39...bxa3! [39...a5 40.Rf7 h5 41.Nxg6+ Nxg6 42.Rf5+ Kd4 43.Rxh5 (43.Rd5+ Ke3 44.Rxh5 Ra6 45.axb4 axb4 46.Rb5 Rf6 47.Rxb4 Rxf3=) 43...bxa3 44.Rxa5=; 39...h5 40.axb4 g5 41.c4 h4 42.Rd2 Rd6 43.Nd7+ Ke6 44.Nc5+ Ke5 (44...Ke7? 45.Rh2 Nd3 46.Nxd3 Rxd3 47.f4 gxf4 48.Kc2 Rd4 49.Rxh4 Rxe4Β²) 45.Nd7+= (45.Rh2?? Ng6! 46.Rg2 Kf4 47.Rg4+ Kxf3 48.Rxg5 h3-/+) ]
40.c4 h5! [40...Rd6 41.Rf7 g5 42.Rf5+ Kd4 43.e5 Rb6 44.Ka2 Kc3 45.Nd7 Rxb3 46.Nc5 Rb8 47.Ne4+ Kd4 48.c5 Re8 49.Rf6 Kxe5 50.Rxh6 g4 51.fxg4 Kxe4 52.Rxa6 Nd3 53.Ra5 Kd5 54.c6+ Kxc6 55.Kxa3=]
41.Rh7 Kd4 42.Ka2 Kc3 43.e5 Rb6 44.c5 Rxb3 45.Rd7 Rb5 46.e6 Rxc5 47.Rf7 Nd3 48.Rb7 Nb4+
0β1
40.c4 h5! [40...Rd6 41.Rf7 g5 42.Rf5+ Kd4 43.e5 Rb6 44.Ka2 Kc3 45.Nd7 Rxb3 46.Nc5 Rb8 47.Ne4+ Kd4 48.c5 Re8 49.Rf6 Kxe5 50.Rxh6 g4 51.fxg4 Kxe4 52.Rxa6 Nd3 53.Ra5 Kd5 54.c6+ Kxc6 55.Kxa3=]
41.Rh7 Kd4 42.Ka2 Kc3 43.e5 Rb6 44.c5 Rxb3 45.Rd7 Rb5 46.e6 Rxc5 47.Rf7 Nd3 48.Rb7 Nb4+
0β1
25.Rxa7? [Giving the opponent a golden opportunity to obtain equality.]
[White should have played: 25.Rxe8+! β³Qe5 25...Qxe8 26.Qe5! Qg6 27.Bxd5Β±]
25...Be4? [Returning the favor!]
[25...Bg4! β³Re1 would be correct: 26.f5 (26.Bf1 Re1! 27.Kf2 Rd1 28.Qe5 Rxf1+! 29.Kxf1 Qd3+ 30.Kf2 Qc2+ 31.Kg1 Qc1+ 32.Kf2 Qc2+=) 26...Re1+ 27.Kf2 Re2+ 28.Kg1 Re1+=]
26.Bf1!Β±
[White should have played: 25.Rxe8+! β³Qe5 25...Qxe8 26.Qe5! Qg6 27.Bxd5Β±]
25...Be4? [Returning the favor!]
[25...Bg4! β³Re1 would be correct: 26.f5 (26.Bf1 Re1! 27.Kf2 Rd1 28.Qe5 Rxf1+! 29.Kxf1 Qd3+ 30.Kf2 Qc2+ 31.Kg1 Qc1+ 32.Kf2 Qc2+=) 26...Re1+ 27.Kf2 Re2+ 28.Kg1 Re1+=]
26.Bf1!Β±
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 280
public poll
B) a4 β 6
πππππππ 67%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Hadi, @raienr, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap, Arianna
A) b4 β 2
ππ 22%
@RahmaniArapardaz, A
C) h4 β 1
π 11%
#mahdi_ri#$ΩΩΩ
π₯ 9 people voted so far.
public poll
B) a4 β 6
πππππππ 67%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Hadi, @raienr, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap, Arianna
A) b4 β 2
ππ 22%
@RahmaniArapardaz, A
C) h4 β 1
π 11%
#mahdi_ri#$ΩΩΩ
π₯ 9 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 280
public poll
C) Re2 β 8
πππππππ 80%
@mkd00, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @RahmaniArapardaz, Hadi, @raienr, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap, #mahdi_ri#$ΩΩΩ
A) Nd4 β 2
ππ 20%
Babak, Arianna
B) Nc3
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 10 people voted so far.
public poll
C) Re2 β 8
πππππππ 80%
@mkd00, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @RahmaniArapardaz, Hadi, @raienr, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap, #mahdi_ri#$ΩΩΩ
A) Nd4 β 2
ππ 20%
Babak, Arianna
B) Nc3
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 10 people voted so far.
Pal Benko died at the age of 91 and will be remembered as one of the strongest non-soviet players in the late 50s and early 60s.
He had an amazing end-game technique and he had strong technical abilities.
He defeated 4 world champions
Smyslov,Tal,Petrosian and Fischer.
@UnityChess
He had an amazing end-game technique and he had strong technical abilities.
He defeated 4 world champions
Smyslov,Tal,Petrosian and Fischer.
@UnityChess
πΊPal Benko's obituary, by Dylan McClain for The New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/sports/pal-benko-dead.html
πΊchess.com:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/pal-benko-dies-1928-2019
πΊchessbase:
https://en.chessbase.com/post/pl-benkoe-dies-at-91
πΊchess24
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/pal-benko-dies-aged-91
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/sports/pal-benko-dead.html
πΊchess.com:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/pal-benko-dies-1928-2019
πΊchessbase:
https://en.chessbase.com/post/pl-benkoe-dies-at-91
πΊchess24
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/pal-benko-dies-aged-91
NY Times
Pal Benko, Who Stepped Aside for Bobby Fischer, Dies at 91
In 1970 Mr. Benko qualified for the world chess championship cycle but, past his peak as a competitive player, ceded his place to the much younger Mr. Fischer.
You should keep in mind no names, nor numbers, nor isolated incidents, not even results, but only methods..The method produces numerous results..."
πΈ Emanuel Lasker
@UnityChess
πΈ Emanuel Lasker
@UnityChess