16...Ne7!
Another Berlin by Kramnik who knows it better than anyone in the world! Black intends to transfer his knight to the ideal c6- square, then he will initiate next operations on the queenside.
Another Berlin by Kramnik who knows it better than anyone in the world! Black intends to transfer his knight to the ideal c6- square, then he will initiate next operations on the queenside.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 139
B: Kd1 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 91%
A: c4 – 1
👍 9%
C: b3
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.
B: Kd1 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 91%
A: c4 – 1
👍 9%
C: b3
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 140
B: N×f4 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
A: a6 – 3
👍👍 20%
C: Rf8 – 2
👍 13%
👥 15 people voted so far.
B: N×f4 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
A: a6 – 3
👍👍 20%
C: Rf8 – 2
👍 13%
👥 15 people voted so far.
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🔸Kings Tournament Men Blitz 2017
🔸Round 2
⚪️Karjakin,Sergey
⚫️Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
🔸1-0
🔸Round 2
⚪️Karjakin,Sergey
⚫️Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
🔸1-0
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🔸Kings Tournament Men Blitz 2017
🔸Round 7
⚪️Wei,Yi
⚫️Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
🔸1-0
🔸Round 7
⚪️Wei,Yi
⚫️Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
🔸1-0
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🔸Kings Tournament Men Blitz 2017
🔸Round 10
⚪️Karjakin,Sergey
⚫️Ivanchuk,Vassily
🔸1-0
🔸Round 10
⚪️Karjakin,Sergey
⚫️Ivanchuk,Vassily
🔸1-0
📘 16...Ned3
Chinese super-GM loses his opportunity.
(16...N×f3+! 17.B×f3 Qf6 18.B×c5 Q×c3 19.Q×c3 B×c3 -+)
Chinese super-GM loses his opportunity.
(16...N×f3+! 17.B×f3 Qf6 18.B×c5 Q×c3 19.Q×c3 B×c3 -+)
📘 45...Ke7
Ivanchuk wasn't able to find the winning plan and the game eventually finished in a draw. He could have won with:
45...Be4!
To take control of important f5-square and preventing the white king from reaching the key square on g6.
Ivanchuk wasn't able to find the winning plan and the game eventually finished in a draw. He could have won with:
45...Be4!
To take control of important f5-square and preventing the white king from reaching the key square on g6.
34.B×d7?
The critical moment. White could have easily reached a winning position with the following continuation:
—------------------------------------------
34.Qe5! Nf6
(34...Rd8 35.Re1 +-)
35.R×f6 Qc1+ 36.Rf1 Q×f1+ 37.K×f1 +-
—------------------------------------------
34...Qg6+ 35.Kh2 Qd6+ 36.Qg3 Q×d7 37.Qe5 Nf6 0-1
The critical moment. White could have easily reached a winning position with the following continuation:
—------------------------------------------
34.Qe5! Nf6
(34...Rd8 35.Re1 +-)
35.R×f6 Qc1+ 36.Rf1 Q×f1+ 37.K×f1 +-
—------------------------------------------
34...Qg6+ 35.Kh2 Qd6+ 36.Qg3 Q×d7 37.Qe5 Nf6 0-1
📘 White is a pawn up but winning is still not easy and needs to the high-level technique which Ivanchuk perfectly improves his position.
39.Ke3!
The King Is a Powerful Piece! He aims to release the rook with defending The knight on c3.
39...Kf8 40.f4! Nd7 41.Kd4 Ke8 42.Rb1 Kd8 43.Nc6 Kc7 44.Ne7 +/-
39.Ke3!
The King Is a Powerful Piece! He aims to release the rook with defending The knight on c3.
39...Kf8 40.f4! Nd7 41.Kd4 Ke8 42.Rb1 Kd8 43.Nc6 Kc7 44.Ne7 +/-
25.Nf6?? -+
The knight sacrifice on a wrong square!
A)25.Nh6+! g×h6 26.Q×h6 f6 27.Bc4+ +-
B)25.Nh6+ Kh8 26.B×g7+ K×g7 27.Qg5+ Kh8 28.Qf6#
25.g×f6 26.B×f6 Be4??
(26...Bf4! 27.g3 Be4! 28.g×f4 Qf5 -+)
27.Qh6?
(27.Qg5+ Mate in four moves
27...Bg6 28.Qh6 Ne6 29.R×e6)
27...Ne6?
(Qg4 -+)
28.R×e4 +-
The knight sacrifice on a wrong square!
A)25.Nh6+! g×h6 26.Q×h6 f6 27.Bc4+ +-
B)25.Nh6+ Kh8 26.B×g7+ K×g7 27.Qg5+ Kh8 28.Qf6#
25.g×f6 26.B×f6 Be4??
(26...Bf4! 27.g3 Be4! 28.g×f4 Qf5 -+)
27.Qh6?
(27.Qg5+ Mate in four moves
27...Bg6 28.Qh6 Ne6 29.R×e6)
27...Ne6?
(Qg4 -+)
28.R×e4 +-
📘 26.Rd1?
16 years old Romanian grandmaster makes a strange blunder in a better position.
(26.b×c7 Q×c7 27.R×c7 N×b3 28 .Ra7 +/-)
26...B×e2+ 27.Ke1 B×d1 28.Q×d1 c×b6 0-1
16 years old Romanian grandmaster makes a strange blunder in a better position.
(26.b×c7 Q×c7 27.R×c7 N×b3 28 .Ra7 +/-)
26...B×e2+ 27.Ke1 B×d1 28.Q×d1 c×b6 0-1