📘 24.Qe3!
Using the queen to control dark squares. The d-pawn is unambiguously strong, the knights eyeing f7 and well placed to prevent any serious blockade on d6. Meanwhile white threatens g4, followed by f4 and g5.
Using the queen to control dark squares. The d-pawn is unambiguously strong, the knights eyeing f7 and well placed to prevent any serious blockade on d6. Meanwhile white threatens g4, followed by f4 and g5.
📕 18...Bc6!
The key move that secures the blockade of d5. 19.Nxc6 bxc6! Simple issues. d4 is more vulnerable than c6, and the choice of minor piece exchanges enhances this fact. OK, so the trade of dark-squared bishops is not necessarily detrimental to White who would also like to claim control over the blockading square c5, but he would very much like to still have a knight.
The key move that secures the blockade of d5. 19.Nxc6 bxc6! Simple issues. d4 is more vulnerable than c6, and the choice of minor piece exchanges enhances this fact. OK, so the trade of dark-squared bishops is not necessarily detrimental to White who would also like to claim control over the blockading square c5, but he would very much like to still have a knight.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 271
A: h4 – 15
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 71%
C: Bf4 – 6
👍👍👍 29%
B: a4
▫️ 0%
👥 21 people voted so far.
A: h4 – 15
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 71%
C: Bf4 – 6
👍👍👍 29%
B: a4
▫️ 0%
👥 21 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 272
anonymous poll
C: Bg5 – 18
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
B: Re1 – 5
👍👍 21%
A: Be3 – 1
▫️ 4%
👥 24 people voted so far.
anonymous poll
C: Bg5 – 18
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
B: Re1 – 5
👍👍 21%
A: Be3 – 1
▫️ 4%
👥 24 people voted so far.
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🔸International Fajr Cup (IRI) 2018
🔸Round 4
⚪️Gholami Aryan (2489)
⚫️Sedaghati Mehrdad (2215)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 4
⚪️Gholami Aryan (2489)
⚫️Sedaghati Mehrdad (2215)
🔸1-0
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🔸International Fajr Cup (IRI) 2018
🔸Round 4
⚪️Kuzubov Yuriy (2695)
⚫️Gusain Himal (2447)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 4
⚪️Kuzubov Yuriy (2695)
⚫️Gusain Himal (2447)
🔸1-0
🌸 Anna Muzychuk
🌸 Ukrainian chess grandmaster
♦️ Anna Olehivna Muzychuk is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster.
From 2004 to 2014 she played for Slovenia. She is the fourth woman, after Judit Polgar, Humpy Koneru and Hou Yifan, to cross the 2600 Elo rating ...
💢 Full name: Anna Olehivna Muzychuk
💢 Country: Ukraine Slovenia (2004 – 2014)
💢 Born: February 28, 1990 (age 28) Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
💢 Title: Grandmaster Woman Grandmaster
💢 FIDE rating: 2571 (February 2018) (No. 5 ranked woman in the March 2016 FIDE World Rankings)
💢 Peak rating: 2606 (July 2012)
💢 Peak ranking: No. 2 ranked woman (August 2012)
♦️ Anna Muzychuk took an early liking to chess, leading her to become the under-8 European champion in 1996. She has competed in and won numerous age-based championship tournaments for girls in the Ukraine, Europe and the World, her most notable successes occurring in 2003, when she was the winner of Women's Ukrainian Championship, in 2004 when won the Championship of Ukraine (U20 Girls) and was runner up in the Girls U14 World Championship, and in 2005 when she won the World U16 (Girls) World Championship. She competed in the Women's World Championship (2008) in Nalchik where she reached the second round before bowing out to Dronavalli Harika. She also competed in the Women's World Chess Championship (2010) and made it to the third round, but was eliminated from the tournament by Ju Wenjun.
♦️A memorable game by Muzychuk against Dronavalli Harika in 11 years old!!
She has said about this game:
" I was just 11 years old and found a strong novelty over the board on the 23rd move. I was very proud that after that game some top GMs told me that it was a great improvement for White in this line."
This game👇🏼👇🏼
🔸 Anna Muzychuk vs Dronavalli Harika
🔸 Wch U12 Girls (2001), Oropesa del Mar, rd 5
🔸 French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Variation Main Line (C18)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼👇🏼
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🌸 Ukrainian chess grandmaster
♦️ Anna Olehivna Muzychuk is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster.
From 2004 to 2014 she played for Slovenia. She is the fourth woman, after Judit Polgar, Humpy Koneru and Hou Yifan, to cross the 2600 Elo rating ...
💢 Full name: Anna Olehivna Muzychuk
💢 Country: Ukraine Slovenia (2004 – 2014)
💢 Born: February 28, 1990 (age 28) Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
💢 Title: Grandmaster Woman Grandmaster
💢 FIDE rating: 2571 (February 2018) (No. 5 ranked woman in the March 2016 FIDE World Rankings)
💢 Peak rating: 2606 (July 2012)
💢 Peak ranking: No. 2 ranked woman (August 2012)
♦️ Anna Muzychuk took an early liking to chess, leading her to become the under-8 European champion in 1996. She has competed in and won numerous age-based championship tournaments for girls in the Ukraine, Europe and the World, her most notable successes occurring in 2003, when she was the winner of Women's Ukrainian Championship, in 2004 when won the Championship of Ukraine (U20 Girls) and was runner up in the Girls U14 World Championship, and in 2005 when she won the World U16 (Girls) World Championship. She competed in the Women's World Championship (2008) in Nalchik where she reached the second round before bowing out to Dronavalli Harika. She also competed in the Women's World Chess Championship (2010) and made it to the third round, but was eliminated from the tournament by Ju Wenjun.
♦️A memorable game by Muzychuk against Dronavalli Harika in 11 years old!!
She has said about this game:
" I was just 11 years old and found a strong novelty over the board on the 23rd move. I was very proud that after that game some top GMs told me that it was a great improvement for White in this line."
This game👇🏼👇🏼
🔸 Anna Muzychuk vs Dronavalli Harika
🔸 Wch U12 Girls (2001), Oropesa del Mar, rd 5
🔸 French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Variation Main Line (C18)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼👇🏼
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🔸 Anna Muzychuk vs Dronavalli Harika
🔸 Wch U12 Girls (2001), Oropesa del Mar, rd 5
🔸 French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Variation Main Line (C18)
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🔸 Wch U12 Girls (2001), Oropesa del Mar, rd 5
🔸 French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Variation Main Line (C18)
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