36...Rb3! [36...Rbb8 37.Rc2 Ra6 38.cxd5+ cxd5 39.Rc7 Rb3 40.Kf1 Bf4 41.Rh7 Rd3 42.Rxd3 exd3 43.Bc5 Bg5 44.Ke1 Ra8 45.Rg7 Bf6 46.Rg4 Bxb2 47.Rxh4 Rc8 48.Rh6+ Kf5 49.Rh5+ Ke4 50.Rh4+ Ke5 51.Rh5+=; 36...Rb7 37.Rc2 Rd7 38.cxd5+ cxd5 39.Rc6+ Rd6 40.Rc7=]
37.Kf2 Bf6? [37...Bf4! 38.Kf1 Be5 39.cxd5+ cxd5 40.Red2 Ra5β+]
38.Bxf6 Rf8! [38...Kxf6 39.cxd5 cxd5 40.Rxd5+β]
39.a4?? [39.Ke1 Rxf6 40.cxd5+ cxd5 41.Rd4 Ke5 42.Red2 Rb5-/+]
39...Rxf6+ 40.Ke1 Ke5 41.cxd5 cxd5 42.Rc2 Re3+ 43.Re2 Rxe2+ 44.Kxe2 Rb6? [44...d4β+]
45.Rb1 [45.a5 Rg6 46.Kf1 Ra6 47.Ra1 e3 48.Ke1 d4 49.Ra3 Ke4 50.Ra4 Kd3 51.Ra3+ Kc4 (51...Kc2 52.Ke2 Kxb2 53.Rd3 Rxa5 54.Rxd4Β±) 52.Ke2 Kb5 53.Rd3=]
45...d4 46.b4 d3+ 47.Ke3 Rg6 48.b5 Rxg2 49.Re1 Rg3+ 50.Kd2 Kd4 51.b6 e3+ 52.Kd1 Rg2
0β1
37.Kf2 Bf6? [37...Bf4! 38.Kf1 Be5 39.cxd5+ cxd5 40.Red2 Ra5β+]
38.Bxf6 Rf8! [38...Kxf6 39.cxd5 cxd5 40.Rxd5+β]
39.a4?? [39.Ke1 Rxf6 40.cxd5+ cxd5 41.Rd4 Ke5 42.Red2 Rb5-/+]
39...Rxf6+ 40.Ke1 Ke5 41.cxd5 cxd5 42.Rc2 Re3+ 43.Re2 Rxe2+ 44.Kxe2 Rb6? [44...d4β+]
45.Rb1 [45.a5 Rg6 46.Kf1 Ra6 47.Ra1 e3 48.Ke1 d4 49.Ra3 Ke4 50.Ra4 Kd3 51.Ra3+ Kc4 (51...Kc2 52.Ke2 Kxb2 53.Rd3 Rxa5 54.Rxd4Β±) 52.Ke2 Kb5 53.Rd3=]
45...d4 46.b4 d3+ 47.Ke3 Rg6 48.b5 Rxg2 49.Re1 Rg3+ 50.Kd2 Kd4 51.b6 e3+ 52.Kd1 Rg2
0β1
πΈchess.com IoM Masters Douglas 2018
πΈRound 4
βͺοΈPraggnanandhaa,R (2519)
β«οΈRavi,Teja S (2357)
πΈ1-0
πΈRound 4
βͺοΈPraggnanandhaa,R (2519)
β«οΈRavi,Teja S (2357)
πΈ1-0
17.Qe1! [A dual-purpose move: Attacking the bishop on e4 and threatening to win the black queen with the discovered attack.]
[17.Bxe6? Qd3! 18.Bf7+ Kd7 19.e6+ Kd6 20.Qxd3 Bxd3 21.Rd1 Bc4=]
17...Bf5β’ 18.Bxe6! Qxf2+β’ [18...Bxe6?? 19.Rxf8+ Rxf8 20.Qxg3+β]
19.Qxf2 Bxe6 20.d5! [A decisive breakthrough. White does not allow the opponent to consolidate.]
[20.Rxb5?! cxb5 21.Qf3 Bb4 22.Qxa8 0β0 23.Qxa7 Nc6 24.Qb6 Bc3!? 25.Qxc6 Bxd4+ 26.Kh2 Bxe5+ 27.g3 Bxa2 28.Qxb5 Rf2+ 29.Kg1 Bd4 30.Be3 Bxe3 31.Qe8+ Rf8+ 32.Qxe3 Bd5Β²]
20...cxd5 [20...Bxd5? 21.Qf5!β Bc5+ 22.Kh1 Nd7 23.Rf1 β³Qg6 23...Be7 24.Qg6+ Kd8 25.Bxe7+ Kxe7 26.Qxg7++β]
21.Qc2! [21.Rxb5? Nd7 22.Qc2 Kf7 23.Qc6 Be7 24.Bxe7 Kxe7=]
21...Be7 22.Bxe7 [ΒΉ22.Qg6+!? Bf7 23.Qf5 β³e6 23...Bc5+ 24.Kh1 0β0 25.e6 Be8 26.Qxd5+β]
22...Kxe7 23.Qc7++β [Black's king is exposed, and White can pose dangerous threats by coordinating his queen and rook.]
