π 7...Rg8!
A surprising move by Kramnik. However, the move has already been played four times.
8.Kh1 Nh5 9.c3 g5 10.NΓe5 g4 11.d4 Bd6 12.g3 BΓe5 13.dΓe5 QΓe5 14.Qd4 Qe7 15.h4 c5
A surprising move by Kramnik. However, the move has already been played four times.
8.Kh1 Nh5 9.c3 g5 10.NΓe5 g4 11.d4 Bd6 12.g3 BΓe5 13.dΓe5 QΓe5 14.Qd4 Qe7 15.h4 c5
π 18...f5!!
Another shocking move. The pawn is ,of course, untouchable: 19.eΓf5? NΓg3+! 20.fΓg3 Bd5+ 21.Kg1 Qe2 -+
19.Bg5 RΓg5 20.hΓg5 f4 -+
Another shocking move. The pawn is ,of course, untouchable: 19.eΓf5? NΓg3+! 20.fΓg3 Bd5+ 21.Kg1 Qe2 -+
19.Bg5 RΓg5 20.hΓg5 f4 -+
π 20.Qe1!
Stronger than 20 Qe2. It is important to protect the c3 bishop as a preparation for the f2-f3 lever.
Bad is 20.Qc2 as now, f5 cannot be met with 21.f3? due to 21...Bxc5! dxc5 22.Qxc5+ Kh1 23.b4 and Black even wins because of the unfortunate position of White's queen.
Stronger than 20 Qe2. It is important to protect the c3 bishop as a preparation for the f2-f3 lever.
Bad is 20.Qc2 as now, f5 cannot be met with 21.f3? due to 21...Bxc5! dxc5 22.Qxc5+ Kh1 23.b4 and Black even wins because of the unfortunate position of White's queen.
π 17.Rxb7!!
A strong exchange sacrifice. The mighty knight on the d5-outpost and The poor position of Black's Knight at b7, completely compensate it.
A strong exchange sacrifice. The mighty knight on the d5-outpost and The poor position of Black's Knight at b7, completely compensate it.
πUnity Chess Multiple Choice 329
A: b2 β 10
πππππππ 67%
C: Bf6 β 3
ππ 20%
B: Nb8 β 2
π 13%
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
A: b2 β 10
πππππππ 67%
C: Bf6 β 3
ππ 20%
B: Nb8 β 2
π 13%
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
πUnity Chess Multiple Choice 330
C: Nc4 β 9
πππππππ 60%
A: e5 β 3
ππ 20%
B: aΓb6 β 3
ππ 20%
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
C: Nc4 β 9
πππππππ 60%
A: e5 β 3
ππ 20%
B: aΓb6 β 3
ππ 20%
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
17th & final round, FIDE Zonal Tournament, The Hague, 7th Oct 1966. Hungarian grandmaster IstvΓ‘n Bilek is in play v. Guy Mazzoni (Italy). Bilek won this game to finish 2nd behind Yugoslav grandmaster Svetozar GligoriΔ, who looks on.
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Hungarian grandmaster Gyula Sax (1951-2014), pictured at Tilburg, Netherlands, November 1979.
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Former World Champion Boris Spassky in play v. Aleksandr Beliavsky in the opening round of the Tilburg 'Interpolis' tournament, 2nd October 1981.
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