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Wijk aan Zee, 31st January 1978. Viktor Korchnoi is seen in play v. Miguel Najdorf in the 10th round of the traditional Hoogovens tournament. Hans Ree looks on.

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Viktor Korchnoi 🆚 Miguel Najdorf

Hoogovens (1978), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 10, Jan-31
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation. General (A30) ·

1-0

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⚫️#271 (Strategy-ًBlack to Move)
🔸Sedina,E (2263)
🔸Andolfatto,Maria (2065)
🔸78th ch-ITA Women 2018

25...a5! [The classic 'Minority Attack' will lead to a weakness in White's pawn structure.]

[25...Re8?! 26.Rxe8+ Nxe8 27.Kf1 g6 28.Qd3 Qa5 29.Qb1 Qb6 30.Qc1 Qa6 31.Qc2 Bxg3 32.hxg3 Ng7 33.g4 Qd6 34.Qe2 Ne6=; 25...Qb6!? 26.Ne4 Nxe4 27.Qxe4 a5 28.Bg3 Rd8 29.Kf2 Bf8 30.Bh4 g5 31.Bg3 a4 32.Be5 axb3 33.axb3 Qxb3 (33...Qg6 34.Qxg6+ fxg6 35.f4 gxf4 36.Bxf4 g5 37.Be5 Rd7 38.Kf3 Bg7 39.Bxg7 Kxg7 40.Ke4 Re7+ 41.Kd3 Rb7 42.Rb2=) 34.Qf5 Qb6 35.h4 Qe6 36.Qxe6 fxe6 37.hxg5 hxg5 38.Bf6 Ra8 39.Rxe6 Kf7 40.Rb6 Ra2+ 41.Kf1 Rc2 42.Bxg5 Rxc4„]

26.Qd3 a4 [26...g6!?-/+]

27.bxa4 Ra8 28.Qb3 Qa5 29.Nf5 Bf8 30.Bh4 g5?! [¹30...Nh5 31.Re4 g6 32.Ne7+ Bxe7 33.Rxe7 (33.Bxe7? Qd2 34.g3 d3 35.Bxc5 Qc1+ 36.Kg2 d2 37.Be3 d1Q 38.Bxc1 Qxc1–+) ]

31.Bg3 Qxa4 32.Ne7+ Bxe7 33.Rxe7 Qxa2-/+

½–½

⚪️#271 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Varriale,Luca (2226)
🔸Yao,Stefano (2360)
🔸78th ch-ITA U20 2018

32.Rxc7+! [32.Ra1 Rc1+ 33.Rxc1 Bxc1 34.Bd3 Kd6 35.Bxh7 Bb5 36.h4±; 32.Rc3 Rxc3 33.Bxc3 Kc6 34.Bd3 Bb5 35.Be4+ Kc5 36.Bd4+ Kc4 37.g4 Bb4 38.g5±]

32...Kxc7 33.Bd3 h6 34.f4 Bc1 35.Kf2 Bc6 36.g4 b2 37.g5 h5 38.g6 Be8 39.g7 Bf7 40.Bh7 Kd7 41.Kg3 Kc6 42.Bd4 Kd6 43.Kh4 Kd7 44.Kg5 Ke7 45.Bc5+ Kd7 46.Kf6 Bg8 47.Bb1

1–0

🔸TCh-CZE Extraliga 2018–19
🔸Round 3
⚪️Laznicka,V (2664)
⚫️Jurcik,Mart (2331)
🔸1-0

19.Kh1! [Laznicka secures his king and prepares to use the open g-file.]

19...Qh5 20.Rc3! [The best defense is a good attack!]

20...Qh4? [¹20...Nb5 21.Rd3 c4 22.Rd7 Bd6 23.f4 Qe8 24.Rxg7+! Kxg7 25.Rg1+ Kf8 26.f5! Ke7 27.Rg7+± △Qg4; ¹20...Rd8! △Nb5 21.f4 Qe8 22.Re3 Qc6 23.Bc3 Nf5 24.Qg4 g6±]

21.f4! [△Rg3]

21...e5 22.Rg3 [△Rg4]

[22.Be3!? △B×d4 22...Rd8 23.Bxd4 exd4 24.Rf3±]

22...Bd6 23.Rg4 Qh3 24.Rfg1+–

⚪️#272 (Strategy-ًWhite to Move)
🔸Raccanello,Marianna (2030)
🔸Gueci,Tea (2184)
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Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 272
public poll

B) h4 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @bijanmirmasoudi, @meti_niko, Majid, @sirgalesh, @Sujas2, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy

C) Rab1 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍 36%
@RahmaniArapardaz, Max, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, Saeed, Arianna

A) Ra2 – 2
👍👍 14%
Nikhil, @Steve1234567890qwerty

👥 14 people voted so far.

⚫️#272 (Endgame-Black to Move)
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🔸Di Benedetto,Edoardo (2324)
🔸78th ch-ITA U20 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 272
public poll

A) R×a5+ – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 65%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @teIgeraam, @bijanmirmasoudi, Max, Nikhil, @meti_niko, @Omid_kh7225, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @Qwerty123Tseries, Saeed, Arianna

C) Rb8+ – 5
👍👍👍 29%
Majid, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @raienr, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, Anthony

B) Rg8 – 1
👍 6%
Fereidoon

👥 17 people voted so far.