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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⚫️#264 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Di Benedetto,Desiree (2271)
🔸Brunello,M (2338)
🔸78th ch-ITA 2018

39...Rxb4! [39...Ra7 40.a4 Nc3 41.Bf2 Nd5 42.Rd4 Ra5 43.Rc1 Rg8 44.Be1 Raa8 45.Bf2 Ra7 46.Ra1 Ra5 47.Rc4 Raa8³; 39...Nc3 40.Rxa4 Nxa4 41.Rb1 Rxh4 42.Rxb7 Rh3+ 43.Kf2 Nc3 44.Rxf7+ Kg8 45.Rd7 Ne4+ 46.Ke2 Nc3+=]

40.axb4 Rxh4 41.Rd1 Rh3+ 42.Kf2 Nc3 43.Rd7 Kg6 44.Rd6+ Kh7 45.Rd7 Nd5 46.Bd2 Rd3 47.Ke1 Kg6 48.Rd6+ Kg7 49.Rd7 Nxf4 50.Rxb7 Ne6 51.Ra7 h4 52.Ke2 Rb3 53.Ra1 Nd4+ 54.Kf2 Rb2 55.Rg1+ Kf8

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🔸World Youth U16 Olympiad 2018
🔸Round 7
⚪️Esipenko,Andrey (2609)
⚫️Erigaisi,Arjun (2531)
🔸0-1

28...Nb6! [Since the e6–knight is under attack, the exchange of the white bishop on c4 is forced.]

[28...Ra1?! 29.Nxf8! Nxf8 30.Be3 Rxd1+ 31.Qxd1 Ne6 32.f3³]

29.Nxf8 Nxc4! [29...Rxf8? 30.Be2!³ △Be3]

30.Ng6+ Kh7 31.Ne7 Qe6! [White tried hard not to play the opponent's willingness, but it did not work, and now the black knight is ready to penetrate the a3–outpost.]

[31...Qc5? 32.Nd5! △N×f6 32...Ra6 33.bxc4 Qxc4= △B×d5]

32.Nd5 Na3!-/+ [¹32...Na5!? △N×d5 33.h4 Nxd5! 34.exd5+ Qg6 35.Ne4 Kh8!–+ △Rd8]

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⚪️#265 (Strategy-ًWhite to Move)
🔸Stella,A (2497)
🔸Valsecchi,A (2497)
🔸78th ch-ITA 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 265
public poll

B) B×f6 – 4
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@RahmaniArapardaz, Majid, ⛔⛔ MSJ ⛔⛔, @Kasyapat1

C) Qe2 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
@soodeh728, @meti_niko, اوین, @SophiaCat_does_Chess

A) o-o
▫️ 0%

👥 8 people voted so far.

⚫️#265 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Carnicelli,V (2224)
🔸Zamengo,F (2363)
🔸78th ch-ITA 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 265
public poll

A) a5 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 100%
@RahmaniArapardaz, Hamidreza, Majid, اوین, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, محمد, @Ashkanasadi98, @Kasyapat1

B) Rbb7
▫️ 0%

C) Kc6
▫️ 0%

👥 8 people voted so far.

Moscow, 25th April 1973. The 'National Tournament of 3' Teams, round 2. On board 3 of the match 'USSR I' v. 'USSR II', D. Bronstein faces M. Tal (centre). On the left, L. Stein looks on. Behind, S. Furman & V. Korchnoi are in play on board 4.

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Mikhail Tal 🆚 David Bronstein

9th Soviet Match-Tournament (1973), Moscow URS, rd 2, Apr-25
Pirc Defense: Byrne Variation (B07)

1-0

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“Naturally, the psychological susceptibility of a match participant is significantly higher than a participant in a tournament, since each game substantially changes the over-all position.”

🔸 Mikhail Tal

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Fischer vs Geller Curacao Candidates 1962.
Before this incounter Fischer had beaten Geller in the Bled 1961 tournament.
In this tournament Geller had a plus score against Fischer (+2 -1 =1) even playing with Black against the sozin attack.

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Robert James Fischer 🆚 Efim Geller

Curacao Candidates (1962), Willemstad CUW, rd 9, May-16
Sicilian Defense: Fischer-Sozin Attack. Leonhardt Variation (B88)

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Robert James Fischer 🆚 Efim Geller
Curacao Candidates (1962), Willemstad CUW, rd 23, Jun-16
Sicilian Defense: Fischer-Sozin Attack. Leonhardt Variation (B88)

1-0

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It's Nakamura-Caruana in Round 1 as the Paris #GrandChessTour kicks off tomorrow! Full pairings: