🔹 17th Aeroflot Open-A 2019, Moscow-R7
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The intense concentration of Sasikiran in an analysis session after a loss

Look at the focus in his eyes, look at the energy with which he is making his moves. One might imagine that he has won his game. However, the truth is he lost his round 7 encounter to Haik Martirosyan. But the result doesn't bog him down. He wants to learn from his game, from his loss and that's the reason why no one can stop him from improving!

Something for all of us to learn from Sasikiran.

🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 4
⚪️Raja,Harshit (2420)
⚫️Mekhitarian,Krikor Sevag (2546
🔸0-1

34...Rd2! [Penetrating the opponent's camp with the threat.]

35.g3? [¹35.Bd3! Nxd3 36.cxd3 Ra8! 37.g3 Be8 38.Kg2 Rxd3=/+]

35...Nxe2 36.Nxe2 Ra8! [Instead of grabbing the c2–pawn, Black activates his kingside rook by using the a-file.]

[36...Rxc2 37.Nf4 Rd8 38.Kg2 Rdd2 39.Rf1-/+]

37.Rh4 Rxc2 38.Nc3 Be8! 39.Rhb4 c5 40.Rxb5+ Bxb5+

⚫️#150 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Buhmann,R (2574)
🔸Sebastian,D (2442)
🔸Bundesliga 2019

37...Qh3+!? [37...d4!! Clearing the d5 pawn for the black bishop that would put White's king in danger. 38.cxd4 Rxf8 39.Kf2 Qh2+ 40.Ke1 Rd8°; 37...Rxf8!? 38.Rg1 d4 39.Qxd4 Bd5+ 40.Kf2 Qh2+ 41.Ke1±]

38.Kg1 d4 39.cxd4 Bd5 40.Kf2 Kxf8°

½–½

⚫️#150 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Potapov,P (2516)
🔸Kryakvin,D (2588)
🔸Moscow RUS 2019

56...Rb4!! [56...Rd3?? 57.Rxa2 Rd5 58.Bf2 Rxd6³; 56...Bc4?? 57.Rxa2 Rb5]

57.h5+ [57.Rxa2 Rc4+ 58.Kd2 Rxc5–+]

57...Kxh5 58.Kd2 Ba4 59.Ra5 Kg6–+

0–1

⚪️#151 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Moiseenko,A (2648)
🔸Jakubiec,A (2508)
🔸Bundesliga 2019

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 151
public poll

A) Qd1 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 83%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Hossein, عباس, Gavin, @FrozenBlade, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, Michael, Hansika, Abhi

C) Nb5 – 2
👍 17%
Ebi, @Somebody_Sophia

B) b3
▫️ 0%

👥 12 people voted so far.

⚪️#151 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Landa,K (2616)
🔸Mons,L (2554)
🔸Werder Bremen GER 2019

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 151
public poll

A) Be4 – 14
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 88%
@batonik107, @aadiib, @mahyarebrahimi1983, عباس, Ebi, Gavin, Dariush, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @AryanLeekha, @Aryan13AKS, Hansika, Pravin, Abhi, ⠀

C) Bc2 – 2
👍 13%
@SophiaCat_does_Chess, Michael

B) b5
▫️ 0%

👥 16 people voted so far.

Schiphol Airport, 19th June 1961. Left to right: Vasily Smyslov, Max Euwe, ?, Reuben Fine, Mikhail Botvinnik.

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