52.a4 [52.Rd7! Ke4 53.Re7+ Kd5 54.Ne3+ Bxe3 55.Rxe3 Rxb2 56.Ra3 Ke4 (56...Rb6 57.Kg2 Ke4 58.Ra4+ Kf5 59.Kf3±) 57.Rxa6 Rb1+ 58.Kg2 Rb2+ 59.Kg1 Rb1+ 60.Kf2 Rb2+ 61.Ke1 Rb1+ 62.Kd2 Rh1 63.Ra4+ Kf3 64.Ra3+ Ke4 65.h4±; 52.Re7 Rxb2 53.Nh6+ Kf6 54.Re4 Rd2 55.a3 a5 56.a4 Bc3 57.Ng8+ Kf5 58.Re3 Bd4 59.Ne7+ Kf6 60.Nd5+ Kg6 61.Rf3 Rd1+ 62.Kg2 Rg1+ 63.Kh2=]
52...Bxb2? [52...Rd1+! 53.Kg2 Rd2+ 54.Kf1 Ke4 55.Rf7 Rxb2=]
53.Ne3+ Ke4 54.Nc4 Rd1+ 55.Kg2 Bd4 56.Re7+ Kd3 57.Ne5+ Ke4 58.Nf3+ Kf5 59.Rd7 [59.Rd7 Ke4 60.Rxd4+ Rxd4 61.Nxd4 Kxd4 62.Kf3+–] 1–0
52...Bxb2? [52...Rd1+! 53.Kg2 Rd2+ 54.Kf1 Ke4 55.Rf7 Rxb2=]
53.Ne3+ Ke4 54.Nc4 Rd1+ 55.Kg2 Bd4 56.Re7+ Kd3 57.Ne5+ Ke4 58.Nf3+ Kf5 59.Rd7 [59.Rd7 Ke4 60.Rxd4+ Rxd4 61.Nxd4 Kxd4 62.Kf3+–] 1–0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 18
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B) R×d6 – 7
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Vincent, @YaminiG, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, Michael, Zhenrui
A) B×c5
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C) R×c8
▫️ 0%
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B) R×d6 – 7
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Vincent, @YaminiG, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, Michael, Zhenrui
A) B×c5
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C) R×c8
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Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 18
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C)37.Ra8 – 7
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Jayden, Vincent, @YaminiG, @Sophia_Peng, @AryanLeekha, Michael, Zhenrui
A)37.Rxd7 – 1
👍 13%
@RichardPeng
B)37. Bxd7
▫️ 0%
👥 8 people voted so far.
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C)37.Ra8 – 7
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Jayden, Vincent, @YaminiG, @Sophia_Peng, @AryanLeekha, Michael, Zhenrui
A)37.Rxd7 – 1
👍 13%
@RichardPeng
B)37. Bxd7
▫️ 0%
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Chess Olympiad: Czech Beats China, Poland Rolls On In Round 5.
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Rd 5 at Batumi: USA-Israel, 2-2 (Caruana wins, Shankland loses); Azerbaijan-Armenia, 2.5-1.5; Poland-France, 3-1; Czech Republic-China, 3-1; Ukraine-Spain, 2.5-1.5; Germany-Moldova, 2.5-1.5. England-Italy, 3-1. Rd 6 on Sunday. Pairings: USA vs Bosnia, Russia-India, & China-Iran. #chessnews
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♦️ Nona Gaprindashvili
♦️ Sixth women's world chess champion
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♦️ Nona Gaprindashvili
♦️ Sixth women's world chess champion
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@unitychess
🅾️#about_Gaprindashvili
💢 Nona Gaprindashvili
💢 Georgian chess player
💢 First female Grandmaster
💢 Sixth women's world chess champion
🔰 Nona Gaprindashvili is a Georgian chess player, the sixth women's world chess champion, and first female Grandmaster. Born in Zugdidi, Georgia, she is the strongest female player of her generation.
🔘 Country: Soviet Union & Georgia
🔘 Born: 3 May 1941 (age 77)
Zugdidi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
🔘 Title: Grandmaster (1978)
🔘 Women's World Champion: 1962–78
🔘 Peak rating: 2495 (July 1987)
🔰 Nona Gaprindashvili began playing chess at the age of five. Seven years later, she moved to Tblisi, where she trained with Georgian grandmasters. Her shrewd, aggressive play won her great success early in her career. In 1961, she won the Women’s Candidates Tournament. The following year, she challenged Elizaveta Bykova in the Women’s World Championship and won. Her victory in this tournament brought her fame and made her a symbol of regional pride in Georgia. Nona Gaprindashvili went on to win the Women’s World Championship four more times. Three of these matches were against Alla Kushnir, while the last was against Nana Alexandria, a fellow Georgian. In 1978, Nona lost her title to another Georgian player, Maya Chiburdanidze.
🔰 She was a five-times winner of the Women's Soviet Championship: in 1964, 1973, 1981, 1983, and 1985.
♦️ A memorable game by Gaprindashvili 👇
🔸 Nana Ioseliani vs Nona Gaprindashvili
🔸 Ch World Candidate match (1980), Tbilisi (Georgia), rd 7
🔸 Spanish Game: Closed. Pilnik Variation (C90)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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💢 Nona Gaprindashvili
💢 Georgian chess player
💢 First female Grandmaster
💢 Sixth women's world chess champion
🔰 Nona Gaprindashvili is a Georgian chess player, the sixth women's world chess champion, and first female Grandmaster. Born in Zugdidi, Georgia, she is the strongest female player of her generation.
🔘 Country: Soviet Union & Georgia
🔘 Born: 3 May 1941 (age 77)
Zugdidi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
🔘 Title: Grandmaster (1978)
🔘 Women's World Champion: 1962–78
🔘 Peak rating: 2495 (July 1987)
🔰 Nona Gaprindashvili began playing chess at the age of five. Seven years later, she moved to Tblisi, where she trained with Georgian grandmasters. Her shrewd, aggressive play won her great success early in her career. In 1961, she won the Women’s Candidates Tournament. The following year, she challenged Elizaveta Bykova in the Women’s World Championship and won. Her victory in this tournament brought her fame and made her a symbol of regional pride in Georgia. Nona Gaprindashvili went on to win the Women’s World Championship four more times. Three of these matches were against Alla Kushnir, while the last was against Nana Alexandria, a fellow Georgian. In 1978, Nona lost her title to another Georgian player, Maya Chiburdanidze.
🔰 She was a five-times winner of the Women's Soviet Championship: in 1964, 1973, 1981, 1983, and 1985.
♦️ A memorable game by Gaprindashvili 👇
🔸 Nana Ioseliani vs Nona Gaprindashvili
🔸 Ch World Candidate match (1980), Tbilisi (Georgia), rd 7
🔸 Spanish Game: Closed. Pilnik Variation (C90)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
@unitychess
@Ioseliani-Gaprindashvili 1980.pgn
754 B
♦️ Nana Ioseliani vs Nona Gaprindashvili, Tbilisi 1980
♦️ PGN format
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Browne (front left) analyzing with Karpov and Tal. (Las Palmas 1977) Browne had missed a forced win!
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