40...Ke5! [40...g5 41.Rxd4 Rxb2 42.Rd5 a4 43.Ra5 Rb3 44.Rxa4 Rxd3=; 40...Rxb2 41.Rxd4 g5 42.Rd5 a4 43.Ra5 Rb3=]
41.Re7+ [41.b4 a4! 42.Ra7 Kf4 43.Rxa4 Ke3 44.g3 Rf2+ 45.Kg1 Rb2 46.Ra6 Kxd3 47.Rxg6 Kd2 48.Rd6 d3 49.Kg2 (49.Kf1 Kc2 50.Rc6+ Kd1 51.a4 d2 52.Kf2 Rc2 53.Rd6 Kc1 54.Ke3 d1Q 55.Rxd1+ Kxd1 56.Kd3 Rg2 57.b5 Rxg3+ 58.Ke4 h4 59.b6 h3 60.b7 Rg8 61.a5 h2+–) 49...Kc1+ 50.Kh3 d2 51.Kh4 Rb3! 52.Rc6+ Kb2 53.Rd6 Kc2 54.Rc6+ (54.b5 Rd3; 54.Rxd2+ Kxd2+–) 54...Rc3 55.Rd6 Rd3]
41...Kf4 42.b4 [42.Re4+ Kg3 43.Rxd4 Rf2+ 44.Ke1 Rxg2 45.Rd6 g5 46.Rd5 Kf4 47.Rxa5 h4–+]
42...axb4 43.axb4 Rb2?! [43...Kg3! 44.Rg7 (44.Re2 Rc1+ 45.Re1 Rxe1+ 46.Kxe1 Kxg2 47.b5 h4 48.b6 h3 49.b7 h2 50.b8Q h1Q+ 51.Kd2 Qh6+ 52.Kc2 Qe3–+) 44...Rf2+ 45.Ke1 Rf6]
44.Re4+ Kg3 45.Rxd4 Rf2+ 46.Ke1 Rxg2 47.Re4 Rb2 48.Re3+ Kf4 49.Re4+ Kf3 50.Rc4 g5 51.Rc5 Kf4 52.Rc4+ Ke3 53.Re4+ Kf3 54.Re5 Kf4 55.Re4+ Kg3 56.d4 Rxb4 57.Ke2 h4 58.Re3+ Kf4 59.Rf3+ Ke4 60.Re3+ Kxd4 61.Re8 Rb3 62.Kf2 Kd5 63.Rg8 Rg3 64.Re8 Rg4 65.Kf3 Rf4+ 66.Kg2 Re4 67.Rg8 Rg4+ 68.Kf3 Rg3+ 69.Kf2 Ke5 70.Rf8 Rg4 71.Re8+ Kf6 72.Rf8+ Kg7 73.Rf3 Rf4 74.Rxf4 gxf4 75.Kf3 h3 0–1
41.Re7+ [41.b4 a4! 42.Ra7 Kf4 43.Rxa4 Ke3 44.g3 Rf2+ 45.Kg1 Rb2 46.Ra6 Kxd3 47.Rxg6 Kd2 48.Rd6 d3 49.Kg2 (49.Kf1 Kc2 50.Rc6+ Kd1 51.a4 d2 52.Kf2 Rc2 53.Rd6 Kc1 54.Ke3 d1Q 55.Rxd1+ Kxd1 56.Kd3 Rg2 57.b5 Rxg3+ 58.Ke4 h4 59.b6 h3 60.b7 Rg8 61.a5 h2+–) 49...Kc1+ 50.Kh3 d2 51.Kh4 Rb3! 52.Rc6+ Kb2 53.Rd6 Kc2 54.Rc6+ (54.b5 Rd3; 54.Rxd2+ Kxd2+–) 54...Rc3 55.Rd6 Rd3]
41...Kf4 42.b4 [42.Re4+ Kg3 43.Rxd4 Rf2+ 44.Ke1 Rxg2 45.Rd6 g5 46.Rd5 Kf4 47.Rxa5 h4–+]
42...axb4 43.axb4 Rb2?! [43...Kg3! 44.Rg7 (44.Re2 Rc1+ 45.Re1 Rxe1+ 46.Kxe1 Kxg2 47.b5 h4 48.b6 h3 49.b7 h2 50.b8Q h1Q+ 51.Kd2 Qh6+ 52.Kc2 Qe3–+) 44...Rf2+ 45.Ke1 Rf6]
44.Re4+ Kg3 45.Rxd4 Rf2+ 46.Ke1 Rxg2 47.Re4 Rb2 48.Re3+ Kf4 49.Re4+ Kf3 50.Rc4 g5 51.Rc5 Kf4 52.Rc4+ Ke3 53.Re4+ Kf3 54.Re5 Kf4 55.Re4+ Kg3 56.d4 Rxb4 57.Ke2 h4 58.Re3+ Kf4 59.Rf3+ Ke4 60.Re3+ Kxd4 61.Re8 Rb3 62.Kf2 Kd5 63.Rg8 Rg3 64.Re8 Rg4 65.Kf3 Rf4+ 66.Kg2 Re4 67.Rg8 Rg4+ 68.Kf3 Rg3+ 69.Kf2 Ke5 70.Rf8 Rg4 71.Re8+ Kf6 72.Rf8+ Kg7 73.Rf3 Rf4 74.Rxf4 gxf4 75.Kf3 h3 0–1
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 29
public poll
A) 20.Bd1 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 56%
@Defence1985, Gavin, @Somebody_Sophia, Srikar, Hansika
B) 20.Rfe1 – 2
👍👍👍 22%
Vincent, @RichardPeng
C) 20.Qg4 – 2
👍👍👍 22%
Kenneth, Venkat
👥 9 people voted so far.
public poll
A) 20.Bd1 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 56%
