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🔸Karun Cup 2018
🔸Round 8
⚪️Pourramezanali,Amirreza (2525)
⚫️Ghaem Maghami,Ehsan (2525)
🔸0-1
🔸Round 8
⚪️Pourramezanali,Amirreza (2525)
⚫️Ghaem Maghami,Ehsan (2525)
🔸0-1
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🔸Karun Cup 2018
🔸Round 8
⚪️Darini,Pouria (2492)
⚫️Mousavi,Seyed Khalil (2480)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 8
⚪️Darini,Pouria (2492)
⚫️Mousavi,Seyed Khalil (2480)
🔸1-0
📘 35...B×d5??
A blunder; black is ignoring his own king's position.
36.N×d5 Qg4+ 37.Kh2 1-0
if 37...R×d5 38.Re8+ Kf7 39.Qf8#
A blunder; black is ignoring his own king's position.
36.N×d5 Qg4+ 37.Kh2 1-0
if 37...R×d5 38.Re8+ Kf7 39.Qf8#
📘 17.Qe4!
A multi-purpose move:
- Attacking the b7 and g6-pawn.
- Protecting his own king against any sudden attack like Nf6 and Qg4.
17...Q×c2 18.Na3 B×a3 19.b×a3 Nc5 20.Q×g6 Rad8 21.Qf5 Q×d3 22.Q×d3 N×d3 23.B×b7 White is slightly better.
A multi-purpose move:
- Attacking the b7 and g6-pawn.
- Protecting his own king against any sudden attack like Nf6 and Qg4.
17...Q×c2 18.Na3 B×a3 19.b×a3 Nc5 20.Q×g6 Rad8 21.Qf5 Q×d3 22.Q×d3 N×d3 23.B×b7 White is slightly better.
📘 40...B×f3!
A perfect calculation by 22-year-old Russian grandmaster.
41.Nc3
(41.B×f3 N×f3 42.Q×f2 Qd2 -+)
41...B×e2+ 42.N×e2 Qd5 -+
A perfect calculation by 22-year-old Russian grandmaster.
41.Nc3
(41.B×f3 N×f3 42.Q×f2 Qd2 -+)
41...B×e2+ 42.N×e2 Qd5 -+
📘 28.Q×c4??
White could have easily drawn the game by 28.Nb5 or 28.Re3. Now, unfortunately, the game is over.
28...Nf4! 29.g×f4 Qh3 0-1
White could have easily drawn the game by 28.Nb5 or 28.Re3. Now, unfortunately, the game is over.
28...Nf4! 29.g×f4 Qh3 0-1
📕13...g5!
This allows Black to set up a strong pawn front on the kingside and also misplaces the knight. No hurry to remove the d6 pawn which is going nowhere.
This allows Black to set up a strong pawn front on the kingside and also misplaces the knight. No hurry to remove the d6 pawn which is going nowhere.
📕21...g4!
An excellent pawn sacrifice which effectively kills the h2 bishop as an offensive force. 22.hxg4 (22.Bxg4 Ne4! 23.Qe3 f5 24.Bf3 Qxc3 25.Qxc3 Nxc3-/+) 22...f5!
An excellent pawn sacrifice which effectively kills the h2 bishop as an offensive force. 22.hxg4 (22.Bxg4 Ne4! 23.Qe3 f5 24.Bf3 Qxc3 25.Qxc3 Nxc3-/+) 22...f5!
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 301
A: Rf3 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 89%
B: Kg2 – 1
👍 11%
C: Rc2
▫️ 0%
👥 9 people voted so far.
A: Rf3 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 89%
B: Kg2 – 1
👍 11%
C: Rc2
▫️ 0%
👥 9 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 302
A: Bh6 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 38%
B: e5 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 38%
C: b5 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 25%
👥 8 people voted so far.
A: Bh6 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 38%
B: e5 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 38%
C: b5 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 25%
👥 8 people voted so far.