17... g6?
A miscalculation. He should have played 17... Rf7! -+
A)18. Nxg7 Ne4 19. Qf3 Nd6 20. Bxf7+ Kxg7 21.Bd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Qxc3 23.Bh6+ Kxh6 24. Qe6+ Kg7 25. Qxe7+ Nf7 -+
B)18. Ng5 Bd5 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21.Qf3+ Nf6 -+
18. Nxf8+ Kxf8 19. Bh6+ Ke8 20. Re1 Qb8 21.Bf4 +-

🔸Abu Dhabi Masters 2018
🔸Round 6
⚪️Le,Quang Liem (2727)
⚫️Fier,Alexandr (2561)
🔸1-0

28... Bxc3??
This move leads to loss of material and the game.
28... Nd7 29. c5 Rd8=
29. bxc5 Be5 30. f4 Bg7 31. cxd6 Rxd6
32. Bc5 Rxd1 33. Bxf8 Rd2+ 34. Kh3 Bxf8 35. c5 Rdd8 36. Qb6 Rdc8 37. Qa7 Bg7
38. c6 bxc6 39. Rxc6 Rd8 40. Qxa6 1-0

🔸Abu Dhabi Masters 2018
🔸Round 6
⚪️Maghsoodloo,Parham (2636)
⚫️Vishnu,Prasanna. V (2517)
🔸1-0

48... Qg5??
The Indian Grandmaster made a blunder.
48... Nge5=
49. Nh3 Qe5 50. f4 1-0

🔸Abu Dhabi Masters 2018
🔸Round 7
⚪️Salem,A.R. Saleh (2636)
⚫️Le,Quang Liem (2727)
🔸1-0

26. Nxh7!!
A stunning combination by Salem Saleh.
26...Nxh7 27. Rxh7! Kxh7 28. Be5 Bd2 29. Qf6 Rg8 30. Qh4+ Bh6 31. Qxe7 Rf8 32. dxe6 Qd8 33. Qxd8 Rxd8 34. e7 Re8 35. Bf6 1-0

⚫️#619 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Taimanov,M
🔸Gulko,B
🔸USSR Championship, Moscow, 1976

19...h6!
Before starting the minority attack on the queenside, Black neutralize the threat of h4-h5.
20.Re4?!
20.Qd3 was better though after 20...Qf5 Black has a good position.
20... b5! 21.Ree1
21.Qd3 is met by 21...Qf5 and his position is awkward because of the unfortunate position of the rook on e4.
21...Qf5 22.Qe2 Nf6 23.Nd2 Qc2!=/+

⚪️#620 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Gulko,B
🔸Ponomariov,R
🔸Pamplona, 1996

20.g4! fxg4 21.hxg4 Bg6 22.Qc3!
White found the weakness in Black's camp.
22...Rxd1
After 22...e4 White would play 23 Nh4 and Black cannot take because of mate on g7. His position would simply be losing.
23.Rxd1 Bb8 24.Qd2 Bc7 25.Qg5!+/-

⚫️#621 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Suetin,A
🔸Gulko,B
🔸Moscow, 1972

Unity Chess Multiple Choice 621
public poll

B: Rb4 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
@payam6661, @Sophia_Peng, @AryanLeekha, Rachel, Zhenrui

A: Rh8 – 2
👍👍👍 25%
@RichardPeng, George

C: Bc8 – 1
👍 13%
@YaminiG

👥 8 people voted so far.

⚪️#622 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Gulko,B
🔸Panno,O
🔸Vina del Mar, 1988

Unity Chess Multiple Choice 622
public poll

B: Bc1 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
@payam6661, @Sophia_Peng, @AryanLeekha, Rachel

C: B×c4 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
@YaminiG, @RichardPeng, George, Zhenrui

A: a4
▫️ 0%

👥 8 people voted so far.

Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana Sign Championship Match Contracts.

http://fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/11104-magnus-carlsen-and-fabiano-caruana-sign-championship-match-contracts.html

Magnus Carlsen is back for Round 1 of the #SinquefieldCup that starts today, and there was some fighting talk on the eve of battle!

https://bit.ly/2OLQuyl

The Sinquefield Cup sees Magnus Carlsen and 9 more of the world's best players compete in the Saint Louis Chess Club from 18-27 August 2018. The event is the last leg of the 2018 Grand Chess Tour before the final in London, with Carlsen joining the tour regulars as a wild card. In addition to tour points the prize fund is $300,000, with $75,000 for 1st place.

Players receive 100 minutes for 40 moves then 60 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second delay from move 1. A tie for first place will be decided in a 2-game rapid mini-match (10 min + 5 sec delay), only between the top two, and if necessary an Armageddon game (5 vs. 4) on 28 August at 13:00 local time. Official website:

♦️ Grand Chess Tour:
https://grandchesstour.org/2018-grand-chess-tour/2018-sinquefield-cup

♦️ chess24:
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/grand-chess-tour-sinquefield-cup-2018#live