15...d5!
There is no going back in this position. Black simply must win control of e4, to free his e- and f-pawns, even at the cost of the second pawn if need be.
16.exd5 e4 17.Qe2 Rb8?! (17...Qb4!) 18.Rab1
Nominally two pawns ahead, it is surprisingly difficult for White to coordinate his forces and offer a robust defence, far less make positive use of his extra material. White's knight on a3 remains perilously placed on the rim, and plays little or no current part in the game.
There is no going back in this position. Black simply must win control of e4, to free his e- and f-pawns, even at the cost of the second pawn if need be.
16.exd5 e4 17.Qe2 Rb8?! (17...Qb4!) 18.Rab1
Nominally two pawns ahead, it is surprisingly difficult for White to coordinate his forces and offer a robust defence, far less make positive use of his extra material. White's knight on a3 remains perilously placed on the rim, and plays little or no current part in the game.
22.h5!
In spite of the simplification, White still has slightly the better chances here, due to his better pawns and particularly to the poor position of Black's king, which is far from the central action. White plans to entomb Black's king even more, by playing h6 and Nh4-f5.
22...Nc4 23.Nh4 Nd6 24.h6.
In spite of the simplification, White still has slightly the better chances here, due to his better pawns and particularly to the poor position of Black's king, which is far from the central action. White plans to entomb Black's king even more, by playing h6 and Nh4-f5.
22...Nc4 23.Nh4 Nd6 24.h6.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 521
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A: Ne5 – 3
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B: N×e4 – 3
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Ramesh, Vincent, @Tiong_Ji
C: Ne8 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 33%
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A: Ne5 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 33%
@ALACIQ, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha
B: N×e4 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 33%
Ramesh, Vincent, @Tiong_Ji
C: Ne8 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 33%
@Afshin3333, @Amiiiin_tb, Zhenrui
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Unity Chess Multiple Choice 522
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C: Kf3 – 7
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@Afshin3333, Ramesh, Vincent, @Amiiiin_tb, @AryanLeekha, @Tiong_Ji, Zhenrui
B: Rc1 – 3
👍👍👍 30%
@RedAlarm1992, @ALACIQ, @RichardPeng
A: b4
▫️ 0%
👥 10 people voted so far.
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C: Kf3 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 70%
@Afshin3333, Ramesh, Vincent, @Amiiiin_tb, @AryanLeekha, @Tiong_Ji, Zhenrui
B: Rc1 – 3
👍👍👍 30%
@RedAlarm1992, @ALACIQ, @RichardPeng
A: b4
▫️ 0%
👥 10 people voted so far.
GMs Panayappan Sethuraman (2657) 🇮🇳and Hrant Melkumyan (2662) 🇦🇲face off today as they share the lead at the Karen Asrian Memorial with 5/6 points. #chessnews
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▪️ Vera Menchik
▪️ British-Czechoslovak-Russian Chess Master
▪️ The world’s first women’s chess champion
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▪️ The world’s first women’s chess champion
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◼️ Today is deid-day of Vera Menchik
▪️ Vera Menchik
▪️ British-Czechoslovak-Russian Chess Master
▪️ The world’s first women’s chess champion
✔️ The world’s first women’s chess champion, Vera Menchik was born in Russia in 1906, learned chess at age nine, and moved to England as a teenager in 1921. Over the course of her career, she competed for Russia, Czechoslovakia, and England. She became the first Women's World Champion in 1927, and successfully defended her title six times over the next 17 years. She would lose only one game over the course of these seven championship tournaments.
✔️ Menchik defeated many men in tournament play, including Max Euwe and Samuel Reshevsky. They and other notable players she beat became members of what was known as the "Vera Menchik Club." From 1929 onward, she was a fixture at Hastings Congress tournaments, as well as at other international competitions. One of her greatest successes was at Ramsgate 1929, when she tied for second with Akiba Rubenstein just a half-point behind Jose Raul Capablanca and ahead of her teacher Géza Maróczy. She won matches against Jacques Mieses in 1942 and Sonja Graf in 1934 and 1937. Menchik’s career was cut tragically short when she, her two sisters, and their mother were killed in a V-1 rocket bombing raid at their South London home in June 1944. The Women's Olympiad trophy is known as the Vera Menchik Cup in her honor.
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▪️ Vera Menchik
▪️ British-Czechoslovak-Russian Chess Master
▪️ The world’s first women’s chess champion
✔️ The world’s first women’s chess champion, Vera Menchik was born in Russia in 1906, learned chess at age nine, and moved to England as a teenager in 1921. Over the course of her career, she competed for Russia, Czechoslovakia, and England. She became the first Women's World Champion in 1927, and successfully defended her title six times over the next 17 years. She would lose only one game over the course of these seven championship tournaments.
✔️ Menchik defeated many men in tournament play, including Max Euwe and Samuel Reshevsky. They and other notable players she beat became members of what was known as the "Vera Menchik Club." From 1929 onward, she was a fixture at Hastings Congress tournaments, as well as at other international competitions. One of her greatest successes was at Ramsgate 1929, when she tied for second with Akiba Rubenstein just a half-point behind Jose Raul Capablanca and ahead of her teacher Géza Maróczy. She won matches against Jacques Mieses in 1942 and Sonja Graf in 1934 and 1937. Menchik’s career was cut tragically short when she, her two sisters, and their mother were killed in a V-1 rocket bombing raid at their South London home in June 1944. The Women's Olympiad trophy is known as the Vera Menchik Cup in her honor.
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The origins of this picture supposedly of Hitler and Lenin playing chess are still shrouded in mystery.
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