"The process of rating players can be compared to the measurement of the position of a cork bobbing up and down on the surface of agitated water with a yard stick tied to a rope and which is swaying in the wind."
🔸 Arpad Elo (1962). Chess Life.
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🔸 Arpad Elo (1962). Chess Life.
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A chessic mini Woodstock at the height of the Spassky v Fischer drama: Bent Larsen and Friðrik Ólafsson playing an exhibition game of living chess in Laugarvatn, a beautiful resort 56 miles off Reykjavik, on August 6, 1972.
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Round 5 of #TePeSigeman is finished:
Saric🇭🇷 vs. 🇮🇳Harikrishna 0.5-0.5
Grandelius🇸🇪 vs. 🇸🇪Hillarp Persson 1-0
Sarin🇮🇳 vs. 🇮🇷Maghsoodloo 1-0
Nisipeanu🇩🇪 vs. 🇬🇧Jones 0.5-0.5
Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess round 5: Jones and Harikrishna at the top with 3.5 points.
Saric🇭🇷 vs. 🇮🇳Harikrishna 0.5-0.5
Grandelius🇸🇪 vs. 🇸🇪Hillarp Persson 1-0
Sarin🇮🇳 vs. 🇮🇷Maghsoodloo 1-0
Nisipeanu🇩🇪 vs. 🇬🇧Jones 0.5-0.5
Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess round 5: Jones and Harikrishna at the top with 3.5 points.
19.Ng5! [A clever sacrifice to deflect Black's king from defending the bishop on d6.]
19...f5? [¹19...Rhd8! 20.Ne4 Bc7™ 21.Bb4+! Kf7 22.Nd6+ Bxd6 23.Bxd6 Be8 24.Bc5±; 19...fxg5? 20.Bxg5+ Kf7 21.Rxd6+–]
20.Bc3! [20.Ne4!? △Bg5 20...fxe4 21.Bg5+ Kf7 22.Rxd6 Be8 23.Re1 Rf8 24.Bxe4+–]
20...Bc5 21.Rhe1 Bxf2 22.Bxc6!+– [22.Bxc6 Bxc6 23.Rxe6+ Kf8 24.Rxc6 Be3+ 25.Bd2 Bb6 26.Ne6+ Kf7 27.Bc3!+– △Rd7]
19...f5? [¹19...Rhd8! 20.Ne4 Bc7™ 21.Bb4+! Kf7 22.Nd6+ Bxd6 23.Bxd6 Be8 24.Bc5±; 19...fxg5? 20.Bxg5+ Kf7 21.Rxd6+–]
20.Bc3! [20.Ne4!? △Bg5 20...fxe4 21.Bg5+ Kf7 22.Rxd6 Be8 23.Re1 Rf8 24.Bxe4+–]
20...Bc5 21.Rhe1 Bxf2 22.Bxc6!+– [22.Bxc6 Bxc6 23.Rxe6+ Kf8 24.Rxc6 Be3+ 25.Bd2 Bb6 26.Ne6+ Kf7 27.Bc3!+– △Rd7]
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The Five Lessons Of My Journey | Harika Dronavalli | TEDxBITSPilani
21.h4?!=
[21.Rc6! clearing the d6–square for another rook. 21...Qe7!! 22.e4 (22.Rdd6 Rc8! 23.Qd3 Rxc6 24.Rxc6±) 22...Rd8 23.Rd5 Rd7 24.b4 Qd8 25.Qc4 Qe8 26.h4 Rfe7 27.Kg2 Qf7 28.a4 f5 29.Rxd7 Rxd7 30.Qc3 Re7 31.exf5 Qxf5 32.Qf3 Rd7 33.Qxf5 gxf5 34.Re6 e4 35.b5 Kf7 36.Rh6 Kg7 37.Rc6 Kf7 38.Kf1 Kg7 39.Ke2 Kf7 40.Rh6²; 21.R1d5 Rc8 22.Qd3 Rc1+ 23.Kg2 Qc8 24.Rd7 Rc3 25.Qb5 Rc7 26.Rxc7 Rxc7 27.Qd3 Kf7 28.Rd8 Qe6 29.f3=] ½–½
[21.Rc6! clearing the d6–square for another rook. 21...Qe7!! 22.e4 (22.Rdd6 Rc8! 23.Qd3 Rxc6 24.Rxc6±) 22...Rd8 23.Rd5 Rd7 24.b4 Qd8 25.Qc4 Qe8 26.h4 Rfe7 27.Kg2 Qf7 28.a4 f5 29.Rxd7 Rxd7 30.Qc3 Re7 31.exf5 Qxf5 32.Qf3 Rd7 33.Qxf5 gxf5 34.Re6 e4 35.b5 Kf7 36.Rh6 Kg7 37.Rc6 Kf7 38.Kf1 Kg7 39.Ke2 Kf7 40.Rh6²; 21.R1d5 Rc8 22.Qd3 Rc1+ 23.Kg2 Qc8 24.Rd7 Rc3 25.Qb5 Rc7 26.Rxc7 Rxc7 27.Qd3 Kf7 28.Rd8 Qe6 29.f3=] ½–½