@Defence1985, Gavin, @Somebody_Sophia, Srikar, Hansika
B) 20.Rfe1 – 2
👍👍👍 22%
Vincent, @RichardPeng
C) 20.Qg4 – 2
👍👍👍 22%
Kenneth, Venkat
👥 9 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 29
public poll
A) 42.d5 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 91%
@Defence1985, @soheil_hooshdaran, Gavin, Jahanbakhsh, Venkat, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, Hansika
C) 42.h4 – 1
👍 9%
Vincent
B) 42.Ke3
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.
public poll
A) 42.d5 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 91%
@Defence1985, @soheil_hooshdaran, Gavin, Jahanbakhsh, Venkat, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, Hansika
C) 42.h4 – 1
👍 9%
Vincent
B) 42.Ke3
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.
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Born: 10 October 1945, Moscow, Russia
Died: 21 March 2012, Moscow, Russia
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Russian chess grandmaster and Trainer
Born: 10 October 1945, Moscow, Russia
Died: 21 March 2012, Moscow, Russia
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🔵 Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Tilburg Fontys 1997
#chess_history_tornaments
#Tilburg_Fontys_1997
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🔵 Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Tilburg Fontys 1997
#chess_history_tornaments
#Tilburg_Fontys_1997
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@unitychess
🔷 Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Tilburg Fontys 1997
🔹 Netherlands
🔹 September 26 - October 10
🔹 CHAMPION: Peter Svidler| 8/11(+5 -0 =6) |
🔰The Tilburg chess tournament was a series of very strong chess tournaments held in Tilburg, Netherlands. It was established in 1977 and ran continuously through 1994 under the sponsorship of Interpolis, an insurance company. Fontys Hogescholen shortly revived the tournament series from 1996 to 1998, when the last edition was played. Since 1994 there is another annual chess tournament taking place in Tilburg, which has the name De Stukkenjagers, the field is generally much weaker than the traditional Tilburg tournament.
🔰 The 2nd Annual Fontys International Chess Tournament was a Category XVII event held in Tilburg, The Netherlands from September 26th to October 10th, 1997. 12 of the world's top players, including the World Champion, competed in a round robin format.
