26...Bb4 [26...Ba3!! 27.f4 Nxf4 28.f3 (28.Bxf4 Rxb2+ 29.Rxb2 Rxb2+ 30.Kc1 Rxf2+ 31.Kb1 exf4 32.Nxd4 Rb2+ 33.Ka1 Rh2 34.Nxc6 Rxh3–+) 28...Nxh3 29.Rh1 Nf4 30.Rh2 (30.Bxf4 Rxb2+ 31.Rxb2 Rxb2+–+) 30...Ne6 31.Rh1 Nc5 32.Rh2 Na6 33.Kd1 Nc5–+; 26...Bc5 27.Nh6+ Ke6 28.Bd2 Bb4µ]
27.Rg1? [27.f4!? exf4 (27...gxf4 28.Rh1³) 28.Nxd4 Ne5=/+]
27...Bc3 28.b3 axb3+ 29.Rxb3 Rxb3 30.axb3 Ra8 31.Rg2 Ra2+ 32.Kd1 Nf4 33.Bxf4 exf4 34.Kc1 Ra1+ 35.Kc2 Rh1 36.Nh6+ Ke6 37.Ng4 c5 38.Rh2 Ra1 39.Rg2 Ra2+ 40.Kc1 Rd2 41.e5 fxe5 42.Nh6 Rxd3 43.Rxg5 Rxf3 44.Ng4 d3 45.Rg6+ Kf7
0–1
27.Rg1? [27.f4!? exf4 (27...gxf4 28.Rh1³) 28.Nxd4 Ne5=/+]
27...Bc3 28.b3 axb3+ 29.Rxb3 Rxb3 30.axb3 Ra8 31.Rg2 Ra2+ 32.Kd1 Nf4 33.Bxf4 exf4 34.Kc1 Ra1+ 35.Kc2 Rh1 36.Nh6+ Ke6 37.Ng4 c5 38.Rh2 Ra1 39.Rg2 Ra2+ 40.Kc1 Rd2 41.e5 fxe5 42.Nh6 Rxd3 43.Rxg5 Rxf3 44.Ng4 d3 45.Rg6+ Kf7
0–1
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 115
public poll
C) Nb3 – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 80%
@shahrook, @erenmikasa, future, Nikhil, Babak, @h_a_d_I_1169, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, @WataxPin, @arash22_d, Adith, Hansika
A) e×d5 – 3
👍👍 20%
Reza, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @Somebody_Sophia
B) Rc2
▫️ 0%
👥 15 people voted so far.
public poll
C) Nb3 – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 80%
@shahrook, @erenmikasa, future, Nikhil, Babak, @h_a_d_I_1169, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, @WataxPin, @arash22_d, Adith, Hansika
A) e×d5 – 3
👍👍 20%
Reza, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @Somebody_Sophia
B) Rc2
▫️ 0%
👥 15 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 115
public poll
C) e5 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @Mey_ro, Nikhil, Babak, king, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, @WataxPin, @arash22_d
B) R×d4 – 5
👍👍👍👍 28%
Reza, future, @Naderi61, Adith, Hansika
A) b4 – 4
👍👍👍 22%
@shahrook, @erenmikasa, @h_a_d_I_1169, @AryanLeekha
👥 18 people voted so far.
public poll
C) e5 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @Mey_ro, Nikhil, Babak, king, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, @WataxPin, @arash22_d
B) R×d4 – 5
👍👍👍👍 28%
Reza, future, @Naderi61, Adith, Hansika
A) b4 – 4
👍👍👍 22%
@shahrook, @erenmikasa, @h_a_d_I_1169, @AryanLeekha
👥 18 people voted so far.
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12-year-old FM Christopher Yoo defeats former World Blitz Champion Le Quang Liem, becoming one of the youngest players ever to defeat a super-GM (2700+)! 👏🤩👏
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Round 5 of Bay Area Open 2019, Burlingame
"I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in a bad position, I could always, or nearly always, conjure up some unexpected combination to extricate me from my difficulties."
🔸 Alexander Alekhine
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🔸 Alexander Alekhine
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A young girl from Brighton plays a game of chess with Fifi the chimpanzee at London Zoo, 1955.
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37...Rg6! [A strong move. Xiong combines the pushing his pawns and the attacking enemy king.]
38.Re7 [38.Rc6 Rxc6 39.Qxc6 e2 40.Kf2 d2! 41.Kxe2 Qc2–+ △d1]
38...b4! [Jeffery drives the white knight to an awkward square.]
39.Nb1 e2 [39...Rg5! would be even stronger: 40.Rc7 e2 41.Rc1 Qf4 42.Qc6 e4 43.h4 exf3–+]
40.Qxe5+ Qxe5 41.Rxe5 Rc6 0–1
38.Re7 [38.Rc6 Rxc6 39.Qxc6 e2 40.Kf2 d2! 41.Kxe2 Qc2–+ △d1]
38...b4! [Jeffery drives the white knight to an awkward square.]
39.Nb1 e2 [39...Rg5! would be even stronger: 40.Rc7 e2 41.Rc1 Qf4 42.Qc6 e4 43.h4 exf3–+]
40.Qxe5+ Qxe5 41.Rxe5 Rc6 0–1