21.Ng5! [A typical maneuver to transfer the knight to the c5–square, putting more pressure on Black's position.]
[21.Ra4 Re8 22.Rb4 Bc8 23.Qe5 Re6 24.Qf4 Rxe1+ 25.Nxe1 f6 26.Nd3±; 21.Nd2 Rd7 22.b3 Rc7 23.Qf4 Rd7 24.Nf3 Rb8 (24...Bxb3 25.Ne5 Rd6 26.Rab1 Bd5 27.c4 f6 28.Nxg6 hxg6 29.cxd5+–) 25.Ne5 Rd6 26.b4 Rc8 27.Re3 b6 28.h4 f6 29.Nd3±]
21...Re8 22.Ne4 Rdd8 23.Nc5 Bc8 24.Qg3 Rd6 25.Re3± [If Black is forced to push his e-pawn to e6, the bishop on c8 will get even worse.]
½–½
[21.Ra4 Re8 22.Rb4 Bc8 23.Qe5 Re6 24.Qf4 Rxe1+ 25.Nxe1 f6 26.Nd3±; 21.Nd2 Rd7 22.b3 Rc7 23.Qf4 Rd7 24.Nf3 Rb8 (24...Bxb3 25.Ne5 Rd6 26.Rab1 Bd5 27.c4 f6 28.Nxg6 hxg6 29.cxd5+–) 25.Ne5 Rd6 26.b4 Rc8 27.Re3 b6 28.h4 f6 29.Nd3±]
21...Re8 22.Ne4 Rdd8 23.Nc5 Bc8 24.Qg3 Rd6 25.Re3± [If Black is forced to push his e-pawn to e6, the bishop on c8 will get even worse.]
½–½
34.Bc2? [34.g4! Re8 (34...Rxf3 35.gxh5 Ne7 36.h6+–) 35.gxh5 Ne7 36.h6 Rh8 37.h7 f5 38.Rb1 Rxh7 39.Rb7 Rxh4 40.Ra7 Rh1 41.Rxa5 Ra1 42.Ra7 Ke6 43.a5 Ra2+ 44.Bc2 Ra3 45.Bd1 Kf6 46.Ra8 Kf7 47.a6 Ng6 48.Kc2 Ra1 49.Be2 Ra2+ 50.Kb3 Rxe2 51.a7 Re7 52.Rh8 Nxh8 53.a8Q Ng6 54.Qxc6+–; 34.Bxg6+ Kxg6 35.Rb1 Ra3 36.Rb6 Rxa4 37.Kc3 Ra3+ 38.Rb3 Ra2 39.Rb2 Ra4 40.Rb6=]
34...Ra3 35.Ke2 Ra2 36.Kd3 Rb2 37.Kc3=
0–1
34...Ra3 35.Ke2 Ra2 36.Kd3 Rb2 37.Kc3=
0–1
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 182
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A) g3 – 6
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Max, Gavin, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva, Erdal, Matthew
B) c×d4 – 4
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@Sophia_Giraffe, Adhvaith, @Aryan13AKS, Hansika
C) b6 – 1
👍 9%
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A) g3 – 6
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Max, Gavin, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva, Erdal, Matthew
B) c×d4 – 4
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@Sophia_Giraffe, Adhvaith, @Aryan13AKS, Hansika
C) b6 – 1
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@ShaahinTheFirst
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Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 182
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B) R×d2 – 9
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@Mohsenchess, Max, Gavin, @A_Wild_Richard, Adhvaith, Sahil, Srikar, Atharva, Matthew
A) Rc1 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍 40%
@ShaahinTheFirst, @raienr, Abedini, @Sophia_Giraffe, @Aryan13AKS, Hansika
C) Rc7
▫️ 0%
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B) R×d2 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 60%
@Mohsenchess, Max, Gavin, @A_Wild_Richard, Adhvaith, Sahil, Srikar, Atharva, Matthew
A) Rc1 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍 40%
@ShaahinTheFirst, @raienr, Abedini, @Sophia_Giraffe, @Aryan13AKS, Hansika
C) Rc7
▫️ 0%
👥 15 people voted so far.
Mikhail Tal arrives to Riga crowned World Champion, after defeating Botvinnik (1960). From the train he was taken to a car, but the crowd then lifted the car in the air.
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15-year-old Alireza Firouzja wins our #bulletchess qualifier #1!
Andrew Tang, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, and Georg Meier nab spots 2-4 and guaranteed entry to our last-chance, round-robin qualifier on Friday!
Andrew Tang, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, and Georg Meier nab spots 2-4 and guaranteed entry to our last-chance, round-robin qualifier on Friday!
Results and crosstable ➡️
https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/bullet-chess-championship-qualifier-1-1053382
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Firouzja Qualifies for Bullet Chess Championship
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