22.Rg1!? [22.Rh2! with the idea of doubling his rooks on the d-file which would make queenside castling even harder for Black. 22...b6 23.Ba6 Bc8 24.Bxc8 Rxc8 25.Rhd2 Rc7 26.Rd6+–; 22.a4!? c5 23.Nd5 Nxd5 24.Rxd5+–]
22...b6 23.Na4 [¹23.Ba6±]
23...Kd8 24.Nb2 Kc7+/=
1–0
22...b6 23.Na4 [¹23.Ba6±]
23...Kd8 24.Nb2 Kc7+/=
1–0
46.Qc2? [46.Qxd4! exd4 47.Nd3 Kf6 48.Kg1 Ne5 49.Nc5 Nc6 50.Nd3 Ne5 51.Nc5 Nc6 52.Nd3=; 46.Qb1? Nxc5 47.bxc5 Qxc5 48.Qa1 Qd4 49.Qe1 b5 50.axb6 Qxb6 51.h4 gxh4 52.Qxh4 Qe3 53.Qg4+ Qg5 54.Qe2 Qc1+ 55.Kh2 a5 56.Qa6 Qf4+ 57.Kg1 Qxe4 58.Qxa5 Qxf5–+]
46...Nxc5 47.bxc5 Qa1+ 48.Kh2 Qxa5 49.Qc4 Qd8 50.Qb3 Qd7 51.Qb6 Qc6 52.Qb4 a5 53.Qxa5 Qxe4 54.Qc7 Qxf5 55.Qxb7 Qf4+
0–1
46...Nxc5 47.bxc5 Qa1+ 48.Kh2 Qxa5 49.Qc4 Qd8 50.Qb3 Qd7 51.Qb6 Qc6 52.Qb4 a5 53.Qxa5 Qxe4 54.Qc7 Qxf5 55.Qxb7 Qf4+
0–1
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 200
public poll
B) f4 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 78%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Nikhil, Alexander, @Sophia_Giraffe, Atharva a lion that is 10 years…, Hansika, Kasyap
A) h3 – 1
👍 11%
Gavin
C) Nd4 – 1
👍 11%
Max
👥 9 people voted so far.
public poll
B) f4 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 78%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Nikhil, Alexander, @Sophia_Giraffe, Atharva a lion that is 10 years…, Hansika, Kasyap
A) h3 – 1
👍 11%
Gavin
C) Nd4 – 1
👍 11%
Max
👥 9 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 200
public poll
A) Kd4 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva, Hansika, Kasyap
C) Kd3 – 4
👍👍👍👍 29%
Max, Gavin, Alexander, Srikar
B) Kb5 – 3
👍👍👍 21%
Atilla, @Squirtle1, @Aryan13AKS
👥 14 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Kd4 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva, Hansika, Kasyap
C) Kd3 – 4
👍👍👍👍 29%
Max, Gavin, Alexander, Srikar
B) Kb5 – 3
👍👍👍 21%
Atilla, @Squirtle1, @Aryan13AKS
👥 14 people voted so far.
In the late 40s - early 50s, Alexander Kotov was probably among the top 10 chess players in the world. That is, the level of 2760-2780 by modern standards. But who now remembers this grandmaster?
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“The center of the chessboard is a magnet, which pulls to itself all the pieces. Therefore the most beautiful and amazing moves, for me, are those with which a piece, counteracting the gravitational force of the center, suddenly fly to the edge of the board.”
🔸 Ashot Nadanian
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🔸 Ashot Nadanian
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Daniel King on the intricacies of the Keymer v Meier endgame:
How do you stop the pawns? - Keymer vs Meier | Grenke Chess Classic 2019
How do you stop the pawns? - Keymer vs Meier | Grenke Chess Classic 2019
Carlsen & Vishy in the lead, 4 men trailing on half a point as we shape up for round 6 #GRENKEChess