46.Rd2!?Β± [46.g3! Nxh3+ 47.Kg2 Ng5 48.Ne3 Ne4 49.Rd4 Nc5 50.Ng4 Kg7 51.Rd5 Rc1 52.Rd6 Ra1 53.Rc6 Ne4 54.Re6 Nc5 55.Re7+ Kf8 56.Ra7Β±; 46.Rd7+?! Ke6 47.Rd2 Ra1 48.h4 Rxa3 49.Ne3 g5 50.g3 Nh5 51.g4 Nf4 52.h5 Ra1+ 53.Kh2 Ke5 54.f3Β±]
46...Ra1 47.h4 Rxa3 48.g3 Nd3 49.Ne3 Ne5 50.Kg2 Ra1 51.Re2 Nd3 52.f4 Re1 53.Rxe1 Nxe1+ 54.Kf2 Nd3+=
1β0
46...Ra1 47.h4 Rxa3 48.g3 Nd3 49.Ne3 Ne5 50.Kg2 Ra1 51.Re2 Nd3 52.f4 Re1 53.Rxe1 Nxe1+ 54.Kf2 Nd3+=
1β0
27.e4! [In order to either damage Black's pawn structure, or advance the e4 pawn even further.]
27...dxe4? [A mistake. Black should have launched a counterattack with the following continuation:]
[27...c5! 28.exd5 cxd4 29.d6! β³d7 29...Rc6 30.f3 Nf7 31.Rcg2 Rg8 32.d7 Rc5! β³Rd5 33.Be4 Nb6 34.Rd2 Nxd7Β²]
28.Bxc4! bxc4 29.Rxc4 Ra8 30.d5! [A decisive blow.]
[30.Rg3? Ra5! β³RΓf5 31.Rc5 Rxc5 32.dxc5 Nb7!=]
30...Ra5 [30...cxd5? 31.Rc7 Rg8 32.Rg6! RΓh6 32...Kh8 33.Bxh6!+β]
31.dxc6 Rxf5 32.Be3 Ne6 33.Rg4+β [33.Rxe4!? Rb5 34.Kg2 Rxb2 35.Rc1! Ra2 36.Rxa4+β]
1β0
27...dxe4? [A mistake. Black should have launched a counterattack with the following continuation:]
[27...c5! 28.exd5 cxd4 29.d6! β³d7 29...Rc6 30.f3 Nf7 31.Rcg2 Rg8 32.d7 Rc5! β³Rd5 33.Be4 Nb6 34.Rd2 Nxd7Β²]
28.Bxc4! bxc4 29.Rxc4 Ra8 30.d5! [A decisive blow.]
[30.Rg3? Ra5! β³RΓf5 31.Rc5 Rxc5 32.dxc5 Nb7!=]
30...Ra5 [30...cxd5? 31.Rc7 Rg8 32.Rg6! RΓh6 32...Kh8 33.Bxh6!+β]
31.dxc6 Rxf5 32.Be3 Ne6 33.Rg4+β [33.Rxe4!? Rb5 34.Kg2 Rxb2 35.Rc1! Ra2 36.Rxa4+β]
1β0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 221
public poll
B) Qa1 β 5
πππππππ 100%
@PouyaMO1360, Alexander, ., @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard
A) Qb1
β«οΈ 0%
C) Rc2
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 5 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Qa1 β 5
πππππππ 100%
@PouyaMO1360, Alexander, ., @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard
A) Qb1
β«οΈ 0%
C) Rc2
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 5 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 221
public poll
A) Rd7 β 6
πππππππ 86%
farhad, Dgfshj, @RacingChess, ΨΨΨ, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva a lion that is 10 yearsβ¦
B) Rc7 β 1
π 14%
@Sophia_Giraffe
C) BΓc5
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 7 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Rd7 β 6
πππππππ 86%
farhad, Dgfshj, @RacingChess, ΨΨΨ, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva a lion that is 10 yearsβ¦
B) Rc7 β 1
π 14%
@Sophia_Giraffe
C) BΓc5
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 7 people voted so far.
Did you know?
Fischer was the only player who visited Tal in hospital after the Curacao candidates in 1962.
Tal had to leave the tournament before it ended. Fischer was 4th Behind Geller, Keres and Petrosian even though Tal and Fischer were the favorites.
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Fischer was the only player who visited Tal in hospital after the Curacao candidates in 1962.
Tal had to leave the tournament before it ended. Fischer was 4th Behind Geller, Keres and Petrosian even though Tal and Fischer were the favorites.
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"Good defensive play often involves an element of bluff."
πΈ Colin Crouch (2000) "How to defend in chess"
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πΈ Colin Crouch (2000) "How to defend in chess"
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Currently co-commentating on the #GrandPrixFIDE quarter-finals with Sergei Shipov on the Russian broadcast at World Chess, the legendary Nona Gaprindashvili, Women's World Champion from 1962-1978.
Pictured here at Hastings, 1963/64.
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Pictured here at Hastings, 1963/64.
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Alexander Grischuk reassured us all that pawn structure still matters.
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Alexander Grischuk: "My technique was, you know, 50% of Magnus but it proved to be enough in this position." If π΅π©π’π΅ was 50% of Magnus, then 1% of Grischuk is a mere mortal's 100%.