20.Bxc6 [Temporarily keeping the light-squared bishop on the board, would give White better chances to put more pressure on the opponent's camp. 20.Bc4! Rd8 21.0β0 Kc8 22.a4 Bd5 23.f5 Bxc4 24.Qxc4 Bd6 25.Nf2 Bc7 26.Nxe4Β±; 20.c4? Nb4 21.Bxc6 Qxc6 22.0β0 f5 23.Be3 Bg7 24.Rad1 Rad8 25.a3 Nd3Β΅]
20...Qxc6 21.f5+/=
20...Qxc6 21.f5+/=
40.Rd7? [40.Nc8+! Bxc8 (40...Kb8 41.Nd6+ Kc7 42.Nxb7 Rf4! 43.Rh8 Kxb7 44.Rxh5 Rxf3 45.a4+β) 41.Rxc8 Kb6 42.Rh8Β±; 40.Rf8? Rc4 41.Rh8 Rc7 42.Nf5 Bxf3 43.Nd4 Be4 44.Kc1 Rc5 45.Kd2 Bg6 46.c3 Rg5 47.Ke3 Rg4β]
40...Rf4 41.Nc8+ Kb8 42.Nd6 Bxf3 43.Rxf7
Β½βΒ½
40...Rf4 41.Nc8+ Kb8 42.Nd6 Bxf3 43.Rxf7
Β½βΒ½
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 202
public poll
B) Nd5 β 15
πππππππ 100%
@niimaebrahimi, @mahyarebrahimi1983, ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, Gavin, Nikhil, @YaminiG, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, @AryanLeekha, Atharva, on the run faster thenβ¦, Ismail, @Miladdark79, Hansika, Pravin, Kasyap
A) a3
β«οΈ 0%
C) Na4
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Nd5 β 15
πππππππ 100%
@niimaebrahimi, @mahyarebrahimi1983, ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, Gavin, Nikhil, @YaminiG, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, @AryanLeekha, Atharva, on the run faster thenβ¦, Ismail, @Miladdark79, Hansika, Pravin, Kasyap
A) a3
β«οΈ 0%
C) Na4
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 202
public poll
A) Qb5 β 9
πππππππ 82%
ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, @Zamani9899, Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, @AryanLeekha, Ismail, Hansika, Kasyap
B) Rb5 β 2
ππ 18%
Gavin, @YaminiG
C) Ra2
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 11 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Qb5 β 9
πππππππ 82%
ΨΉΨ¨Ψ§Ψ³, @Zamani9899, Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, @AryanLeekha, Ismail, Hansika, Kasyap
B) Rb5 β 2
ππ 18%
Gavin, @YaminiG
C) Ra2
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 11 people voted so far.
Sokolniki Park, Moscow, USSR, early 1980s. Future grandmasters Aleksei Dreev and Aleksei Vyzhmanavin play 'blitz' (5-minute chess), surrounded by spectators.
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"What the devil possessed me to reply 1. ... e5?? I completely forgot that Spassky, like Spielmann in the past, very much likes to play the King's Gambit."
πΈ David Bronstein
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πΈ David Bronstein
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Here we see Fischer and Ivkov playing a skittles game before the 1966 Piatigorsky cup.
Can you name rest of the players?
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Can you name rest of the players?
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The Incredible Meier! | Impressions Round 7 | GRENKE Chess Classic 2019
#GrenkeChess Classic chess tournament - Results and standings after round 8 - Maxime Vachier Lagrave will face Magnus Carlsen in the final round!
After todayβs win Magnus Carlsenβs live rating is 2871.2, only 10.8 points below his highest rating ever, 2882.
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You've got to miss the times when Magnus Carlsen had to play highly entertaining play-off mini-matches to clinch a super tournament victory. Now he's winning big events with a round to spare.