11...b5!
An interesting moment.
12.cxb5
According to Anand, from this point, Karpov does everything wrong. he incorrectly opens the a-file for the rook on a8.
12...axb5 13.Qxd6 Nfd7!
Unexpectedly Black has achieved excellent prospects.
14.f4?
A fatal mistake: White incautiously exposes his king, which is caught in the center.
14...b4! 15.Nf1 Ng4 16.Bd4 Bxd4 17.Qxd4 Rxa2 18.h3 c5 19.Qg1
White soon found himself with all of his pieces on the back rank.
19...Ngf6 20.e5 Ne4-+
An interesting moment.
12.cxb5
According to Anand, from this point, Karpov does everything wrong. he incorrectly opens the a-file for the rook on a8.
12...axb5 13.Qxd6 Nfd7!
Unexpectedly Black has achieved excellent prospects.
14.f4?
A fatal mistake: White incautiously exposes his king, which is caught in the center.
14...b4! 15.Nf1 Ng4 16.Bd4 Bxd4 17.Qxd4 Rxa2 18.h3 c5 19.Qg1
White soon found himself with all of his pieces on the back rank.
19...Ngf6 20.e5 Ne4-+
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 591
public poll
B: Be2 β 8
πππππππ 57%
@Toukennn, Jonas, Nikhil, Ramesh, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Rachel, Zhenrui
A: Qg4 β 6
πππππ 43%
@SteveWongso, Vincent, @MerissaWongso, Ω Ψ¬ΫΨ―, @Rouzbeh009, George
C: Qc2
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 14 people voted so far.
public poll
B: Be2 β 8
πππππππ 57%
@Toukennn, Jonas, Nikhil, Ramesh, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Rachel, Zhenrui
A: Qg4 β 6
πππππ 43%
@SteveWongso, Vincent, @MerissaWongso, Ω Ψ¬ΫΨ―, @Rouzbeh009, George
C: Qc2
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 14 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 592
public poll
B: Rfb8 β 11
πππππππ 79%
Jonas, Nikhil, Ramesh, @SteveWongso, @MerissaWongso, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Rachel, @Rouzbeh009, George, Zhenrui
A: Nh7 β 3
ππ 21%
@Toukennn, Vincent, Ω Ψ¬ΫΨ―
C: Nd7
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 14 people voted so far.
public poll
B: Rfb8 β 11
πππππππ 79%
Jonas, Nikhil, Ramesh, @SteveWongso, @MerissaWongso, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Rachel, @Rouzbeh009, George, Zhenrui
A: Nh7 β 3
ππ 21%
@Toukennn, Vincent, Ω Ψ¬ΫΨ―
C: Nd7
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 14 people voted so far.
Congratulations to Yu Yangyi on winning the Danzhou tournament by a full point after his rivals Duda & Bu Xiangzhi overpressed and lost in the last round!
https://bit.ly/2AyMrTC
https://bit.ly/2AyMrTC
Hein Donner v. Bent Larsen, from the Hoogovens tournament at Beverwijk, 17th January 1961.
@UnityChess
@UnityChess
In a rook and pawn ending, the rook must be used aggressively. It must either attack enemy pawns, or give active support to the advance of one of its own pawns to the queening square.
πΈ Siegbert Tarrasch
@UnityChess
πΈ Siegbert Tarrasch
@UnityChess
Amsterdam, 1965. In the 4th round of the IBM tournament (23rd July), the Yugoslav GM Bruno Parma faces the Dutch IM Kick Langeweg.
@UnityChess
@UnityChess
π #Mamedyarov_chess_quotes_003
πΉ Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
πΉ Azerbaijani Chess Grandmaster
@unitychess
πΉ Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
πΉ Azerbaijani Chess Grandmaster
@unitychess
π #about_Mamedyarov
πΉ Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
πΉ Azerbaijani Chess Grandmaster
π° Shakhriyar Hamid oglu Mamedyarov is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster. He is the No. 1 ranked Azerbaijani player and No. 3 ranked player in the world as of May 2018. Mamedyarov has competed in the Candidates Tournament in 2011, in 2014 and in 2018.
π Full name: ΕΙhriyar HΙmid oΔlu MΙmmΙdyarov
π Country: Azerbaijan
π Born: 12 April 1985 (age 33)
Sumgait, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
π Title: Grandmaster (2002)
π FIDE rating: 2801 (August 2018)
π Peak rating: 2814 (February 2018)
π Ranking: No. 3 (May 2018)
π Peak ranking: No. 2 (February 2018)
π° Chess story of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov:
Grandmaster (2002). U16 Champion of Azerbaijan (2000); U18 Champion of Azerbaijan (2000); European U18 Champion (2002); Champion of Azerbaijan (2001 & 2002); World U18 Champion (2003); World Junior Champion (2003 & 2005); Candidate (2011, 2014 & 2018).
