Needing to win this game to clinch first place in the tournament I gave serious consideration to 17 Rad1, 17 Rfe1 and 17 f4. However, I'm very glad that in the end after much consideration I opted for (Ward):
17.Rae1! g5 18.Bg3 Nfd5 19.f4! gxf4 20.Bxf4 Nxf4 21.Qxf4 Ke8 22.Nxf7 Kd7 23.Ne5+
and Black resigned.
17.Rae1! g5 18.Bg3 Nfd5 19.f4! gxf4 20.Bxf4 Nxf4 21.Qxf4 Ke8 22.Nxf7 Kd7 23.Ne5+
and Black resigned.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 609
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A: d5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
España 🇪🇸, @mahyarebrahimi1983, Rachel, George, Zhenrui
C: Nd2 – 2
👍👍👍 25%
@MerissaWongso, @Sophia_Peng
B: Bd3 – 1
👍 13%
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A: d5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
España 🇪🇸, @mahyarebrahimi1983, Rachel, George, Zhenrui
C: Nd2 – 2
👍👍👍 25%
@MerissaWongso, @Sophia_Peng
B: Bd3 – 1
👍 13%
@RichardPeng
👥 8 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 610
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B: g5 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 60%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @MerissaWongso, @Fibonaccimathematician, Rachel, Michael, Zhenrui
A: Rdd8 – 3
👍👍👍👍 30%
España 🇪🇸, @RichardPeng, George
C: Ng6 – 1
👍 10%
@Sophia_Peng
👥 10 people voted so far.
public poll
B: g5 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 60%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @MerissaWongso, @Fibonaccimathematician, Rachel, Michael, Zhenrui
A: Rdd8 – 3
👍👍👍👍 30%
España 🇪🇸, @RichardPeng, George
C: Ng6 – 1
👍 10%
@Sophia_Peng
👥 10 people voted so far.
30 years ago - Moscow, 10th August 1988; Garry Kasparov won a celebrated game against Ilya Smirin on his way to sharing 1st-2nd place with Anatoly Karpov in the 55th USSR Championship.
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"Could we look into the head of a Chess player, we should see there a whole world of feelings, images, ideas, emotion and passion."
Beautiful quote from Alfred Binet, a French psychologist who invented the first practical IQ test.
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▪️ Today is Died-day of Wilhelm Steinitz
▪️ Austrian - American chess master
▪️ First World Chess Champion
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▪️ Austrian - American chess master
▪️ First World Chess Champion
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✅ #about_Steinitz
🔹Wilhelm Steinitz
🔹American-Austrian chess Master
🔰 Wilhelm Steinitz was an Austrian and later American chess master, and the first undisputed World Chess Champion, from 1886 to 1894. He was also a highly influential writer and chess theoretician.
🔘 Country: Kingdom of Bohemia (Austrian Empire)
United States
🔘 Born: May 17, 1836
Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia
🔘 Died: August 12, 1900 (aged 64)
🔘 New York City, New York, United States
🔘 World Champion: 1886–1894 (undisputed; with earlier dates debated)
🔰Steinitz learned to play chess from a schoolmate when he was about 12 years old. In 1858 he entered the Polytechnic Institute in Vienna, but he soon dropped out of school and occupied himself with chess full-time. In 1862 he represented Austria in his first national tournament. Later that year he moved to England, and in 1883 he moved to the United States, where he was finally defeated by Lasker.
🔰 As Steinitz There are two types of advantages at chess: permanent and temporary 👇
▪️The permanent advantages are:
🔻 Material advantage
🔻 Weak squares
🔻 Passed pawn
🔻 Weak pawns
🔻 Open diagonal/file
🔻 Bishop pair
▪️The temporary advantages are:
🔻Development
🔻 Position of pieces
🔻 Center
🔻 Space
🔹When you possess a permanent advantage you need to take your time, do not rush and with a careful play you will ultimately win the game.
