Unity Chess Multiple Choice 465
public poll

A: f×e3 – 14
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 88%
Jonas, Kenneth, Gavin, @Afshin3333, Nikhil, Jayden, Vincent, Mieke, Bryson, Sanjana, @Omid_kh7225, Nagaprasad, @RichardPeng, Atharva

B: R×e3 – 2
👍 13%
Saghana, @Sophia_Peng

C: Q×e3
▫️ 0%

👥 16 people voted so far.

⚪️#466 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Wells,P
🔸Ward,C
🔸Southend, 2009

Unity Chess Multiple Choice 466
public poll

A: Re3 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 53%
siruse, Jonas, Gavin, @Afshin3333, Vincent, Bryson, Sanjana, Nagaprasad, Venkat

C: Nd1 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍 35%
Kenneth, Nikhil, Jayden, Saghana, @RichardPeng, Atharva

B: Qd4 – 2
👍👍 12%
@Sophia_Peng, Srikar

👥 17 people voted so far.

Komodo 12 with some serious problems in #TCEC Premier Division. It couldn't withstand neither #Houdini nor #Stockfish and lost to the both engines in two consecutive games.

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Longtou Open 2018 | Round 5 Standings

The 1st Longtou Cup "Belt and Road" Chess Open is a 9-round Swiss open taking place in Qinhuangdao, China from 26 May to 4 June.

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✅ #Spassky_chess_quotes_002

▪️ Boris Spassky
▪️ Russian chess Grandmaster

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✅ #about_Spassky

▪️ Boris Spassky
▪️ Russian chess Grandmaster

♦️Boris Vasilievich Spassky is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1969 to 1972.

🔘 Full name: Boris Vasilievich Spassky
🔘 Country: Soviet Union France Russia
🔘 Born: January 30, 1937 (age 81)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
🔘 Title: Grandmaster (1955)
🔘 World Champion: 1969–1972
🔘 FIDE rating: 2548 (May 2018) [inactive]
🔘 Peak rating: 2690 (January 1971)

♦️ Spassky won the Soviet Chess Championship twice outright (1961, 1973), and twice lost in playoffs (1956, 1963), after tying for first place during the event proper. He was a World Chess Championship candidate on seven occasions (1956, 1965, 1968, 1974, 1977, 1980, and 1985). In addition to his candidates wins in 1965 and 1968, he reached the semi-final stage in 1974 and 1977.
Spassky emigrated to France in 1976, becoming a French citizen in 1978. He continued to compete in tournaments but was no longer a major contender for the world title. He lost an unofficial rematch against Fischer in 1992. In 2012 he left France and returned to Russia. He is the oldest living former world champion.

♦️ A memorable game by Spassky against Bobby Fischer in World Championship Match 1972 which known "Crime and Punishment" in chessgames.com site!! 👇🏼
🔹 Boris Spassky vs Robert James Fischer
🔹 Fischer - Spassky World Championship Match (1972), Reykjavik ISL, rd 11, Aug-06
🔹 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Poisoned Pawn Variation (B97)

♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼

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🔸 Boris Spassky - Robert James Fischer, World Championship Match (1972)-game11
🔸 PGN format

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🔸Altibox Norway Chess Blitz 2018
🔸Round 5
⚪️Aronian,Levon (2764)
⚫️Vachier-Lagrave,Maxime (2789)
🔸0-1

43.Qd3?
Aronian managed to get A winning position but ruined everything. He could have won immediately by playing 43.Bf6!
A) 43...Q×h3 44.Qc8#
B) 43...B×f6 44.Qc8+ Kg7 45.e7 +-
43...Rf3 44.Q×f3 Q×f3 45.Bg5?? 0-1
White resigned because of 45...Q×h3.

🔸Altibox Norway Chess Blitz 2018
🔸Round 5
⚪️Karjakin,Sergey (2782)
⚫️Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar (2808)
🔸1-0

29...Nb5??
Mamedyarov could have put up more resistance with 29...Ne8 30.Q×b7 Qd8 31.c6 Nc7+/-
30.Q×b7 Nc3 31.c6 1-0

🔸Altibox Norway Chess Blitz 2018
🔸Round 6
⚪️So,Wesley (2778)
⚫️Karjakin,Sergey (2782)
🔸1-0

9...Nd7!
An excellent maneuver to transfer the Knight to a better square.
10.Ne2 Nb8 11.Ng3 Nc6 12.Nf5 Re8 13.h4 Bf8 14.h5 a5

🔸Altibox Norway Chess Blitz 2018
🔸Round 6
⚪️So,Wesley (2778)
⚫️Karjakin,Sergey (2782)
🔸1-0

33... Qf6??
In many blitz games, even high rating players may not be able to find the right moves, especially in complex positions.
33... gxf5! 34. gxf5 Qf6 35. Rg1+ Kh8 36. Rgg7 Qxg7 37. Rxg7 Kxg7 38. b4 Be7 39. Qd7 Rfe8 40. Qxc6 Rab8 =
34. Qh6 Rf7 35. g5 Qe6 36. Rd8+ Bf8 37. Rxa8 1-0