26.g5! [26.Kf4 Rd7 27.g5 Rd2 28.gxh6 gxh6 29.Rg1 h5 30.Rg8+ Ke7 31.Rh8 Kf7 32.b4 (32.Rxh5 Kg7Β³) 32...Rxa2 33.Rh7+ Kg8 34.Rxc7 b6 35.b5 Ra3 36.Re7 Kf8 37.Rb7 Rb3 38.Rxa7 Rxb5 39.Ra4; 26.Rd1+ Rd7 27.Rg1 c5 28.Rc1+/=]
26...hxg5 27.hxg5 fxg5 28.Rg1 Ke8 29.Rxg5 Kf7 30.Rg2 Rd7 31.e5 Rd1 32.Kf4 Rf1+ 33.Kg5 Ke7 34.e6 c6 35.Kg6 Rf3 36.b4 a6 37.Rd2 Rg3+ 38.Kh7 Rg5 39.Rd7+ Ke8 40.Rxb7 Rxf5 41.Kxg7 Rf4 42.Kg6 Kd8 43.Kg5 Rf2 44.a4 Rf1 45.a5 Rf2 46.Rd7+ Ke8 47.Rc7 Kd8 48.Rxc6 Rb2 49.Rb6 Ke7 50.Kf5
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26...hxg5 27.hxg5 fxg5 28.Rg1 Ke8 29.Rxg5 Kf7 30.Rg2 Rd7 31.e5 Rd1 32.Kf4 Rf1+ 33.Kg5 Ke7 34.e6 c6 35.Kg6 Rf3 36.b4 a6 37.Rd2 Rg3+ 38.Kh7 Rg5 39.Rd7+ Ke8 40.Rxb7 Rxf5 41.Kxg7 Rf4 42.Kg6 Kd8 43.Kg5 Rf2 44.a4 Rf1 45.a5 Rf2 46.Rd7+ Ke8 47.Rc7 Kd8 48.Rxc6 Rb2 49.Rb6 Ke7 50.Kf5
1β0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 127
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C) c5 β 19
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@mahyarebrahimi1983, future, @Zamani9899, Gavin, Jayden, @SteveWongso, Vincent, Drew, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, Jaikrishnan, @Lornyellor, @AryanLeekha, @Miladdark79, Hansika, Daniel, Alan, Matthew, Kasyap
A) Nf6
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B) a4
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C) c5 β 19
πππππππ 100%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, future, @Zamani9899, Gavin, Jayden, @SteveWongso, Vincent, Drew, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, Jaikrishnan, @Lornyellor, @AryanLeekha, @Miladdark79, Hansika, Daniel, Alan, Matthew, Kasyap
A) Nf6
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B) a4
β«οΈ 0%
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Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 127
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A) Bd1 β 8
πππππππ 47%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Drew, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, Vedant, Hansika, Alan
C) h5 β 8
πππππππ 47%
future, Gavin, Jayden, @SteveWongso, Vincent, Jaikrishnan, @Lornyellor, Matthew
B) Rd7 β 1
π 6%
@pooya_chess15
π₯ 17 people voted so far.
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A) Bd1 β 8
πππππππ 47%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Drew, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, Vedant, Hansika, Alan
C) h5 β 8
πππππππ 47%
future, Gavin, Jayden, @SteveWongso, Vincent, Jaikrishnan, @Lornyellor, Matthew
B) Rd7 β 1
π 6%
@pooya_chess15
π₯ 17 people voted so far.
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π΅ Chess History - Tournaments
πΉ Moscow 2001/02
πΉ FIDE World Championship Knockout
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#Moscow2001-02
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π΅ Chess History - Tournaments
πΉ Moscow 2001/02
πΉ FIDE World Championship Knockout
#chess_history_tornaments
#Moscow2001-02
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π΅ Chess History - Tournaments
πΉ Moscow 2001/02
πΉ 27 November 2001 -23 January 2002
πΉ FIDE World Championship Knockout
π° CHAMPION: Ruslan Ponomariov
π The FIDE World Chess Championship 2002 was held in Moscow, Russia. The first six rounds were played between 27 November and 14 December 2001, and the final match started on 16 January and ended on 23 January 2002. The Ukrainian Grandmaster Ruslan Ponomariov, aged 18, won the championship and became the youngest FIDE World Champion.