π° Shakhriyar Hamid oglu Mamedyarov was born in Sumgayit, Azerbaijan and is one of Azerbaijan's all time great players following in the wake of Baku-born former World Champion Garry Kasparov.
He won his GM title directly by winning the World Junior Championship 2003, without winning any preliminary titles (ie FM and IM).
In 1997, Mamedyarov came second in Azerbaijan's U12 championship and continued his success in the junior nationals by coming first in 2000 in Azerbaijan's U16 and U18 championships. In 2001 he was runner up in the European U16 Championship with 7/9, half a point behind the winner Ernesto Inarkiev and in 2002, he came 2nd in the European Junior Championship with 7.5/11, a point behind the winner Zviad Izoria. Also in 2002 he set a record by winning the European under-18 Championship with 10 points out of 11. In 2003 he won both the under-18 World Championship (with 10/11 β 2 points clear of the field) and the World Junior Championship (2003). In 2005 he reclaimed his junior world title by winning the World Junior Championship (Boys) (2005) with 10.5/13 and raised his rating past the coveted 2700-mark in the process. This was the first time ever β and still the only time - that a contestant has reclaimed the World U-20 Championship title & the 3rd time (the previous being GM Roman Slobodjan of Germany & GM Pablo Zarnicki of Argentina) that a player has claimed this title in his home country (GM Pentala Harikrishna of India was the 4th of 5 players to win the World U-20 Championship title at home).
He won the Azerbaijan Championships of 2001 and 2002.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Mamedyarov (Recent game from Biel GM 2018) π
πΈ Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
πΈ Biel (2018), Biel SUI, rd 3, Jul-24
πΈ Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation (A04)
β¦οΈ Review and download annotated PGN fileπ
@unitychess
πΉ Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
πΉ Azerbaijani Chess Grandmaster
π° Shakhriyar Hamid oglu Mamedyarov is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster. He is the No. 1 ranked Azerbaijani player and No. 3 ranked player in the world as of May 2018. Mamedyarov has competed in the Candidates Tournament in 2011, in 2014 and in 2018.
π Full name: ΕΙhriyar HΙmid oΔlu MΙmmΙdyarov
π Country: Azerbaijan
π Born: 12 April 1985 (age 33)
Sumgait, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
π Title: Grandmaster (2002)
π FIDE rating: 2801 (August 2018)
π Peak rating: 2814 (February 2018)
π Ranking: No. 3 (May 2018)
π Peak ranking: No. 2 (February 2018)
π° Chess story of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov:
Grandmaster (2002). U16 Champion of Azerbaijan (2000); U18 Champion of Azerbaijan (2000); European U18 Champion (2002); Champion of Azerbaijan (2001 & 2002); World U18 Champion (2003); World Junior Champion (2003 & 2005); Candidate (2011, 2014 & 2018).
π° Shakhriyar Hamid oglu Mamedyarov was born in Sumgayit, Azerbaijan and is one of Azerbaijan's all time great players following in the wake of Baku-born former World Champion Garry Kasparov.
He won his GM title directly by winning the World Junior Championship 2003, without winning any preliminary titles (ie FM and IM).
In 1997, Mamedyarov came second in Azerbaijan's U12 championship and continued his success in the junior nationals by coming first in 2000 in Azerbaijan's U16 and U18 championships. In 2001 he was runner up in the European U16 Championship with 7/9, half a point behind the winner Ernesto Inarkiev and in 2002, he came 2nd in the European Junior Championship with 7.5/11, a point behind the winner Zviad Izoria. Also in 2002 he set a record by winning the European under-18 Championship with 10 points out of 11. In 2003 he won both the under-18 World Championship (with 10/11 β 2 points clear of the field) and the World Junior Championship (2003). In 2005 he reclaimed his junior world title by winning the World Junior Championship (Boys) (2005) with 10.5/13 and raised his rating past the coveted 2700-mark in the process. This was the first time ever β and still the only time - that a contestant has reclaimed the World U-20 Championship title & the 3rd time (the previous being GM Roman Slobodjan of Germany & GM Pablo Zarnicki of Argentina) that a player has claimed this title in his home country (GM Pentala Harikrishna of India was the 4th of 5 players to win the World U-20 Championship title at home).
He won the Azerbaijan Championships of 2001 and 2002.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Mamedyarov (Recent game from Biel GM 2018) π
πΈ Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
πΈ Biel (2018), Biel SUI, rd 3, Jul-24
πΈ Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation (A04)
β¦οΈ Review and download annotated PGN fileπ
@unitychess