Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 131
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C) Qa6 β 6
πππππππ 75%
@fantastic45, @RichardPeng, Yiyi, @AryanLeekha, Michael, Hansika
A) Qb5 β 2
ππ 25%
@Lornyellor, Kasyap
B) Qb3
β«οΈ 0%
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C) Qa6 β 6
πππππππ 75%
@fantastic45, @RichardPeng, Yiyi, @AryanLeekha, Michael, Hansika
A) Qb5 β 2
ππ 25%
@Lornyellor, Kasyap
B) Qb3
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 8 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 131
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B) Kg4 β 6
πππππππ 50%
@A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @AryanLeekha, Michael, Hansika, @Kingbosskasy, UrbanSwagger
C) c5 β 4
πππππ 33%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @fantastic45, @ehsan_chesskill, Tanah
A) Bh3 β 2
ππ 17%
Mehdi, @Lornyellor
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Kg4 β 6
πππππππ 50%
@A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @AryanLeekha, Michael, Hansika, @Kingbosskasy, UrbanSwagger
C) c5 β 4
πππππ 33%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @fantastic45, @ehsan_chesskill, Tanah
A) Bh3 β 2
ππ 17%
Mehdi, @Lornyellor
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
π΄ Today is birthday of Boris Spassky
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βοΈDragan Barlov, a Serbian chess Grandmaster who was awarded the GM title in 1986. He was 2nd at Sochi 1985 and won the Yugoslav Championship in 1986. He is also a chess author.
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β¦οΈ Russian chess Grandmaster
β¦οΈ The tenth World Chess Champion
πππππ Happy birthday πΊπβοΈππΈπ·
βοΈ Today is also birthday of:
βοΈ Alexey Dreev, a Russian chess grandmaster who learned chess at the age of six and was World Under-16 Champion in 1983 and 1984. He captured the USSR Junior Championship in 1986 and achieved the grandmaster title in 1990. In 1995 he was clear first at both the Wijk aan Zee and the Biel tournaments.Dreev's peak rating was 2711 (July 2011).
βοΈDragan Barlov, a Serbian chess Grandmaster who was awarded the GM title in 1986. He was 2nd at Sochi 1985 and won the Yugoslav Championship in 1986. He is also a chess author.
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"Apart from direct mistakes, there is nothing more ruinous than routine play, the aim of which is mechanical development."
πΈ Alexey Suetin
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πΈ Alexey Suetin
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Vladimir Kramnik faces Garry Kasparov in the Botvinnik Memorial match, which was held in the Hall of Columns of the House of Unions in central Moscow in early December 2001.
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#Borovsky
β»οΈ Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
β»οΈ Russian chess master
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β»οΈ Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
β»οΈ Russian chess master
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About Borovsky
β»οΈ Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
β»οΈ Russian chess master
β»οΈ Teacher and Chess Author
π Evgeny Alexandrovich Znosko-Borovsky was a Russian chess master, music and drama critic, teacher and author. Born in Saint Petersburg, he settled in Paris in 1920, and lived there for the rest of his life.
βͺοΈ Born: August 16, 1884, Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg, Russia
βͺοΈ Died: December 31, 1954, Paris, France
π Borovsky born 1884 in Russia and after 1920 living in France, was both a player and author. He fought and was wounded in both the 1905 Russo-Japanese war and World War I. He also fought for the White forces during the Russian revolution and was evacuated to France. He was 3rd= in the All Russian Championship of 1908, 3rd at Nice 1930 and 1st at Paris 1930. He was a literary and music critic.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Borovsky π
πΈEugene Znosko-Borovsky vs Arthur John Mackenzie
πΈ Weston (1924), Weston-super-Mare ENG, rd 7, Apr-24
πΈ Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84)
β¦οΈ Review this game and download PGN fileπ
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β»οΈ Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
β»οΈ Russian chess master
β»οΈ Teacher and Chess Author
π Evgeny Alexandrovich Znosko-Borovsky was a Russian chess master, music and drama critic, teacher and author. Born in Saint Petersburg, he settled in Paris in 1920, and lived there for the rest of his life.
βͺοΈ Born: August 16, 1884, Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg, Russia
βͺοΈ Died: December 31, 1954, Paris, France
π Borovsky born 1884 in Russia and after 1920 living in France, was both a player and author. He fought and was wounded in both the 1905 Russo-Japanese war and World War I. He also fought for the White forces during the Russian revolution and was evacuated to France. He was 3rd= in the All Russian Championship of 1908, 3rd at Nice 1930 and 1st at Paris 1930. He was a literary and music critic.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Borovsky π
πΈEugene Znosko-Borovsky vs Arthur John Mackenzie
πΈ Weston (1924), Weston-super-Mare ENG, rd 7, Apr-24
πΈ Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84)
β¦οΈ Review this game and download PGN fileπ
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πΈEugene Znosko-Borovsky vs Arthur John Mackenzie
πΈ Weston (1924), Weston-super-Mare ENG, rd 7, Apr-24
πΈ Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84)
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πΈ Weston (1924), Weston-super-Mare ENG, rd 7, Apr-24
πΈ Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84)
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@ZnoskoBorovsky-Mackenzie 1924.pgn
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πΈEugene Znosko-Borovsky - Arthur John MackenzieΩ Weston (1924)
πΈ PGN format
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πΈ PGN format
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πΈchess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
πΈRound 2
βͺοΈMeier,Georg (2639)
β«οΈAnurag,Mhamal (2495)
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πΈRound 2
βͺοΈMeier,Georg (2639)
β«οΈAnurag,Mhamal (2495)
πΈ1-0
13.Bxf6! [An important decision. White decides to give up his strong dark-squared bishop in order to remove the only defender of Black's e4 pawn.]
