12-year-old Indian kid Sreeshwan Maralakshikari beats the great Vassily Ivanchuk in the 5th Sunway Sitges International! #chessnews
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Chucky got shocked by Sreeshwan
12-year old Sreeshwan Maralakakshikari caused the biggest and fastest upset of round 1 of #Sunway_Chess_Open when he defeated former World Rapid champion Vassily Ivanchuk in just 24 moves
12-year old Sreeshwan Maralakakshikari caused the biggest and fastest upset of round 1 of #Sunway_Chess_Open when he defeated former World Rapid champion Vassily Ivanchuk in just 24 moves
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Welcome to Gibraltar Chess 2019
πΈchess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
πΈRound 1
βͺοΈArtemiev,Vladislav (2706)
β«οΈTarjan,James (2404)
πΈ1-0
πΈRound 1
βͺοΈArtemiev,Vladislav (2706)
β«οΈTarjan,James (2404)
πΈ1-0
22.Nh5! [Artemiev initiates an attack against the opponent's king and tries to provoke weakness in Black's kingside.]
22...f5 [22...f6?! 23.d5 β³BΓe4 23...c3 24.Bxe4 cxb2 25.Rxc8 bxc1Q+ 26.Rxc1 Kh8 27.Bg2Β±]
23.Qxf5 Rf8 24.Qg4 Bd5 [24...g6 25.d5 c3 26.Bxe4 cxb2 27.Rxc8 bxc1Q+ 28.Rxc1 Qe5 29.Bxg6 hxg6 30.Qxg6+ Kh8 31.h4! Bxd5 32.Rd1 Rf7 33.e4Β²]
25.Bxe4! [An exchange based on the exact calculations. White grabs another pawn by force.]
25...Bxe4 26.Nxg7! Bf3 27.Qe6+ Qxe6 28.Nxe6 b5? [28...Rf5 29.Rxc4 Rxc4 30.Rxc4 Kf7 31.Nf4 Ra5 32.a4 b5 33.axb5 axb5 34.Rc2Β±]
29.Nxf8 Bxf8 30.a3 Kf7 31.Rd2Β± 1β0
22...f5 [22...f6?! 23.d5 β³BΓe4 23...c3 24.Bxe4 cxb2 25.Rxc8 bxc1Q+ 26.Rxc1 Kh8 27.Bg2Β±]
23.Qxf5 Rf8 24.Qg4 Bd5 [24...g6 25.d5 c3 26.Bxe4 cxb2 27.Rxc8 bxc1Q+ 28.Rxc1 Qe5 29.Bxg6 hxg6 30.Qxg6+ Kh8 31.h4! Bxd5 32.Rd1 Rf7 33.e4Β²]
25.Bxe4! [An exchange based on the exact calculations. White grabs another pawn by force.]
25...Bxe4 26.Nxg7! Bf3 27.Qe6+ Qxe6 28.Nxe6 b5? [28...Rf5 29.Rxc4 Rxc4 30.Rxc4 Kf7 31.Nf4 Ra5 32.a4 b5 33.axb5 axb5 34.Rc2Β±]
29.Nxf8 Bxf8 30.a3 Kf7 31.Rd2Β± 1β0
19.g5! [White has a few winning continuations here and this move is the strongest one and creates the threat of trapping the opponent's queen.]
[19.Rad1 g5 20.Ne4 Nf8 21.Nfxg5 c5 22.f4 Rad8 23.f5 f6 24.Nf3 Nc2 25.Bc1 Rxd1 26.Bxh6 Bxh6 27.Rxd1 Ne3+ 28.Kg3 Nxf1+ 29.Rxf1 fxe5 30.g5 Bg7 31.Nxc5 b6 32.Ne4 Nd7 33.Rd1 Nc5 34.Nxc5 bxc5 35.Re1 Rf8 36.Kg4 h5+ 37.gxh6 Bxh6 38.Rxe5+β; 19.Ne4 Nxe5 20.Nxe5 Bxe5 21.Bxe5 Nc2 22.Qd3 Nxe1+ 23.Rxe1 Qf8 24.Qd7 b5 25.cxb5 cxb5 26.Qxb5 a6 27.Qa5 f6 28.Bb2 h6 29.Nc3 Red8 30.Nd5 Rd7 31.Rxe7 Rxe7 32.Nxe7+ Qxe7 33.Qd5+ Kg7 34.Qxa8+β]
19...Qh5 20.Re4! Rad8 21.Rh4 [and the queen is trapped.]
