43.a5! [43.Rc5 Rxa4 44.Kf1 Kf6 45.Ke1 Ke6 46.Rxc6+ Kd5 47.Rxh6 Ra1+ 48.Kd2 Ra2+ 49.Kc3 Rxf2β; 43.Kg2 Rxa4 44.Kf3 Ra3 45.Rc5 c3 46.Rxc6 a5 47.Ke4 Rb3 48.h4 a4 49.Kd3 a3 50.Ra6 c2+ 51.Kxc2 Rb2+ 52.Kd3 Rxf2 53.Rxa3=]
43...c3 44.Rc5 c2 45.Rxc2 Rxa5 46.Rxc6 Ra1+ 47.Kg2 a5 48.g4! a4 49.Ra6 a3 50.h4 a2 51.h5 Kg8 52.Kf3 Kg7 53.Kf4 Kg8 54.Kf5 Kg7 55.Ra7 Kg8 56.Kf6 Rg1 57.Ra8+ Kh7 58.Rxa2 Rxg4 59.Kxf7+β Rg5 60.Kf6 Rxh5 61.Ra7+ Kg8 62.Kg6 Rg5+ 63.Kxh6 Rg2 64.f4 Kf8 65.Kh5 Rg3 66.e4 Rg7 67.Rxg7 Kxg7
1β0
43...c3 44.Rc5 c2 45.Rxc2 Rxa5 46.Rxc6 Ra1+ 47.Kg2 a5 48.g4! a4 49.Ra6 a3 50.h4 a2 51.h5 Kg8 52.Kf3 Kg7 53.Kf4 Kg8 54.Kf5 Kg7 55.Ra7 Kg8 56.Kf6 Rg1 57.Ra8+ Kh7 58.Rxa2 Rxg4 59.Kxf7+β Rg5 60.Kf6 Rxh5 61.Ra7+ Kg8 62.Kg6 Rg5+ 63.Kxh6 Rg2 64.f4 Kf8 65.Kh5 Rg3 66.e4 Rg7 67.Rxg7 Kxg7
1β0
πΈchess.com IoM Masters Douglas 2018
πΈRound 9
βͺοΈNakamura,Hikaru (2763)
β«οΈEljanov,Pavel (2703)
πΈ1-0
πΈRound 9
βͺοΈNakamura,Hikaru (2763)
β«οΈEljanov,Pavel (2703)
πΈ1-0
25.Nxf6+! [Destroying the opponent's pawn structure, exchanging queens, and then penetrating with rook into the Black's camp.]
25...Qxf6 26.Qxf6 gxf6 27.Rc6! [White does not waste time grabbing the h6βpawn.]
[27.Bxh6? Rd8! 28.Rc6 Bc5 29.Kg2 Rd3=]
27...Bc5 28.b4! Nd8β’ 29.Rc7?! [a carelessness that allows Black to consolidate. White could have obtained a huge advantage with:]
[29.Rc8! Be7 30.Bxh6 Re8 31.Nd4 Kh7 32.b5! axb5 33.Be3 Rg8 34.Nxb5+β β³BΓb6]
29...Bd6 30.Rd7 Bb8 31.Bxh6 Re8+/=
25...Qxf6 26.Qxf6 gxf6 27.Rc6! [White does not waste time grabbing the h6βpawn.]
[27.Bxh6? Rd8! 28.Rc6 Bc5 29.Kg2 Rd3=]
27...Bc5 28.b4! Nd8β’ 29.Rc7?! [a carelessness that allows Black to consolidate. White could have obtained a huge advantage with:]
[29.Rc8! Be7 30.Bxh6 Re8 31.Nd4 Kh7 32.b5! axb5 33.Be3 Rg8 34.Nxb5+β β³BΓb6]
29...Bd6 30.Rd7 Bb8 31.Bxh6 Re8+/=
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 285
public poll
A) Qe3 β 8
πππππππ 73%
future, Nikhil, @BehroudR, @Emergenciiii, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @ZhenruiGu, Florentino, Arianna
B) h4 β 2
ππ 18%
Max, Sid
C) Qc1 β 1
π 9%
@mahyarebrahimi1983
π₯ 11 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Qe3 β 8
πππππππ 73%
future, Nikhil, @BehroudR, @Emergenciiii, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @ZhenruiGu, Florentino, Arianna
B) h4 β 2
ππ 18%
Max, Sid
C) Qc1 β 1
π 9%
@mahyarebrahimi1983
π₯ 11 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 285
public poll
B) Qb5 β 10
πππππππ 77%
M, future, Max, Nikhil, @BehroudR, @Steve1234567890qwerty, M, George, @ZhenruiGu, @Kingbosskasyap
A) BΓa3 β 3
ππ 23%
@Hoseini62960, Amirreza, Arianna
C) Bb5
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 13 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Qb5 β 10
πππππππ 77%
M, future, Max, Nikhil, @BehroudR, @Steve1234567890qwerty, M, George, @ZhenruiGu, @Kingbosskasyap
A) BΓa3 β 3
ππ 23%
@Hoseini62960, Amirreza, Arianna
C) Bb5
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 13 people voted so far.
Three world champions - Vasily Smyslov, Anatoly Karpov and Mikhail Botvinnik. Late 1980s?
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"You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one."
πΈ Mikhail Tal
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πΈ Mikhail Tal
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Moscow, 2nd October 1940. The Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.
Andor Lilienthal (right) faces Igor Bondarevsky in a decisive game from the final round of the 12th USSR Championship, as Paul Keres looks on.
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Andor Lilienthal (right) faces Igor Bondarevsky in a decisive game from the final round of the 12th USSR Championship, as Paul Keres looks on.
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The 2019 #FIDEWorldCup starts on Tuesday, with Ding Liren the top seed - can you predict how the matches will go?
Dubov - Firouzja in 2nd round and 3rd round possibly against Ding Liren should be interesting! Good for Alireza to test himself!