[13.Nxe4?? Nxe4 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Bxe4 Qe7!β+; 13.0β0?! Nbd7 14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.Bxg7 Nxe3! 16.fxe3 Kxg7 17.Nxe4 Ne5=]
13...Bxf6?! [ΒΉ13...Qxf6 14.Rc1 β³Nd5 14...Bf5 15.Nd5 β³g4 15...Qe6! 16.Nc7 Qd7 17.Nxa8 Bg4β 18.f3 exf3 19.Bxf3 Bh3 20.Ne4 Re8 21.Kf2 Nc6Β°]
14.Nxe4! [Offering an exchange sacrifice to weaken Black's king position.]
14...Bg4 [Accepting the exchange sacrifice would give White more than enough compensation: 14...Bxa1 15.Qxa1 β³Nf6 15...f6 16.0β0 Nc6 17.Nxd3 Bf5 (17...Qxd3 18.Rd1 Qe2 19.Rd2 Qh5 20.Nxf6+ Rxf6 21.Qxf6+β β³Bd5) 18.Nf4Β±]
15.f3 d2+ 16.Ke2 Be6 17.Nxf6+ Qxf6 18.Qxd2 Rd8 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.cxd5 Nc6 21.Rac1 Ne7 22.f4+β [22.e4!? Qb6 23.Rhd1 Nc6 24.Kf1+β]
1β0
[13.Nxe4?? Nxe4 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Bxe4 Qe7!β+; 13.0β0?! Nbd7 14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.Bxg7 Nxe3! 16.fxe3 Kxg7 17.Nxe4 Ne5=]
13...Bxf6?! [ΒΉ13...Qxf6 14.Rc1 β³Nd5 14...Bf5 15.Nd5 β³g4 15...Qe6! 16.Nc7 Qd7 17.Nxa8 Bg4β 18.f3 exf3 19.Bxf3 Bh3 20.Ne4 Re8 21.Kf2 Nc6Β°]
14.Nxe4! [Offering an exchange sacrifice to weaken Black's king position.]
14...Bg4 [Accepting the exchange sacrifice would give White more than enough compensation: 14...Bxa1 15.Qxa1 β³Nf6 15...f6 16.0β0 Nc6 17.Nxd3 Bf5 (17...Qxd3 18.Rd1 Qe2 19.Rd2 Qh5 20.Nxf6+ Rxf6 21.Qxf6+β β³Bd5) 18.Nf4Β±]
15.f3 d2+ 16.Ke2 Be6 17.Nxf6+ Qxf6 18.Qxd2 Rd8 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.cxd5 Nc6 21.Rac1 Ne7 22.f4+β [22.e4!? Qb6 23.Rhd1 Nc6 24.Kf1+β]
1β0
23.Qb5! [This little maneuver leads to the loss of material for Black.]
[23.Qb3 Qe7 24.Bg5 f6 25.Bf4 Ne5 26.Qb5 Rc8 27.Re1 f5 28.Ng5 h6 29.Bxe5 Qxe5 30.Nf3 Qe8=; 23.Qa6 Rfb8 24.Bf4 f5 25.Nxc5 (25.Bxb8? Nxb8 26.Qb5 fxe4Β³) 25...bxc5 26.Bxb8 Rxb8 27.Rxb8+ Nxb8 28.Qb5 Qc8 29.Rb1 Nd7 30.Qb7 Qxb7+ 31.Rxb7 Ne5=]
23...Rbb8 [23...Rfb8 24.Bf4 Ne5 25.Qxd7 Rxd7 26.Nxc5+β]
24.Bf4 f5 [24...Ne5 25.Qxd7 Nxd7 26.Bxb8+β; 24...Be5?? 25.Bxe5 Nxe5 26.Nf6++β]
25.Nxc5 [25.Bxb8! fxe4 26.Bf4+β]
25...bxc5 26.Bxb8 Rxb8 27.Qxc5 Rxb1 28.Rxb1 Bf8 29.Qb5+β
1β0
[23.Qb3 Qe7 24.Bg5 f6 25.Bf4 Ne5 26.Qb5 Rc8 27.Re1 f5 28.Ng5 h6 29.Bxe5 Qxe5 30.Nf3 Qe8=; 23.Qa6 Rfb8 24.Bf4 f5 25.Nxc5 (25.Bxb8? Nxb8 26.Qb5 fxe4Β³) 25...bxc5 26.Bxb8 Rxb8 27.Rxb8+ Nxb8 28.Qb5 Qc8 29.Rb1 Nd7 30.Qb7 Qxb7+ 31.Rxb7 Ne5=]
23...Rbb8 [23...Rfb8 24.Bf4 Ne5 25.Qxd7 Rxd7 26.Nxc5+β]
24.Bf4 f5 [24...Ne5 25.Qxd7 Nxd7 26.Bxb8+β; 24...Be5?? 25.Bxe5 Nxe5 26.Nf6++β]
25.Nxc5 [25.Bxb8! fxe4 26.Bf4+β]
25...bxc5 26.Bxb8 Rxb8 27.Qxc5 Rxb1 28.Rxb1 Bf8 29.Qb5+β
1β0