39.Rh7!? [39.Rb6! Rh8 40.h4 gxh3+ 41.Kxh3 e5 42.Kh4 Ke6 43.d7+ Ke7 44.Rc5 e4 (44...Kxd7 45.Rd5+ Kc7 46.Rxe5+–) 45.Rb7 Kd6 46.Rc2 Rhf8 47.Rd2+ Ke6 48.Rb6+ Ke7 49.Kxh5+–; 39.h4!? b4 40.Rb7 Rab8 41.Rxb8 Rxb8 42.Rb6 Rd8 43.Rxa6 e5 44.Rb6 Ra8 45.a6 Ke6 46.d7+ Kxd7 47.Rxb4 Rxa6 48.Rb7+ Kd6 49.Rh7 Ra2 50.Rh6+ Ke7 51.Rxh5 Kf6 52.Rh6+ Kf5±]

39...Kg6 40.Rb7 Kf6 41.h3 [41.d7+–]

41...Rab8 42.Rxb8 Rxb8 43.Rxa6+–

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🔸ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018
🔸Round 6
⚪️Kabanov,N (2450)
⚫️Chigaev,M (2606)
🔸0-1

23.Qf2? [Missing a golden opportunity to seize the initiative in the endgame.]

[¹23.Qxc6! dxc6 24.Rd7! h6 25.Ra7 Rdd7 25...Rd8 26.Rxd8+ Bxd8 27.Rxa6+/=]

23...Rf8! [Now Black is completely better.]

24.Qg3 Qe4!-/+ [Rc3]

[24...Rf5!? 25.Bd4 a5!-/+ a4]

⚪️#243 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Fier,A (2553)
🔸Haussernot,C (2196)
🔸Baku Open 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 243
public poll

A) a4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 60%
@roshani85, Nikhil, @Steve1234567890qwerty, Alexander, Atharva, Pravin

B) g5 – 2
👍👍 20%
Majid, ThebestBoss@_Kasyap

C) 0-0-0 – 2
👍👍 20%
@SH_M1743, اوین

👥 10 people voted so far.

⚫️#243 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Westerberg,J (2534)
🔸Hansen,SuB (2583)
🔸Bistro Stella 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 243
public poll

A) Qe5 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 70%
@SH_M1743, Nikhil, Majid, @Steve1234567890qwerty, Alexander, Pravin, ThebestBoss@_Kasyap

B) Qh1 – 2
👍👍 20%
V.ansari, Atharva

C) Qg1 – 1
👍 10%
@roshani85

👥 10 people voted so far.

1990 Moscow GMA. Garry Kasparov, Lev Psakhis and ... the father of the future president of FIDE (Vladimir Dvorkovich)! It's amazing how things happen sometimes!

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"The main thing that develops positional judgement, that perfects it and makes it many-sided, is detailed analytical work, sensible tournament practice, a self-critical attitude to your games and a rooting out of all the defects in your play."

🔸 Alexander Kotov

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Did you know?
From all chess players Morphy had the best overall record from all chess games 85.2%.
There are only few players who had a 70+ record, those few are Fischer,Keres,Capablanca and Alekhine.

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Here’s an old pic of girls & boys walking their chess boards to school in Ströbeck, where an hour’s coaching is still provided every week – matching Wimbledon Chess Club’s free offer at The Sultan...

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Nigel Short, Brighton 1977.

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Move of the day :

22...Qc7+!! 0-1

Rafael Vaganian - Albin Planinc, Hastings 1974/75

Throwback to FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2019

The battle for the English no. 1 spot is currently taking place in Saint Louis, USA!

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/summer-chess-classic-2019-a/4/1/3

⚪️#243 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Fier,A (2553)
🔸Haussernot,C (2196)
🔸Baku Open 2018

11.a4!? [11.g5! Driving the black knight away from its standard post and making the d5–outpost even weaker. 11...Nh5 12.0–0–0; 11.0–0–0 0–0 12.g5 Nh5 13.Kb1 Nb6 14.Na5 Rc8 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.exd5 Bf5]

11...b4? [11...bxa4 12.Rxa4 0–0 13.Rxa6 Rxa6 14.Bxa6 Nb6 15.0–0 d5 16.g5 d4 17.gxf6 Bxf6 18.Bf2 Bg5 19.Qd1 dxc3 20.Qxd8 Rxd8 21.bxc3 (21.Bxb6 Rd6) 21...Nc4 22.Nc5 Nd2 23.Nxe6 fxe6 24.Ra1 Nxf3+ 25.Kg2 Nh4+ 26.Kh3 Ng6 27.Kg4 Rd2 28.Bg3 Bf6 29.Bc4 Nf4 30.Bxf4 exf4 31.Bxe6+ Kf8=]

12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.exd5+/=

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