When asked, -How is that you pick better moves than your opponents?, I responded: I'm very glad you asked me that, because, as it happens, there is a very simple answer. I think up my own moves, and I make my opponent think up his.
🔹 Alexander Alekhine
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🔹 Alexander Alekhine
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🔴 FIDE Women's World Championship 2018
🔴 Round 4
🔴 Tan Zhongyi won game four!!
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🔴 Round 4
🔴 Tan Zhongyi won game four!!
💟 Review this game and download PGN file👇🏼
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World Champion Tan Zhongyi makes a comeback after two consecutive losses in the World Womens Champs beating challenger Ju Wenjun in the 4th round.
The score is: Zhongyi 1.5 - 2.5 Wenjun.
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The score is: Zhongyi 1.5 - 2.5 Wenjun.
#chessnews
A finishing combination by Eltaj Safarli against the former coach of Iran national team.
24.Nb5! a×b5 25.B×b5+ Kf8 26.Qh8+ Ke7 27.Qe8#
24.Nb5! a×b5 25.B×b5+ Kf8 26.Qh8+ Ke7 27.Qe8#
9.Bf4?
White should have prevented Black from playing 9...d5 by 9.c4!.
9...d5! 10.e5 Nh5 11.Bc1 Bh4+ 12.Kd1 Bg5 13.g3 B×c1 14.N×c1 0-0 -+
White should have prevented Black from playing 9...d5 by 9.c4!.
9...d5! 10.e5 Nh5 11.Bc1 Bh4+ 12.Kd1 Bg5 13.g3 B×c1 14.N×c1 0-0 -+
25.R×e5??
20-year old Turkish grandmaster Vahap Sanal made a blunder.
25.R×c8 B×c8 26.N×e5 Q×e5 27.Bf1
The only continuation which holds White in the game.
25...Q×b4 26.N×b4 B×f3! 0-1
20-year old Turkish grandmaster Vahap Sanal made a blunder.
25.R×c8 B×c8 26.N×e5 Q×e5 27.Bf1
The only continuation which holds White in the game.
25...Q×b4 26.N×b4 B×f3! 0-1
26...Qd6??
Azerbaijan International master has Made a blunder under pressure. Ehsan grabs this golden opportunity.
27.Q×d6! c×d6 28.Rb7! R×c6 29.R×b8+ 1-0
Azerbaijan International master has Made a blunder under pressure. Ehsan grabs this golden opportunity.
27.Q×d6! c×d6 28.Rb7! R×c6 29.R×b8+ 1-0
15.c4
Attacking the center and heading for a good knight vs bad bishop endgame.
15...Nxb4 16.Rxb4 Qc6 17.0-0 0-0 18.Qf4! Bb7?! 19.Bxf5 exf5 20.Nd4+/-.
Attacking the center and heading for a good knight vs bad bishop endgame.
15...Nxb4 16.Rxb4 Qc6 17.0-0 0-0 18.Qf4! Bb7?! 19.Bxf5 exf5 20.Nd4+/-.
White has a clear static advantage. His isolated e5-pawn is a strength rather than a weakness as it controls key squares in the heart of Black's camp, denying access to the defender's pieces. Additionally White has more territory under his control as well as the advantage of the two bishops. Therefore the plan should be to prevent counterplay, improve the position to its maximum and then the winning combination should come about by itself. So the first part of the plan is to prevent counterplay. The only way for Black to gain any is to eliminate the bishop on d4, hence White's next.
19.b4! (19.Qe3? Rxd4! 20.cxd4 Qxc2-+) 19...Ng7 20.g4!+/-
Not to be allowed is ...Ng7-f5xd4 etc. Now Black's counterplay has been nipped in the bud, leading us to the improvement phase.
19.b4! (19.Qe3? Rxd4! 20.cxd4 Qxc2-+) 19...Ng7 20.g4!+/-
Not to be allowed is ...Ng7-f5xd4 etc. Now Black's counterplay has been nipped in the bud, leading us to the improvement phase.