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VI Sunway Sitges International Round 2
For the second year in a row, Chucky has a slow start in Sitges: today's draw in the first round won't allow for many more errors. The tournament is long (10 rounds) and will end in a playoff, but players who look out of the window to enjoy the views may regret it...
🔸Tournament of Peace 2018
🔸Round 9
⚪️Amin,B (2709)
⚫️Kozul,Z (2612)
🔸1-0
34...gxh5? [Missing a golden opportunity to create a mating net around the white king.]

[34...Rxd5! 35.cxd5 Bh4! A very nice maneuver. 36.Nc4 (36.Kh3 Bg3 37.hxg6 hxg6! △Rc1 38.Nxg6+ Ke8 39.Nxf4 Bxf4–+) 36...Re7! △Bg3 37.Re6 (37.g4 Bg3+! 38.Kg1 Re1+ 39.Kg2 Re2+ 40.Kf1 f3–+) 37...Rxe6 38.dxe6 Ke7 39.hxg6 hxg6 40.Ne5 g5 41.Nd3 Kxe6 42.Nc5+ Kd5 43.Nxb7 Bf2–+]

35.Rh6 [¹35.Rxd8+! △Rh6 35...Bxd8 36.Rh6 Kg7 37.Rxh5 Kf6 38.Nd3=]

35...Rxd5 36.cxd5 Kg7? [Now the white strong passed pawn and the aggressive position of his pieces have made the position difficult for Black. Therefore, Black should have played for equality with:]

[36...Bg5! △h6 37.d6 Rc5 38.Rxh5 Rxe5 39.Rxg5 Rd5 40.d7 Ke7 41.Rg7+ Kd8 42.Rxh7 Rxd7 43.Rh5=]

37.d6! Rc5 38.Nd7! [△d×e7]

38...Rc8 39.dxe7 Kxh6 40.Nf6 Kg5 41.e8Q Rxe8 42.Nxe8+–
Lajos Portisch being interviewed by Aleksandr Roshal in the hotel 'Moskva' during the very strong international tournament (won by Karpov) that took place in the Soviet capital in April 1981.

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"Throughout chess history, great debates have raged about the pros and cons of hanging pawns. The debates are nonsense; the answer is cut and dried...."

🔸 Yasser Seirawan

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Bobby Fischer's Game Of The Century: Every Move Explained For Chess Beginners
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26-year-old Jan Timman, who today turned 68, during his game against Boris Spassky at the 23rd Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires on November 11, 1978.

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Congratulations to GM Amin Tabatabaei from Iran, winner of the first night blitz tournament at Sunway Sitges!
Anton Korobov's lecture earlier today was entertaining and really interesting. Side activities everyday at Sunway Sitfes! And this Sunday, Ivanchuk's speech will kick off the day.