69.Ke4?
[69.e4! Rb5 (69...Ra2 70.Rb6 Rc2 71.Rb5 Kg6 (71...Ke6 72.Rb7+–) 72.Rxe5 Kh5 73.Re7 g6 74.Ke3 Kxg5 75.Rf7+–) 70.g6+ Ke7 71.Kg4 Rb2 72.Rc7+ Kf8 73.f3 Rb6 74.Rf7+ Kg8 75.Kf5 Ra6 76.Kg5 Rb6 77.Re7+–; 69.Rc5!+–; 69.Kg3 g6 70.Rf6+ Kg7 71.Re6 Rb5 72.Kf3 e4+ 73.Kxe4 Rxg5 74.f4 Rb5 75.Rc6±]
69...Rxf2 70.g6+ Ke7 71.Kxe5 Rg2 72.e4 Rg5+ 73.Kf4 Ra5 74.Ke3 Ra4 75.Rb6 Rc4 76.Ra6 Rb4 77.Kd3 Rb1 78.Kd4 Rb4+ 79.Ke5 Rb5+ 80.Kf4 Rc5 81.e5 Rc1 82.Ra7+ Ke6 83.Rxg7 Rf1+ 84.Kg3 Rg1+ 85.Kf2 Rg5 86.Ra7 Rxg6 87.Ra6+ Kf5 88.Rxg6 Kxg6 89.Ke3 Kf5 90.Kd4 Ke6 91.Ke4 Ke7 ½–½
[69.e4! Rb5 (69...Ra2 70.Rb6 Rc2 71.Rb5 Kg6 (71...Ke6 72.Rb7+–) 72.Rxe5 Kh5 73.Re7 g6 74.Ke3 Kxg5 75.Rf7+–) 70.g6+ Ke7 71.Kg4 Rb2 72.Rc7+ Kf8 73.f3 Rb6 74.Rf7+ Kg8 75.Kf5 Ra6 76.Kg5 Rb6 77.Re7+–; 69.Rc5!+–; 69.Kg3 g6 70.Rf6+ Kg7 71.Re6 Rb5 72.Kf3 e4+ 73.Kxe4 Rxg5 74.f4 Rb5 75.Rc6±]
69...Rxf2 70.g6+ Ke7 71.Kxe5 Rg2 72.e4 Rg5+ 73.Kf4 Ra5 74.Ke3 Ra4 75.Rb6 Rc4 76.Ra6 Rb4 77.Kd3 Rb1 78.Kd4 Rb4+ 79.Ke5 Rb5+ 80.Kf4 Rc5 81.e5 Rc1 82.Ra7+ Ke6 83.Rxg7 Rf1+ 84.Kg3 Rg1+ 85.Kf2 Rg5 86.Ra7 Rxg6 87.Ra6+ Kf5 88.Rxg6 Kxg6 89.Ke3 Kf5 90.Kd4 Ke6 91.Ke4 Ke7 ½–½
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 2
public poll
B: Qe2 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 65%
Gavin, Nikhil, Jayden, Vincent, @MaziarBagher, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Rachel, Zhenrui, Alan, Sanjana
A: Nf3 – 6
👍👍👍👍 35%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @soheil_hooshdaran, @Afshin3333, @SteveWongso, Evan, Diego
C: Ree3
▫️ 0%
👥 17 people voted so far.
public poll
B: Qe2 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 65%
Gavin, Nikhil, Jayden, Vincent, @MaziarBagher, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Rachel, Zhenrui, Alan, Sanjana
A: Nf3 – 6
👍👍👍👍 35%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @soheil_hooshdaran, @Afshin3333, @SteveWongso, Evan, Diego
C: Ree3
▫️ 0%
👥 17 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 2
public poll
B: Na1 – 13
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 62%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Gavin, @Afshin3333, Nikhil, Jayden, @SteveWongso, Vincent, Evan, @EZCHESS, Yiyi, Diego, Rachel, Sanjana
A: Nc1 – 4
👍👍 19%
@Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Zhenrui, Alan
C: Kd3 – 4
👍👍 19%
@soheil_hooshdaran, milad, Dariush, @MaziarBagher
👥 21 people voted so far.
public poll
B: Na1 – 13
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 62%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Gavin, @Afshin3333, Nikhil, Jayden, @SteveWongso, Vincent, Evan, @EZCHESS, Yiyi, Diego, Rachel, Sanjana
A: Nc1 – 4
👍👍 19%
@Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Zhenrui, Alan
C: Kd3 – 4
👍👍 19%
@soheil_hooshdaran, milad, Dariush, @MaziarBagher
👥 21 people voted so far.