The participants were (in order of Elo):
🔅 Garry Kasparov (2820),
🔅 Vladimir Kramnik (2770),
🔅 Alexei Shirov (2700),
🔅 Michael Adams (2680),
🔅 Judit Polgar (2670),
🔅 Loek van Wely (2665),
🔅 Joel Lautier (2660),
🔅 Peter Svidler (2660),
🔅 Peter Leko (2635),
🔅 Jeroen Piket (2630),
🔅 Alexander Onischuk (2625),
🔅 Tal Shaked (2500).
The tournament was a major landmark for young grandmasters Kramnik and Svidler as they tied with Kasparov for first place with 8/11, a full point above the rest of the strong field.
♦️ The final standings and crosstable was as above👆
♦️ Download " Tilburg Fontys 1997 " Games database by PGN format👇
#chess_history_tornaments
#Tilburg_Fontys_1997
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@unitychess
🔹 Tilburg Fontys 1997
🔹 Netherlands
🔹 September 26 - October 10
🔹 CHAMPION: Peter Svidler| 8/11(+5 -0 =6) |
🔰The Tilburg chess tournament was a series of very strong chess tournaments held in Tilburg, Netherlands. It was established in 1977 and ran continuously through 1994 under the sponsorship of Interpolis, an insurance company. Fontys Hogescholen shortly revived the tournament series from 1996 to 1998, when the last edition was played. Since 1994 there is another annual chess tournament taking place in Tilburg, which has the name De Stukkenjagers, the field is generally much weaker than the traditional Tilburg tournament.
🔰 The 2nd Annual Fontys International Chess Tournament was a Category XVII event held in Tilburg, The Netherlands from September 26th to October 10th, 1997. 12 of the world's top players, including the World Champion, competed in a round robin format.
The participants were (in order of Elo):
🔅 Garry Kasparov (2820),
🔅 Vladimir Kramnik (2770),
🔅 Alexei Shirov (2700),
🔅 Michael Adams (2680),
🔅 Judit Polgar (2670),
🔅 Loek van Wely (2665),
🔅 Joel Lautier (2660),
🔅 Peter Svidler (2660),
🔅 Peter Leko (2635),
🔅 Jeroen Piket (2630),
🔅 Alexander Onischuk (2625),
🔅 Tal Shaked (2500).
The tournament was a major landmark for young grandmasters Kramnik and Svidler as they tied with Kasparov for first place with 8/11, a full point above the rest of the strong field.
♦️ The final standings and crosstable was as above👆
♦️ Download " Tilburg Fontys 1997 " Games database by PGN format👇
#chess_history_tornaments
#Tilburg_Fontys_1997
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@unitychess
▪️ Review our selected game from Tilburg Fontys which Svidler has won Kasparov in round 7!!👇
Peter Svidler vs Garry Kasparov
Tilburg Fontys (1997), Tilburg NED, rd 7, Oct-04
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin (B50)
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Peter Svidler vs Garry Kasparov
Tilburg Fontys (1997), Tilburg NED, rd 7, Oct-04
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin (B50)
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32.g3? [Missing a golden opportunity.]
[The well-placed knight on e5 allows White to execute an elegant combination. 32.Rxd6!+– Rxd6 33.Qc7 double attack 33...Qf6 (33...Qd8 34.Qxf7+ Kh8 35.Rc1 Rc7 35...Be6 36.Qxe6 Rxe6 37.Nf7+ Kg7 38.Nxd8+–) 34.g4! The bishop is trapped.]
32...Be6+/= [32...Bxe5 33.dxe5 Be6=]
[The well-placed knight on e5 allows White to execute an elegant combination. 32.Rxd6!+– Rxd6 33.Qc7 double attack 33...Qf6 (33...Qd8 34.Qxf7+ Kh8 35.Rc1 Rc7 35...Be6 36.Qxe6 Rxe6 37.Nf7+ Kg7 38.Nxd8+–) 34.g4! The bishop is trapped.]
