20...Nc8! [In order to blockade the backward pawn on e3 by the knight and attack it in the future.]
[20...Rd7!? 21.Rfc1 Nc8 22.Kf2 Nd6 23.Nd2 a6 24.a3 Rde7Β³; 20...Na5!? 21.Kf2 Nc4 22.b3 Nd6 23.Rc7 Nc6 24.a3 Re7 25.Rxe7 Nxe7 26.Rc1 g5 27.Nd2 Kf7 28.Ne2 Rh8=/+]
21.Nd2 Nd6=/+
0β1
[20...Rd7!? 21.Rfc1 Nc8 22.Kf2 Nd6 23.Nd2 a6 24.a3 Rde7Β³; 20...Na5!? 21.Kf2 Nc4 22.b3 Nd6 23.Rc7 Nc6 24.a3 Re7 25.Rxe7 Nxe7 26.Rc1 g5 27.Nd2 Kf7 28.Ne2 Rh8=/+]
21.Nd2 Nd6=/+
0β1
41...Nc5! [41...Nxc1 42.Rxc1 Rf8 43.Nd3 Rf6-/+; 41...Na1+ 42.Kb1 Rf8 43.Nd3 Nb3 44.Kc2 Nxc1 45.Rxc1 Rd8 (45...Ne3+ 46.Kd2 Nxg2 47.Rg1 Nf4 48.Nxf4+ Rxf4 49.Rxg7 Rxe4 50.a5 Rh4 51.a6 Rxh2+ 52.Kd3 Ra2 53.Rxa7=) 46.Re1 h5-/+]
42.a5 Nxa5 [42...bxa5 43.Re1 a4β+]
43.Ba3 Ncb7 44.Rd3 Nc4 45.Bc1 Nc5 46.Rg3 Rc7β+
0β1
42.a5 Nxa5 [42...bxa5 43.Re1 a4β+]
43.Ba3 Ncb7 44.Rd3 Nc4 45.Bc1 Nc5 46.Rg3 Rc7β+
0β1
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 181
public poll
A) Nd2 β 7
πππππππ 64%
Gavin, Ω ΨΩ Ψ―, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Hansika, Matthew, Kasyap
B) Ra4 β 2
ππ 18%
Ryan, Aram
C) Ng5 β 2
ππ 18%
@RahmaniArapardaz, @Miladdark79
π₯ 11 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Nd2 β 7
πππππππ 64%
Gavin, Ω ΨΩ Ψ―, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Hansika, Matthew, Kasyap
B) Ra4 β 2
ππ 18%
Ryan, Aram
C) Ng5 β 2
ππ 18%
@RahmaniArapardaz, @Miladdark79
π₯ 11 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 181
public poll
B) g4 β 12
πππππππ 75%
@Mohsenchess, Masoud, @Djawad21, Max, Gavin, Ω ΨΩ Ψ―, @WataxPin, K, Hansika, Matthew, Kasyap, Aram
A) Bc2 β 2
π 13%
Javad, @A_Wild_Richard
C) BΓg6 β 2
π 13%
@Sophia_Giraffe, Uday
π₯ 16 people voted so far.
public poll
B) g4 β 12
πππππππ 75%
@Mohsenchess, Masoud, @Djawad21, Max, Gavin, Ω ΨΩ Ψ―, @WataxPin, K, Hansika, Matthew, Kasyap, Aram
A) Bc2 β 2
π 13%
Javad, @A_Wild_Richard
C) BΓg6 β 2
π 13%
@Sophia_Giraffe, Uday
π₯ 16 people voted so far.
βMy dad sacrificed many things in life for me. He abandoned a very promising and lucrative career of an army officer just so that he could continue helping me with my chess and accompanying me to tournaments.β
πΈ Alexandra Kosteniuk
@UnityChess
πΈ Alexandra Kosteniuk
@UnityChess
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Paul Keres π Vlastimil Hort
San Antonio (1972), San Antonio, TX USA, rd 1, Nov-19
Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System (E14) Β·
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San Antonio (1972), San Antonio, TX USA, rd 1, Nov-19
Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System (E14) Β·
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First-round video highlights of the Dubai Open Chess Tournament.