🔸4NCL Div 1a 2018–19
🔸Round 2
⚪️Howell,D (2697)
⚫️Cooper,L (2335)
🔸1-0

50.Re4! [Cutting the black king off along the f-file.]

[50.Ke2? Ke6 51.Kd2 Kd5! 52.Kc2 Kc5 53.Re4 Rg3 54.Re5+ Kd4 55.Ra5 Kc4=]

50...Ra2+ 51.Ke3 Ra1 52.Kd3 Rc1 53.Re5! [Black is completely helpless.]

53...Ra1 54.a5 Ra4 55.Kc3 Rf4 56.Kb3 Rf1 57.Kb4 Ra1 58.Kb5+–

⚫️#186 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Caruana,F (2832)
🔸Carlsen,M (2835)
🔸WCh Rapid TB 2018

25...e4! [Clearing the e5–square for the black knight in order to penetrate into White's camp.]

[25...Rab8 26.0–0 e4 27.Bd4 Nxh4 28.gxh4 Qg4+ 29.Kh1 Qxh4+=; 25...Ba5+ 26.Kf1 Qf3 27.Kg1 e4 28.Qd4=]

26.c7? [26.Bd4 Ba5+ 27.Bc3 Bxc3+ (27...Ne5 28.Ne7+ Kf8 29.Nxf5 Nxc4 30.Bxa5 Rxa5 31.Rxc4 Rxf5 32.Ke2 Rb5=) 28.Rxc3 Ra5 29.Ne3 Qe5 30.0–0 Ne7 31.Qb4 Rb5=]

26...Bxc7! 27.Nxc7 Ne5! 28.Nd5 [28.Qd5 Rab8 29.0–0 Rxc7 30.Qxd6 Rxc1 31.Bxc1 Rc8 32.Kg2 Nd3 33.Be3 Rc2–+]

28...Kh7 [28...Kh7 29.Qe2 Nd3+ 30.Kf1 Nxc1 31.Ne7 Nxe2 32.Nxf5 Rc2–+]

0–1

Dubai Open Chess Tournament Round 9 Highlights

Congrats to Russia's Maxim Matlakov (2692) on winning the 21st Dubai Open.

Eight players tied for 1st with 7.5 points after 9 rounds, and GM Matlakov took the title due to better tie-breaks.

بیشتر
It would be very difficult to find a top player as humble as David Navara.

Photo: Shamkir Chess 2019

GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019

http://chess-results.com/tnr374902.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=4&flag=30

Rank after Round 4

🔹 GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019-R4
🔹 PGN format

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⚪️#186 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Cheparinov,I (2711)
🔸Palac,M (2548)
🔸Tournament of Peace 2018

23.Rc6! [23.Nc6!? Bf8 24.Ba7 a5 25.a4 g6 26.Rd1²; 23.g3 Ne6 24.Rc6 e4 25.fxe4 Nxe4 26.Be1 Nd4 27.Rc4 Bf6 28.Nc6 Nxc6 29.Rxc6 a5 30.Bc4 Rb8+/=]

23...d5 24.g3 Ne6 25.Rxa6 Rxa6 26.Bxa6 e4 27.Nc6 Bd6 28.fxe4 dxe4 29.a4 Ng4 30.Bg1 Bc5 31.Bxc5 Nxc5 32.Bb5 Nxh2 33.a5 g5 34.b4 h4 35.gxh4 g4 36.bxc5 g3 37.Nd4 g2 38.Ne2 1-0

⚫️#187 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Ponkratov,P (2630)
🔸Shuvalova,Polina (2441)
🔸WCh Rapid TB 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 187
public poll

A) d4 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
Masoud, Ali, Hansika, Kasyap

B) Qb6 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍 38%
@MohamadAsp, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva

C) d×e4 – 1
👍👍 13%
........

👥 8 people voted so far.

⚫️#187 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Ivanchuk,V (2714)
🔸Cheparinov,I (2711)
🔸Tournament of Peace 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 187
public poll

A) Qd5 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
Gavin, Ali, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva, Hansika, Kasyap

B) h3 – 2
👍👍 22%
Masoud, محسن

C) Qd3 – 1
👍 11%
........

👥 9 people voted so far.

My Favorite Reads This Quarter: Tons Of Openings

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By playing slowly during the early phases of a game I am able to grasp the basic requirements of each position. Then, despite being in time pressure, I have no difficulty in finding the best continuation.”

🔸 Samuel Reshevsky (1948). “Reshevsky's best games of chess”

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