45.a3! [45.Bxg5? hxg5 46.a4 Kg7 47.Rh5 h6 48.Ne4 Rh8 49.Rdh1 Be7=; 45.Ne4! Nxe4 46.dxe4 Rxd1 47.Rxd1 h5 48.gxh5 Rg2+ 49.Bf2 Bh6 50.Kf1 Rh2 51.Kg1 Bf4 52.Rd6+β]
45...a4 [45...bxa3 46.Ra1 Kg7 47.Rxa3 Ra7 48.Nh5+ Kf7 49.Rha1+β]
46.bxa4 Kg7 47.Ne4 Be7 [47...Nxe4 48.dxe4 Rxd1 49.Rxd1 bxa3 50.a5+β]
48.Nxc5+β
1β0
45...a4 [45...bxa3 46.Ra1 Kg7 47.Rxa3 Ra7 48.Nh5+ Kf7 49.Rha1+β]
46.bxa4 Kg7 47.Ne4 Be7 [47...Nxe4 48.dxe4 Rxd1 49.Rxd1 bxa3 50.a5+β]
48.Nxc5+β
1β0
26...Bb8! [The bishop's mission in the g1βa7 diagonal accomplished and now by transferring the bishop to the h2βb8 diagonal, Black has decent attacking chances on the kingside.]
[26...d3+? 27.Nc5β’ dxe2 28.Qxe2β’ β³Qf2 28...Bd5 29.Qf2 Bxg2 30.Qxg2!Β²]
27.e3? [ΒΉ27.Nxe6 Rxe6 28.Qd3 Bf4 29.Rxf4β’ Qxf4 30.Rf1 Qg4 31.Qxf5 Qxe2Β³]
27...dxe3 28.Nxe6 Rxe6 29.Qe2 Bg3β+ [White is extremely weak on the kingside dark squares and his bishop on b2 has no opportunity to cover the weaknesses.]
[29...Be5!? 30.Rcd1 Rg6 31.Bxe5 Nxe5 β³f4 32.Rd4 Rf8 33.Rdf4 Nd3!β+]
[26...d3+? 27.Nc5β’ dxe2 28.Qxe2β’ β³Qf2 28...Bd5 29.Qf2 Bxg2 30.Qxg2!Β²]
27.e3? [ΒΉ27.Nxe6 Rxe6 28.Qd3 Bf4 29.Rxf4β’ Qxf4 30.Rf1 Qg4 31.Qxf5 Qxe2Β³]
27...dxe3 28.Nxe6 Rxe6 29.Qe2 Bg3β+ [White is extremely weak on the kingside dark squares and his bishop on b2 has no opportunity to cover the weaknesses.]
[29...Be5!? 30.Rcd1 Rg6 31.Bxe5 Nxe5 β³f4 32.Rd4 Rf8 33.Rdf4 Nd3!β+]
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 282
public poll
C) Nd3 β 5
πππππππ 63%
future, Babak, Evan, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap
B) Re1 β 2
πππ 25%
Majid, Arianna
A) Qa4 β 1
π 13%
@mahyarebrahimi1983
π₯ 8 people voted so far.
public poll
C) Nd3 β 5
πππππππ 63%
future, Babak, Evan, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap
B) Re1 β 2
πππ 25%
Majid, Arianna
A) Qa4 β 1
π 13%
@mahyarebrahimi1983
π₯ 8 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 282
public poll
A) h5 β 9
πππππππ 100%
future, Majid, Babak, Evan, @Bronyy, @Rramtin1, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap, Arianna
B) Bf6
β«οΈ 0%
C) Ra1
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 9 people voted so far.
public poll
A) h5 β 9
πππππππ 100%
future, Majid, Babak, Evan, @Bronyy, @Rramtin1, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap, Arianna
B) Bf6
β«οΈ 0%
C) Ra1
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 9 people voted so far.
At the 12th USSR Championship, Moscow 1940. Left to right: Vladimir Petrov, Vasily Smyslov, Paul Keres, Yakov Rokhlin, Vladas Mikenas.
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By playing at Chess then, we may learn... First: Foresight. Second: Circumspection. Third: Caution.
πΈ Benjamin Franklin
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πΈ Benjamin Franklin
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Unity Chess Club
Dated 12th Aug 1946, this was presumably taken at the opening ceremony for the international tournament at Groningen. Left to right: Max Euwe, Vasily Smyslov, Aleksandr Kotov, Mikhail Botvinnik, Salo Flohr, ?, Miguel Najdorf. @UnityChess
At the Hotel Frigge, Groningen, 12th August 1946.
In conversation, L to R: Max Euwe, Alberic O'Kelly, Mikhail Botvinnik, ?.
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In conversation, L to R: Max Euwe, Alberic O'Kelly, Mikhail Botvinnik, ?.
@UnityChess
September 2019 FIDE Rating List is out.Magnus Carlsen(2876) lost 6 points in the #SinquefieldCup, while Ding Liren (2811) gained exactly as much and almost caught up with Fabiano Caruana(2812).
Check the top standing and your own rating:
https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/11799-september-2019-fide-rating-list.html
https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/11799-september-2019-fide-rating-list.html
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September 2019 FIDE Rating List
FIDE - International Chess Federation