38.h3?! [38.Rc6! Re1+ 39.Kg2 Qe2+ 40.Kg3 h4+ 41.Kf4 Qxh2+ 42.Kg5 Qb8 (42...Re5+ 43.Kh6+–) 43.Rd6 Qf8 44.Kxh4 Re8 45.Qd5 Qe7+ 46.Kh3 Kg7 47.Qd4+; 38.Rc3 Ra2 39.Re3 Qc8 40.Re1 hxg4 41.fxg4 Qb8 42.Kf1 Qa8 43.Re4 Rxh2 44.Qe5 f6 45.Qe8+ Qxe8 46.Rxe8+ Kf7 47.Re2 Rh1+ 48.Kf2 Rb1 49.Re4 f5 50.gxf5 gxf5 51.Re5 Kf6 52.Rc5 Ra1 53.Rc4±]

38...Kh7? [38...h4 39.Rf1 Qa2 40.Rf2 Rxf2 41.Qxf2 Qxa4 42.b6±]

39.Rf1? [39.gxh5 gxh5 (39...Qxh3 40.hxg6+ Kg8 (40...fxg6 41.Rc7+ Kh6 42.Qf4+ g5 43.Qf6+ Kh5 44.Rh7#; 40...Kxg6 41.Qd3++–) ) 40.Qd3+ Kg7 41.Rc6 Qa2 42.Kf1 Rd2 43.Qc3+ Kh7 44.Ke1 Re2+ 45.Kd1 Rg2 46.Qd3+ Kg7 47.Qd4+ Kh7 48.Qe4+ Kg7 49.Qe5+ Kh7 50.Qxh5+ Kg7 51.Qh6+ Kg8 52.Rc8#]

39...Ra2 40.Qf4 h4 41.g5? [41.Kh1 Qb3 42.Qf6 Rxa4 43.Qxh4+ Kg7 44.Qe1²]

41...Kg8 42.Rd1 Qe7 43.Qf6 Qe3+ 44.Kh1 Rd2 45.Rxd2 Qxd2 46.b6 Qe1+ 47.Kg2 Qe2+ ½–½

⚫️#81 (Strategy-Black to Move)
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Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 81
public poll

A)Ra6 – 4
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@Emadbani123, Jayden, @SteveWongso, Michael

B)Qa8 – 1
👍👍 17%
@RichardPeng

C)Na3 – 1
👍👍 17%
@Sophia_Peng

👥 6 people voted so far.

⚫️#81 (Endgame-‌Black to Move)
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Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 81
public poll

B)Bg5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 100%
Jayden, @SteveWongso, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Michael

A)Bg7
▫️ 0%

C)g3
▫️ 0%

👥 5 people voted so far.

Congratulations to Hikaru Nakamura who wins 17-12 after shutting down a bullet comeback from Levon Aronian! 👏👏

Aronian even won the bullet time control 5-4

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Nakamura Beats Aronian In Speed Chess, Loses In Bullet

http://bit.ly/2KLicdB

NEXT MATCH:

Final: Hikaru Nakamura vs. Wesley So, Sunday, December 2, 12 p.m.. Pacific (3 p.m. Eastern)

🔹 Nakamura vs Aronian - chess.com Speed 2018
🔹 PGN format

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Tal, Larsen and Spassky waiting at the airport on the way to some tournament 1957.

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Andre Kertesz, Washington Square, New York City, 1963

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Mikhail Tal v. Bukhuti Gurgenidze, 29th USSR-ch, Baku 1961. (This game was played in the 11th round, on 11th December. Tal won in 35 moves.

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"One of these modest little moves may be more embarrassing to your opponent than the biggest threat."

🔸 Siegbert Tarrasch

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🔵 Today is birthday of Anda Šafranska!!
🔹 Latvian woman chess grandmaster

🌺🌹💐☘️🌸🌷 Happy birthday 👏👏👏👏👏
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WORLD YOUTH UNDER-16 CHESS OLYMPIAD-2018
Results-R9:

https://goo.gl/JbcSzM

Congratulations to Uzbekistan 's Team 🇺🇿 on defeating China in the World Youth U16
Chess Olympiad 's final round and taking the Gold Medal.