✴️ FIDE Women's World Championship 2018
🔸 Today in round six!!
🔹 One day transferring plus one day rest, 3:00pm 12th May, 2018 FIDE women’s world chess championship match started its 2nd half game inside Chongqing Sun Kingdom Hotel.
Today in the 6th game, the current champion Tan Zhongyi finally won after 6 hours fierce battle with the challenger Ju Wenjun. That makes the score to 2.5:3.5.
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🔸 Today in round six!!
🔹 One day transferring plus one day rest, 3:00pm 12th May, 2018 FIDE women’s world chess championship match started its 2nd half game inside Chongqing Sun Kingdom Hotel.
Today in the 6th game, the current champion Tan Zhongyi finally won after 6 hours fierce battle with the challenger Ju Wenjun. That makes the score to 2.5:3.5.
🔹 Download match games by PGN format👇
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85...Rg8!
Ghaem Maghami shows his excellent understanding of the endgame.
86.N×g8 K×g8=
Black has established an impenetrable fortress.
Ghaem Maghami shows his excellent understanding of the endgame.
86.N×g8 K×g8=
Black has established an impenetrable fortress.
32.Qb6??
50-year-old Israel GM should have put up tougher resistance with the following continuation:
32.Bf1 Ng4+ 33.Kg1 Q×e4 34.Qe2 Q×f5 35.Bh3 -/+
33...Nc5 33.Nd6 Q×c2 34.Bg2 Ng4+ 35.Kh3 Nd3 0-1
50-year-old Israel GM should have put up tougher resistance with the following continuation:
32.Bf1 Ng4+ 33.Kg1 Q×e4 34.Qe2 Q×f5 35.Bh3 -/+
33...Nc5 33.Nd6 Q×c2 34.Bg2 Ng4+ 35.Kh3 Nd3 0-1
38.Qc7?
In this critical position, Tahbaz could not find the correct continuation.
38.N×b7! Q×d4 39.Nd8+
A) 39...Ke7?? 40.Nc6 +-
B) 39...Kf8?? 40.Ne6 +-
C) 39...Ke8? 40.Ne6 Q×b2 41.N×g7+ Kd7 42.N×f5 +-
D) 39...Kg8 40.Q×g7+! K×g7 41.Ne6+ Kg6 42.N×d4 +-
38...Kg6 39.N×b7? Q×d4 40.Nd8 Q×b2 41.Qf7+ Kh7 42.Ne6 Qb8+ 43.f4 Qg8 =
In this critical position, Tahbaz could not find the correct continuation.
38.N×b7! Q×d4 39.Nd8+
A) 39...Ke7?? 40.Nc6 +-
B) 39...Kf8?? 40.Ne6 +-
C) 39...Ke8? 40.Ne6 Q×b2 41.N×g7+ Kd7 42.N×f5 +-
D) 39...Kg8 40.Q×g7+! K×g7 41.Ne6+ Kg6 42.N×d4 +-
38...Kg6 39.N×b7? Q×d4 40.Nd8 Q×b2 41.Qf7+ Kh7 42.Ne6 Qb8+ 43.f4 Qg8 =
50.Kg1??
After missing his chances to win, unfortunately, Arash lost the game due to his last blunder.
50.Kg2 Kh8 51.Kh2 =
(51.Kf3 Nf6 52.Q×d2 Qa8+ 53.Ke3 Kh7 =)
50...Qf7! 51.Qd4
51.Q×f7 d1=Q+ 52.Kg2 Qe2+ 53.Qe1+ Kg2 54.Qf2+ Kh1 55.Ng3#
51...Qf6! 52.Qd5 h5! 53.Kg2 Qb2 54.Kf3 Qc2 55.Nf8+ Kh6 0-1
After missing his chances to win, unfortunately, Arash lost the game due to his last blunder.