[17.Bxe6? Qd3! 18.Bf7+ Kd7 19.e6+ Kd6 20.Qxd3 Bxd3 21.Rd1 Bc4=]
17...Bf5β’ 18.Bxe6! Qxf2+β’ [18...Bxe6?? 19.Rxf8+ Rxf8 20.Qxg3+β]
19.Qxf2 Bxe6 20.d5! [A decisive breakthrough. White does not allow the opponent to consolidate.]
[20.Rxb5?! cxb5 21.Qf3 Bb4 22.Qxa8 0β0 23.Qxa7 Nc6 24.Qb6 Bc3!? 25.Qxc6 Bxd4+ 26.Kh2 Bxe5+ 27.g3 Bxa2 28.Qxb5 Rf2+ 29.Kg1 Bd4 30.Be3 Bxe3 31.Qe8+ Rf8+ 32.Qxe3 Bd5Β²]
20...cxd5 [20...Bxd5? 21.Qf5!β Bc5+ 22.Kh1 Nd7 23.Rf1 β³Qg6 23...Be7 24.Qg6+ Kd8 25.Bxe7+ Kxe7 26.Qxg7++β]
21.Qc2! [21.Rxb5? Nd7 22.Qc2 Kf7 23.Qc6 Be7 24.Bxe7 Kxe7=]
21...Be7 22.Bxe7 [ΒΉ22.Qg6+!? Bf7 23.Qf5 β³e6 23...Bc5+ 24.Kh1 0β0 25.e6 Be8 26.Qxd5+β]
22...Kxe7 23.Qc7++β [Black's king is exposed, and White can pose dangerous threats by coordinating his queen and rook.]
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 284
public poll
A) Bf6 β 3
πππππππ 60%
@meti_niko, Hansika, @ZhenruiGu
B) e5 β 2
πππππ 40%
future, Max
C) Qe7
β«οΈ 0%
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public poll
A) Bf6 β 3
πππππππ 60%
@meti_niko, Hansika, @ZhenruiGu
B) e5 β 2
πππππ 40%
future, Max
C) Qe7
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 5 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 284
public poll
C) a5 β 6
πππππππ 100%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, future, Max, @RebelJohnny, M, Hansika
A) Kg2
β«οΈ 0%
B) Rc5
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 6 people voted so far.
public poll
C) a5 β 6
πππππππ 100%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, future, Max, @RebelJohnny, M, Hansika
A) Kg2
β«οΈ 0%
B) Rc5
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 6 people voted so far.
Vladimir Petrov, with his wife Galina & their daughter, Marina.
Petrov was playing in the semi-final of the 13th USSR-ch at Rostov-on-Don when war broke out in June 1941. His family was cut off behind German lines; he never saw them again.
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Petrov was playing in the semi-final of the 13th USSR-ch at Rostov-on-Don when war broke out in June 1941. His family was cut off behind German lines; he never saw them again.
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It is dangerous to maintain equality at the cost of placing the pieces passively."
πΈ Anatoly Karpov
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πΈ Anatoly Karpov
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Two legends the simple Capablanca and the Logical Euwe.
They met 18 times on a chess board and Capablanca won 4-1 with 13 draws.
And in 1931 they played a match which Capablanca won 2-0 with 8 draws and their last incounter was in 1938 which Euwe won.
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They met 18 times on a chess board and Capablanca won 4-1 with 13 draws.
And in 1931 they played a match which Capablanca won 2-0 with 8 draws and their last incounter was in 1938 which Euwe won.
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Two legends the simple Capablanca and the Logical Euwe. They met 18 times on a chess board and Capablanca won 4-1 with 13 draws. And in 1931 they played a match which Capablanca won 2-0 with 8 draws and their last incounter was in 1938 which Euwe won. @UnityChess
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The first radio match between the best chess players of USA and USSR was held on September 1-4, 1945.
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The first radio match between the best chess players of USA and USSR was held on September 1-4, 1945.
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Fabiano has clinched, Wesley has all but clinched, but Hikaru and Levon are neck and neck, while Leiner has an outside shot against Peter.
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