Ng4 35.Qxf5 Nxe3+ 36.Kh3 Nxf5 37.Ra5 Nd4 38.b4 g6=/+]

⚪️#278 (Strategy-ًWhite to Move)
🔸Moroni,L (2559)
🔸Brunello,S (2542)
🔸78th ch-ITA 2018 Salerno

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 278
public poll

A) d4 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 70%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, future, @Pourya_egh, Majid, Michael, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap

B) Nf4 – 2
👍👍 20%
Babak, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy

C) Qa4 – 1
👍 10%
Arianna

👥 10 people voted so far.

⚫️#278 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Varriale,Luca (2226)
🔸Zamengo,F (2363)
🔸78th ch-ITA U20 2018 Salerno

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 278
public poll

C) b5 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 100%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, future, Hadi, Babak, @Parsa_ars, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Michael, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap, Arianna

A) f5
▫️ 0%

B) kf8
▫️ 0%

👥 10 people voted so far.

The 1954 USA-USSR match, which took place at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City in June 1954. The adjournment session from the 4th round; on Board 3, Max Pavey is on the way to defeating Paul Keres.

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Max Pavey 🆚 Paul Keres

USA-URS (1954), New York, NY USA, rd 4, Jun-23
King's Indian Defense: Normal. King's Knight Variation (E60)

1-0

"The defensive power of a pinned piece is only imaginary."

🔸 Aron Nimzowitsch

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The now retired Vladimir Kramnik, back in 1993. Photo by Rosa de las Nieves.

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Anand's near miss against Giri made Magnus's hair only the 2nd biggest story of Round 6 of the #SinquefieldCup!

https://chess24.com/en/read/news/sinquefield-cup-6-vishy-misses-his-chance