Unity Chess Multiple Choice 597
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C: Bc1 β 13
πππππππ 87%
EspaΓ±a πͺπΈ, @Mohsenfaraz62, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @mhmdaqa, Jonas, @Afshin3333, Nikhil, Jayden, @SteveWongso, @RichardPeng, Ω Ψ¬ΫΨ―, Rachel, Sanjana
B: BΓc4 β 2
π 13%
George, Zhenrui
A: Rb1
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
public poll
C: Bc1 β 13
πππππππ 87%
EspaΓ±a πͺπΈ, @Mohsenfaraz62, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @mhmdaqa, Jonas, @Afshin3333, Nikhil, Jayden, @SteveWongso, @RichardPeng, Ω Ψ¬ΫΨ―, Rachel, Sanjana
B: BΓc4 β 2
π 13%
George, Zhenrui
A: Rb1
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 598
public poll
A: Kg6 β 6
πππππππ 50%
@Afshin3333, Nikhil, Jayden, @SteveWongso, @RichardPeng, Sanjana
B: Ne3 β 5
ππππππ 42%
EspaΓ±a πͺπΈ, Jonas, Rachel, George, Matthew
C: f4 β 1
π 8%
Ω Ψ¬ΫΨ―
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
public poll
A: Kg6 β 6
πππππππ 50%
@Afshin3333, Nikhil, Jayden, @SteveWongso, @RichardPeng, Sanjana
B: Ne3 β 5
ππππππ 42%
EspaΓ±a πͺπΈ, Jonas, Rachel, George, Matthew
C: f4 β 1
π 8%
Ω Ψ¬ΫΨ―
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
In a very tense match, 46-year-old British GM Michael Adams (2706) defeated GM Luke McShane (2669) to win his 6th British champion title.
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In the 1970s and 80s, Georgia's chessplayers dominated the women's game. In this photo from 1987 they are giving a simultaneous display in central Tbilisi.
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Viktor Korchnoi in play v. Tony Miles, in the 11th round of the 1978 Hoogovens tournament at Wijk aan Zee.
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The 1975 Women's World Championship, between Nona Gaprindashvili (right) and Nana Alexandria. The match took place in Pitsunda & Tbilisi. The defending champion, Gaprindashvili, won by the score of 8 wins to 3, with one draw.
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π’Nana Alexandria
π’Georgian chess Woman Grandmaster
π’ International Arbiter
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π’Nana Alexandria
π’Georgian chess Woman Grandmaster
π’ International Arbiter
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π’Nana Alexandria
π’Georgian chess Woman Grandmaster
π’ International Arbiter
π° Nana Alexandria is a Georgian chess Woman Grandmaster and International Arbiter. She was the challenger in two matches for the Women's World Chess Championship. She is the mother of the Georgian politician Giga Bokeria.
π»Full name: Nana Alexandria
π»Country: Soviet Union Georgia
π»Born: 13 October 1949 (age 68)
Poti, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
π»Title: Woman Grandmaster
π»FIDE rating: 2342 (May 2010)
π»Peak rating: 2415 (1988)
π°Alexandria was awarded the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1966 and the WGM title in 1976, she was USSR Women's Champion in 1966, 1968 (jointly) and 1969. Alexandria was the Women's World Championship Challenger in 1975 and 1981. In 1975 she lost to Nona Gaprindashvili (+3 =1 β8). In 1981 she drew with Maia Chiburdanidze (+4 =8 β4), with Chiburdanidze retaining her title as champion. Alexandria played for Soviet Union in the Chess Olympiads of 1969, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982 and 1986. She was one of the contributing players of the USSR team that dominated the women's Olympiads of the 1980s.
π°Alexandria is now an administrator to FIDE. She was the chairperson of the FIDE Women's Commission from 1986 to 2001.
π°Nana was a three-time Champion of Georgia, a three-time USSR Womenβs Champion, and the first placer in about 20 important international tournaments.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Nana Alexandriaπ
βͺοΈMaia Chiburdanidze vs Nana Alexandria
βͺοΈTbilisi WCH RUS (1981)
βͺοΈSicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Poisoned Pawn Accepted (B97)
β¦οΈ Review and download PGN fileπ
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π’Nana Alexandria
π’Georgian chess Woman Grandmaster
π’ International Arbiter
π° Nana Alexandria is a Georgian chess Woman Grandmaster and International Arbiter. She was the challenger in two matches for the Women's World Chess Championship. She is the mother of the Georgian politician Giga Bokeria.
π»Full name: Nana Alexandria
π»Country: Soviet Union Georgia
π»Born: 13 October 1949 (age 68)
Poti, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
π»Title: Woman Grandmaster
π»FIDE rating: 2342 (May 2010)
π»Peak rating: 2415 (1988)
π°Alexandria was awarded the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1966 and the WGM title in 1976, she was USSR Women's Champion in 1966, 1968 (jointly) and 1969. Alexandria was the Women's World Championship Challenger in 1975 and 1981. In 1975 she lost to Nona Gaprindashvili (+3 =1 β8). In 1981 she drew with Maia Chiburdanidze (+4 =8 β4), with Chiburdanidze retaining her title as champion. Alexandria played for Soviet Union in the Chess Olympiads of 1969, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982 and 1986. She was one of the contributing players of the USSR team that dominated the women's Olympiads of the 1980s.
π°Alexandria is now an administrator to FIDE. She was the chairperson of the FIDE Women's Commission from 1986 to 2001.
π°Nana was a three-time Champion of Georgia, a three-time USSR Womenβs Champion, and the first placer in about 20 important international tournaments.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Nana Alexandriaπ
βͺοΈMaia Chiburdanidze vs Nana Alexandria
βͺοΈTbilisi WCH RUS (1981)
βͺοΈSicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Poisoned Pawn Accepted (B97)
β¦οΈ Review and download PGN fileπ
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24. e5!?
Trying to open the light-squared bishop, gaining more space and fixing the weak pawn on f7.
24...Rb6 25. Rf2 Bg7 26. Qf1 Reb8 27. Re1 Rb2 28. h4 h6 29. h5 g5 30. Nxg5 Rxd2 31. Nxe6 Rxf2 32. Qxf2 Qxe6 33. Bd5 Qd7
(33... Qe8{and Black has nothing to worry.} 34. e6 f6)
34. e6 Qd6 35. exf7+ +-
Trying to open the light-squared bishop, gaining more space and fixing the weak pawn on f7.
24...Rb6 25. Rf2 Bg7 26. Qf1 Reb8 27. Re1 Rb2 28. h4 h6 29. h5 g5 30. Nxg5 Rxd2 31. Nxe6 Rxf2 32. Qxf2 Qxe6 33. Bd5 Qd7
(33... Qe8{and Black has nothing to worry.} 34. e6 f6)
34. e6 Qd6 35. exf7+ +-