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🔸Iranian Championship semi-final 2017
🔸Round 6
⚪️Rastbod,Ali (2353)
⚫️Mosadeghpour,Masoud (2510)
🔸½-½
🔸Round 6
⚪️Rastbod,Ali (2353)
⚫️Mosadeghpour,Masoud (2510)
🔸½-½
📘 17.d5!! to weaken f5 and as a result black king's safety. 17...ed5 18.Nh4 or Bh3
The value of white's positional advantage is more than a pawn.
The value of white's positional advantage is more than a pawn.
📘 Both black bishops are aiming at white's king, and black knight is ready to land on f4 outpost; on the other hand, Bb4 and Na5 are miles away kingside. These factors makes a kingside attack highly promising.
An at least dubious sacrifice 18...Bxh3? in such a pleasant position is illogical.
18...Ng3?! 19.Rfc1 is also pointless as Ng3 is not attacking any concrete weaknesses in white's castle.
18...Qf6! is a strong move. Black defends d6 and threatens Bxh3.
18...Qf6! 19.Kh2 Nf4 20.Ng1 (20.Ne1 Qh4-+ with an imminent sacrifice on h3) 20...Qg56 21.f3 (21.g3 Nxh3 22.Nxh3 Qh5-+) 21...Be3! 22.Qc2 Rfc8 23.Nc4 d5 0-1
An at least dubious sacrifice 18...Bxh3? in such a pleasant position is illogical.
18...Ng3?! 19.Rfc1 is also pointless as Ng3 is not attacking any concrete weaknesses in white's castle.
18...Qf6! is a strong move. Black defends d6 and threatens Bxh3.
18...Qf6! 19.Kh2 Nf4 20.Ng1 (20.Ne1 Qh4-+ with an imminent sacrifice on h3) 20...Qg56 21.f3 (21.g3 Nxh3 22.Nxh3 Qh5-+) 21...Be3! 22.Qc2 Rfc8 23.Nc4 d5 0-1
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 101
B: Rc8 – 14
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 61%
C: f3 – 7
👍👍👍👍 30%
A: Rc5 – 2
👍 9%
👥 23 people voted so far.
B: Rc8 – 14
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 61%
C: f3 – 7
👍👍👍👍 30%
A: Rc5 – 2
👍 9%
👥 23 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 102
A: Rf7 – 17
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 65%
B: h5 – 8
👍👍👍 31%
C: Bd7 – 1
▫️ 4%
👥 26 people voted so far.
A: Rf7 – 17
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 65%
B: h5 – 8
👍👍👍 31%
C: Bd7 – 1
▫️ 4%
👥 26 people voted so far.
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🔸Iranian Championship semi-final 2017
🔸Round 7
⚪️Darini,Pouria (2484)
⚫️Veisi,Bardia (2312)
🔸0-1
🔸Round 7
⚪️Darini,Pouria (2484)
⚫️Veisi,Bardia (2312)
🔸0-1
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🔸Iranian Championship semi-final 2017
🔸Round 7
⚪️Hosseinipour,Mehdi (2325)
⚫️Ghaem Maghami,Ehsan (2561)
🔸0-1
🔸Round 7
⚪️Hosseinipour,Mehdi (2325)
⚫️Ghaem Maghami,Ehsan (2561)
🔸0-1
📕 Black has played 19...Re7? on the last move.
20.Rc8! and penetration to the last rank is an offer that can't be rejected!
20.Rc5?! Re8 black can correct his mistake on the previous move!
20.f3?! Nf5! 21.Bxf5 exf5 threatening to take e5
22.Kh2 Nf8 to play Ne6 and white's advantage has dramatically decreased.
20.Rc8! and penetration to the last rank is an offer that can't be rejected!
20.Rc5?! Re8 black can correct his mistake on the previous move!
20.f3?! Nf5! 21.Bxf5 exf5 threatening to take e5
22.Kh2 Nf8 to play Ne6 and white's advantage has dramatically decreased.
📕 We have a closed center here. Based on his spatial advantage, white has started his attack on the kingside by playing c5 and attacking the base of black's pawn chain; on the other side, black is preparing for g4 to open lines and to attack the base of white pawn chain, f3.
15...h5? seems logical, but it fails as it has not recognized white's resources.
15...h5? 16.cxd6 cxd6 17.Nb5! threatening both to play Nc7 and to take a7.
15...Bd7?! is too slow. For instance, 16.Qb3 threatening both Qxb7 and c6. 16...b6 17.cxd6 cxd6 18.Nb4+/-
15...Rf7! with the idea of Bf8 and Rg7 was an amazing idea invented in 1953 most probably by Gligoric, that has become black's standard plan these days. It seems that after experiencing this position few mounths before this game with reverse colors against Trifunovic, Najdorf has decided to play it as black.
15...h5? seems logical, but it fails as it has not recognized white's resources.
15...h5? 16.cxd6 cxd6 17.Nb5! threatening both to play Nc7 and to take a7.
15...Bd7?! is too slow. For instance, 16.Qb3 threatening both Qxb7 and c6. 16...b6 17.cxd6 cxd6 18.Nb4+/-
15...Rf7! with the idea of Bf8 and Rg7 was an amazing idea invented in 1953 most probably by Gligoric, that has become black's standard plan these days. It seems that after experiencing this position few mounths before this game with reverse colors against Trifunovic, Najdorf has decided to play it as black.