18...Nc4?? [Gordievsky has neglected a tactical shot.]

[He should have completed his development: 18...Be6 19.Nc5 Bf8 20.Qd4 Bc8 21.exd5 Nxd5 22.Bh2 b6; 18...f5? 19.exd5 Nxd5 (19...Rxe1 20.Rxe1 Qxd5 21.Re8+ Kf7 22.Qe3 Bf6 23.Bh6+–) 20.Bg5 Qd7 21.Bc4±]

19.Bxc4 dxc4 20.Qxd8 Rxd8 21.Nxa5 Bf8 22.Nxc4+–

1–0

⚪️#165 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Alekseenko,K (2634)
🔸Narayanan,SL (2593)
🔸Aeroflot Open A Moscow RUS 2019

50.h4?? [50.Qf7! Nf6 51.Kg1! d3 52.Kf2 Nce4+ 53.Ke1 d2+ 54.Kd1=; 50.Qa7?? d3 51.Qa1 d2 52.Qd1 Kh6 53.Qe2 Ne6 54.Qg4 Nf4 55.h4 gxh4 56.Qxh4+ Nh5 57.g4 Nef6 58.g5+ Kg6–+]

50...gxh4 51.Qf7 Kh6 52.Kg1 d3 53.Qf8 d2 54.Qh8+ Kg6 55.Qe8+ Kg5 56.Qd8+ Kg4 57.Qc8+ Kf4

0–1

Congratulations to the winners of #WorldChessTeam Championships 2019!

Open
🥇Russia 🇷🇺 (16 out of 18)
🥈England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (13)
🥉China 🇨🇳 (12)

Women
🥇China 🇨🇳 (18, perfect score!)
🥈Russia 🇷🇺 (14)
🥉Georgia 🇬🇪 (12)

A fantastic result for Alireza Firouzja.

The final round of the Prague Masters is LIVE now, with Vitiugov leading Duda & Wojtaszek by half a point!

🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 7
⚪️Fridman,Daniel (2600)
⚫️Darini,Pouria (2475)
🔸1-0

32.Ra3! [After this powerful move, White is completely winning. Black cannot parry the devastating threats like 33.g5 and 33.Qd3 simultaneously.]

32...g5 [32...Qd8 33.g5! c4 34.gxf6+ exf6 35.Ng4 Rxb3 36.Bc3+–; 32...Bb2? 33.Qxf7+ Kh8 34.Bxa5 Bxa3 35.Bc3++–]

33.Nf5+ [33.Qd3!? △Q×b5 33...Qa6 34.Nf5+ Kf8 35.Bxa5+–]

33...Kg8 34.Nxd6!+–

1–0

⚫️#166 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Henderson de La Fuente,Lance (2484)
🔸Gavilan Diaz,M (2334)
🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 166
public poll

B) Nfg5 – 14
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 74%
عباس, @fantastic45, @Ehsan_fischer, Gavin, @steve12345678910, @Jarullah, @Sophia_On_The_Loose, @A_Wild_Richard, Sahil, Atharva, Michael, @MatinMagnoos, Hansika, Kasyap

C) Qf6 – 3
👍👍 16%
Nikhil, Srikar, Matthew

A) Rf8 – 2
👍 11%
Max, @MerissaWongso

👥 19 people voted so far.