🔸2nd Paytakht Cup 2017 Tehran
🔸Round 7
⚪️Tabatabaei,M amin (2566)
⚫️Maghsoodloo,Parham (2560)
🔸0-1

📘 White's position on the queenside is almost lost, so he correctly tries to go for complications on the kingside.

30.Ng4!
And now:
A) 30...N×b4? 31.R×f6! Qc5
(31...g×f6 32.Nh6+ Kf8 33.Nhf5 B×f5 34.N×f5 Qd7 35.Qh6+ Kg8 36.Q×f6 h5 37.Qg6+ Kh8 38.Qh6+ Kg8 39.Rf1+- with an irresistible attack on the kingside.)
32.Nh6+ g×h6
(Kh8 33.Nf7+ Kg8 34.Nh6+= perpetual)
33.Qg3+ Kh8 34.Ne6!! B×e6 35.Qc3! Kg8 36.Qg3+ Kh8 37.Qc3 =

B) 30...Bxg4! 31.hxg4 Nxb4 32.Nxb5 Qd7! 32.Nc3 (32.Nd4 Nxd5) 32...Qxg4-/+
C) In the game, black tried the solid 30...Re7 to prevent the tactical idea, Rxf6.

🔸European Team Championship 2017
🔸Round 5
⚪️Pavasovic,Dusko (2548)
⚫️Stefansson,Hannes (2508)
🔸1-0

🔸European Team Championship 2017
🔸Round 5
⚪️Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar (2791)
⚫️Navara,David (2726)
🔸1-0

⚫️#93 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Ivkov,Borislav
🔸Spassky,Boris
🔸Piatigorsky-Cup 1966

📕 29...e5?! to play Ne6-d4 is not exact as it give up the d5 outpost to white after 30.Nc3 and black's advantage has reduced.
29...g5?! weakens the kingside and white can continue by 30.hg hg 31.Nf2
The simple 30...Kf8 is best. From e7 the black king prevents queen invasions from the d file and if queen exchange becomes possible the king is ready to be activated from the center.

⚪️#94 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Spassky,Boris
🔸Petrosian,Tigran
🔸Moscow 1966

📕 When the opponents have castled on opposite wings initiative is the most important factor. Petrosian is ready to play Rab8 and c5. The young challenger, Spassky, correctly decided to play 13.h4! to activate the rook from h3. From h3 the rook can be quickly trasfered to all files! In addition white may have the oppotunity to play Qg5 to exchange queens and go for a better endgame based on better pawn structure.

⚫️#95 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Smyslov,Vassily
🔸Spassky,Boris
🔸Moscow 1973

📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 95

A: B.g4 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 42%

B: f5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 42%

C: g,h5 – 2
👍👍👍 17%

👥 12 people voted so far.

⚪️#96 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Tal,Mihail
🔸Botvinnik,Mikhail
🔸Moscow 1960

📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 96

A: Nf4 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 71%

B: h4 – 2
👍 14%

C: Bf4 – 2
👍 14%

👥 14 people voted so far.

🔸2nd Paytakht Cup 2017 Tehran
🔸Round 7
⚪️Darini,Pouria (2481)
⚫️Abu Sufian,Shakil (2322)
🔸1-0

📘 GM Darini decides to open the position based on his development advantage.
His quoets in the live interview after the game:
"Because I have better development, I prefer to open the game. Normal development with Bd3 can be replied with Nc6 and after retaking on c6 black can play Ne7-g6 with an easy game.

🔸2nd Paytakht Cup 2017 Tehran
🔸Round 8
⚪️Tabatabaei,M.amin (2566)
⚫️Sibashvili,Giorgi (2412)
🔸1-0

📘 1.a3
After the game Tabatabaei claimed that he has always won his games by 1.a3. Even the world champion, Magnus Carlsen has tried this move in rapid and blitz.
This move can be played to surprise the opponents by the players with vast opening repertoire. After this move black can start the game as if he is white. The main point is in which openings a3 will be meaningless.

🔸European Team Championship 2017
🔸Round 2
⚪️Giri,Anish (2762)
⚫️Eljanov,Pavel (2720)
🔸1-0

📘 33...Qd7?? Eljanov made a blunder.
( 33...Qg8!= and Black Stays Safe.)
34.R×e6! R×e6 35.Q×f5 g6 36.Q×e6 Q×e6 37.R×e6 N×c3 38.R×g6 1-0