31...Rf8 [31...Be3+! 32.Kd1 Rf8 33.g4+ hxg4 34.Rg7 Bh6 35.Rh7 g3 36.Ke2 Bc1 37.Kf1 Rd8 38.Bh5 Rd2 39.Rg7 Rf2+ 40.Kg1 Rxb2 41.Rxg3 Rxa2 42.Rg2 Be3+ 43.Kf1 Ra1+ 44.Ke2 Bd2 45.Rg3 Ra2 46.Kd1 Bh6 47.Rg8 Rd2+ 48.Ke1 Rh2 49.Be2 Rxh4 50.Ra8 Rh1+ 51.Bf1 Kf4 52.Rxa5 Bg7 53.Ke2 Rh2+ 54.Kd1 Bxc3 55.Rc5µ; 31...e3?! 32.Rg5+ Kf6 33.Bxh5 e2 34.Bxe2 Be3+ 35.Kc2 Bxg5 36.hxg5+ Kxg5 37.a3 a4 38.Bd1 Kf6 39.c4 Rb3 40.Kb1 Rxg3 41.Bxa4 Ke5 42.c5 Kd5 43.c6 Kd6 44.Bb5 Kc7 45.a4 Rg2 46.Ka2 Rg3=]

32.Rg5+ Kf6 33.Bxh5 Be3+ 34.Kd1 Bxg5 35.hxg5+ Kxg5 36.Be2 Rd8+ 37.Ke1 e3 38.a4 Rd2 39.b4 axb4 40.cxb4 Ra2 41.Bc4 Rxa4 42.Ke2 Rxb4 43.Bd3 Kg4 44.Kxe3 Kxg3

½–½

🔸34th Voivoda Cup 2018
🔸Round 2
⚪️Kriebel,T (2515)
⚫️Murdzia,P (2411)
🔸1-0

26.bxc5! [Creating a protected passed pawn by force.]

26...Bxe1 [26...dxc5 27.Bxh4 Nxh4 28.Rf2 Qg7 29.d6 Kh8 30.Qd1! f3 31.g3 b5 32.Ne3 △Qc1 32...Rfd8 33.Kh1! Ng6 34.Nf5+–]

27.c6! [27.Rxe1? bxc5 28.Qd1 Rf6! 29.Rf2 Qg4=]

27...Qa7 28.Nxd6! [It is obvious that White's passed pawns are stronger than the opponent's extra piece.]

[28.Rxe1?? b5+!-/+]

28...b5+ 29.Kh1 Ba5 [29...Nh4 30.Rxe1! Nxf3 31.gxf3+–]

30.Nf5! [△d6]

30...Rxf5 31.exf5 Nh4 32.d6+! Qf7 33.c7 Rf8 34.Qxf7+ Kxf7 35.Rxb5+–

Congratulations to legendary Vassily Ivanchuk (2677) on winning the strong #CapablancaMemorial with 7/10 points.

GMs Samuel Sevian (2655) and David Anton Guijarro (2669) shared the 2-3 places half a point behind the winner.

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🔹 54th Capablanca Memorial 2019
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Unbeaten in match play for 32 years from 1862 to 1894, the Austrian was also a writer and theoretician who prominently influenced the development of the game.

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"The first essential for an attack is - the will to attack!"

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📷 First world chess champion Wilhelm Steinitz in 1866.

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🔸UT Dallas Fall Open 2018
🔸Round 6
⚪️Li,Ruifeng (2560)
⚫️Berczes,D (2480)
🔸1-0

23.Bxd3! [Grabbing the rook on a8 would throw White to the wolves!]

[23.Qxa8?? dxc2 24.Kxc2 Ne3+! △Bf5 25.Rxe3 Bf5+! 26.Qe4 Bxe4+ 27.Rxe4 axb4-/+]

23...cxd3 24.Qxa8 Nd4? [Black cannot hope to generate any real threats against White's king.]

[would be correct: ¹24...axb4! 25.Qe4 Be6 26.Nc4! △Q×d3 26...Qa7!‚ 27.Qxd3 Qxa2 28.Re4+/=]

25.Qxa5! Bg4 26.f3 Bf5 27.Kb1 Nc2 28.Rg1+– [28.Qc5! Qd7 29.Re4! Bxe4 30.Nxe4+– △b5]

⚫️#216 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Maletina,Tatiana (2270)
🔸Kokarev,Dm (2598)
🔸ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 216
public poll

A) Qd8 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 80%
Gavin, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Kasyap

B) Ne8 – 1
👍👍 20%
Masoud

C) f5
▫️ 0%

👥 5 people voted so far.

⚪️#216 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Kokarev,Dm (2598)
🔸Shuvalova,Polina (2441)
🔸ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 216
public poll

A) Kf3 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 70%
Masoud, Gavin, Tristan, @Sophia_Giraffe, Louis, @A_Wild_Richard, @Msf_22

B) Nc2 – 3
👍👍👍 30%
@Djawad21, Nikhil, Kasyap

C) Kd2
▫️ 0%

👥 10 people voted so far.

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"The player with advantage must attack"

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