"Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe." #IndianProverb ; first mentioned in chess literature by N. Knight in his "Chess Pieces" (London, 1949).
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9.Be2!
This alert move puts extreme pressure on Black's game. By covering the d1-h5 diagonal, White threatens 10 Qd4, followed by 0-0-0, with devastation to follow on the d-file. White also raises the prospect of exchanging bishop for knight on e5, followed by the space-gaining f4 and e5.
9...Bc5?! 10.Bxe5 Qxe5 11.f4 Qb8 12.e5 a6 13.exf6 axb5 14.fxg7
"I wanted the pawn" – Fischer.
14...Rg8 15.Ne4 Be7 16.Qd4+-.
This alert move puts extreme pressure on Black's game. By covering the d1-h5 diagonal, White threatens 10 Qd4, followed by 0-0-0, with devastation to follow on the d-file. White also raises the prospect of exchanging bishop for knight on e5, followed by the space-gaining f4 and e5.
9...Bc5?! 10.Bxe5 Qxe5 11.f4 Qb8 12.e5 a6 13.exf6 axb5 14.fxg7
"I wanted the pawn" – Fischer.
14...Rg8 15.Ne4 Be7 16.Qd4+-.
14.Rf3!
White plays to maintain a blockade on e5, making it difficult for Black to achieve the natural freeing moves ...f6/...f5. Without these moves or some other urgent defensive reinforcement, Black's king risks becoming cut off from his central and queenside forces. Meanwhile, White's rooks and knight can all make use of f3 as an effective staging post to attack on the kingside.
14...Qe7!? 15.Raf1 a5?! 16.Rg3 Bxe5? (16...g6 was correct) 17.fxe5+/-.
White plays to maintain a blockade on e5, making it difficult for Black to achieve the natural freeing moves ...f6/...f5. Without these moves or some other urgent defensive reinforcement, Black's king risks becoming cut off from his central and queenside forces. Meanwhile, White's rooks and knight can all make use of f3 as an effective staging post to attack on the kingside.
14...Qe7!? 15.Raf1 a5?! 16.Rg3 Bxe5? (16...g6 was correct) 17.fxe5+/-.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 515
public poll
B: Nc5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 56%
Ramesh, Vincent, @SiNa9849, @AryanLeekha, @Tiong_Ji
A: Rac1 – 2
👍👍👍 22%
@Afshin3333, @RichardPeng
C: b4 – 2
👍👍👍 22%
Fatemeh, @Fighter27man27
👥 9 people voted so far.
public poll
B: Nc5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 56%
Ramesh, Vincent, @SiNa9849, @AryanLeekha, @Tiong_Ji
A: Rac1 – 2
👍👍👍 22%
@Afshin3333, @RichardPeng
C: b4 – 2
👍👍👍 22%
Fatemeh, @Fighter27man27
👥 9 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 516
public poll
A: Nc5 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
Fatemeh, Ramesh, @Fighter27man27, @SiNa9849, @AryanLeekha, @Tiong_Ji
B: Ne1 – 1
👍 13%
Vincent
C: c5 – 1
👍 13%
@RichardPeng
👥 8 people voted so far.
public poll
A: Nc5 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
Fatemeh, Ramesh, @Fighter27man27, @SiNa9849, @AryanLeekha, @Tiong_Ji
B: Ne1 – 1
👍 13%
Vincent
C: c5 – 1
👍 13%
@RichardPeng
👥 8 people voted so far.
Congratulations to Praggnanandhaa on becoming the second youngest grandmaster in the history of chess!
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Congratulations to Praggnanandhaa on becoming the second youngest grandmaster in the history of chess! https://bit.ly/2Kd4Ky1
Youngest GM's in the World:
1. Sergey Karjakin (12y 7m 0d)
2. praggnanandhaa (12y 10m 13d)
3. Nodirbek Abdusattorov (13y 1m 11d)
4. Parimarjan Negi (13y 4m 22d)
5. Magnus Carlsen (13y 4m 27d)
1. Sergey Karjakin (12y 7m 0d)
2. praggnanandhaa (12y 10m 13d)
3. Nodirbek Abdusattorov (13y 1m 11d)
4. Parimarjan Negi (13y 4m 22d)
5. Magnus Carlsen (13y 4m 27d)
"Chess is something more than a game. It is an intellectual diversion which has certain artistic qualities and many scientific elements."
◽️ Jose Raul Capablanca
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The opening moves of the famous game John Nunn (England) v. John van der Wiel (Netherlands), Wijk aan Zee 1982.
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