21...Qxh4 22.Nxh4 Nxe5 23.Bxe5 Bxe5 24.Rd1 Nd3 25.Ndf3 Nf4+ 26.Kh1 Bc7 27.Ng1 Ne6 28.Nhf3 Bf4 29.h4 h6 30.Nh3 hxg5 31.Nfxg5 Nxg5 32.Nxg5 Kg7 33.Kg2 Rh8 34.Rxd8 Rxd8 35.Qa1+ Kg8 36.Qe1 Rd7 37.Qe4 e5 38.Nh3 Rd4 39.Qe2 f6 40.Nxf4 Rxf4 41.Qd3 Rg4+ 42.Kh3 Rg1 43.Kh2 1β0
[19.Rad1 g5 20.Ne4 Nf8 21.Nfxg5 c5 22.f4 Rad8 23.f5 f6 24.Nf3 Nc2 25.Bc1 Rxd1 26.Bxh6 Bxh6 27.Rxd1 Ne3+ 28.Kg3 Nxf1+ 29.Rxf1 fxe5 30.g5 Bg7 31.Nxc5 b6 32.Ne4 Nd7 33.Rd1 Nc5 34.Nxc5 bxc5 35.Re1 Rf8 36.Kg4 h5+ 37.gxh6 Bxh6 38.Rxe5+β; 19.Ne4 Nxe5 20.Nxe5 Bxe5 21.Bxe5 Nc2 22.Qd3 Nxe1+ 23.Rxe1 Qf8 24.Qd7 b5 25.cxb5 cxb5 26.Qxb5 a6 27.Qa5 f6 28.Bb2 h6 29.Nc3 Red8 30.Nd5 Rd7 31.Rxe7 Rxe7 32.Nxe7+ Qxe7 33.Qd5+ Kg7 34.Qxa8+β]
19...Qh5 20.Re4! Rad8 21.Rh4 [and the queen is trapped.]
21...Qxh4 22.Nxh4 Nxe5 23.Bxe5 Bxe5 24.Rd1 Nd3 25.Ndf3 Nf4+ 26.Kh1 Bc7 27.Ng1 Ne6 28.Nhf3 Bf4 29.h4 h6 30.Nh3 hxg5 31.Nfxg5 Nxg5 32.Nxg5 Kg7 33.Kg2 Rh8 34.Rxd8 Rxd8 35.Qa1+ Kg8 36.Qe1 Rd7 37.Qe4 e5 38.Nh3 Rd4 39.Qe2 f6 40.Nxf4 Rxf4 41.Qd3 Rg4+ 42.Kh3 Rg1 43.Kh2 1β0
23.Rb4! [23.g4 Be8 24.Rb4 Nd7 25.Ra4 Rxa4 26.Nxa4 g6 27.Ke3 Ke7 28.Kf2 Kf6 29.Kg3 Ke7 30.Bc2 Kd8 31.Kf2 Kc7Β²; 23.Bc2 Be8 24.Rb4 Nd7 25.Ra4 Rxa4 26.Nxa4 g6 27.g4Β²]
23...g6 24.Ra4 Rb8 [24...Rxa4 25.Nxa4Β±]
25.Ra7 Bc8 26.Na2!? [26.g4Β±]
26...Rb7 27.Ra8 Rc7 28.Nb4 Kg7 29.Na6 Bxa6 30.bxa6 Nd7 31.Bc2 Nc5 32.Kc3 b5 33.a7 b4+ 34.Kxb4 Rb7+ 35.Kc3 Kh6 36.h4 f5 37.g4 e4 38.gxf5 exf3 39.fxg6 f2 40.Rf8 f1Q 41.Rxf1 [41.Rxf1 Rxa7 42.gxh7+β] 1β0
23...g6 24.Ra4 Rb8 [24...Rxa4 25.Nxa4Β±]
25.Ra7 Bc8 26.Na2!? [26.g4Β±]
26...Rb7 27.Ra8 Rc7 28.Nb4 Kg7 29.Na6 Bxa6 30.bxa6 Nd7 31.Bc2 Nc5 32.Kc3 b5 33.a7 b4+ 34.Kxb4 Rb7+ 35.Kc3 Kh6 36.h4 f5 37.g4 e4 38.gxf5 exf3 39.fxg6 f2 40.Rf8 f1Q 41.Rxf1 [41.Rxf1 Rxa7 42.gxh7+β] 1β0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 94
public poll
A) g4 β 9
πππππππ 75%
@ali_arghavani, Nikhil, @hoseini139562, @SteveWongso, @h_a_d_I_1169, Ω ΨΩ Ψ―, hamid, @RichardPeng, Michael
B) Nd2 β 2
ππ 17%
@Somebody_Sophia, @K_mosaddegh83
C) a3 β 1
π 8%
@mahyarebrahimi1983
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
public poll
A) g4 β 9
πππππππ 75%
@ali_arghavani, Nikhil, @hoseini139562, @SteveWongso, @h_a_d_I_1169, Ω ΨΩ Ψ―, hamid, @RichardPeng, Michael