32...Be6+/= [32...Bxe5 33.dxe5 Be6=]
20.Bd1! [A powerful regrouping in order to set up a dangerous queen-bishop battery on the b1–h7 diagonal. The white's threat is so scary that the Black threat of ...c5 can be ignored.]
[20.Rfe1 c3 21.Bxb5 Qxb5 22.bxc3 Qc6 23.Na6 Rbc8 24.Nb4 Qc4 25.Nxd5 Nxd5 26.Qe2 Qxe2 27.Rxe2 c5 28.Rb7 cxd4 29.cxd4 Ra8 (29...Bxa3 30.Rxa7 Ra8 31.Rb7²) 30.a4 Rfb8 31.Rxb8+ Rxb8=; 20.Qg4 Kh8 21.Rfc1 Rfc8 22.b4 cxb3 23.Bd1 b2 24.Rxb2 Qe8 25.Rb3 Nd7 26.Qe4 Rd8 27.Bc2 Qg8 28.Rcb1 Bc6 29.Rxb8 Rxb8 30.Rxb8 Nxb8 31.Qd3 Nd7 32.Qa6 Qa8 33.Nxd7 Bxd7 34.a4 Bc6 35.Qd3 Qg8 36.a5]
20...f5 [20...c3? 21.bxc3 Bxf1 22.Bc2 (22.Kxf1 Nc4) 22...f5 23.exf6 Bxf6 24.Rxf1 Kf7 25.Qg6+ Ke7 26.Re1 Although White is an exchange down, the black exposed king and weak pawns give him promising compensation.]
21.exf6 Nxf6 22.Qxe6+ Qxe6 23.Nxe6 Rfc8 24.Re1 Nbd5 25.Ne5 Bd6 26.Bf3 Re8 27.Nc5 Red8 28.g4 Re8 29.Kg2 Bf8 30.g5 hxg5 31.Bxg5 Kh7 32.Rbd1 Rbd8 33.a4 Bxc5 34.axb5 Bb4 35.Rh1 c3 36.bxc3 Nxc3 37.Rc1 Rxd4 38.Nc6 Bc5 39.Rxc3 1–0
[20.Rfe1 c3 21.Bxb5 Qxb5 22.bxc3 Qc6 23.Na6 Rbc8 24.Nb4 Qc4 25.Nxd5 Nxd5 26.Qe2 Qxe2 27.Rxe2 c5 28.Rb7 cxd4 29.cxd4 Ra8 (29...Bxa3 30.Rxa7 Ra8 31.Rb7²) 30.a4 Rfb8 31.Rxb8+ Rxb8=; 20.Qg4 Kh8 21.Rfc1 Rfc8 22.b4 cxb3 23.Bd1 b2 24.Rxb2 Qe8 25.Rb3 Nd7 26.Qe4 Rd8 27.Bc2 Qg8 28.Rcb1 Bc6 29.Rxb8 Rxb8 30.Rxb8 Nxb8 31.Qd3 Nd7 32.Qa6 Qa8 33.Nxd7 Bxd7 34.a4 Bc6 35.Qd3 Qg8 36.a5]
20...f5 [20...c3? 21.bxc3 Bxf1 22.Bc2 (22.Kxf1 Nc4) 22...f5 23.exf6 Bxf6 24.Rxf1 Kf7 25.Qg6+ Ke7 26.Re1 Although White is an exchange down, the black exposed king and weak pawns give him promising compensation.]
21.exf6 Nxf6 22.Qxe6+ Qxe6 23.Nxe6 Rfc8 24.Re1 Nbd5 25.Ne5 Bd6 26.Bf3 Re8 27.Nc5 Red8 28.g4 Re8 29.Kg2 Bf8 30.g5 hxg5 31.Bxg5 Kh7 32.Rbd1 Rbd8 33.a4 Bxc5 34.axb5 Bb4 35.Rh1 c3 36.bxc3 Nxc3 37.Rc1 Rxd4 38.Nc6 Bc5 39.Rxc3 1–0