43...Rb1 [43...Rd1! 44.Ke2 Rg1 45.Kf3 Rf1+ 46.Kg4 Rf2 47.Nb7 Rxb2 48.Nc5+ Ke7 49.Nxa4 Rb3 50.Nc6+ Ke8 51.Nd4 Rxa3 52.Nc5 Kf7 53.Kf4 g5+ 54.hxg5 hxg5+ 55.Kg4 Re3 56.Ndxe6 Rxe5 57.Nxg5+ Kg6 58.Nge6=; 43...Ke7? 44.Nb7 Rd1 45.Ke3 Rg1 46.Kf4 Rc1 47.Kg4Β±]
44.Nd3 Kc6 45.Nf7 Rd1 46.Ke2 Rg1 47.Nxh6 Rxg3 48.Nf7 Rh3 49.Ng5 Rxh4 50.Nxe6 Rh3 51.Nd4+ Kc7 52.Nf4 Rh2+ 53.Kd3 Rxb2 54.Nxd5+ Kd8 55.e6 Rb7 56.Nc6+ Ke8 57.e7 Rd7 58.Kc4
1β0
44.Nd3 Kc6 45.Nf7 Rd1 46.Ke2 Rg1 47.Nxh6 Rxg3 48.Nf7 Rh3 49.Ng5 Rxh4 50.Nxe6 Rh3 51.Nd4+ Kc7 52.Nf4 Rh2+ 53.Kd3 Rxb2 54.Nxd5+ Kd8 55.e6 Rb7 56.Nc6+ Ke8 57.e7 Rd7 58.Kc4
1β0
25.Be3? [Missing an opportunity to exploit the pin on the d6βpawn.]
[25.Bc5! e3 (25...Re6 26.f5! Rf6 27.Bxe4 Qc7 28.Bd4 d5+ 29.Kg1 dxe4 30.Bxf6 Nxf6 31.fxg6 Bxg6 32.Rd2Β²) 26.Qe1 dxc5 27.Rxd7 Rxd7 28.f5! Ne5 29.Ng3Β±]
25...Ree8?! [25...Be6 26.Rd2 Ne5 27.Qh4 Nf3+ 28.Bxf3 exf3 29.Rxf3 Qe8!= β³BΓc4]
26.Qe1? [The opportunity is once again missed by Hoffmann.]
[26.Bc5!Β²]
26...Ne7! [β³Nf5]
27.Nd4 Bg6=/+
[25.Bc5! e3 (25...Re6 26.f5! Rf6 27.Bxe4 Qc7 28.Bd4 d5+ 29.Kg1 dxe4 30.Bxf6 Nxf6 31.fxg6 Bxg6 32.Rd2Β²) 26.Qe1 dxc5 27.Rxd7 Rxd7 28.f5! Ne5 29.Ng3Β±]
25...Ree8?! [25...Be6 26.Rd2 Ne5 27.Qh4 Nf3+ 28.Bxf3 exf3 29.Rxf3 Qe8!= β³BΓc4]
26.Qe1? [The opportunity is once again missed by Hoffmann.]
[26.Bc5!Β²]
26...Ne7! [β³Nf5]
27.Nd4 Bg6=/+
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 223
public poll
A) Nd5 β 10
πππππππ 83%
Max, Gavin, Nikhil, @BUSYAMIR, @Omid_kh7225, ., @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Majjeed, Arianna
B) h4 β 2
π 17%
Meisam, Uday
C) b3
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Nd5 β 10
πππππππ 83%
Max, Gavin, Nikhil, @BUSYAMIR, @Omid_kh7225, ., @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Majjeed, Arianna
B) h4 β 2
π 17%
Meisam, Uday
C) b3
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 223
public poll
A) Bg5 β 4
πππππππ 50%
Gavin, ., @A_Wild_Richard, Majjeed
B) Be7 β 3
πππππ 38%
@Sophia_Giraffe, Srikar, Arianna
C) Kg7 β 1
ππ 13%
Nikhil
π₯ 8 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Bg5 β 4
πππππππ 50%
Gavin, ., @A_Wild_Richard, Majjeed
B) Be7 β 3
πππππ 38%
@Sophia_Giraffe, Srikar, Arianna
C) Kg7 β 1
ππ 13%
Nikhil
π₯ 8 people voted so far.
Here Fischer is facing Tal in the 1962. Curacao candidates.
Tal was in really bad form in this tournament and he had to quit before it actually ended because of his bad health.
Fischer drew the 2 games with black and won this one with white.
@UnityChess
Tal was in really bad form in this tournament and he had to quit before it actually ended because of his bad health.
Fischer drew the 2 games with black and won this one with white.
@UnityChess
An exciting Russian final at #GrandPrixFIDE: Grischuk vs Nepomniachtchi.
In the longest tiebreak of #GrandPrixFIDE, Ian Nepomniachtchi eliminated Radoslaw Wojtaszek and joined his compatriot Alexander Grischuk in the final.
There are no games on May 26. Two games of the final will be played on May 27-28, followed by tiebreak on May 29 if necessary.
There are no games on May 26. Two games of the final will be played on May 27-28, followed by tiebreak on May 29 if necessary.
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Ian Nepomniachtchi rolled the dice with his risky 26.Bxh6 move against RadosΕaw Wojtaszek.