Tony Miles, aged 19, with Candy De Leon, having won the World Junior Chess Championship in 1974.
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Bent Larsen, standing, observing a game between Bobby Fischer and Tigran Petrosian during the USSR vs the World match in 1970.
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Chess is not for the faint-hearted; it absorbs a person entirely. To get to the bottom of this game, he has to give himself up into slavery. Chess is difficult, it demands work, serious reflection and zealous research.
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Ivan Rozum solely leads the Kolkata Open 2018 with 100% performance after 5 rounds.
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Samuel Shankland has a full point lead in the #CapablancaMemorial prior to the last round. Dreev and Guijarro come next.
The first three places are already unattainable for the rest of the participants.
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The first three places are already unattainable for the rest of the participants.
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7.0-0
An interesting pawn sacrifice. The move was introduced by Arnold Denker in 1944 against Rubin Fine.
7...f5
A) 7...N×c3 8.b×c3 B×c3 9.Rb1
White has very good compensation for the pawn. He is ahead in development, as well as in control over the centre. For instance:
9...Ba5 10.Ba3 d6 11.c5
B) 7...B×c3 8.b×c3 N×c3!?
This is very risky, in fact just bad, even though it's the first choice of the engines.
9.Qc2 B×f3 10.g×f3 Qg5+ 11.Kh1 Qh5 12.Rg1 Q×f3+ 13.Rg2 f5 14.Bb2 or Ba3 +/-
8.Ne2 Bd6 9.Nd2 Nf6 10.f3 c5 11.b3
Arnold Sheldon Denker (February 20, 1914 – January 2, 2005) was an American chess player, Grandmaster, and chess author. He was U.S. Chess Champion in 1944 and 1946.
An interesting pawn sacrifice. The move was introduced by Arnold Denker in 1944 against Rubin Fine.
7...f5
A) 7...N×c3 8.b×c3 B×c3 9.Rb1
White has very good compensation for the pawn. He is ahead in development, as well as in control over the centre. For instance:
9...Ba5 10.Ba3 d6 11.c5
B) 7...B×c3 8.b×c3 N×c3!?
This is very risky, in fact just bad, even though it's the first choice of the engines.
9.Qc2 B×f3 10.g×f3 Qg5+ 11.Kh1 Qh5 12.Rg1 Q×f3+ 13.Rg2 f5 14.Bb2 or Ba3 +/-
8.Ne2 Bd6 9.Nd2 Nf6 10.f3 c5 11.b3
Arnold Sheldon Denker (February 20, 1914 – January 2, 2005) was an American chess player, Grandmaster, and chess author. He was U.S. Chess Champion in 1944 and 1946.
54.Ng4??
Black has already got the advantage, and this move only makes Akobian's task easier.
White could have put up some more resistance with 54.Ne4.
54...N×g4 55.Nd8+ Ke7 56.N×b7 Nf6! 57.a5 Ne4+ 58.Kg2 Nc5 59.b4 N×b7 60.b5 Nc5 0-1
Black has already got the advantage, and this move only makes Akobian's task easier.
White could have put up some more resistance with 54.Ne4.
54...N×g4 55.Nd8+ Ke7 56.N×b7 Nf6! 57.a5 Ne4+ 58.Kg2 Nc5 59.b4 N×b7 60.b5 Nc5 0-1
46.Kg2!
White sets A clever trap...
46...Ra2??
And Black "falls" into!
46...Qe7 47.Qd1 Qe4+ =
47.Qd1! R×f2+
47...Ra8 48.Qh1+ Kg6 49.Qh5#
48.K×f2 1-0
White sets A clever trap...
46...Ra2??
And Black "falls" into!
46...Qe7 47.Qd1 Qe4+ =
47.Qd1! R×f2+
47...Ra8 48.Qh1+ Kg6 49.Qh5#
48.K×f2 1-0
29...a3?
Black should have continued with a waiting move like 29...Qa5 or 29...Qc5.
Now, the Black's queenside pawns have been placed on the dark squares , in the endgame, his bishop won't be able to defend them.
30.b3! Qc5 31.Ne2 Qe7 32.Qh6 Bb5 33.g3 Qd8 34.h5 Qf8 35.Q×f8+ K×f8 36.Nd4 Bd7 37.Ke3 Kg7 38.Kf4 Kh6 39.g4 Be8 40.Nc2 Bb5 41.N×b4 +-
Black should have continued with a waiting move like 29...Qa5 or 29...Qc5.
Now, the Black's queenside pawns have been placed on the dark squares , in the endgame, his bishop won't be able to defend them.
30.b3! Qc5 31.Ne2 Qe7 32.Qh6 Bb5 33.g3 Qd8 34.h5 Qf8 35.Q×f8+ K×f8 36.Nd4 Bd7 37.Ke3 Kg7 38.Kf4 Kh6 39.g4 Be8 40.Nc2 Bb5 41.N×b4 +-