🔸Abu Dhabi Masters 2018
🔸Round 7
⚪️Firouzja,Alireza (2561)
⚫️Gukesh,D (2440)
🔸1-0

39... Ra7?
39... Bxh3!!
A very strong move to gain the initiative.
40. gxh3 Rg6+ 41. Kf1 Ra1+ 42. Ke2 Ra2+ 43. Ke3 Ra3+ and now:
A) 44. Kf4 Rc3
A1) 45. Qb8 Rf6+ 46.Kg5 Rg6+ 47. Kh5 Rc8 48. Qe5 Rf8 =
A2) 45. Qh8 45... Rg8 46. Qh6 Rg6 =
A3) 45. Nf5 Rf3#
A4) 45. f3 exf3 46. Nxf3 Rc7 -/+
B) 44. Kd2 Ra2+ 45. Kc3 Rxf2=
40. Qb8 Ra1+ 41. Kh2 Nc6 42. Qf8 Nxd4 43. Qxh6 +-

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

27...Bc8!
All of Black's attacking moves in this game have a very modest appearance. Black creates a threat to the h2-pawn after 28...Bb7.
Worse was 27...Rxb2 28.Bb3 and 29.Na4.
28.Rcd1 f5!
The move 28...f5! makes use of the rook on h6 for defense as well as attack. It also has the added benefit that Black's dark-squared bishop comes to life.
29.Rhe1
Still trying to fight for the initiative.
29...Bd7!
After this move, which simultaneously attacks and defends, White's position suddenly falls to pieces.
30.Bxd7 Kxd7

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

19.Bc1!
A strong retreat.
19...Nd7 20.Re1
A prophylactic move against ...f7-f6.
In the case of 20.a4, the move 20...f6 would be a reasonable continuation because it would release the pressure on the kingside and activate Black's pieces.
20...Rac8 21.a4 Qd8
Black is still dreaming about creating pressure on White's pawns with ...Qc7.
More reasonable was 21...Nc5 22.Nd4 Na5! and Black can defend.
22.Nd4 Nc5 23.Qg3

⚪️#623 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Gulko,B
🔸Seirawan,Y
🔸US Championship, Salt Lake City, 1999

Unity Chess Multiple Choice 623
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C: h4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
Vincent, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Rachel, George, Zhenrui, Sanjana, @Raymond666

A: Bh3 – 3
👍👍👍 25%
Morteza, @soheil_hooshdaran, @Afshin3333

B: Ra2 – 1
👍 8%
@MerissaWongso

👥 12 people voted so far.

⚪️#624 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Gulko,B
🔸Beliavsky,A
🔸Groningen, 1993

Unity Chess Multiple Choice 624
public poll

B: Re1 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 61%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @Afshin3333, Evan, Venkat, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, George, Zhenrui, Sanjana, Raymond

A: a4 – 4
👍👍👍 22%
Esmaeil, España 🇪🇸, Vincent, @TweLz

C: Rb4 – 3
👍👍 17%
@hoseini139562, @MerissaWongso, Rachel

👥 18 people voted so far.

Mamedyarov, Aronian Lead After Sinquefield Cup Opener

https://bit.ly/2Mwipoz

Rd 1 at Sinquefield Cup: Mamedyarov beat So (R+2P vs R+ 2P endgame), Aronian beat Karjakin (B+3P vs B+P ending), Vachier-Lagrave and Carlsen drew (37 moves with perpetual check), Caruana and Grischuk drew (67 moves with perpetual check), Nakamura and Anand drew (Q+5P vs Q+5P).

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

🔹 6th Sinquefield Cup 2018
🔹 PGN format

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✅ Chess History - Tournaments
🔸 London 1922

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✅ Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Santa Monica 1966

🔹During the 19th century, London had been the setting for some great tournaments. The first international tourney in 1851, the first double round robin tourney in 1862, the contest of 1883 and Lasker's triumph of 1899.

In December 1921 the British Chess Federation decided to hold an international tournament of sixteen players as the main event of its 1922 congress. Invitations were sent to:
🔻Capablanca,
🔻Alekhine,
🔻Rubinstein,
🔻Bogoljubov,
🔻Reti,
🔻Tartakover,
🔻Vidmar,
🔻Euwe,
🔻Borislav Kostic
🔻Frank James Marshall

but the last two had problems with their travelling expenses and were unable to accept.
In addition the current British Champion and the Champions of Australia and Canada were also invited.

🔹Held in the Central Hall Westminster, London the tournament ran from July 31 to August 19, 1922. Many games played in this tourney would later grace the best games collections of a number of players.

♦️Tournament allocation of prizes:👇
▪️1st Capablanca 250 Pounds Sterling
▪️2nd Alekhine 150 Pounds Sterling
▪️3rd Vidmar 100 Pounds Sterling
▪️4th Rubinstein 70 Pounds Sterling
▪️5th Bogoljubov 40 Pounds Sterling
▪️6th= Reti & Tartakover 30 Pounds Sterling
▪️7th= Reti & Tartakover 25 Pounds Sterling
▪️8th= Maroczy & Yates 20 Pounds Sterling

🔲 The main source for this super master tournamenr is The Book of the "London International Chess Congress 1922" edited by William Henry Watts.

✔️ The final standings and crosstable was as above👆
✔️ Download "London 1922 Games Database" by PGN format👇

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✔️ London 1922 Games Database
✔️ PGN format
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