🔸 Michael Adams - Garry Kasparov. Linares (2005)
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🔸 Notes byStockfish 8
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🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 4
⚪️Kramnik,Vladimir (2779)
⚫️Dragnev,Valentin (2508)
🔸1-0

27.Bd5! [Kramnik cleverly disconnects between the black pieces.]

[27.c4!? Bxe1 28.cxb5 Bc3 29.Nd5 Bd4 30.f4 Ng6 31.h4±]

27...Bxe1 [27...Rbxd5 28.Nxd5 Bxe1 29.Rxe5 Bd2 30.c4+–]

28.Rxe5! [There is no good defence against the two threats of 29.Bxf7+ and 29.Rxe1.]

28...Bc3 [28...Bxf2 29.Kxf2 Kf8 30.Ke3 g6 31.Kd4 a6 32.h4±]

29.Bxf7+ Kxf7 30.Rxb5 Rd1+ 31.Kg2 Rd2 32.Nd3 Rxc2 33.Rc5 Ke6 34.Rc6+ Kd7 35.Rc4 Kd6 36.Nc5 [And Black has no way to save the bishop.]

1–0

⚪️#110 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Pascua,Haridas (2435)
🔸Tomb,Maroun (2177)
🔸Olympiad 2018 Batumi

23.Nd5+!! [A very strong sacrifice in order to open lines against the black King which is stuck in the center.]

[23.Rde1 Ne5 24.Nd5+ exd5 25.exd5 Bd7 26.Bxd7 Kxd7 27.Nxe5+ Bxe5 28.Rf7+ Kd6 29.Bf4 gxf4 30.gxf4 Rhe8 31.fxe5+ Rxe5 32.Rf6+ Ke7 33.Rxe5+ Kxf6 34.Re6+ Kg5 35.h4+ Kg4 36.Rg6+ Kh3 37.Rxh6=; 23.Bd2 Ne5 24.Nd5+ exd5 25.exd5 Bd7 26.Bxd7 Nxd7 27.Rde1+ Kd8 28.Rf7 Bd4 29.Ree7 Ra7 30.Rh7 Nf6 31.Rxh8+ Kxe7 32.Rxh6 g4 33.Bg5 Kf7=]

23...exd5 24.exd5 Nxc4 [24...Bb7 25.Rde1 Ne5 26.Bd2 Kd6 27.Bc3 Rhf8 28.Bxe5+ Bxe5 29.Rxf8 Rxf8 30.Rxe5+–]

25.Rde1 [25.Rfe1 Bb5 26.Bxc5+ Kf7 27.Re7+ Kg6 28.Bxd7+–]

25...Na3+ 26.Kd2 Bxd5 27.Bxc5+ Kd8 28.Bxa3 Bf8 29.Bb2 Rh7 30.Bd4 Kc7 31.Rf5 Bc6 32.Rc1 Rd8 33.Bg2 Nc5 34.Bxc5 bxc5 35.Bxc6 Kxc6 36.Kc2 Rc7 37.Re1 Kb7 38.Nb2 Bg7 39.Nc4 Rdd7 40.Re6 Ka7 41.h3 Rd8 42.g4 Rh8 43.a4 Bd4 44.Rd5 h5 45.Rxg5 hxg4 46.hxg4 Rh2+ 47.Kd3 Rh3+ 48.Ke4 Rxb3 49.Rgg6 Rb4 50.Rxa6+ Kb8 51.Rab6+ Rb7 52.Rxb4 Rxb4 53.Rb6+ Rxb6 54.Nxb6 Kb7 55.Nc4 Kc6 56.g5 Bh8 57.Kf5

1–0

⚫️#110 (Endgame-‌Black to Move)
🔸Pasko,Llambi (2386)
🔸Nikolaidis,Ioannis (2544)
🔸World Chess Olympiad 2018 Batumi

29...Be8! [29...Bc8 30.b3 Ra7 31.Rb1 Rb6 32.g4 Re7 33.Nf3 b4 34.Kf2 Bb7 35.Ra1 Ra6 36.Nd2 c3 37.Nf3 Bf8=/+]
[29...Rab6 30.Nxd7 Rxd7 31.g4 Bf8 32.Rb1 a4]

30.Ng4 b4 [¹30...Kf8 31.a3 b4=/+]

31.Kf3 Bd7 32.Ne5 a4 33.Rc1 Bc8 34.Rcd1 b3 35.axb3 axb3 36.Bb1 Ra1 37.Ke2 Rxb1 [37...Ra7 38.Kd2 Kf8 39.Ng4 Rb6=/+] [37...Kf8 38.Kd2 Ke8 39.g4-/+]

38.Rxb1 Bxf5 39.Rbf1 Be4 40.Rxf7?? Bxe5 41.dxe5 Kxf7 42.exd6 c3

0–1

⚫️#111 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Moayed,Obied (2125)
🔸Neiksans,Arturs (2566)
🔸Olympiad 2018 Batumi

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 111
public poll

B) e4 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 64%
@ShaahinTheFirst, future, @shahriarmz88, Seyed Hossein Ali, @BehroudR, Babak, @h_a_d_I_1169

A) Nb6 – 3
👍👍👍 27%
@Talamag, Nikhil, @RichardPeng

C) Qc4 – 1
👍 9%
@Sophia_Peng

👥 11 people voted so far.

⚪️#111 (Endgame-‌White to Move)
🔸Blagojevic,Dragisa (2476)
🔸Hamitevici,Vladimir (2505)
🔸World Chess Olympiad 2018 Batumi

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 111
public poll

A) h×g5 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 64%
@Talamag, @aminpapie, ﾑr_ŋｲ, Seyed Hossein Ali, Nikhil, @Tawfiq121, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @awshli_hastam, Yulanders

B) Bh3 – 4
👍👍👍 29%
@Mohammadtaghvaei, ali sh, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @h_a_d_I_1169

C) Ra1 – 1
👍 7%
@SophiaCat_does_Chess

👥 14 people voted so far.

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Tiger Hillarp Persson's victory in our best game of 2018 recalls another legendary victory: Short vs. Timman, 1991! ‼️🤩‼️

The triumphant 30.Kf4!! leads to an even more striking finish than Short's.

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