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.
Something for all of us to learn from Sasikiran.
πΈchess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
πΈRound 4
βͺοΈRaja,Harshit (2420)
β«οΈMekhitarian,Krikor Sevag (2546
πΈ0-1
πΈRound 4
βͺοΈRaja,Harshit (2420)
β«οΈMekhitarian,Krikor Sevag (2546
πΈ0-1
34...Rd2! [Penetrating the opponent's camp with the threat.]
35.g3? [ΒΉ35.Bd3! Nxd3 36.cxd3 Ra8! 37.g3 Be8 38.Kg2 Rxd3=/+]
35...Nxe2 36.Nxe2 Ra8! [Instead of grabbing the c2βpawn, 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+
35.g3? [ΒΉ35.Bd3! Nxd3 36.cxd3 Ra8! 37.g3 Be8 38.Kg2 Rxd3=/+]
35...Nxe2 36.Nxe2 Ra8! [Instead of grabbing the c2βpawn, 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+
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 Rd8Β°; 37...Rxf8!? 38.Rg1 d4 39.Qxd4 Bd5+ 40.Kf2 Qh2+ 41.Ke1Β±]
38.Kg1 d4 39.cxd4 Bd5 40.Kf2 Kxf8Β°
Β½βΒ½
38.Kg1 d4 39.cxd4 Bd5 40.Kf2 Kxf8Β°
Β½βΒ½
56...Rb4!! [56...Rd3?? 57.Rxa2 Rd5 58.Bf2 Rxd6Β³; 56...Bc4?? 57.Rxa2 Rb5]
57.h5+ [57.Rxa2 Rc4+ 58.Kd2 Rxc5β+]
57...Kxh5 58.Kd2 Ba4 59.Ra5 Kg6β+
0β1
57.h5+ [57.Rxa2 Rc4+ 58.Kd2 Rxc5β+]
57...Kxh5 58.Kd2 Ba4 59.Ra5 Kg6β+
0β1
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 151
public poll
A) Qd1 β 10
πππππππ 83%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Hossein, ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, Gavin, @FrozenBlade, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, Michael, Hansika, Abhi
C) Nb5 β 2
π 17%
Ebi, @Somebody_Sophia
B) b3
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Qd1 β 10
πππππππ 83%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Hossein, ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, Gavin, @FrozenBlade, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, Michael, Hansika, Abhi
C) Nb5 β 2
π 17%
Ebi, @Somebody_Sophia
B) b3
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 151
public poll
A) Be4 β 14
πππππππ 88%
@batonik107, @aadiib, @mahyarebrahimi1983, ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, Ebi, Gavin, Dariush, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @AryanLeekha, @Aryan13AKS, Hansika, Pravin, Abhi, β
C) Bc2 β 2
π 13%
@SophiaCat_does_Chess, Michael
B) b5
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 16 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Be4 β 14
πππππππ 88%
@batonik107, @aadiib, @mahyarebrahimi1983, ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, Ebi, Gavin, Dariush, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @AryanLeekha, @Aryan13AKS, Hansika, Pravin, Abhi, β
C) Bc2 β 2
π 13%
@SophiaCat_does_Chess, Michael
B) b5
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 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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πΈ Mikhail Tal
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Here Mikhail Botvinnik and Bobby Fischer are facing each other in one of the most amazing and surprising chess Olympiad games.
The game ended in a draw.Fischer had a win,but unfortunately for him he missed that Botvinnik was in zugzwang and he traded in a drawn rook end-game.
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The game ended in a draw.Fischer had a win,but unfortunately for him he missed that Botvinnik was in zugzwang and he traded in a drawn rook end-game.
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Here Mikhail Botvinnik and Bobby Fischer are facing each other in one of the most amazing and surprising chess Olympiad games. The game ended in a draw.Fischer had a win,but unfortunately for him he missed that Botvinnik was in zugzwang and he traded in aβ¦
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πΈchess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
πΈRound 4
βͺοΈKaidanov,Gregory (2544)
β«οΈEggleston,David J (2406)
πΈ1-0
πΈRound 4
βͺοΈKaidanov,Gregory (2544)
β«οΈEggleston,David J (2406)
πΈ1-0
14.Nxe4! [A correct decision. Kaidanov opens up the b2βbishop eyes on the kingside and pulls the d5βpawn to a worse square.]
14...dxe4 15.Nd4 [β³BΓe4]
15...Bd5 [15...Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Qb4 17.Qb2 f6 18.Bxe4Β±]
16.Nf5! [White provokes kingside weaknesses and also clears the d-file for using his rook.]
16...f6 17.Rd1 Be6 [17...Rad8 18.Bxe4! thanks to the black weakened kingside, White grabs the e4βpawn. 18...Bxe4 19.Qc4+ Rf7 20.Qxe4+β]
18.Bxe4 Bc5 19.Bd5 Bf7 20.Qc4+β
14...dxe4 15.Nd4 [β³BΓe4]
15...Bd5 [15...Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Qb4 17.Qb2 f6 18.Bxe4Β±]
16.Nf5! [White provokes kingside weaknesses and also clears the d-file for using his rook.]
16...f6 17.Rd1 Be6 [17...Rad8 18.Bxe4! thanks to the black weakened kingside, White grabs the e4βpawn. 18...Bxe4 19.Qc4+ Rf7 20.Qxe4+β]
18.Bxe4 Bc5 19.Bd5 Bf7 20.Qc4+β