π 22...Bh6!
It's all about the c-file. Again in judging positions of material balance involving rooks, open files with entry squares are key.
It's all about the c-file. Again in judging positions of material balance involving rooks, open files with entry squares are key.
πUnity Chess Multiple Choice 303
C: Bd1 β 4
πππππππ 44%
B: d5 β 3
πππππ 33%
A: Qc2 β 2
ππππ 22%
π₯ 9 people voted so far.
C: Bd1 β 4
πππππππ 44%
B: d5 β 3
πππππ 33%
A: Qc2 β 2
ππππ 22%
π₯ 9 people voted so far.
πUnity Chess Multiple Choice 304
C: Nb1 β 4
πππππππ 40%
A: Rc1 β 3
πππππ 30%
B: g4 β 3
πππππ 30%
π₯ 10 people voted so far.
C: Nb1 β 4
πππππππ 40%
A: Rc1 β 3
πππππ 30%
B: g4 β 3
πππππ 30%
π₯ 10 people voted so far.
USSR v. Yugoslavia match, Tbilisi, Nov 1973. Among the more famous participants: Nona Gaprindashvili (centre right) and (to her left) Tigran Petrosian. On Petrosian's left is GligoriΔ.
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Grandmaster Fridrik Olafsson (Iceland) v. Ulf Andersson (Sweden), from the 11th round at Wijk aan Zee, January 1971. White eventually won this game in 104 moves.
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A clock simultaneous display with Soviet grandmasters Lev Psakhis and Garry Kasparov. USSR, mid-1980s.
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Paul Petrovich Keres (1916-1975) was born in Narva, Estonia, where he would reside his entire life. In 1938, he won the famous AVRO tournament in the Netherlands. He won the Soviet chess championship 3 times. He only lost 1 chess match in his life, to Boris Spassky in 1965.
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Brilliant colour footage from the last round of the 1978 Chess Olympiad, Buenos Aires, November 11, 1978.
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The FIDE Candidates' Tournament starts on March 10. Levon Aronian and Ding Liren will face each other in round 1. The other pairings are Vladimir Kramnik vs Alexander Grischuk, Sergey Karjakin vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, and Fabiano Caruana vs Wesley So. Prize money is $515,000.
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πΈAeroflot Open Moscow 2018
πΈRound 4
βͺοΈAlekseenko,Kirill (2609)
β«οΈYuffa,Daniil (2521)
πΈ1-0
πΈRound 4
βͺοΈAlekseenko,Kirill (2609)
β«οΈYuffa,Daniil (2521)
πΈ1-0