40.Ra8
Parham uses a series of exchanges to put his opponent, Awonder Liang in zugzwang.
Awonder Liang is an American chess prodigy and Grandmaster. He is the second-youngest American to qualify for the Grandmaster title (after Samuel Sevian), and thirteenth-youngest in history.
40...Qc7 41.Rxd8! Qxd8 42.Ra8 Qd7 43.Ba3 Re8 44.Rxe8! Qxe8 45.Qc6! Qd8 46.Bd6 Kg7 47.Kg2 h5 48.Kh3 Kg8 49.Kg2! Kg7 50.Kf3! Kg8 51.Ke4 Kg7 52.Kd5 Kg8 53.Qb7 1-0
Parham uses a series of exchanges to put his opponent, Awonder Liang in zugzwang.
Awonder Liang is an American chess prodigy and Grandmaster. He is the second-youngest American to qualify for the Grandmaster title (after Samuel Sevian), and thirteenth-youngest in history.
40...Qc7 41.Rxd8! Qxd8 42.Ra8 Qd7 43.Ba3 Re8 44.Rxe8! Qxe8 45.Qc6! Qd8 46.Bd6 Kg7 47.Kg2 h5 48.Kh3 Kg8 49.Kg2! Kg7 50.Kf3! Kg8 51.Ke4 Kg7 52.Kd5 Kg8 53.Qb7 1-0
28...Nc4+??
A miscalculation.
Petrosyan should have played 28...a4! to obtain at least an equal game:
29.Rxh6 axb3 30.Rxh7 Nc4+ 31.Kxb3 Nd2+ 32.Qxd2 Qxd2 33.Rxd2 Kxh7 34.c3 f6.
29.bxc4 Rxc4 30.Qd2 Rb4+ 31.Ka2 Ra4+ 32.Kb2 Rb4+ 33.Ka2 Ra4+ 34.Kb3 Rb4+ 35.Ka3 Qxf3+ 36.c3 Rb1 37.Ka2 Qf1 38.Rh1 Qxh1 39.Rxh1 Rxh1 40.Nxd6 Rd8 41.Qf4 Rd7 42Qe5 1-0
A miscalculation.
Petrosyan should have played 28...a4! to obtain at least an equal game:
29.Rxh6 axb3 30.Rxh7 Nc4+ 31.Kxb3 Nd2+ 32.Qxd2 Qxd2 33.Rxd2 Kxh7 34.c3 f6.
29.bxc4 Rxc4 30.Qd2 Rb4+ 31.Ka2 Ra4+ 32.Kb2 Rb4+ 33.Ka2 Ra4+ 34.Kb3 Rb4+ 35.Ka3 Qxf3+ 36.c3 Rb1 37.Ka2 Qf1 38.Rh1 Qxh1 39.Rxh1 Rxh1 40.Nxd6 Rd8 41.Qf4 Rd7 42Qe5 1-0
The 5|1 segment is over in their #speedchess match and Aronian is leading 4.5-3.5 vs Anish Giri!
1.e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nf6 3. Nbc3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. Ne4 Qd7 8.O-O e6 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nxf6+ gxf6 11. d4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Nc6 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 O-O-O 15. Nc3 Nb4 16. Qh5 Bd6 17. Rd1 Be5 18. a3 Nc2 19.Ra2 Nd4 20.Bh6
20.b4!
A multi-purpose move: 1- opening a file on the enemy king. 2- activating his rooks. 3- weakening the opponent's knight position.
20...Kb7 21.f4 Bc7 22. Be3 Qf5 23. Qxf5 Nxf5 24. Bf2 cxb4 25. axb4 Rhe8 26. Kf3 Nd6 27. Bd4+/=
20. f4! A proper move that forces the bishop to retreat. 20...Bd6 21. Be3 Qf5 22. Qxf5+ Nxf5 23. Bf2 Kb7 24. Kf3 Be7 25. b3 Nd6 26. Re1 Rhe8 27.Rae2+/=
20. Be3!? Qf5 21. Qxf5+ Nxf5 22. Ne4 Rd7 = Black does not seem to be facing some serious problems.
20... Nf5 21. Raa1 Nxh6 22. Qxh6 Qf5 23. Rac1 Kb8 24. Qh3 Qg6 25. Qh4 h5 26. b4 cxb4 27. axb4 Qg4 28.Qxg4 hxg4 29. Ne2 Kb7 30. Rc4 f5 31. b5 Rd7 32. Nf4 Rhd8 33. Re1 f6 34. Ne6 Rh8 35. Rd1 Rdh7 36. Rh1 Rd7 37.Rd1 Rdh7 38. Rh1 Rd7
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20.b4!
A multi-purpose move: 1- opening a file on the enemy king. 2- activating his rooks. 3- weakening the opponent's knight position.
20...Kb7 21.f4 Bc7 22. Be3 Qf5 23. Qxf5 Nxf5 24. Bf2 cxb4 25. axb4 Rhe8 26. Kf3 Nd6 27. Bd4+/=
20. f4! A proper move that forces the bishop to retreat. 20...Bd6 21. Be3 Qf5 22. Qxf5+ Nxf5 23. Bf2 Kb7 24. Kf3 Be7 25. b3 Nd6 26. Re1 Rhe8 27.Rae2+/=
20. Be3!? Qf5 21. Qxf5+ Nxf5 22. Ne4 Rd7 = Black does not seem to be facing some serious problems.
20... Nf5 21. Raa1 Nxh6 22. Qxh6 Qf5 23. Rac1 Kb8 24. Qh3 Qg6 25. Qh4 h5 26. b4 cxb4 27. axb4 Qg4 28.Qxg4 hxg4 29. Ne2 Kb7 30. Rc4 f5 31. b5 Rd7 32. Nf4 Rhd8 33. Re1 f6 34. Ne6 Rh8 35. Rd1 Rdh7 36. Rh1 Rd7 37.Rd1 Rdh7 38. Rh1 Rd7
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41...Nb5?? [Black is aiming to attack the opponent's queenside pawn instead of defending his own kingside pawns. But the game will demonstrate that the White's threats are more dangerous.]
