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.
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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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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%.
Semifinals of FIDE Grand Prix start May 23 in Moscow:
πΊπΈ Hikaru Nakamura β Alexander Grischuk π·πΊ
π·πΊ Ian Nepomniachtchi β Radoslaw Wojtaszek π΅π±
Tune in at 3pm local time (12:00 GMT, 8am EST) to watch the games live at https://worldchess.com/tournament/28 and video at http://youtube.com/fidechannel
πΊπΈ Hikaru Nakamura β Alexander Grischuk π·πΊ
π·πΊ Ian Nepomniachtchi β Radoslaw Wojtaszek π΅π±
Tune in at 3pm local time (12:00 GMT, 8am EST) to watch the games live at https://worldchess.com/tournament/28 and video at http://youtube.com/fidechannel
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Congratulations to GM Lu Shanglei (2606) and WIM Zhu Jiner (2439) on winning the Chinese Open and Women's Championships respectively. #chinachess
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16.Qa1! [A typical way to put pressure on the a1βh8 diagonal and bring the f1βrook into the action.]
[16.Qb1!? Nc5 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.cxd5 Qb7 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Rc1 b5 21.Rdc2 Nd7 22.Rc6 Nb8 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Nd2 Nd7 25.Rxc8+ Qxc8 26.Bg4 Qc7 27.Bxd7 Qxd7 28.Qc2 Qf5 29.Qxf5 gxf5 30.f4 e6 31.dxe6 fxe6=; 16.Rc2 Nc5 17.Nd2 e5 18.b4 Ne6 19.Rc1 Qb8 20.Bf3 d5 21.Nxd5 Nxd5 22.Bxd5 Bxd5 23.cxd5 Rxd5Β³]
16...Bf8 [16...Ne4 17.Nd5 Bxb2 18.Qxb2 Bxd5 19.Rxd5 Ndf6 20.Rdd1=]
17.Rfd1 e6β
Β½βΒ½
[16.Qb1!? Nc5 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.cxd5 Qb7 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Rc1 b5 21.Rdc2 Nd7 22.Rc6 Nb8 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Nd2 Nd7 25.Rxc8+ Qxc8 26.Bg4 Qc7 27.Bxd7 Qxd7 28.Qc2 Qf5 29.Qxf5 gxf5 30.f4 e6 31.dxe6 fxe6=; 16.Rc2 Nc5 17.Nd2 e5 18.b4 Ne6 19.Rc1 Qb8 20.Bf3 d5 21.Nxd5 Nxd5 22.Bxd5 Bxd5 23.cxd5 Rxd5Β³]
16...Bf8 [16...Ne4 17.Nd5 Bxb2 18.Qxb2 Bxd5 19.Rxd5 Ndf6 20.Rdd1=]
17.Rfd1 e6β
Β½βΒ½