📘 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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The historic game at the 1980 European Team Championship where Tony Miles beat Karpov with 1...a6.
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Viktor Korchnoi, pictured in Westzaan (Zaanstad), The Netherlands, on 12th August 1976, shortly after his defection from the Soviet Union. The book on the table in the first photo is 'The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal'.
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