44...e4! [44...Bb6 45.a5 Bxa5 46.Ra1 e4 47.Rxa5 Rc2+ 48.Ke3 exd3 49.Ra4 Rxg2 50.Kxd3 e5 51.Rxa6=; 44...Rxa4 45.Nc5 Rc4 46.Nb7 Rc8 47.Kd3 a5 48.g4 Bb6 49.Rb1 Bd8= 50.Ra1 Rb8 51.Nxa5 Bxa5 52.Rxa5 Rb6 53.Ke4 Rxd6 54.Rxe5=]
45.fxe4?! [45.Nf2 exf3+ 46.gxf3 Rxa4=/+]
45...Rxe4+ 46.Kf1 Rd4 47.Nb2? [47.Ke2 Rxd6-/+]
47...Rxd1+ 48.Nxd1 Ke5 49.Ke2 Kxd6 50.Kd3 Kc5 51.Nc3 Kb4 52.g4 h6 53.h3 Be7 54.Kc2 Bf6 55.Ne4 Be5 56.g5 h5 57.Kd3 a5 58.Nd2 Kxa4 59.Nf3 Bg3 60.Kc4 Bf4 61.h4 Bg3 62.Kc3 Kb5 63.Kd3 a4 64.Ke4 a3 65.Nd4+ Kc4 66.Nxe6 a2
0–1
45.fxe4?! [45.Nf2 exf3+ 46.gxf3 Rxa4=/+]
45...Rxe4+ 46.Kf1 Rd4 47.Nb2? [47.Ke2 Rxd6-/+]
47...Rxd1+ 48.Nxd1 Ke5 49.Ke2 Kxd6 50.Kd3 Kc5 51.Nc3 Kb4 52.g4 h6 53.h3 Be7 54.Kc2 Bf6 55.Ne4 Be5 56.g5 h5 57.Kd3 a5 58.Nd2 Kxa4 59.Nf3 Bg3 60.Kc4 Bf4 61.h4 Bg3 62.Kc3 Kb5 63.Kd3 a4 64.Ke4 a3 65.Nd4+ Kc4 66.Nxe6 a2
0–1
a photo from Tbilisi, 1959 - the 26th USSR Championship final - pictured, the 8th and 9th World Chess Champions, Mikhail Tal (right) and Tigran Petrosian (left).
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This day in #chesshistory of 1985, the world chess champion Anatoli Karpov, visiting Barcelona, played seven simultaneous games with players from the Catalan Chess Federation.
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Drawing of lots for FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2019
Nakhchivan Open 2019, group A, 30 April-10 May 2019, Nakhchivan
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Drawing of lots for FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2019
#FIDEWomenCandidates will start on May, 31 in Kazan, Russia.
Round 1 pairings:
(1) Valentina Gunina 🇷🇺 - 🇷🇺 Kateryna Lagno (4)
(2) Alexandra Kosteniuk 🇷🇺 - 🇷🇺 Alexandra Goryachkina (3)
(5) Nana Dzagnidze 🇬🇪 - 🇨🇳 Tan Zhongyi (8)
(6) Maria Muzychuk 🇺🇦 - 🇺🇦 Anna Muzychuk (7)
Round 1 pairings:
(1) Valentina Gunina 🇷🇺 - 🇷🇺 Kateryna Lagno (4)
(2) Alexandra Kosteniuk 🇷🇺 - 🇷🇺 Alexandra Goryachkina (3)
(5) Nana Dzagnidze 🇬🇪 - 🇨🇳 Tan Zhongyi (8)
(6) Maria Muzychuk 🇺🇦 - 🇺🇦 Anna Muzychuk (7)
16.Qd1! [White moves the queen out the dangerous diagonal and is getting ready to use his central powerful pawns.]
16...Nd7 17.Qd4?! [¹17.d6! would be correct: 17...Rc8 18.dxe7 Qxe7 19.Rc1 Nb6 20.Kg1 Rxc1 21.Qxc1 Rc8 22.Qa1 Na4 23.Bd4! Qc7 24.h4±]
17...Rc8 18.g4!? [△h4]
18...Bg6 19.h4 h6 20.d6! Nxd6 21.exd6 Bf6 22.Qd2 Rc2 23.Bxf6 Nxf6 24.Qd4!± [△Rd1]
16...Nd7 17.Qd4?! [¹17.d6! would be correct: 17...Rc8 18.dxe7 Qxe7 19.Rc1 Nb6 20.Kg1 Rxc1 21.Qxc1 Rc8 22.Qa1 Na4 23.Bd4! Qc7 24.h4±]
17...Rc8 18.g4!? [△h4]
18...Bg6 19.h4 h6 20.d6! Nxd6 21.exd6 Bf6 22.Qd2 Rc2 23.Bxf6 Nxf6 24.Qd4!± [△Rd1]
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 206
public poll
B) Kc3 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 82%
@PouyaMO1360, @Behrangm2003, Nikhil, Babak, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, Kasyap, Winston
A) c×d5 – 1
👍 9%
@Sophia_Giraffe
C) Rd1 – 1
👍 9%
@mahyarebrahimi1983
👥 11 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Kc3 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 82%
@PouyaMO1360, @Behrangm2003, Nikhil, Babak, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, Kasyap, Winston
A) c×d5 – 1
👍 9%
@Sophia_Giraffe
C) Rd1 – 1
👍 9%
@mahyarebrahimi1983
👥 11 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 206
public poll
B) R×a4 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 77%
@PouyaMO1360, @Behrangm2003, Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, @ali_king_chess, @Armin41, Kasyap
A) Kf6 – 3
👍👍 23%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Masoud, @aliarianario136138
C) f6
▫️ 0%
👥 13 people voted so far.
public poll
B) R×a4 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 77%
@PouyaMO1360, @Behrangm2003, Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, @ali_king_chess, @Armin41, Kasyap
A) Kf6 – 3
👍👍 23%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Masoud, @aliarianario136138
C) f6
▫️ 0%
👥 13 people voted so far.