14.f3! [A clever move. Alireza attacks the opponent's central knight and sets up a trap.]
14...Nc5? [Black falls into the trap. He should have instantly continued his plan on the queenside:]
[14...c5™ 15.Nxe6 fxe6 16.fxe4 Rxf1+ 17.Kxf1 d4! △N×e5 18.Nd2 Nxe5 19.cxd4 cxd4 20.Nf3 d3 21.Bxd3 Qxd3! (21...Nxd3?? 22.Bg5!+– △Rd1) 22.Qxd3 Nxd3 23.Ke2 Nb4=]
15.f4! [△f5]
15...Bd7 16.f5 Ne7 17.Bg5?!± [¹17.f6! gxf6 18.exf6 Ng6 19.Qh5+– △Qh6]
14...Nc5? [Black falls into the trap. He should have instantly continued his plan on the queenside:]
[14...c5™ 15.Nxe6 fxe6 16.fxe4 Rxf1+ 17.Kxf1 d4! △N×e5 18.Nd2 Nxe5 19.cxd4 cxd4 20.Nf3 d3 21.Bxd3 Qxd3! (21...Nxd3?? 22.Bg5!+– △Rd1) 22.Qxd3 Nxd3 23.Ke2 Nb4=]
15.f4! [△f5]
15...Bd7 16.f5 Ne7 17.Bg5?!± [¹17.f6! gxf6 18.exf6 Ng6 19.Qh5+– △Qh6]
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 264
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C) b×c5 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 60%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Nikhil, Atilla, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, Arianna
A) Rad8 – 4
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Max, Majid, @MerissaWongso, @Kasyapat1
B) Nc3
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C) b×c5 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 60%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Nikhil, Atilla, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, Arianna
A) Rad8 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 40%
Max, Majid, @MerissaWongso, @Kasyapat1
B) Nc3
▫️ 0%
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Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 264
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C) Nc3 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
Max, Nikhil, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @MerissaWongso, @Kasyapat1
A) R×b4 – 2
👍👍👍 25%
@SophiaCat_does_Chess, Arianna
B) Ra7 – 1
👍 13%
S.f
👥 8 people voted so far.
public poll
C) Nc3 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
Max, Nikhil, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @MerissaWongso, @Kasyapat1
A) R×b4 – 2
👍👍👍 25%
@SophiaCat_does_Chess, Arianna
B) Ra7 – 1
👍 13%
S.f
👥 8 people voted so far.
In the Hotel Kurhaus, The Hague, 23rd February 1948 - the Soviet delegation for the FIDE World Championship match-tournament.
Standing: Kotov, ?, ?.
Seated: Postnikov, Smyslov, Bondarevsky, Keres, ?, Flohr, Lilienthal.
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Standing: Kotov, ?, ?.
Seated: Postnikov, Smyslov, Bondarevsky, Keres, ?, Flohr, Lilienthal.
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“Above all else, before playing in competitions a player must have regard to his health, for if he is suffering from ill-health he cannot hope for success.”
🔸 Mikhail Botvinnik
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🔸 Mikhail Botvinnik
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Uhlmann vs Fischer Leipzig chess Olympiad.
This was they're second incounter in which Uhlmann went for the four pawns attack against the Kings Indian and Bobby at one point decided to trade off some peaces and go in to his favourite Bishop vs Knight end-game and he won the game.
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This was they're second incounter in which Uhlmann went for the four pawns attack against the Kings Indian and Bobby at one point decided to trade off some peaces and go in to his favourite Bishop vs Knight end-game and he won the game.
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Wolfgang Uhlmann 🆚 Robert James Fischer
Leipzig (1960)
King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack. Exchange Variation (E79)
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Leipzig (1960)
King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack. Exchange Variation (E79)
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Uhlmann vs Fischer Leipzig chess Olympiad. This was they're second incounter in which Uhlmann went for the four pawns attack against the Kings Indian and Bobby at one point decided to trade off some peaces and go in to his favourite Bishop vs Knight end-game…
uhlmann_fischer_1960.pgn
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64 Indian GMs - a highly symbolic landmark.
Here is a photo of the first, Viswanathan Anand, taken at the 27th Olympiad in Dubai, November 1986.
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Here is a photo of the first, Viswanathan Anand, taken at the 27th Olympiad in Dubai, November 1986.
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The #ParisGCT, the 3rd stage of the 2019 #GrandChessTour, features 10 grandmasters headed by Fabiano Caruana fighting for a total prize fund of $1.75 million in 9 rapid and 18 blitz rounds.
The event is taking place from July 27 – August .
The event is taking place from July 27 – August .
FIDE publishes the list of players qualified for #FIDEWorldCup 2019 that will take place in Khanty-Mansiysk 🇷🇺 on September 9 – October 4.
The total prize fund amounts to 1 600 000 USD.
All players are expected to sign their contracts before August 1.
The total prize fund amounts to 1 600 000 USD.
All players are expected to sign their contracts before August 1.
21...bxc5! [The right decision. HANGING PAWNS can be strong in this position, the hanging pawns help black to control the vital central squares.]
[21...Nc3 22.Rxc3 Bxc3 23.Rxd5 Nb4 24.Rxf5³ Be4 25.Rxf8+ Rxf8 26.Qf1 bxc5 27.Nc4 h6³; 21...Rad8 22.b4 d4 23.Bd2 bxc5 24.bxc5 Nc3 25.Bxc3 dxc3 26.e3 Ba8 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.Qxf5²]
22.Nh4 [22.Rxd5 Nd4–+]
22...Nd4 23.Qd3 f4 24.Bxe4 dxe4 25.Qc4+ Kh8 26.Nf5 Nxf5 27.Bxc5 Qe5–+
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[21...Nc3 22.Rxc3 Bxc3 23.Rxd5 Nb4 24.Rxf5³ Be4 25.Rxf8+ Rxf8 26.Qf1 bxc5 27.Nc4 h6³; 21...Rad8 22.b4 d4 23.Bd2 bxc5 24.bxc5 Nc3 25.Bxc3 dxc3 26.e3 Ba8 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.Qxf5²]
22.Nh4 [22.Rxd5 Nd4–+]
22...Nd4 23.Qd3 f4 24.Bxe4 dxe4 25.Qc4+ Kh8 26.Nf5 Nxf5 27.Bxc5 Qe5–+
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