55...Kd4 [55...Rf2! 56.Ke1 (56.Rxc6 Kf3 57.Rc3+ Kg2 58.Rd3 Rf3 59.Kd2 f4 60.gxf4 g3 61.f5 Rxf5 62.Re3 Kh2 63.Kd3 g2 64.Re2 Kh3 65.Re3+ Kg4 66.Re1 Rf1 67.Re7 Rf3+ 68.Kc4 Rf4+ 69.Kc3 Kf3 70.Re1 Kf2 71.Ra1 g1Q 72.Rxg1 Kxg1 73.Kd2 Rb4β+) 56...Rf3 57.Rxf3 Kxf3 58.b4 Kxg3 59.bxa5 Kh2 60.a6 g3 61.a7 g2 62.a8Q g1Q+ 63.Kd2 Qg5+ 64.Kc3 f4β+; 55...Rh2?! 56.Ke1 Kd5 57.Rd3+ Kc5 58.Rc3+ Kb6 59.Kd1 Rf2 60.Ke1 Rg2 61.Kd1 c5 62.Rd3 c4 63.Rc3 cxb3 64.cxb3 Rh2 65.Ke1 Rh3 66.Kf2 f4 67.Rc4 Rxg3 68.Rxf4 Rxb3 69.Rxg4 Kc5 70.Kg2 Kc6 71.Kf2 Rb4 72.Rxb4 axb4 73.Ke2 Kc5 74.Kd3=]
56.Rd3+ Ke4 57.Rc3 Kd4? [57...Rf2!-/+] Β½βΒ½
56.Rd3+ Ke4 57.Rc3 Kd4? [57...Rf2!-/+] Β½βΒ½
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A)19...Rfb8 β 6
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C)19...e4 β 3
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B)19...Rab8
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A)19...Rfb8 β 6
πππππππ 67%
@Kheradirad, @YaminiG, @RichardPeng, Michael, Zhenrui, Sanjana
C)19...e4 β 3
ππππ 33%
@PouyaMO1360, Srikar, @AryanLeekha
B)19...Rab8
β«οΈ 0%
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Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 52
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A)44.Rb8+ β 6
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C)44.Kb3 β 1
π 14%
Mukesh
B)44.Re6+
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 7 people voted so far.
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A)44.Rb8+ β 6
πππππππ 86%
@YaminiG, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, Michael, Zhenrui, Sanjana
C)44.Kb3 β 1
π 14%
Mukesh
B)44.Re6+
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 7 people voted so far.
Seville, 1971. At his Candidates' Quarter-final match v. Robert HΓΌbner, ex-World Champion Tigran Petrosian (centre) is flanked by his seconds, Aleksei Suetin & I. Zaitsev.
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Photo from the personl archive of A S Nikitin. How many GMs, including elite ones, are gatherred here?
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π° Simon Kim Williams (born 30 November 1979) is an English chess grandmaster and author.
He became a Grandmaster in 2008, achieving the final norm at the Hastings International Chess Congress 2005/2006 and the 2500+ rating at Hastings 2007/2008. His peak rating so far is 2550, achieved in November 2009. In 2009, he organised the Big Slick International in Purley, London, which comprised an invitational GM tournament and FIDE Rated Open.
π In 2003, he finished second at the British Chess Championship, and equal second in 2009.
π In 2009, Williams finished equal first at the Southend Chess Congress all-play-all tournament.
π He was joint winner with Gawain Jones of the London Chess Classic FIDE Rated Open in December 2010, with a rating performance of 2690.
π° Williams works as a chess commentator at tournaments and through online streaming. Most notably, he has provided official commentary at the Gibraltar Chess Festival alongside Irina Krush, Elisabeth PΓ€htz in 2016 and Jovanka Houska in 2017 and 2018. He has covered a number of other tournaments for ChessBase and Chess.com. Williams also maintains a YouTube channel where he uploads blitz chess games with commentary as well as analysis of his previous games. He has also given commentary on the chess.com Isle of Man tournament.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Simon Williamsπ
βͺοΈ Ivan Sokolov vs Simon Kim Williams
βͺοΈ XXII Reykjavik Open (2006), Reykjavik ISL, rd 2, Mar-07
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β¦οΈ Review and download PGN fileπ
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πΉ Simon Williams
πΉ English chess grandmaster
πΉ Chess author
π° Simon Kim Williams (born 30 November 1979) is an English chess grandmaster and author.
He became a Grandmaster in 2008, achieving the final norm at the Hastings International Chess Congress 2005/2006 and the 2500+ rating at Hastings 2007/2008. His peak rating so far is 2550, achieved in November 2009. In 2009, he organised the Big Slick International in Purley, London, which comprised an invitational GM tournament and FIDE Rated Open.
π In 2003, he finished second at the British Chess Championship, and equal second in 2009.
π In 2009, Williams finished equal first at the Southend Chess Congress all-play-all tournament.
π He was joint winner with Gawain Jones of the London Chess Classic FIDE Rated Open in December 2010, with a rating performance of 2690.
π° Williams works as a chess commentator at tournaments and through online streaming. Most notably, he has provided official commentary at the Gibraltar Chess Festival alongside Irina Krush, Elisabeth PΓ€htz in 2016 and Jovanka Houska in 2017 and 2018. He has covered a number of other tournaments for ChessBase and Chess.com. Williams also maintains a YouTube channel where he uploads blitz chess games with commentary as well as analysis of his previous games. He has also given commentary on the chess.com Isle of Man tournament.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Simon Williamsπ
βͺοΈ Ivan Sokolov vs Simon Kim Williams
βͺοΈ XXII Reykjavik Open (2006), Reykjavik ISL, rd 2, Mar-07
βͺοΈ Dutch Defense: Classical. Huisl Variation (A96)
β¦οΈ Review and download PGN fileπ
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