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
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A) Qd1 β 10
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@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.
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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
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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
17.Nb5! [A standard maneuver by Moiseenko to transfer the knight to the vital e6βsquare via d4.]
[17.b3!? a6Β²; 17.Qd1? would be bad, on account of: 17...Bh6=]
17...Bxb5 18.cxb5 Ng4 19.Bxg4 fxg4 20.Qc2Β±
1β0
[17.b3!? a6Β²; 17.Qd1? would be bad, on account of: 17...Bh6=]
17...Bxb5 18.cxb5 Ng4 19.Bxg4 fxg4 20.Qc2Β±
1β0
61.Be4!! [61.b5?? Bf7 62.Be4 Be8 63.Bc6 Bf7 64.Bd7 Bg8 65.Be8 Bh7=; 61.Bc2!! Bf7 62.Ba4 Bg8 63.Be8 Bh7 64.b5+β]
61...Bf7 62.Bc6 Bg8 63.Be8 Bh7 64.b5β‘+β
1β0
61...Bf7 62.Bc6 Bg8 63.Be8 Bh7 64.b5β‘+β
1β0