25.Be3? [Missing an opportunity to exploit the pin on the d6–pawn.]
[25.Bc5! e3 (25...Re6 26.f5! Rf6 27.Bxe4 Qc7 28.Bd4 d5+ 29.Kg1 dxe4 30.Bxf6 Nxf6 31.fxg6 Bxg6 32.Rd2²) 26.Qe1 dxc5 27.Rxd7 Rxd7 28.f5! Ne5 29.Ng3±]
25...Ree8?! [25...Be6 26.Rd2 Ne5 27.Qh4 Nf3+ 28.Bxf3 exf3 29.Rxf3 Qe8!= △B×c4]
26.Qe1? [The opportunity is once again missed by Hoffmann.]
[26.Bc5!²]
26...Ne7! [△Nf5]
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.Rd2²) 26.Qe1 dxc5 27.Rxd7 Rxd7 28.f5! Ne5 29.Ng3±]
25...Ree8?! [25...Be6 26.Rd2 Ne5 27.Qh4 Nf3+ 28.Bxf3 exf3 29.Rxf3 Qe8!= △B×c4]
26.Qe1? [The opportunity is once again missed by Hoffmann.]
[26.Bc5!²]
26...Ne7! [△Nf5]
27.Nd4 Bg6=/+
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 223
public poll
A) Nd5 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 83%
Max, Gavin, Nikhil, @BUSYAMIR, @Omid_kh7225, ., @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Majjeed, Arianna
B) h4 – 2
👍 17%
Meisam, Uday
C) b3
▫️ 0%
👥 12 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Nd5 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 83%
Max, Gavin, Nikhil, @BUSYAMIR, @Omid_kh7225, ., @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Majjeed, Arianna
B) h4 – 2
👍 17%
Meisam, Uday
C) b3
▫️ 0%
👥 12 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 223
public poll
A) Bg5 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
Gavin, ., @A_Wild_Richard, Majjeed
B) Be7 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍 38%
@Sophia_Giraffe, Srikar, Arianna
C) Kg7 – 1
👍👍 13%
Nikhil
👥 8 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Bg5 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
Gavin, ., @A_Wild_Richard, Majjeed
B) Be7 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍 38%
@Sophia_Giraffe, Srikar, Arianna
C) Kg7 – 1
👍👍 13%
Nikhil
👥 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 Radosław Wojtaszek.