🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 3
⚪️Fenil,Shah (2411)
⚫️Kramnik,Vladimir (2779)
🔸0-1

24...h5! [A typical idea to remove one of the defenders of the e4 square.]

25.Ra7? [White is trying to obtain some counterplay but it would have been better to defend the e4 pawn.]

[25.Re1! Qc5‚ 26.Bd3 Kg7 27.Re3 Ne8 28.Nf1 Nd6 29.c4³]

25...h4! 26.Rxb7? [26.Nf1 Bxe4 27.Qe2 Qc5 28.Ne3 Kg7µ]

26...hxg3 [△Qa8]

27.Ra7 Qc5! 0–1

⚫️#66 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Kigigha,Bomo (2300)
🔸Delgado Ramirez,Neuris (2619)
🔸Olympiad 2018 Batumi

23...Nc8! [A typical maneuver in this pawn structure in order to penetrate the knight to the important c4 or e4 square.]

[23...Qe8 24.Nc3 Nc8 25.a4 bxa4 26.Nxa4 Nd6 27.Nc5 Bc8 28.Qc3 Kg8 29.Bf1 Rf7³; 23...Ng8 24.Nd2 Nf6 25.Nf3 Ng4 26.Rff1 Qe7 27.Rae1 Kg8 28.h3 Nf6 29.Ne5 Ne4 30.g4 Rbe8 31.Rc1 Qe6 32.Rxf5 Rxf5 33.gxf5 Qxf5 34.Rf1 Qe6³]

24.Nd2 Nd6 25.Nb3 Qe7! 26.Nc5 Rbe8 27.a4 bxa4 28.Rxa4 Bc8 29.Bc1 Nc4? [Black had the opportunity to seize a promising attack but he missed it.]

[29...f4!! 30.exf4 Bf5! 31.Qf1 (31.Qd1 Nb5 32.Bb2 gxf4 33.gxf4 (33.Rxf4 Qe3+ 34.Kh1 Bc2 35.Rxf8+ Bxf8 36.Qf3 Qe1+ 37.Bf1 Bd1 38.Qg2 Qe3! 39.Qg1 Bf3+ 40.Bg2 Bxg2+ 41.Qxg2 Qe1+ 42.Qg1 Qe2–+) ) 31...Bxd4 32.Bb2 Bxb2 33.Rxb2 gxf4µ]

30.Ra8 Qc7? [30...Nb6]

31.Ra1 [31.Bf1 Nd6 32.Qc3 Qf7„]

31...Rf7 32.Re2 f4! 33.e4 Bg4 34.Rf2 fxg3 35.hxg3 Rxf2 36.Kxf2 Qf7+ 37.Kg1 Be2! 38.Qc3 [38.Qxe2 Bxd4+ 39.Kh2 Bxa1 40.Bf3–+]

38...dxe4 39.Be3 Nxe3 40.Qxe3 Qc4 0–1

⚫️#66 (Endgame-‌Black to Move)
🔸Martinovic,Sasa (2567)
🔸Bu,Xiangzhi (2712)
🔸World Chess Olympiad 2018 Batumi

37...Qg3!? [37...Rc6! 38.Qe5+ Kh7 39.Rb1 h3 40.Qh2 Rh6 41.Rc1 hxg2+ 42.Qxg2 Qh5 43.Ke1 Qh1+ 44.Qxh1 Rxh1+ 45.Kd2 Rxc1 46.Kxc1 Kg6 47.Kd2 Kf5 48.Ke2 Kg5 49.f3 exf3+ 50.Kxf3 Kf5 51.a5 a6 52.Ke2 Ke4 53.Kf2 f6 54.Ke2 f5 55.Kf2 f4 56.exf4 Kxf4 57.Ke2 Ke4 58.Kd2 Kxd4–+; 37...h3? 38.Qh2 Rc6 39.Rb1 Qxg2+ 40.Qxg2+ hxg2+ 41.Kxg2 Rg6+ 42.Kh2=]

38.Qxg3+ hxg3 39.f3 [39.Rc2 Kh6 40.Ke1 Rxf2 41.Rxf2 gxf2+ 42.Kxf2 Kg5 43.Kg3 f5 44.Kf2 f4 45.exf4+ Kxf4 46.a5 b6 47.axb6 axb6 48.Ke2–+]

39...exf3 40.gxf3 Rxf3+ 41.Kg2 Rxe3 42.Rc7 Kg6 43.Rxb7 f5 44.Rxa7 f4 45.Kh3 Re2 46.Ra8 Kf7 47.Ra7+ Kf6 0–1

⚫️#67 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Balogun,Oluwafemi (2275)
🔸Almiron,Antonio (2358)
🔸Olympiad 2018 Batumi

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 67
public poll

C)f6 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 58%
Hamid, @BehroudR, Vincent, @YaminiG, @h_a_d_I_1169, Rachel, @ZhenruiGu

A)Rh8 – 3
👍👍👍 25%
Max, @WataxPin, Mahathi

B)Rc8 – 2
👍👍 17%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy

👥 12 people voted so far.

⚪️#67 (Endgame-‌White to Move)
🔸Nepomniachtchi,Ian (2768)
🔸Wojtaszek,Radoslaw (2727)
🔸World Chess Olympiad 2018 Batumi

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 67
public poll

A)Qe3 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 40%
@IRHitsteam1, @Seyedaref_kashfi, @h_a_d_I_1169, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Mahathi, @ZhenruiGu

B)f3 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 40%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Seyed Hossein Ali, @YaminiG, @WataxPin, Rachel, @Shkh5773

C)Qd4 – 3
👍👍👍👍 20%
@Msd_Dariush_Dam, Max, Vincent

👥 15 people voted so far.

♦️ Today is birthday of Kjetil Aleksander Lie!!
Norwegian chess Grandmaster


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🔹 Women's World Championship KO 2018-R5
🔹 PGN format

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THE TOURNAMENT OF PEACE - ZAGREB - 2018
Results

http://chess-results.com/tnr389453.aspx?lan=13

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/tournament-of-peace-2018/6/1/1

🔹 Tournament of Peace 2018-R6
🔹 PGN format

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🏁🏆How will game 7 end? #CarlsenCaruana
anonymous poll

Marathon draw – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 47%

Fabiano wins – 4
👍👍👍👍 27%

Magnus wins – 3
👍👍👍 20%

Quick draw – 1
👍 7%

👥 15 people voted so far.

🏁🏆Who will win the Women's World Championship?
anonymous poll

🇨🇳Ju Wenjun – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 86%

🇷🇺Kateryna Lagno – 2
👍 14%

👥 14 people voted so far.

Ian Wells. Only The Good Die Young. A Personal Memory.
https://goo.gl/sz8cCu

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