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Blindfold chess is not a wonder of nature, it is basically what you do when calculating variations.
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Blindfold chess is not a wonder of nature, it is basically what you do when calculating variations.
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A photo of the Larsen-Korchnoi game in progress at the Hotel Jaime I, Palma de Mallorca, 1968.
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⚛️ Abour Irina Krush
💢 Irina Krush
💢 American Chess Grandmaster
🔰 Irina Krush is an American chess International Grandmaster who has won the U.S. Women's Chess Championship seven times.
Krush was born in Odessa, USSR (now Ukraine). She learned to play chess at age five, emigrating with her parents to Brooklyn that same year (1989). Krush attended Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn.
At age 14 Krush won the 1998 U.S. Women's Chess Championship to become the youngest U.S. Women's Champion ever. She has won the U.S. Championship on six other occasions, in 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
♦️ FIDE rating: 2436 (December 2018)
♦️ Peak rating: 2502 (October 2013)
🔰 Krush took part in the "Kasparov versus the World" chess competition in 1999. Garry Kasparov played the white pieces and the Internet public, via a Microsoft host website, voted on moves for the black pieces, guided by the recommendations of Krush and three of her contemporaries, Étienne Bacrot, Elisabeth Pähtz and Florin Felecan. On the tenth move, Krush suggested a novelty, for which the World Team voted. Kasparov said later that he lost control of the game at that point, and wasn't sure whether he was winning or losing.
🌐 SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA
♦️ A memorable game by Krush👇
▪️ Irina Krush vs Hikaru Nakamura
▪️ Mayor's Cup (2001), New York, NY USA, rd 5, Jun-22
▪️ King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Glek Defense (E94)
▫️ Review and doenload PGN file👇
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💢 Irina Krush
💢 American Chess Grandmaster
🔰 Irina Krush is an American chess International Grandmaster who has won the U.S. Women's Chess Championship seven times.
Krush was born in Odessa, USSR (now Ukraine). She learned to play chess at age five, emigrating with her parents to Brooklyn that same year (1989). Krush attended Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn.
At age 14 Krush won the 1998 U.S. Women's Chess Championship to become the youngest U.S. Women's Champion ever. She has won the U.S. Championship on six other occasions, in 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
♦️ FIDE rating: 2436 (December 2018)
♦️ Peak rating: 2502 (October 2013)
🔰 Krush took part in the "Kasparov versus the World" chess competition in 1999. Garry Kasparov played the white pieces and the Internet public, via a Microsoft host website, voted on moves for the black pieces, guided by the recommendations of Krush and three of her contemporaries, Étienne Bacrot, Elisabeth Pähtz and Florin Felecan. On the tenth move, Krush suggested a novelty, for which the World Team voted. Kasparov said later that he lost control of the game at that point, and wasn't sure whether he was winning or losing.
🌐 SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA
♦️ A memorable game by Krush👇
▪️ Irina Krush vs Hikaru Nakamura
▪️ Mayor's Cup (2001), New York, NY USA, rd 5, Jun-22
▪️ King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Glek Defense (E94)
▫️ Review and doenload PGN file👇
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Our countdown of the best games of 2018 continues on Christmas 🎄 with a spectacular game from Alphazero!
Deep MindAI's creation displays boundless creativity in this attack that overcomes Stockfish! 🤩
Our countdown of the best games of 2018 continues on Christmas 🎄 with a spectacular game from Alphazero!
Deep MindAI's creation displays boundless creativity in this attack that overcomes Stockfish! 🤩
Unity Chess Club pinned «🔴LIVE WRBC 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OvsGnFQFyg»
33.e3! [In order to deflect the black rook from defending the b4–pawn.]
[33.Rc4? c5! 34.Rxc5 Kh7 35.e3 Rd2 36.Rb5 Bf3 37.Qc4 Qd7 38.Rb8 h5 39.Qf1=]
33...Rd5?! [33...Rd6 34.Qc4+ Kh8 35.Qxb4 Bc8 36.Qe4 Qd7 37.Rbc1 Bb7±]
34.Qc4! [By forcing Black to take back on the d5 with his pawn, White tries to open the more files for his rook.]
34...Ba6?? [A strange blunder that makes White's task easy.]
[34...Kh7 35.Qe4+ Kh8 36.Rxd5! cxd5 37.Qxb4 Ba6 38.Qb8 Qxb8 39.Rxb8+ Kh7 40.Rd8 Bc4 41.Rd7+–]
35.Rxd5 Qxd5 36.Qxa6 c5 37.Qb5 e4 38.Rc1
1–0
[33.Rc4? c5! 34.Rxc5 Kh7 35.e3 Rd2 36.Rb5 Bf3 37.Qc4 Qd7 38.Rb8 h5 39.Qf1=]
33...Rd5?! [33...Rd6 34.Qc4+ Kh8 35.Qxb4 Bc8 36.Qe4 Qd7 37.Rbc1 Bb7±]
34.Qc4! [By forcing Black to take back on the d5 with his pawn, White tries to open the more files for his rook.]
34...Ba6?? [A strange blunder that makes White's task easy.]
[34...Kh7 35.Qe4+ Kh8 36.Rxd5! cxd5 37.Qxb4 Ba6 38.Qb8 Qxb8 39.Rxb8+ Kh7 40.Rd8 Bc4 41.Rd7+–]
35.Rxd5 Qxd5 36.Qxa6 c5 37.Qb5 e4 38.Rc1
1–0