📘 19.R×b4?
Nakamura missed an opportunity to seize the advantage.
19.Nb3! B×b7 20.B×b7 Nc6 21.N×a5 N×a5 22.Be4 or B×a8 +-
19...B×g2 20.Rf4 Qc6 21.Qa4 B×d2 22.B×d2 Rfe8 23.R×e8 R×e8 24.Q×c6 B×c6
Nakamura missed an opportunity to seize the advantage.
19.Nb3! B×b7 20.B×b7 Nc6 21.N×a5 N×a5 22.Be4 or B×a8 +-
19...B×g2 20.Rf4 Qc6 21.Qa4 B×d2 22.B×d2 Rfe8 23.R×e8 R×e8 24.Q×c6 B×c6
📘 15...b5?
White intends to launch an attack on the Kingside by playing Qf2 and Ne5. Black should have met the threats with...Be7 and ...f6.
16.Qf2 b4 17.Ne2 b3 18.Ne5 B×e5 19.Q×f7+ Kd8 20.d×e5 b×a2 21.Kd2 +-
White intends to launch an attack on the Kingside by playing Qf2 and Ne5. Black should have met the threats with...Be7 and ...f6.
16.Qf2 b4 17.Ne2 b3 18.Ne5 B×e5 19.Q×f7+ Kd8 20.d×e5 b×a2 21.Kd2 +-
📘 97.Kd4!
The correct plan to win the game is transferring the king to the e5-square, since If he had played 97.d6+??, Black would have obtained a draw with 97...Ke6=.
97...Re2 98.Ne3 Rd2+ 99.Ke5 Re2 100.Bf4 Kd7 101.K×f5 +-
The correct plan to win the game is transferring the king to the e5-square, since If he had played 97.d6+??, Black would have obtained a draw with 97...Ke6=.
97...Re2 98.Ne3 Rd2+ 99.Ke5 Re2 100.Bf4 Kd7 101.K×f5 +-
20... Qf7?
20... f4!
The only continuation to hold the game.
A)21. Nf2 ... fxg3 22. Nxh3 Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 Rxf3 24. Kg2 Rxe3 25. Rxe3 Qxe3 26. Qxe3 Rxe3 27. hxg3 Re2+ 28. Kf3 Rxb2 =
B)21. exf4 Nxf3+ -+
C)21. gxf4 Qh4 22. Nf2 Re6 -+
21. Nf2 Qh5 22. Qh4 Qxf3 23. Qxh3 Qxe3 24.Bh5 Nf3+ 25. Bxf3 Qxf3 26. Qg2 Qb3 27. Nh3 +-
20... f4!
The only continuation to hold the game.
A)21. Nf2 ... fxg3 22. Nxh3 Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 Rxf3 24. Kg2 Rxe3 25. Rxe3 Qxe3 26. Qxe3 Rxe3 27. hxg3 Re2+ 28. Kf3 Rxb2 =
B)21. exf4 Nxf3+ -+
C)21. gxf4 Qh4 22. Nf2 Re6 -+
21. Nf2 Qh5 22. Qh4 Qxf3 23. Qxh3 Qxe3 24.Bh5 Nf3+ 25. Bxf3 Qxf3 26. Qg2 Qb3 27. Nh3 +-
📕13.Qc1!
As well as preparing to monitor the dark squares on the kingside White also toys with the idea of c3-c4 in the event of Black castling queenside.
13...Rg8 14.Nb3 Bxd3?! 15.Bxd3 a5?! 16.f4! gxf3 17.Rxf3 b6 18.Bxg5 Qxg5 19.Qxg5 Rxg5 20.Rh3+/-.
As well as preparing to monitor the dark squares on the kingside White also toys with the idea of c3-c4 in the event of Black castling queenside.
13...Rg8 14.Nb3 Bxd3?! 15.Bxd3 a5?! 16.f4! gxf3 17.Rxf3 b6 18.Bxg5 Qxg5 19.Qxg5 Rxg5 20.Rh3+/-.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 415
A: g4 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
B: N×c4 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 33%
C: Bg3 – 1
👍👍 17%
👥 6 people voted so far.
A: g4 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
B: N×c4 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 33%
C: Bg3 – 1
👍👍 17%
👥 6 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 416
A: d5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 56%
C: Nh2 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍 44%
B: Ra1
▫️ 0%
👥 9 people voted so far.
A: d5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 56%
C: Nh2 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍 44%
B: Ra1
▫️ 0%
👥 9 people voted so far.
Soviet participants in the Candidates Tournament, Zurich, 1953.
From left to right: Tigran Petrosian, Alexander Kotov, Paul Keres, Yuri Averbakh and Efim Geller.
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From left to right: Tigran Petrosian, Alexander Kotov, Paul Keres, Yuri Averbakh and Efim Geller.
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