Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 239
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B) e5 β 6
πππππππ 67%
nima, @fantastic45, S.f, Nikhil, Ψ§ΩΫΩ, @sacsacmate
A) a3 β 3
ππππ 33%
Alexander, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, Jai
C) Qd4
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 9 people voted so far.
public poll
B) e5 β 6
πππππππ 67%
nima, @fantastic45, S.f, Nikhil, Ψ§ΩΫΩ, @sacsacmate
A) a3 β 3
ππππ 33%
Alexander, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, Jai
C) Qd4
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 9 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 239
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B) RΓa4 β 5
πππππππ 50%
Ψ§ΩΫΩ, Playchess, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, Ali, Matthew
C) Ne2+ β 5
πππππππ 50%
@fantastic45, S.f, Nikhil, Alexander, Jai
A) Ne4
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 10 people voted so far.
public poll
B) RΓa4 β 5
πππππππ 50%
Ψ§ΩΫΩ, Playchess, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, Ali, Matthew
C) Ne2+ β 5
πππππππ 50%
@fantastic45, S.f, Nikhil, Alexander, Jai
A) Ne4
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 10 people voted so far.
European Cup Final, Moscow 1986. After their 1st-round, 2nd-board clash, Mikhail Tal ('Trud') & Artur Jussupow ('TsSKA') analyse their game, which was won by Black in 40 moves. Aleksandr Beliavsky ('Trud') looks on.
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"To play with correctness and skill the ends of games, is an important but a very rare accomplishment, expect among the magnates of the game."
πΈ Howard Staunton, The Chess-Players' Handbook 1847
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πΈ Howard Staunton, The Chess-Players' Handbook 1847
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Paul Keres has defeated every world champion from Capablanca to Fischer and finished second in the Candidates 5 times in row.
I think he is the strongest player that never became world champion as he had the right to challenge Alekhine.
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Paul Keres has defeated every world champion from Capablanca to Fischer and finished second in the Candidates 5 times in row.
I think he is the strongest player that never became world champion as he had the right to challenge Alekhine.
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Mikhail Botvinnik and his wife, Gayane Davidovna at their dacha, and by the nearby Moscow River. Nikolina Gora, Moscow Oblast. 1960s.
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Would you be able to recognize Sergey Karyakin in such a camouflage?
Russian grandmaster fooled Moscow chess fans by changing his appearance. They were amused and happy to learn who they played. One kid made a draw!
Russian grandmaster fooled Moscow chess fans by changing his appearance. They were amused and happy to learn who they played. One kid made a draw!
#FIDEWomenCandidates Round 13 results:
π·πΊ Gunina 0-1 A. Muzychuk πΊπ¦
π·πΊ Kosteniuk 1-0 M. Muzychuk πΊπ¦
π·πΊ Goryachkina 1/2-1/2 Dzagnidze π¬πͺ
π·πΊ Lagno 1/2-1/2 Tan Zhongyi π¨π³
Leaders before the last round: Goryachkina - 9,5; A. Muzychuk - 7,5; Lagno - 6,5.
π·πΊ Gunina 0-1 A. Muzychuk πΊπ¦
π·πΊ Kosteniuk 1-0 M. Muzychuk πΊπ¦
π·πΊ Goryachkina 1/2-1/2 Dzagnidze π¬πͺ
π·πΊ Lagno 1/2-1/2 Tan Zhongyi π¨π³
Leaders before the last round: Goryachkina - 9,5; A. Muzychuk - 7,5; Lagno - 6,5.
"It was not my best game, maybe I should not have celebrated yesterday,"- smiles Aleksandra Goryachkina after a draw with Nana Dzagnidze.
"People wrote to me, two rounds to go, don't get relaxed. But it's not easy to find motivation when the goal is reached"
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"People wrote to me, two rounds to go, don't get relaxed. But it's not easy to find motivation when the goal is reached"
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17.e5?! [17.a3! A prophylactic move. After that, White would have enough time to attack Black's central pawns. 17...Nd7 18.Bxe7 Rxe7 19.Rd2 Ne5 20.Be2 h6 21.Rhd1 Red7 22.Qh3Β²; 17.Qd4 Qa7 18.Qxa7+ Kxa7 19.e5 Nd5 (19...Bxf3 20.exf6 Bxd1 (20...gxf6? 21.Be3+ Kb7 22.gxf3+β) 21.fxe7 Bxc2+ 22.Kxc2 Rd7 23.Rf1+β) 20.Bxe7 Rxe7 21.exd6 Rxd6 22.Nxd5 Bxd5 23.Rhe1 Red7 24.Bxd5 exd5 25.c3=]
17...dxe5 18.Bxc6 Qxc6 19.Qxe5+ Bd6 20.Qe3=
Β½βΒ½
17...dxe5 18.Bxc6 Qxc6 19.Qxe5+ Bd6 20.Qe3=
Β½βΒ½