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Valentina Gunina leads the Cairns Cup after round 7
The 3rd Stars Cup features four invited international grandmasters taking on seven of the best Iranian players. The tournament is held in the Anzali Free Zone, Iran, from 12-17 February.
4 rounds have already been played, and the score is still even.
https://goo.gl/NCPjA1
4 rounds have already been played, and the score is still even.
https://goo.gl/NCPjA1
🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 3
⚪️Mekhitarian,Krikor Sevag (2546)
⚫️Le,Quang Liem (2715)
🔸0-1
🔸Round 3
⚪️Mekhitarian,Krikor Sevag (2546)
⚫️Le,Quang Liem (2715)
🔸0-1
16...Nxd4! [Black exchanges the opponent's central knight and creates the pawn majority on the kingside for himself. Notice that White's dark-squared bishop has been exchanged and thus, the d4 pawn also becomes as a target for attack.]
[16...Bxd5?! 17.cxd5 Nxd4 18.Rxd4 Bxd4 19.Qxd4+ Kg8 20.d6 c6 21.Bf1°]
17.exd4 Rd8 [△B×d5]
18.f3 [18.Qb3 c6 19.Nf4 Bxd4 20.Rc2 c5! 21.Nxe6 Qxe6 22.Qxb7 Rab8 23.Qxa7 Ra8 24.Qb7 Rxa2-/+]
18...exf3 19.Bxf3 c6 [Now, the loss of the pawn on f2 is inevitable.]
20.Qb3 Bf7 21.Nf4 Rxd4 22.Re1 Qd7–+
[16...Bxd5?! 17.cxd5 Nxd4 18.Rxd4 Bxd4 19.Qxd4+ Kg8 20.d6 c6 21.Bf1°]
17.exd4 Rd8 [△B×d5]
18.f3 [18.Qb3 c6 19.Nf4 Bxd4 20.Rc2 c5! 21.Nxe6 Qxe6 22.Qxb7 Rab8 23.Qxa7 Ra8 24.Qb7 Rxa2-/+]
18...exf3 19.Bxf3 c6 [Now, the loss of the pawn on f2 is inevitable.]
20.Qb3 Bf7 21.Nf4 Rxd4 22.Re1 Qd7–+
16.Bh3! [Iranian talented Aryan Gholami places his light-squared bishop in the right diagonal in order to put more pressure on the opponent.]
[16.Bf4!? Nf6 17.Be5 Nd7 18.Bh3 TR; 16.e3?! Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Nc7²]
16...Qc6 17.Bf4 [with the idea of 18.dxc5. 5]
17...c4 18.e4! Nc7 19.Bxc7 Qxc7 20.Nxd5 Bxd5 21.exd5+–
1–0
[16.Bf4!? Nf6 17.Be5 Nd7 18.Bh3 TR; 16.e3?! Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Nc7²]
16...Qc6 17.Bf4 [with the idea of 18.dxc5. 5]
17...c4 18.e4! Nc7 19.Bxc7 Qxc7 20.Nxd5 Bxd5 21.exd5+–
1–0
36.Rah4? [36.c4! dxc4 37.bxc4 Rbb8 38.Rxa5²; 36.f4!? N5c6 37.Ba3²]
36...c4 37.bxc4 Nxc4 38.Kg2 Rc5 39.Rg3 Rcc8?!³ [39...a4! 40.Bxa4 (40.Rh1 a3–+) 40...Nf5–+]
36...c4 37.bxc4 Nxc4 38.Kg2 Rc5 39.Rg3 Rcc8?!³ [39...a4! 40.Bxa4 (40.Rh1 a3–+) 40...Nf5–+]
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 141
public poll
B) g4 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 73%
@fantastic45, Jonas, Gavin, Nikhil, @SteveWongso, Saghana, @RichardPeng, @arash22_d, Michael, Hansika, Kasyap
C) Red3 – 4
👍👍👍 27%
@sirgalesh, @Somebody_Sophia, @Aryan13AKS, Matthew
A) c3
▫️ 0%
👥 15 people voted so far.
public poll
B) g4 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 73%
@fantastic45, Jonas, Gavin, Nikhil, @SteveWongso, Saghana, @RichardPeng, @arash22_d, Michael, Hansika, Kasyap
C) Red3 – 4
👍👍👍 27%
@sirgalesh, @Somebody_Sophia, @Aryan13AKS, Matthew
A) c3
▫️ 0%
👥 15 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 141
public poll
A) Bh4 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 65%
@batonik107, @fantastic45, Jonas, Nikhil, @Steve1234567890qwerty, Saghana, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @arash22_d, Michael, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap
B) Rb8 – 5
👍👍👍 29%
@M_L_110213, Gavin, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, Srikar, Matthew
C) Rd8 – 1
👍 6%
@Aryan13AKS
👥 17 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Bh4 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 65%
@batonik107, @fantastic45, Jonas, Nikhil, @Steve1234567890qwerty, Saghana, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @arash22_d, Michael, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap
B) Rb8 – 5
👍👍👍 29%
@M_L_110213, Gavin, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, Srikar, Matthew
C) Rd8 – 1
👍 6%
@Aryan13AKS
👥 17 people voted so far.
The chemist Dimitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (on left), creator of the periodic table of elements, engaged in a chess game against the painter Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi. In the background stands Anna Ivanova Popova, second wife of Mendeleev.
Photo taken in 1882, published in ’Nuevo Mundo’, July 1910.
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Photo taken in 1882, published in ’Nuevo Mundo’, July 1910.
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