26.Be4! [The finishing move. White prevents Black from exchanging rooks on the e-file (after 27.exd6).]
[26.Qd2?! Bf8! 27.Rf1 gxf4! d×e5 28.Qxf4 dxe5 29.Qe3 f5! 30.Nxc5 fxg4 31.Nxd7 Qxe3 32.Bxe3 Rxd7 33.hxg4+/=]
26...Nf8 27.exd6! [B×c5]
27...Qxd6 28.Bxc5 Qf6 29.fxg5 hxg5 30.Bxe7+–
[26.Qd2?! Bf8! 27.Rf1 gxf4! d×e5 28.Qxf4 dxe5 29.Qe3 f5! 30.Nxc5 fxg4 31.Nxd7 Qxe3 32.Bxe3 Rxd7 33.hxg4+/=]
26...Nf8 27.exd6! [B×c5]
27...Qxd6 28.Bxc5 Qf6 29.fxg5 hxg5 30.Bxe7+–
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 257
public poll
B) Qf3 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 55%
Nikhil, Majid, @abist10102008QwertyTseries, TheBestBoss@_Kasyap, @vahike, Arianna
C) Ra3 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 36%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @meti_niko, Babak, @raienr
A) f5 – 1
👍 9%
@SophiaCat_does_Chess
👥 11 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Qf3 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 55%
Nikhil, Majid, @abist10102008QwertyTseries, TheBestBoss@_Kasyap, @vahike, Arianna
C) Ra3 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 36%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @meti_niko, Babak, @raienr
A) f5 – 1
👍 9%
@SophiaCat_does_Chess
👥 11 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 257
public poll
A) Rc3+ – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 70%
@soodeh728, Nikhil, Majid, @raienr, @Qwerty123Tseries, @vahike, Arianna
B) Ke6 – 2
👍👍 20%
اروین, Babak
C) Rc7 – 1
👍 10%
@SophiaCat_does_Chess
👥 10 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Rc3+ – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 70%
@soodeh728, Nikhil, Majid, @raienr, @Qwerty123Tseries, @vahike, Arianna
B) Ke6 – 2
👍👍 20%
اروین, Babak
C) Rc7 – 1
👍 10%
@SophiaCat_does_Chess
👥 10 people voted so far.
World Champion Anatoly Karpov giving a simultaneous display in the Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, 1976.
@UnityChess
@UnityChess
Petrosian vs Fischer 1959 Interzonal Tournament.
This game is included in my 60 memorable games.
It was sort of Kings Indian defense type game.
Petrosian had a winning position but it wasn't so easy to find a win in the end-game and the game ended in a draw.
@UnityChess
This game is included in my 60 memorable games.
It was sort of Kings Indian defense type game.
Petrosian had a winning position but it wasn't so easy to find a win in the end-game and the game ended in a draw.
@UnityChess
Unity Chess Club
Petrosian vs Fischer 1959 Interzonal Tournament. This game is included in my 60 memorable games. It was sort of Kings Indian defense type game. Petrosian had a winning position but it wasn't so easy to find a win in the end-game and the game ended in a draw.…
Petrosian vs Fischer 1959.pgn
1 KB
The gold-medal-winning US Team from the 1960 Student Olympiad in Leningrad.
L to R: Eliot Hearst, Raymond Weinstein, Jerry Spann, William Lombardy, Edmar Mednis & Charles Kalme.
@UnityChess
L to R: Eliot Hearst, Raymond Weinstein, Jerry Spann, William Lombardy, Edmar Mednis & Charles Kalme.
@UnityChess
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
Before chess, there was a spectacular opening ceremony at FIDE World Chess Grand Prix in Riga.
Riga #GrandPrixFIDE Day 2 results:
Giri ½-½ Karjakin
Harikrishna ½-½ So
Duda ½-½ Svidler
Dubov 0-1 Mamedyarov
Grischuk ½-½ Vitiugov
Yu Yangyi ½-½ Aronian
Topalov ½-½ Nakamura
Navara ½-½ Vachier-Lagrave
Vachier_Lagrave & mamedyarov advanced to R2. 6 tiebreaks on July 14!
Giri ½-½ Karjakin
Harikrishna ½-½ So
Duda ½-½ Svidler
Dubov 0-1 Mamedyarov
Grischuk ½-½ Vitiugov
Yu Yangyi ½-½ Aronian
Topalov ½-½ Nakamura
Navara ½-½ Vachier-Lagrave
Vachier_Lagrave & mamedyarov advanced to R2. 6 tiebreaks on July 14!
Happy Birthday to Ian 'Nepo' Nepomniachtchi
who turns 29 today! 🥳 🎉
Currently #6 in the world with 2775, Russian GM is the overall leader of #GrandPrixFIDE after winning the leg in Moscow.
who turns 29 today! 🥳 🎉
Currently #6 in the world with 2775, Russian GM is the overall leader of #GrandPrixFIDE after winning the leg in Moscow.