📘 19...Bd8!
Defending the a5-pawn and preparing ...Ba6, in order to exchange the “bad” bishop for White's “good” one.
20.g4 Ba6 21.f5 B×d3 22.c×d3 f6
Defending the a5-pawn and preparing ...Ba6, in order to exchange the “bad” bishop for White's “good” one.
20.g4 Ba6 21.f5 B×d3 22.c×d3 f6
📘 11...Kh7!?
An interesting move with the idea of ...Ng8. then, he can consider continuations like ...Bh6 and ...f5.
12.f3 Ng8
An interesting move with the idea of ...Ng8. then, he can consider continuations like ...Bh6 and ...f5.
12.f3 Ng8
📘 18.Nf1!
A strong maneuver to transfer the knight to f6-outpost via g3-h5 square.
18...Bb6 19.Rc3 Ke7 20.Ng3 a6 21.Ke3 a×b5 22.a×b5 Nc4+ 23.B×c4 Rc8 24.Nd2 Ba5 25.Rc2 d×c4 26.Nge4 +/-
A strong maneuver to transfer the knight to f6-outpost via g3-h5 square.
18...Bb6 19.Rc3 Ke7 20.Ng3 a6 21.Ke3 a×b5 22.a×b5 Nc4+ 23.B×c4 Rc8 24.Nd2 Ba5 25.Rc2 d×c4 26.Nge4 +/-
📘 21-year-old German Grandmaster Matthias Bluebaum has to find the only way to draw the game.
55.N×f5! K×f5 56.Kd5 Nf3 57.Kc6 b5 58.a×b5 Nd4+ 59.Kc5 N×b5 60.Kb6 ½-½
55.N×f5! K×f5 56.Kd5 Nf3 57.Kc6 b5 58.a×b5 Nd4+ 59.Kc5 N×b5 60.Kb6 ½-½
📕 27.Rh3!
Heading for f3 to tie down a black rook to the defence of f7. Many players forget that rooks can be developed vertically as well as horizontally. Keep a watch out for these possibilities. 27...Ne7 28.Rf3 Rf8 29.Rd6!.
Heading for f3 to tie down a black rook to the defence of f7. Many players forget that rooks can be developed vertically as well as horizontally. Keep a watch out for these possibilities. 27...Ne7 28.Rf3 Rf8 29.Rd6!.
📕 32...b4!!
An excellent pawn sacrifice to clear the way for the light-squared bishop to enter the fray. 33.axb4 Ba4 intending Bc2-e4. In the game, White made a mistake: 34.Ra1?(34.Rc1-/+) 34...Bc2 35.Bg3 Be4+ 36.Kf2 h5!-+.
An excellent pawn sacrifice to clear the way for the light-squared bishop to enter the fray. 33.axb4 Ba4 intending Bc2-e4. In the game, White made a mistake: 34.Ra1?(34.Rc1-/+) 34...Bc2 35.Bg3 Be4+ 36.Kf2 h5!-+.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 367
B: c4 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
C: Nf1 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 33%
A: Nh2 – 1
👍👍 17%
👥 6 people voted so far.
B: c4 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
C: Nf1 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 33%
A: Nh2 – 1
👍👍 17%
👥 6 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 368
B: Kh7 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 64%
C: a5 – 3
👍👍👍 27%
A: g5 – 1
👍 9%
👥 11 people voted so far.
B: Kh7 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 64%
C: a5 – 3
👍👍👍 27%
A: g5 – 1
👍 9%
👥 11 people voted so far.
another interesting photo. A small town in Kazakhstan Pavlodar in 1987. Semifinal of the USSR. But what does a boy in short pants (left) do in an adult male company?
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another interesting photo. A small town in Kazakhstan Pavlodar in 1987. Semifinal of the USSR. But what does a boy in short pants (left) do in an adult male company? @UnityChess
That 13-year-old boy you can see on the left wearing shorts and thick glasses had earned himself the right to play in the semifinals of the USSR championship, the youngest participant ever: GM Gata Kamsky
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