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✴️ Paul Keres
Estonian chess grandmaster
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Estonian chess grandmaster
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✴️ Paul Keres
Estonian chess grandmaster
🔰 Paul Keres was an Estonian chess grandmaster and chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s. Keres narrowly missed a chance at a world championship match on five occasions.
🔘Full name: Paul Keres
🔘Country: Estonia
🔺Soviet Union
🔘Born: January 7, 1916
🔺Narva, Russian Empire
🔘Died: June 5, 1975 (aged 59)
🔺Helsinki, Finland
🔘Title Grandmaster
🔘Peak rating: 2615 (July 1971)
🔰 Paul Keres achieved a very good result at the age of 17 in a Master tournament at Tallinn 1933 with 5/7 (+5−2=0), tied 3rd–4th, half a point behind joint winners Paul Felix Schmidt and V. Kappe. Keres became champion of Estonia for the first time in 1935. He tied for first (+5−2=1) with Gunnar Friedemann in the tournament, then defeated him (+2−1=0) in the playoff match. In April 1935, Keres defeated Feliks Kibbermann, one of Tartu's leading masters, in a training match, by (+3−1=0).[6]
He played on top board for Estonia in the 6th Chess Olympiad at Warsaw 1935, and was regarded as the new star, admired for his dashing style. His success there gave him the confidence to venture onto the international circuit.
♦️ A memorable game by Keress which known "Keres Seen" in chessgames.com site!👇🏼
🔸Paul Keres vs Efim Geller
🔸 Keres - Geller 2nd place Candidates Playoff (1962), Moscow URS, rd 8, Aug-25
🔸 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Pillsbury Variation (D41)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
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✴️ Paul Keres
Estonian chess grandmaster
🔰 Paul Keres was an Estonian chess grandmaster and chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s. Keres narrowly missed a chance at a world championship match on five occasions.
🔘Full name: Paul Keres
🔘Country: Estonia
🔺Soviet Union
🔘Born: January 7, 1916
🔺Narva, Russian Empire
🔘Died: June 5, 1975 (aged 59)
🔺Helsinki, Finland
🔘Title Grandmaster
🔘Peak rating: 2615 (July 1971)
🔰 Paul Keres achieved a very good result at the age of 17 in a Master tournament at Tallinn 1933 with 5/7 (+5−2=0), tied 3rd–4th, half a point behind joint winners Paul Felix Schmidt and V. Kappe. Keres became champion of Estonia for the first time in 1935. He tied for first (+5−2=1) with Gunnar Friedemann in the tournament, then defeated him (+2−1=0) in the playoff match. In April 1935, Keres defeated Feliks Kibbermann, one of Tartu's leading masters, in a training match, by (+3−1=0).[6]
He played on top board for Estonia in the 6th Chess Olympiad at Warsaw 1935, and was regarded as the new star, admired for his dashing style. His success there gave him the confidence to venture onto the international circuit.
♦️ A memorable game by Keress which known "Keres Seen" in chessgames.com site!👇🏼
🔸Paul Keres vs Efim Geller
🔸 Keres - Geller 2nd place Candidates Playoff (1962), Moscow URS, rd 8, Aug-25
🔸 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Pillsbury Variation (D41)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
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7...Ne4!?
An interesting pawn sacrifice that was played by Etienne Bacrot in May 2018.
8.e3
If White accepted the pawn sacrifice, A possible continuation would be:
8.Nxe4 dxe4 9.Qxe4 Qb6
A)10.Bd6 Be6 11. Bxe7 Qxb2
B)10.O-O-O Be6
C)10.Qc2 Qxd4
D)10.b3 Na6 11.Nf3 Be6
8...Qa5 9.a3 Bf5 10.Bd3 Na6 11.Ra2 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bxd3 13.Qxd3
O-O =
An interesting pawn sacrifice that was played by Etienne Bacrot in May 2018.