🔹When you have a temporary advantage you need to attack as soon as possible, since there is a possibility for your opponent to recover if you don’t act quickly enough.
♦️ A memorable and brilliancy chess game by Steinitz which named "Augustus, seize her!" in chessgames.com site!! 👇
🔸Wilhelm Steinitz vs Augustus Mongredien
🔸London (1862)
🔸Scandinavian Defense: Ilundain Variation (B01)
♦️Review and download annotated PGN file👇
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🔹Wilhelm Steinitz
🔹American-Austrian chess Master
🔰 Wilhelm Steinitz was an Austrian and later American chess master, and the first undisputed World Chess Champion, from 1886 to 1894. He was also a highly influential writer and chess theoretician.
🔘 Country: Kingdom of Bohemia (Austrian Empire)
United States
🔘 Born: May 17, 1836
Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia
🔘 Died: August 12, 1900 (aged 64)
🔘 New York City, New York, United States
🔘 World Champion: 1886–1894 (undisputed; with earlier dates debated)
🔰Steinitz learned to play chess from a schoolmate when he was about 12 years old. In 1858 he entered the Polytechnic Institute in Vienna, but he soon dropped out of school and occupied himself with chess full-time. In 1862 he represented Austria in his first national tournament. Later that year he moved to England, and in 1883 he moved to the United States, where he was finally defeated by Lasker.
🔰 As Steinitz There are two types of advantages at chess: permanent and temporary 👇
▪️The permanent advantages are:
🔻 Material advantage
🔻 Weak squares
🔻 Passed pawn
🔻 Weak pawns
🔻 Open diagonal/file
🔻 Bishop pair
▪️The temporary advantages are:
🔻Development
🔻 Position of pieces
🔻 Center
🔻 Space
🔹When you possess a permanent advantage you need to take your time, do not rush and with a careful play you will ultimately win the game.
🔹When you have a temporary advantage you need to attack as soon as possible, since there is a possibility for your opponent to recover if you don’t act quickly enough.
♦️ A memorable and brilliancy chess game by Steinitz which named "Augustus, seize her!" in chessgames.com site!! 👇
🔸Wilhelm Steinitz vs Augustus Mongredien
🔸London (1862)
🔸Scandinavian Defense: Ilundain Variation (B01)
♦️Review and download annotated PGN file👇
@unitychess
@Steinitz-Mongredien 1862.pgn
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▪️Wilhelm Steinitz - Augustus Mongredien, London (1862)
▪️PGN format
▪️Annotated by chess.com
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▪️PGN format
▪️Annotated by chess.com
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42. d7!
A well-calculated move by 17-year-old Indian FM. He managed to beat the tournament top-seed.
42...Rd8 43. Qa5 Rfxd7 44. Qxh5 Nxe4 45. Qh8+ Kf7 46. g8=Q+ Rxg8 47.Qh7+ Ke8 48. Qxg8+ Ke7 49. Qh7+ Ke8 50. Qg8+ Ke7 51. Qh7+ Ke8 52. Qg6+ Ke7 53.Be3 Qd5 54. Bg2 Qd1+ 55. Kh2 Nd2 56. Bc5+ Kd8 57. Qxe6 Kc8 58. Bxb7+ Kb8 59.Qe8+ 1-0
A well-calculated move by 17-year-old Indian FM. He managed to beat the tournament top-seed.
42...Rd8 43. Qa5 Rfxd7 44. Qxh5 Nxe4 45. Qh8+ Kf7 46. g8=Q+ Rxg8 47.Qh7+ Ke8 48. Qxg8+ Ke7 49. Qh7+ Ke8 50. Qg8+ Ke7 51. Qh7+ Ke8 52. Qg6+ Ke7 53.Be3 Qd5 54. Bg2 Qd1+ 55. Kh2 Nd2 56. Bc5+ Kd8 57. Qxe6 Kc8 58. Bxb7+ Kb8 59.Qe8+ 1-0