📘 23...R×d4?
A poisoned pawn!
24.Bf2 Rc4 25.Rad1 Nd5 26.Nc5! Qf7 27.N×e6! 1-0
A poisoned pawn!
24.Bf2 Rc4 25.Rad1 Nd5 26.Nc5! Qf7 27.N×e6! 1-0
📘 33...Qf6!
Black defends his knight with a mating threat.
34.Bd3
(34.B×e5 N×e5 35.Q×e5 Rf1!+ 36.Kh2 Qh6+ 36.Kg3 Qh4#)
34...R×d4?
Black made a mistake under the opponent's pressure. He should have continued with 34...Ng4.
35.c×d4 N×d3 36.Q×d3 Nf8 36.Rf1 +-
Black defends his knight with a mating threat.
34.Bd3
(34.B×e5 N×e5 35.Q×e5 Rf1!+ 36.Kh2 Qh6+ 36.Kg3 Qh4#)
34...R×d4?
Black made a mistake under the opponent's pressure. He should have continued with 34...Ng4.
35.c×d4 N×d3 36.Q×d3 Nf8 36.Rf1 +-
📘 17.f3! White typically attacks the opponent's strong center.
17...e3 18.R×c6! b×c6 19.N×d4 Bg6 20.B×e3 Re8 21.Qc1 +/=
17...e3 18.R×c6! b×c6 19.N×d4 Bg6 20.B×e3 Re8 21.Qc1 +/=
📘 24.R×f5? (Rf1)
Mohsen Sharbaf has made a mistake by this brave sacrifice. He is an Iranian international master with a sharp style.
24...Re6! 25.Qh4 g×f5 26.Nd5 Qd6 27.c4 Kf8 28.Kg1 h6 29.Qd4 Qe5 30.Qd3 Q×b2 -+
Mohsen Sharbaf has made a mistake by this brave sacrifice. He is an Iranian international master with a sharp style.
24...Re6! 25.Qh4 g×f5 26.Nd5 Qd6 27.c4 Kf8 28.Kg1 h6 29.Qd4 Qe5 30.Qd3 Q×b2 -+
📘 15.b4!
A very interesting pawn sacrifice. The first intention is to cross black's simple plan of playing ...cxd4 and ...Nc5-e4, which would seem to offer him a fair share of the play. 15...cxd4 is still possible, but after 16 Nxd4 black's knight is denied the obvious route to make a similar impact.
A very interesting pawn sacrifice. The first intention is to cross black's simple plan of playing ...cxd4 and ...Nc5-e4, which would seem to offer him a fair share of the play. 15...cxd4 is still possible, but after 16 Nxd4 black's knight is denied the obvious route to make a similar impact.
📘 20.Bxf6!
Another typical Catalan liquidation. White has intended to play Nc4 but he was afraid of ...Nxe4. In this moment the immediate route to c5 is very much the issue too.
20.e4? the weakening of the d3-square; 20...Ne5!
20.a5 Bd8!
Another typical Catalan liquidation. White has intended to play Nc4 but he was afraid of ...Nxe4. In this moment the immediate route to c5 is very much the issue too.
20.e4? the weakening of the d3-square; 20...Ne5!
20.a5 Bd8!
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 265
C: Ba3 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 53%
B: Nd2 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍 35%
A: h3 – 2
👍👍 12%
👥 17 people voted so far.
C: Ba3 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 53%
B: Nd2 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍 35%
A: h3 – 2
👍👍 12%
👥 17 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 266
B: Re1 – 14
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 78%
A: Bc6 – 3
👍👍 17%
C: Bg5 – 1
👍 6%
👥 18 people voted so far.
B: Re1 – 14
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 78%
A: Bc6 – 3
👍👍 17%
C: Bg5 – 1
👍 6%
👥 18 people voted so far.
Viktor Korchnoi - Tony Miles
Amsterdam IBM (1976)
(is Borislav Ivkov watches left)
Benko Gambit: Accepted.
Dlugy Variation (A57) · 1/2-1/2
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Amsterdam IBM (1976)
(is Borislav Ivkov watches left)
Benko Gambit: Accepted.
Dlugy Variation (A57) · 1/2-1/2
@UnityChess