[41...Kf7!= Black should hold his own. 42.Ng4 Kg8 43.Nf6+ Kh8 44.Nd7 Kg8 45.Nc5 Kf7 46.Nb7 Nc6 47.Nc5=; 41...Nc6?? 42.Ng4 Nd8 43.Nf6 Nf7 44.Nxh7 Nh8 (44...Ke8 45.Nf6+ Kf8 46.Kf4+–; 44...Kd8 45.Nf8+–) ; 41...Kf8=]
42.Ng4 Nc3 43.Nf6 Kf7 44.Nxh7 Nxa2 45.Kd2!? [45.Nf6 Nc1 46.Nxd5! Nxb3 (46...exd5 47.h7 Kg7 48.e6+–) 47.Nf4 a4 48.d5 exd5 49.e6++–]
45...Kg8 46.Nf6+ Kh8 47.Nd7 Nc3 48.Nc5 Kg8 49.Nxe6 Ne4+ 50.Kd3 Nf2+ 51.Ke2 Ne4 52.Ke3 Kh8 [52...a4 53.bxa4 b3 54.Kd3]
53.Nf8 [53.Nc5 Nxg5 54.Kf4 Nf7 55.e6 g5+ 56.Kf3 Nd6 57.Kg4 Kh7 58.Kxg5+–]
53...Nxg5 54.Nxg6+ Kh7 55.Nf4 Kxh6 56.Nxd5 Kg6 57.Ne7+ [57.Ne7+ Kf7 58.Nc6+–] 1–0
[41...Kf7!= Black should hold his own. 42.Ng4 Kg8 43.Nf6+ Kh8 44.Nd7 Kg8 45.Nc5 Kf7 46.Nb7 Nc6 47.Nc5=; 41...Nc6?? 42.Ng4 Nd8 43.Nf6 Nf7 44.Nxh7 Nh8 (44...Ke8 45.Nf6+ Kf8 46.Kf4+–; 44...Kd8 45.Nf8+–) ; 41...Kf8=]
42.Ng4 Nc3 43.Nf6 Kf7 44.Nxh7 Nxa2 45.Kd2!? [45.Nf6 Nc1 46.Nxd5! Nxb3 (46...exd5 47.h7 Kg7 48.e6+–) 47.Nf4 a4 48.d5 exd5 49.e6++–]
45...Kg8 46.Nf6+ Kh8 47.Nd7 Nc3 48.Nc5 Kg8 49.Nxe6 Ne4+ 50.Kd3 Nf2+ 51.Ke2 Ne4 52.Ke3 Kh8 [52...a4 53.bxa4 b3 54.Kd3]
53.Nf8 [53.Nc5 Nxg5 54.Kf4 Nf7 55.e6 g5+ 56.Kf3 Nd6 57.Kg4 Kh7 58.Kxg5+–]
53...Nxg5 54.Nxg6+ Kh7 55.Nf4 Kxh6 56.Nxd5 Kg6 57.Ne7+ [57.Ne7+ Kf7 58.Nc6+–] 1–0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 10
public poll
A: 19.Bb5 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
Jayden, @RichardPeng, @mikeyshaw, Michael, Zhenrui, Alan
B: 19.g5 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 33%
@TakTakin, Nikhil, @Sophia_Peng, Matthew
C: 19.Bc4 – 2
👍👍 17%
@Hamed_85, @mahyarebrahimi1983
👥 12 people voted so far.
public poll
A: 19.Bb5 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
Jayden, @RichardPeng, @mikeyshaw, Michael, Zhenrui, Alan
B: 19.g5 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 33%
@TakTakin, Nikhil, @Sophia_Peng, Matthew
C: 19.Bc4 – 2
👍👍 17%
@Hamed_85, @mahyarebrahimi1983
👥 12 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 10
public poll
C: Rd7 – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
@TakTakin, @mahyarebrahimi1983, Jonas, Amin, Nikhil, @Alalalalaalaalala, Blue, @Sophia_Peng, vivek, Michael, Zhenrui, Alan
A:Rd2 – 2
👍 13%
@RichardPeng, Matthew
B: Kf3 – 2
👍 13%
Jayden, @roshan_sethuraman
👥 16 people voted so far.
public poll
C: Rd7 – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
@TakTakin, @mahyarebrahimi1983, Jonas, Amin, Nikhil, @Alalalalaalaalala, Blue, @Sophia_Peng, vivek, Michael, Zhenrui, Alan
A:Rd2 – 2
👍 13%
@RichardPeng, Matthew
B: Kf3 – 2
👍 13%
Jayden, @roshan_sethuraman
👥 16 people voted so far.
Congratulations to Levon Aronian! 🎊👏🎊
He scores his second impressive #speedchess win, pulling away in the 3|1 blitz control!
He scores his second impressive #speedchess win, pulling away in the 3|1 blitz control!