At the time of this championship, the World title was split. The Classical World Champion, Vladimir Kramnik, did not participate, as well as the previous Classical Champion and world's highest-rated player, Garry Kasparov. However, all other strongest players of the world took part, including the top seed and winner of the previous FIDE World Championship Viswanathan Anand.
π The championship was a knockout tournament similar to other FIDE World Chess Championships between 1998 and 2004: the players were paired for short matches, with losers eliminated. The field of 128 participants was reduced to one winner over seven rounds.
Rounds 1β5 consisted of a two game match, followed by tie breaks at faster time controls if required. The time control for regular games was 75 minutes for the first 40 moves and 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with 30 seconds added after each move. Tie breaks consisted of two rapid chess games (20 minutes each + 10 seconds per move); followed by two blitz games if required (5 minutes + 10 seconds per move); followed by a single Armageddon chess game if required (white has 6 minutes and must win, black has 5 minutes and only needs to draw). The semifinals (round 6) were best of four games, and the final was best of eight games, with the same conditions for the tie-breaks.
In addition to previous criticisms of the knockout format, this tournament was criticised by Garry Kasparov for using a faster time control, which Kasparov claimed was lowering the standard of the games.
π SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA & CHESSGAMES.COM
πΉ The final standings and crosstable was as aboveπ
πΉ Download " Moscow 2001/02 Games Database " by PGN formatπ
πΉ Review our selected game from this tournamentπ
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πΉ Moscow 2001/02
πΉ 27 November 2001 -23 January 2002
πΉ FIDE World Championship Knockout
π° CHAMPION: Ruslan Ponomariov
π The FIDE World Chess Championship 2002 was held in Moscow, Russia. The first six rounds were played between 27 November and 14 December 2001, and the final match started on 16 January and ended on 23 January 2002. The Ukrainian Grandmaster Ruslan Ponomariov, aged 18, won the championship and became the youngest FIDE World Champion.
At the time of this championship, the World title was split. The Classical World Champion, Vladimir Kramnik, did not participate, as well as the previous Classical Champion and world's highest-rated player, Garry Kasparov. However, all other strongest players of the world took part, including the top seed and winner of the previous FIDE World Championship Viswanathan Anand.
π The championship was a knockout tournament similar to other FIDE World Chess Championships between 1998 and 2004: the players were paired for short matches, with losers eliminated. The field of 128 participants was reduced to one winner over seven rounds.
Rounds 1β5 consisted of a two game match, followed by tie breaks at faster time controls if required. The time control for regular games was 75 minutes for the first 40 moves and 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with 30 seconds added after each move. Tie breaks consisted of two rapid chess games (20 minutes each + 10 seconds per move); followed by two blitz games if required (5 minutes + 10 seconds per move); followed by a single Armageddon chess game if required (white has 6 minutes and must win, black has 5 minutes and only needs to draw). The semifinals (round 6) were best of four games, and the final was best of eight games, with the same conditions for the tie-breaks.
In addition to previous criticisms of the knockout format, this tournament was criticised by Garry Kasparov for using a faster time control, which Kasparov claimed was lowering the standard of the games.
π SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA & CHESSGAMES.COM
πΉ The final standings and crosstable was as aboveπ
πΉ Download " Moscow 2001/02 Games Database " by PGN formatπ
πΉ Review our selected game from this tournamentπ
#chess_history_tornaments
#Moscow2001-02
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βͺοΈ Ruslan Ponomariov vs Vassily Ivanchuk
βͺοΈ FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2001/02), Moscow RUS, rd 1, Jan-16
βͺοΈ French Defense: Classical. Burn Variation Main Line (C11)
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βͺοΈ Ruslan Ponomariov vs Vassily Ivanchuk
βͺοΈ FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2001/02), Moscow RUS, rd 1, Jan-16
βͺοΈ French Defense: Classical. Burn Variation Main Line (C11)
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