Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 209
public poll

A) f4 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 100%
@PouyaMO1360, @Sh39r, @Zamani9899, @reza13721397, Nikhil, Atilla, @Squirtle1, @A_Wild_Richard, Alan

B) Rac1
▫️ 0%

C) N×d7
▫️ 0%

👥 9 people voted so far.

⚪️#209 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Nassr,A (2263)
🔸Miswadah,Baha (1928)
🔸Emirates ch-Arab 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 209
public poll

A) Rg3 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 57%
@PouyaMO1360, @Sh39r, @Chessislife, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @reza13721397, Nikhil, Atilla, ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤfrank

B) Rf3 – 3
👍👍👍 21%
N, @A_Wild_Richard, Alan

C) Qh5 – 3
👍👍👍 21%
@Zamani9899, @Squirtle1, Vedant

👥 14 people voted so far.

Moscow, 1985. World Champion Anatoly Karpov arrives at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall during his decisive title match v. Garry Kasparov. By the car is Viktor Baturinsky, who was then Deputy Chairman of the USSR Chess Federation.

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"The strength of the playing ability is much more important. Only if the strength of the opponent’s playing ability is comparable, does the game develop."

🔸 Vladimir Kramnik (2005). "About Art, Chess, Beauty..." Interview with Ugo Dossi. Chessbase.

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Round 4 of #TePeSigeman is finished:

Harikrishna🇮🇳 vs. 🇮🇳Sarin 1-0
Jones🇬🇧 vs. 🇭🇷Saric 1-0
Maghsoodloo🇮🇷 vs. 🇸🇪Grandelius 0.5-0.5
Hillarp Persson🇸🇪 vs. 🇩🇪Nisipeanu 0.5-0.5

...Harikrishna won the battle of India and Jones keeps him company at the top.

🔸Baku Open 2018
🔸Round 3
⚪️Bashirli,Nail (2331)
⚫️Safarli,E (2671)
🔸0-1

18.Bh6? [White makes a hurried plan of attack.]

[He could have maintained his advantage by either 18.Ne5! △Q×d4 18...Qd6 19.Qxd4 0–0 20.Bh6!‚ Rfe8 21.Nxf7! Qf6™ 22.Ne5 Bb4™ 23.g5 Qf4™ 24.Qxf4 Nxf4 25.Nhg4!± △Rec1; or 18.Qxd4!? 0–0 19.Ne5 c5 20.Qc4 Qd6 21.Bh6!± △Rad1]

18...c5! 19.Nf3 f6 20.a4 0–0–0-/+[△Rhe8]

⚪️#209 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Semcesen,D (2464)
🔸Brynell,S (2409)
🔸Bistro Stella Limhamn Malmo 2018

15.Rac1!? [15.f4! The best way to exploit the weakness of the black kingside castle position. 15...Be8 16.fxg5 hxg5 17.h4 Rxc3 (17...g4 18.Rf4±) 18.bxc3 Ne4 19.Qe1 f6 20.Nd3 (20.Nf3±) 20...gxh4 21.Bxh4 Nc4 22.Rf3±; 15.Nxd7!? Nxd7 16.Na4 Qd8 17.Rac1 Rxc1 18.Rxc1 Nc6 19.Bb5 Qa8 20.h4 g4 21.Bd3±]

15...Nc4? [15...Nc6 16.Nxd7 Nxd7²]

16.Bxc4 dxc4 17.Qe2 Qa6 18.b3? [18.f4±]

18...cxb3 19.Qxa6 bxa6 20.axb3+/=

1–0

⚪️#209 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Nassr,A (2263)
🔸Miswadah,Baha (1928)
🔸Emirates ch-Arab 2018

47.Rg3! [47.Rf3!? Ke7 48.Rf4 Qc4 49.Qf2 Qc8 50.Rg4 Kd7 51.Qg3; 47.Qh5 Ke7 48.Rg3 Qe8 49.Qe2 Kd6 50.Qf1 Ke7 51.Rg4 Qb8 52.Qe2 Kd6 53.Qe3 Ke7 54.Qh6 Qc8 55.Qf4 Kd7 56.Qg3 Qc7 57.Qd3 Qc4 58.Qf3 Qc8 59.Rf4+–]

47...Qc4 48.Qf2 Qc7 49.Rg8 Ke7 50.Qf1 Qd7 51.Rb8 Rg7 52.Qxb5 Qxb5 53.Rxb5+–

1–0