26.Rd3! [An excellent move in order to clear the d1βsquare for the bishop.]
[26.Rc1 Rec7 27.Rxc7Β²; 26.f3 Rec7 27.Re2 a5 28.Rh2 b5-/+]
26...Rec7 27.Kg2 [27.Bd1+β]
27...a5 28.Bd1 Ba6 29.Bxh5! Bxd3 30.Bf3 Rd8 31.Rh1 Bf1+ 32.Kxf1 Qxd4 33.Qf4
1β0
[26.Rc1 Rec7 27.Rxc7Β²; 26.f3 Rec7 27.Re2 a5 28.Rh2 b5-/+]
26...Rec7 27.Kg2 [27.Bd1+β]
27...a5 28.Bd1 Ba6 29.Bxh5! Bxd3 30.Bf3 Rd8 31.Rh1 Bf1+ 32.Kxf1 Qxd4 33.Qf4
1β0
19.e3 [19.Rc1! Bc4 20.Nd4 bxc5 (20...Rc8 21.b3Β±) 21.Nxc6 Kf8 22.e4! a5 23.Ne5 Ba2 24.exd5 Bxd5 25.Rxc5Β±; 19.Nd4? bxc5 20.Nxc6 Bxe2 21.Rc1 c4=/+]
19...Rb8 20.Rc1 Bc4 21.Nd2 bxc5 22.Nxc4 dxc4 23.Rxc4 Rxb2 24.Rxc5 Rb6 25.a4 Kf8 26.a5 Rb5 27.Rxc6 Rxa5 28.Rc8+ Ke7 29.Rc7+ Kf8 30.Rc8+ Ke7 31.Rc7+ Kf8
Β½βΒ½
19...Rb8 20.Rc1 Bc4 21.Nd2 bxc5 22.Nxc4 dxc4 23.Rxc4 Rxb2 24.Rxc5 Rb6 25.a4 Kf8 26.a5 Rb5 27.Rxc6 Rxa5 28.Rc8+ Ke7 29.Rc7+ Kf8 30.Rc8+ Ke7 31.Rc7+ Kf8
Β½βΒ½
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 162
public poll
A) Ne4 β 11
πππππππ 79%
ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, Masoud, @Pedramn18, Gavin, @A_Wild_Richard, Adhvaith, Srikar, @ASarArmin, Michael, Hansika, Kasyap
B) c4 β 2
π 14%
@Somebody_Sophia, Sahil
C) g5 β 1
π 7%
Jonas
π₯ 14 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Ne4 β 11
πππππππ 79%
ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, Masoud, @Pedramn18, Gavin, @A_Wild_Richard, Adhvaith, Srikar, @ASarArmin, Michael, Hansika, Kasyap
B) c4 β 2
π 14%
@Somebody_Sophia, Sahil
C) g5 β 1
π 7%
Jonas
π₯ 14 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 162
public poll
A) Rf4 β 14
πππππππ 70%
Hossein, Jonas, Gavin, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Adhvaith, Sahil, @arashjavadi25, @ASarArmin, Vedant, Michael, Hansika, @Kingbosskasy, @Mahmwe1
C) f4 β 6
πππ 30%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, Masoud, Srikar, Daniel, Neha
B) Bg2
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 20 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Rf4 β 14
πππππππ 70%
Hossein, Jonas, Gavin, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Adhvaith, Sahil, @arashjavadi25, @ASarArmin, Vedant, Michael, Hansika, @Kingbosskasy, @Mahmwe1
C) f4 β 6
πππ 30%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, Masoud, Srikar, Daniel, Neha
B) Bg2
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 20 people voted so far.
Prizewinners at the 47th USSR-ch (Minsk, 1979): E. Geller (1st), G. Kasparov (3rd), A. Jussupow (2nd).
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Bled, Yugoslavia. 4th September, 1961. Bobby Fischer (USA) is in play v. Mikhail Tal (USSR) in the 2nd round of the great tournament held to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the famous event in 1931, won by Alexander Alekhine.
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Interesting article on Lorentzos Mavilis, a Greek poet and chess problems composer.
https://goo.gl/Nebkcd
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