20.cxb5! [In addition to getting rid of his doubled pawns, White also prepares a strong outpost on d5 for his pieces.]
20...cxb5 21.Ndf1! [△Ne3]
21...Nc5 22.Rd5!‚ [22.Ne3!? Bb7 23.f3 Red8 24.Rxd8 Rxd8 25.h4! Ne6 26.Ne2± △Rd1]
22...Na6? [¹22...Ne6™ 23.Rxb5 Nf4‚ 24.Rh1 Ba6 25.Rc5 Bxf1 26.Nxf1 Rad8±]
23.Rxb5 Bd7 24.Rb6 Rec8 25.Ne3+– [△Rd1]
20...cxb5 21.Ndf1! [△Ne3]
21...Nc5 22.Rd5!‚ [22.Ne3!? Bb7 23.f3 Red8 24.Rxd8 Rxd8 25.h4! Ne6 26.Ne2± △Rd1]
22...Na6? [¹22...Ne6™ 23.Rxb5 Nf4‚ 24.Rh1 Ba6 25.Rc5 Bxf1 26.Nxf1 Rad8±]
23.Rxb5 Bd7 24.Rb6 Rec8 25.Ne3+– [△Rd1]
In the only decisive game of Round 7 of the #CairnsCup, Mariya Muzychuk defeated Valentina Gunina.
Ju Wenjun and Humpy Koneru continue to lead the event with 4.5/7 with two rounds to go.
"February 15, 1985 is a historic date in chess. On that day, the Karpov-Kasparov World Championship match was called off by FIDE chess President Campomanes. After a 5-0 lead, it was now 5-3 and Karpov seemed to collapse. Later that year, Garry Kasparov became world champion."
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"To lose one's objective attitude to a position, nearly always means ruining your game."
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Tilburg, 30th September 1980. In the 10th round of the Interpolis tournament, Lajos Portisch faces Jan Timman, as World Champion Anatoly Karpov looks on.
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Amsterdam, 30th July 1973. In the 11th round of the IBM tournament, ex-World Champion Tigran Petrosian (USSR) faces Albin Planinc (Yugoslavia).
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Today is the 35th anniversary of the "Termination," the controversial cessation of the 1984-85 world championship match between Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov.
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