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🔸FIDE Grand Prix Palma 2017
🔸Round 6
⚪️Riazantsev,Alexander (2651)
⚫️Rapport,Richard (2692)
🔸0-1
🔸Round 6
⚪️Riazantsev,Alexander (2651)
⚫️Rapport,Richard (2692)
🔸0-1
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🔸FIDE Grand Prix Palma 2017
🔸Round 7
⚪️Eljanov,Pavel (2707)
⚫️Hammer,Jon Ludvig (2629)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 7
⚪️Eljanov,Pavel (2707)
⚫️Hammer,Jon Ludvig (2629)
🔸1-0
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🔸FIDE Grand Prix Palma 2017
🔸Round 7
⚪️Riazantsev,Alexander (2651)
⚫️Gelfand,Boris (2719)
🔸0-1
🔸Round 7
⚪️Riazantsev,Alexander (2651)
⚫️Gelfand,Boris (2719)
🔸0-1
23.Bg5
White plays to trade off his bad bishop for the enemy's good one, If these bishops are removed, the white rook will have access to the e5-square.
23.Re2 This move can be faced with the sacrifice on h3!
23.Bd1 There is no idea behind this move.
White plays to trade off his bad bishop for the enemy's good one, If these bishops are removed, the white rook will have access to the e5-square.
23.Re2 This move can be faced with the sacrifice on h3!
23.Bd1 There is no idea behind this move.
18...Ra7
When I first looked at this game, I thought, "Whoa! A mysterious rook move!" Then it began to make sense to me. The b8-square is off-limits, because of the f4-bishop raking the h2-b8 diagonal. In fact, it's not obvious where Black's rooks should go, unless you consider placing one on the c-file with the possibly vain hope of eventually playing ...c6-c5. Putting a rook on e8 and transferring it along the sixth rank seems a trifle clumsy too. Thus Ivanchuk's little rook tuck to a7 allows Black to play ...Rb7 and apply more pressure on b2. But in fact, he has a different and more radical primary concept.
When I first looked at this game, I thought, "Whoa! A mysterious rook move!" Then it began to make sense to me. The b8-square is off-limits, because of the f4-bishop raking the h2-b8 diagonal. In fact, it's not obvious where Black's rooks should go, unless you consider placing one on the c-file with the possibly vain hope of eventually playing ...c6-c5. Putting a rook on e8 and transferring it along the sixth rank seems a trifle clumsy too. Thus Ivanchuk's little rook tuck to a7 allows Black to play ...Rb7 and apply more pressure on b2. But in fact, he has a different and more radical primary concept.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 133
A: Nf6 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 43%
B: g6 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍 36%
C: b×a5 – 3
👍👍👍👍 21%
👥 14 people voted so far.
A: Nf6 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 43%
B: g6 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍 36%
C: b×a5 – 3
👍👍👍👍 21%
👥 14 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 134
B: Nc6 – 13
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 57%
A: B×a3 – 8
👍👍👍👍 35%
C: Qb6 – 2
👍 9%
👥 23 people voted so far.
B: Nc6 – 13
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 57%
A: B×a3 – 8
👍👍👍👍 35%
C: Qb6 – 2
👍 9%
👥 23 people voted so far.
25.g3!
Vachier dominates the board by a few active moves.
25...Ng6
(25...N×h3? 26.Kg2 Ng5 27.N×g5 h×g5 28.Re5 +-)
26.N×a7 R×a7 27.Re8+ Kh7 28.h4 +/-
Vachier dominates the board by a few active moves.
25...Ng6
(25...N×h3? 26.Kg2 Ng5 27.N×g5 h×g5 28.Re5 +-)
26.N×a7 R×a7 27.Re8+ Kh7 28.h4 +/-
37.Nd8? (37. Ra8 was natural).
White's pieces are now tied up.
37...Rb8 38.Bb2? R×b2 39.Ne6 a3 40.Re7 Nf7! 41.R×f7 a2 42.R×g7+ Kh8 43.R×d7 a1=Q+ 0-1
White's pieces are now tied up.
37...Rb8 38.Bb2? R×b2 39.Ne6 a3 40.Re7 Nf7! 41.R×f7 a2 42.R×g7+ Kh8 43.R×d7 a1=Q+ 0-1