π 16.b3!!
A sacrifice exchange to weaken black's kingside. Dynamism is favored over safety on Planet Ivanchuk!
A sacrifice exchange to weaken black's kingside. Dynamism is favored over safety on Planet Ivanchuk!
πUnity Chess Multiple Choice 179
C: g4 β 7
πππππππ 44%
A: h4 β 6
ππππππ 38%
B: Rc2 β 3
πππ 19%
π₯ 16 people voted so far.
C: g4 β 7
πππππππ 44%
A: h4 β 6
ππππππ 38%
B: Rc2 β 3
πππ 19%
π₯ 16 people voted so far.
πUnity Chess Multiple Choice 180
B: Nb1 β 11
πππππππ 58%
C: Ra6 β 6
ππππ 32%
A: f4 β 2
π 11%
π₯ 19 people voted so far.
B: Nb1 β 11
πππππππ 58%
C: Ra6 β 6
ππππ 32%
A: f4 β 2
π 11%
π₯ 19 people voted so far.
πΉ Nigel Short
πΉ English chess grandmaster, chess columnist, chess coach and chess commentator
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πΉ English chess grandmaster, chess columnist, chess coach and chess commentator
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πΉ Nigel Short
πΉ English chess grandmaster, chess columnist, chess coach and chess commentator
π’ Nigel David Short MBE is an English chess grandmaster, chess columnist, chess coach and chess commentator. Short earned the Grandmaster title at the age of 19, and was ranked third in the world by FIDE from January 1988 to July 1989.
πΈ Full name: Nigel David Short
πΈ Country: England
πΈ Born: 1 June 1965 (age 52) Leigh, England
πΈ Title: Grandmaster
πΈ FIDE rating: 2678 (December 2017)
πΈ Peak rating: 2712 (April 2004)
π’ Short first attracted significant media attention as a 10-year-old, by defeating Viktor Korchnoi in a simultaneous exhibition.
In 1977 he became the youngest ever participant in the British Chess Championship by qualifying three days before his 12th birthday.
π’ Two years later, at the British Championship in Chester 1979, the 14-year-old tied for first place with John Nunn and Robert Bellin, earning his first IM norm.
π’ He became (at the time) the youngest International Master in chess history, by scoring 8/15 in the Hastings Premier in 1979/80 and thus breaking Bobby Fischer's record of 1958.
π’ Participating in four World Junior Championships (1980β1983), Short achieved his best result during his first attempt, when he placed second to Garry Kasparov in 1980 at Dortmund.
π’ He was awarded the grandmaster title in 1984, aged 19βbecoming the youngest grandmaster in the world at the time.
Our today's game from Nigel Short:ππΌππΌππΌ
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πΉ Nigel Short
πΉ English chess grandmaster, chess columnist, chess coach and chess commentator
π’ Nigel David Short MBE is an English chess grandmaster, chess columnist, chess coach and chess commentator. Short earned the Grandmaster title at the age of 19, and was ranked third in the world by FIDE from January 1988 to July 1989.
πΈ Full name: Nigel David Short
πΈ Country: England
πΈ Born: 1 June 1965 (age 52) Leigh, England
πΈ Title: Grandmaster
πΈ FIDE rating: 2678 (December 2017)
πΈ Peak rating: 2712 (April 2004)
π’ Short first attracted significant media attention as a 10-year-old, by defeating Viktor Korchnoi in a simultaneous exhibition.
In 1977 he became the youngest ever participant in the British Chess Championship by qualifying three days before his 12th birthday.
π’ Two years later, at the British Championship in Chester 1979, the 14-year-old tied for first place with John Nunn and Robert Bellin, earning his first IM norm.
π’ He became (at the time) the youngest International Master in chess history, by scoring 8/15 in the Hastings Premier in 1979/80 and thus breaking Bobby Fischer's record of 1958.
π’ Participating in four World Junior Championships (1980β1983), Short achieved his best result during his first attempt, when he placed second to Garry Kasparov in 1980 at Dortmund.
π’ He was awarded the grandmaster title in 1984, aged 19βbecoming the youngest grandmaster in the world at the time.
Our today's game from Nigel Short:ππΌππΌππΌ
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βͺοΈ Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov
βͺοΈ Kasparov - Short World Championship Match (1993), London ENG, rd 16, Oct-12
βͺοΈ Sicilian Defense: Fischer-Sozin Attack. Flank Variation (B87)
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βͺοΈ Kasparov - Short World Championship Match (1993), London ENG, rd 16, Oct-12
βͺοΈ Sicilian Defense: Fischer-Sozin Attack. Flank Variation (B87)
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Short_Kasparov_1993.pgn
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βͺοΈ Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov
βͺοΈ Kasparov - Short World Championship Match (1993), London ENG, rd 16, Oct-12
βͺοΈ PGN format
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βͺοΈ Kasparov - Short World Championship Match (1993), London ENG, rd 16, Oct-12
βͺοΈ PGN format
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At the drawing of lots for the FIDE Candidates' Tournament in Amsterdam, March 1956 - the 19-year-old grandmaster, Boris Spassky.
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Members of the USA team at the 22nd Olympiad, Haifa 1976. L to R: Larry Evans, Lubomir Kavalek, Robert Byrne.
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πΈEuropean Rapid Championship 2017
πΈRound 6
βͺοΈDziuba,Marcin (2584)
β«οΈFedorchuk,Sergey A (2648)
πΈ1-0
πΈRound 6
βͺοΈDziuba,Marcin (2584)
β«οΈFedorchuk,Sergey A (2648)
πΈ1-0
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πΈEuropean Rapid Championship 2017
πΈRound 6
βͺοΈNavara,David (2740)
β«οΈTomczak,Jacek (2588)
πΈ1-0
πΈRound 6
βͺοΈNavara,David (2740)
β«οΈTomczak,Jacek (2588)
πΈ1-0
π΅π΅π΅π΅
πΉ Vladimir Kramnik
πΉ Russian chess Grandmaster
β¦οΈ Full name: Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik
β¦οΈ Country: Russia
β¦οΈ Born: 25 June 1975 (age 42) Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, Russian
β¦οΈ Title: Grandmaster (1992)
β¦οΈ World Champion: 2000β06 (Classical) 2006β07 (undisputed)
β¦οΈ FIDE rating: 2787 (December 2017)
β¦οΈ Peak rating: 2817 (October 2016)
β¦οΈ Ranking: No. 7 (November 2017)
β¦οΈ Peak ranking: No. 1 (January 1996)
πΉ Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik is a Russian chess grandmaster.
He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007.
πΉ Today's sellected game of Vladimir Kramnik: ππΌππΌππΌ
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πΉ Vladimir Kramnik
πΉ Russian chess Grandmaster
β¦οΈ Full name: Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik
β¦οΈ Country: Russia
β¦οΈ Born: 25 June 1975 (age 42) Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, Russian
β¦οΈ Title: Grandmaster (1992)
β¦οΈ World Champion: 2000β06 (Classical) 2006β07 (undisputed)
β¦οΈ FIDE rating: 2787 (December 2017)
β¦οΈ Peak rating: 2817 (October 2016)
β¦οΈ Ranking: No. 7 (November 2017)
β¦οΈ Peak ranking: No. 1 (January 1996)
πΉ Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik is a Russian chess grandmaster.
He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007.
πΉ Today's sellected game of Vladimir Kramnik: ππΌππΌππΌ
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