50.Kg2 Kh8 51.Kh2 =
(51.Kf3 Nf6 52.Q×d2 Qa8+ 53.Ke3 Kh7 =)
50...Qf7! 51.Qd4
51.Q×f7 d1=Q+ 52.Kg2 Qe2+ 53.Qe1+ Kg2 54.Qf2+ Kh1 55.Ng3#
51...Qf6! 52.Qd5 h5! 53.Kg2 Qb2 54.Kf3 Qc2 55.Nf8+ Kh6 0-1
Quite a technical position. Black has an extra pawn but it is of little importance. The greater significance is the pressure on the long diagonal, White's active forces and Black's passivity. As White has no immediate way of breaking down the defences, and as Black has no ways of creating counterplay, White should find a way of strengthening his position quietly. And we know that this is done by improving the worst placed piece. Here it is the king. One might overlook this basic maneuver due to the queens still being on the board, but this would be a grave mistake. This is an endgame, a queen endgame. There might be some threats against the king but there is no reason to fear being mated.
31.Kg3! Simply improving the position.
31...Qb7? Leading to a lost endgame. Actually it is lost in a very ordinary way. White will simply create an extra weakness on the kingside. However, 31...Qb8 32.Kf4 is also highly uncomfortable as Black has no way of improving his position while White will slowly but surely get closer and closer.
32.Qxb7! Karpov does not miss these chances.
32...Bxb7 33.Kf4 Kf8 34.Kg5 Ke7 35.Be4 Ba8 36.f3!+-
Like clockwork. After g2-g4 Black cannot prevent White from creating a passed pawn on the kingside.
31.Kg3! Simply improving the position.
31...Qb7? Leading to a lost endgame. Actually it is lost in a very ordinary way. White will simply create an extra weakness on the kingside. However, 31...Qb8 32.Kf4 is also highly uncomfortable as Black has no way of improving his position while White will slowly but surely get closer and closer.
32.Qxb7! Karpov does not miss these chances.
32...Bxb7 33.Kf4 Kf8 34.Kg5 Ke7 35.Be4 Ba8 36.f3!+-
Like clockwork. After g2-g4 Black cannot prevent White from creating a passed pawn on the kingside.
It is always important to be able to spot the weakest point in the opponent's position. Here it must be c4 as only the queen offers protection, which is hardly convenient for White. Not surprisingly Karpov succeeds in exploiting the weakness of c4.
15...Nc8!
There are some questions that need to be answered before this move is picked out. First, which is Black's worst placed piece? The knight, obviously. It has no future on e7 and needs to find a better square. The c4-square, which is already in our sights, is the premium choice! But what about the rooks – which one should go to d8? Well, at the moment White has this enormous chunk of pawns in the middle, and there is no reason to rush to exchange them with ...f7-f5. Meanwhile, the queen's rook might be able to prove itself useful where it is, so the decision is rather easy to make.
16.Rfd1 Rd8 17.Na4 Qe8 18.Rd2 a6! Black does not want to lose control over d5 in order to control c4 – hence this preparatory move. 19.Bc3 b5 20.Nb2 Nb6 21.cxb5 axb5 -/+
Black has a strong position. White has poor coordination among his minor pieces and some serious weaknesses.
15...Nc8!
There are some questions that need to be answered before this move is picked out. First, which is Black's worst placed piece? The knight, obviously. It has no future on e7 and needs to find a better square. The c4-square, which is already in our sights, is the premium choice! But what about the rooks – which one should go to d8? Well, at the moment White has this enormous chunk of pawns in the middle, and there is no reason to rush to exchange them with ...f7-f5. Meanwhile, the queen's rook might be able to prove itself useful where it is, so the decision is rather easy to make.
16.Rfd1 Rd8 17.Na4 Qe8 18.Rd2 a6! Black does not want to lose control over d5 in order to control c4 – hence this preparatory move. 19.Bc3 b5 20.Nb2 Nb6 21.cxb5 axb5 -/+
Black has a strong position. White has poor coordination among his minor pieces and some serious weaknesses.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 431
C: Nb8 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 43%
A: Nb4 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 29%
B: Qb4 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 29%
👥 7 people voted so far.
C: Nb8 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 43%
A: Nb4 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 29%
B: Qb4 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 29%
👥 7 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 432
A: Ne4 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 44%
C: Bb2 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 44%
B: h3 – 1
👍👍 11%
👥 9 people voted so far.
A: Ne4 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 44%
C: Bb2 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 44%
B: h3 – 1
👍👍 11%
👥 9 people voted so far.