"The most intelligent inspection of any number of fine paintings will not make the observer a painter, nor will listening to a number of operas make the hearer a musician, but good judges of music and painting may so be formed. Chess differs from these..."
πΈ Emanuel Lasker
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πΈ Emanuel Lasker
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Also on display in the museum is the carbon copy of the scoresheet to the 5th-round game Pavlov-Pianov v. Alekhine (won by the latter in 27 moves).
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πΈchess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
πΈRound 4
βͺοΈMelkumyan,Hrant (2660)
β«οΈKashlinskaya,Alina (2447)
πΈ1-0
πΈRound 4
βͺοΈMelkumyan,Hrant (2660)
β«οΈKashlinskaya,Alina (2447)
πΈ1-0
20.a3! [The black knight has no proper square.]
20...Rxd1+ [The black knight has no proper square. In order to avoid loss of a pawn, Kashlinskaya decides to give up the open d-file.]
[ΒΉ20...Nd5 21.Nxd5 Bxd5 22.Bxd5 exd5 23.Rxd5 Rxd5 24.Qxd5Β±]
21.Rxd1 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Nc6 23.Rd7! Na5 24.Qb5 Bf8 25.Qxa6 bxa6 26.Rxa7Β± [All White's pieces are working together to dominate the board.]
20...Rxd1+ [The black knight has no proper square. In order to avoid loss of a pawn, Kashlinskaya decides to give up the open d-file.]
[ΒΉ20...Nd5 21.Nxd5 Bxd5 22.Bxd5 exd5 23.Rxd5 Rxd5 24.Qxd5Β±]
21.Rxd1 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Nc6 23.Rd7! Na5 24.Qb5 Bf8 25.Qxa6 bxa6 26.Rxa7Β± [All White's pieces are working together to dominate the board.]
βͺοΈ#148 (Strategy-White to Move)
πΈMartirosyan,Haik M (2607)
πΈLampert,J (2544)
πΈchess.com INT 2019
πΈMartirosyan,Haik M (2607)
πΈLampert,J (2544)
πΈchess.com INT 2019
12.c5! [A typical move to damage Black's pawn structure.]
[12.Nde2!? c5 13.b3=; 12.b4?! Qc7 13.c5 d5Β³]
12...Re8 [12...dxc5? 13.Nb3 c4 14.Nc5 Qc7 15.Qe2Β±]
13.Nb3 Be6 14.Nd4 Bd7 15.Qd2 Qc7 16.Rac1 d5 17.exd5 Nxd5 18.Nxd5 cxd5 19.f4 e5 20.fxe5 Qxe5 21.Bf2Β²
1β0
[12.Nde2!? c5 13.b3=; 12.b4?! Qc7 13.c5 d5Β³]
12...Re8 [12...dxc5? 13.Nb3 c4 14.Nc5 Qc7 15.Qe2Β±]
13.Nb3 Be6 14.Nd4 Bd7 15.Qd2 Qc7 16.Rac1 d5 17.exd5 Nxd5 18.Nxd5 cxd5 19.f4 e5 20.fxe5 Qxe5 21.Bf2Β²
1β0
βͺοΈ#148 (Endgame-White to Move)
πΈCheca,Nicolas (2508)
πΈLe Tuan Minh (2515)
πΈchess.com INT 2019
πΈCheca,Nicolas (2508)
πΈLe Tuan Minh (2515)
πΈchess.com INT 2019
47.Kd4!! [47.Nf6! Ke7 48.Rh2+β; 47.c7!? Ra7 48.c8Q+ (48.Kd4 Nf5+) 48...Nxc8 49.Rh2Β±]
47...Ke7 [47...Rxb4+ 48.Kc5+β]
48.Kc5 Ra3 49.Rh2 Rc3+ 50.Kb6 Nc4+ 51.Nxc4 bxc4 52.c7+β
1β0
47...Ke7 [47...Rxb4+ 48.Kc5+β]
48.Kc5 Ra3 49.Rh2 Rc3+ 50.Kb6 Nc4+ 51.Nxc4 bxc4 52.c7+β
1β0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 149
public poll
C) BΓe4 β 8
πππππππ 62%
Jonas, Ebi, @Steve1234567890qwerty, Vincent, @raienr, Michael, Hansika, Daniel
B) Nc4 β 5
ππππ 38%
@batonik107, ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, Masoud, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy
A) NΓc6
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 13 people voted so far.
public poll
C) BΓe4 β 8
πππππππ 62%
Jonas, Ebi, @Steve1234567890qwerty, Vincent, @raienr, Michael, Hansika, Daniel
B) Nc4 β 5
ππππ 38%
@batonik107, ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, Masoud, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy
A) NΓc6
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 13 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 149
public poll
A) Ne7 β 8
πππππππ 50%
@Ehsan_fischer, Jonas, @Steve1234567890qwerty, Vincent, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Michael, Hansika, Daniel
C) Kf5 β 5
ππππ 31%
@batonik107, ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, Ebi, @raienr, @SophiaCat_does_Chess
B) e5 β 3
πππ 19%
Masoud, π, @Jarullah
π₯ 16 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Ne7 β 8
πππππππ 50%
@Ehsan_fischer, Jonas, @Steve1234567890qwerty, Vincent, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Michael, Hansika, Daniel
C) Kf5 β 5
ππππ 31%
@batonik107, ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, Ebi, @raienr, @SophiaCat_does_Chess
B) e5 β 3
πππ 19%
Masoud, π, @Jarullah
π₯ 16 people voted so far.
GM Krishnan Sasikiran (2678) wins his 5th game at #AeroflotOpen this time against GM Anton Korobov (2687) and takes a sole lead with a perfect score.