8.e3
If White accepted the pawn sacrifice, A possible continuation would be:
8.Nxe4 dxe4 9.Qxe4 Qb6
A)10.Bd6 Be6 11. Bxe7 Qxb2
B)10.O-O-O Be6
C)10.Qc2 Qxd4
D)10.b3 Na6 11.Nf3 Be6
8...Qa5 9.a3 Bf5 10.Bd3 Na6 11.Ra2 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bxd3 13.Qxd3
O-O =
22.Nf3!
This move is in the spirit of the position. The knight is heading for the central e5-square and after transferring the queen to the kingside, the attack along the h-file will be decisive. Coordination and harmony of White's pieces create a symphony.
22.Qe2 Nf5 23.Nf3 Nh6 24.Ne5 Nd7 25.f4 Nxe5 26.fxe5 Qd8+/=
22.Ree3 This move is not dangerous for Black and achieves nothing. 22...b5 23.Nf3 Qb6 24.Re1 bxa4 Black has a comfortable position.
22...b5 23.Ne5 Kf8
23...Qb6 24.axb5 axb5 25.Qd2 b4 26.Qf4 bxc3 27.Qh4 Nh5 28.Qxe7 Rc7 29.Qg5 cxb2 30.g4 Qb4 31.Kf1+-
23...Rab8?? 24.Rh8+ Kxh8 25.Nxf7+ Kg8 26.Nxd6+-
24.Qf3 Neg8 25.g4 g5 26.Rh8 Ke7 27.Rh7! Nh6
27...Kf8 28.h4+-
27...Nxh7 28.Qxf7+ Kd8 29.Qxg8+ Kc7 30.Qxg7+ Kb8 31.Nd7+ Ka7 32.Rxe6 Kc7 33.axb5 axb5 34.Bxb5+-
28.Rxg7 Rg8 29.Ng6+ Ke8 30.Qxf6 Rxg7 31.Qxg7+-
This move is in the spirit of the position. The knight is heading for the central e5-square and after transferring the queen to the kingside, the attack along the h-file will be decisive. Coordination and harmony of White's pieces create a symphony.
22.Qe2 Nf5 23.Nf3 Nh6 24.Ne5 Nd7 25.f4 Nxe5 26.fxe5 Qd8+/=
22.Ree3 This move is not dangerous for Black and achieves nothing. 22...b5 23.Nf3 Qb6 24.Re1 bxa4 Black has a comfortable position.
22...b5 23.Ne5 Kf8
23...Qb6 24.axb5 axb5 25.Qd2 b4 26.Qf4 bxc3 27.Qh4 Nh5 28.Qxe7 Rc7 29.Qg5 cxb2 30.g4 Qb4 31.Kf1+-
23...Rab8?? 24.Rh8+ Kxh8 25.Nxf7+ Kg8 26.Nxd6+-
24.Qf3 Neg8 25.g4 g5 26.Rh8 Ke7 27.Rh7! Nh6
27...Kf8 28.h4+-
27...Nxh7 28.Qxf7+ Kd8 29.Qxg8+ Kc7 30.Qxg7+ Kb8 31.Nd7+ Ka7 32.Rxe6 Kc7 33.axb5 axb5 34.Bxb5+-
28.Rxg7 Rg8 29.Ng6+ Ke8 30.Qxf6 Rxg7 31.Qxg7+-
49.Na1?
[49.Kd3! a5 50.Nd2 a4 51.Nb1 Kc5 52.Na3 Bg3 53.Nc2 Bh4³; 49.Nc1?? Be3+ 50.Kd1 Bxc1 51.Kxc1 Kc4 52.Kd2 a5 53.Kc2 e4–+]
49...e4! 50.Nc2 Bc5 51.Na1 a5 52.Nb3 a4 53.Na1 Be3+ 54.Ke2 Kc4 55.fxe4 fxe4 56.Nc2 Bc5 57.Kd2 f3 0–1
[49.Kd3! a5 50.Nd2 a4 51.Nb1 Kc5 52.Na3 Bg3 53.Nc2 Bh4³; 49.Nc1?? Be3+ 50.Kd1 Bxc1 51.Kxc1 Kc4 52.Kd2 a5 53.Kc2 e4–+]
49...e4! 50.Nc2 Bc5 51.Na1 a5 52.Nb3 a4 53.Na1 Be3+ 54.Ke2 Kc4 55.fxe4 fxe4 56.Nc2 Bc5 57.Kd2 f3 0–1