📕 18...f6!
Timing is everything in chess. Black vigorously counters in the center before White is able to generate anything on the kingside. A typical move in the French defence.
18...Nb6 19.f5! exf5 (19...Qxe5? 20.f6! with an unstoppable attack) 20.Rxf5 White has the initiative.
18...Qc5 19.Bd3!? g6 20.Ne2 White's game is preferable.
Timing is everything in chess. Black vigorously counters in the center before White is able to generate anything on the kingside. A typical move in the French defence.
18...Nb6 19.f5! exf5 (19...Qxe5? 20.f6! with an unstoppable attack) 20.Rxf5 White has the initiative.
18...Qc5 19.Bd3!? g6 20.Ne2 White's game is preferable.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 193
C: a4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 40%
A: h3 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍 33%
B: B×e6 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 27%
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C: a4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 40%
A: h3 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍 33%
B: B×e6 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 27%
👥 15 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 194
A: b6 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 53%
C: d×c4 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍 41%
B: Nf6 – 1
👍 6%
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A: b6 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 53%
C: d×c4 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍 41%
B: Nf6 – 1
👍 6%
👥 17 people voted so far.
David Bronstein faces Arthur Dake on Board 2 in the 1st round of the USA-USSR Match at the Hotel Roosevelt in New York City, 16th June 1954.
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Ex-World Champion Tigran Petrosian in play v. László Szabó in the opening round of the Amsterdam IBM tournament, 17th July 1973.
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📕 15.Bxe6!
Excellent strategic judgment. White voluntarily fixes Black's structure in order to achieve the e3-e4 pawn break. The black king isn`t safe anywhere.
15.a4!? is also interesting 15...0-0-0 16.Rb2 with the idea of doubling rooks on the b-file. However, the Capablanca's plan is more clear.
15.h3? What for? This move only weakens the white king's position.
Excellent strategic judgment. White voluntarily fixes Black's structure in order to achieve the e3-e4 pawn break. The black king isn`t safe anywhere.
15.a4!? is also interesting 15...0-0-0 16.Rb2 with the idea of doubling rooks on the b-file. However, the Capablanca's plan is more clear.
15.h3? What for? This move only weakens the white king's position.
📕 12...dxc4! may seem obvious to the modern reader, but in 1909 one was considered eccentric for abandoning the pawn center. Capa intuitively understood the hypermodern concept: A large pawn center may also turn into a liability in the future if chipped away on the wings.
12...b6? 13.cxd5! exd5 14.e4! White's advantage is obvious.
12...Nf6 13.cxd5 exd5 14.c4+/= White has somewhat a lead in development so opens the game.
12...b6? 13.cxd5! exd5 14.e4! White's advantage is obvious.
12...Nf6 13.cxd5 exd5 14.c4+/= White has somewhat a lead in development so opens the game.