B) Nd2 β 2
ππ 17%
@Somebody_Sophia, @K_mosaddegh83
C) a3 β 1
π 8%
@mahyarebrahimi1983
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 94
public poll
A) Rhb1 β 10
πππππππ 71%
Sh-D, @ali_arghavani, @Zamani9899, Nikhil, @hoseini139562, @h_a_d_I_1169, admin, hamid, @Bluepawn, Michael
C) Rhd1 β 3
ππ 21%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Hosein, @Sophia_Peng
B) Bd3 β 1
π 7%
@SteveWongso
π₯ 14 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Rhb1 β 10
πππππππ 71%
Sh-D, @ali_arghavani, @Zamani9899, Nikhil, @hoseini139562, @h_a_d_I_1169, admin, hamid, @Bluepawn, Michael
C) Rhd1 β 3
ππ 21%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Hosein, @Sophia_Peng
B) Bd3 β 1
π 7%
@SteveWongso
π₯ 14 people voted so far.
π΄ Today is birthday of Rashid Nezhmetdinov!!
β¦οΈ Soviet International Master
βͺοΈ Born: December 15, 1912, Russian Empire
βͺοΈ Died: June 3, 1974, Kazan, Russia
π Today is also birthday of Djakhangir Agaragimov who is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster. He trains chess together with Eltaj Safarli and holds the Grandmaster title since February 2014. Agaragimov was Operating Director at the Chess World Cup 2015 in Baku.
βΌοΈ Also today is died-day of Gersz Salwe who was a Polish chess player and grandmaster.
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@unitychess
β¦οΈ Soviet International Master
βͺοΈ Born: December 15, 1912, Russian Empire
βͺοΈ Died: June 3, 1974, Kazan, Russia
π Today is also birthday of Djakhangir Agaragimov who is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster. He trains chess together with Eltaj Safarli and holds the Grandmaster title since February 2014. Agaragimov was Operating Director at the Chess World Cup 2015 in Baku.
βΌοΈ Also today is died-day of Gersz Salwe who was a Polish chess player and grandmaster.
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@unitychess
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Footage from the FIDE Interzonal tournament at PortoroΕΎ (1958). Apologies for the quality.
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