"... at the same time, don't forget that there is no such thing as a won position in which it is impossible to lose.”
🔸 Grigory Sanakoev
@UnityChess
🔸 Grigory Sanakoev
@UnityChess
Susan Polgar:
15 year reunion with my 2004 Chess Olympiad teammates! We trained hard and made history together by winning first ever team medal for the US in Calvia! I am so proud of all of my teammates! We did it together!!
@UnityChess
15 year reunion with my 2004 Chess Olympiad teammates! We trained hard and made history together by winning first ever team medal for the US in Calvia! I am so proud of all of my teammates! We did it together!!
@UnityChess
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Dubai Open Chess Tournament Round 8 Highlights
20.Na4! [A dual-purpose move: exchanging the opponent's active piece and putting pressure on the weak c5–pawn.]
[20.Re3?! Rd6 21.Ba3 Bd4!+/=]
20...Bxb2™ 21.Nxb2 [△Na4]
21...Rd4 22.Na4!‚ [22.Re7?! b5 23.Rc7 Nf7 24.Rxc5 Ng5 25.Kg2 Ne6 26.Rc6 Rf6! △Nf4 27.Kf1 Nf4!+/=]
22...Nf7 [¹22...Rc8 23.Re5 b5 24.cxb5 axb5 25.Rxc5 Rxc5 26.Nxc5 b4 27.d3±]
23.Kg2 Ng5 24.Rb6 Rc8 25.Rxb7?!± [In such positions, piece activity is preferred to a material advantage.Therefore, White could have achieved more advantage by activating his rook:]
[25.Re1! △Re7 25...Rd7 26.h4 Nf7 27.Rbe6!+–]
[20.Re3?! Rd6 21.Ba3 Bd4!+/=]
20...Bxb2™ 21.Nxb2 [△Na4]
21...Rd4 22.Na4!‚ [22.Re7?! b5 23.Rc7 Nf7 24.Rxc5 Ng5 25.Kg2 Ne6 26.Rc6 Rf6! △Nf4 27.Kf1 Nf4!+/=]
22...Nf7 [¹22...Rc8 23.Re5 b5 24.cxb5 axb5 25.Rxc5 Rxc5 26.Nxc5 b4 27.d3±]
23.Kg2 Ng5 24.Rb6 Rc8 25.Rxb7?!± [In such positions, piece activity is preferred to a material advantage.Therefore, White could have achieved more advantage by activating his rook:]
[25.Re1! △Re7 25...Rd7 26.h4 Nf7 27.Rbe6!+–]