📘 50.R×h6+ 1-0
A beautiful checkmate by Iranian grandmaster, pouria darini!
if 50..K×h6 51.Qh4#
A beautiful checkmate by Iranian grandmaster, pouria darini!
if 50..K×h6 51.Qh4#
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🔸European Team Championship 2017
🔸Round 9
⚪️Naiditsch,Arkadij (2702)
⚫️Ponomariov,Ruslan (2687)
🔸½-½
🔸Round 9
⚪️Naiditsch,Arkadij (2702)
⚫️Ponomariov,Ruslan (2687)
🔸½-½
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🔸European Team Championship 2017
🔸Round 9
⚪️Nepomniachtchi,Ian (2733)
⚫️Meier,Georg (2655)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 9
⚪️Nepomniachtchi,Ian (2733)
⚫️Meier,Georg (2655)
🔸1-0
📕 We have a typical king's Indian attack in which white aims to attack in the kingside and black looks for a counterattack in the queenside. If white manages to block the queenside, he strategically gains a huge advantage, so in this game, Fischer played 13.a3! to prevent the black a3 move. Otherwise, black can play a3 himself and continue his attack on the queenside with moves like Ba6 and c4.
13.d4? a3! 14.b3 Ba6-/+
13.N1h2 A typical move in white's plan (with the idea of 14.Ng4) might have been faced with 14...a3! 15.b3 Ba6 with a complicated game.
13.d4? a3! 14.b3 Ba6-/+
13.N1h2 A typical move in white's plan (with the idea of 14.Ng4) might have been faced with 14...a3! 15.b3 Ba6 with a complicated game.
📕 As you see, in the diagram the center is closed and Black's attack on the kingside is very fast, while the queenside is closed and white cannot do anything there. The only move is 20.fxg4. Of course, white doesn't like to exchange pawns on the kingside but what can he do? Any other moves like 20.Re1 or 20.Be1 is met with 20...g3. after 20...g3 21.h3 a bishop-sacrifice on h3 is on the way and if white doesn't play 21.h3, black takes h2 and will play Nh5 with an irresistible attack.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 107
B: a3 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 38%
C: h4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 38%
A: Na4 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 25%
👥 16 people voted so far.
B: a3 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 38%
C: h4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 38%
A: Na4 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 25%
👥 16 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 108
C: e4 – 16
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 55%
A: c5 – 7
👍👍👍 24%
B: Bd3 – 6
👍👍👍 21%
👥 29 people voted so far.
C: e4 – 16
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 55%
A: c5 – 7
👍👍👍 24%
B: Bd3 – 6
👍👍👍 21%
👥 29 people voted so far.
📘 17.B×b5!!
A very deep and beautiful sacrifice in order to exploit black's weak king and bring his last reserve to attack. the rook on a1 is thirsty for the open h-file!
17...g×f5
(a×b5 18.N×g7 K×g7 19.Qf3 Qd8 20.Rh7+! K×h7 21.Q×f7+ Kh8 22.Ke2 +- →Rh1#)
18.B×e8 +-
A very deep and beautiful sacrifice in order to exploit black's weak king and bring his last reserve to attack. the rook on a1 is thirsty for the open h-file!
17...g×f5
(a×b5 18.N×g7 K×g7 19.Qf3 Qd8 20.Rh7+! K×h7 21.Q×f7+ Kh8 22.Ke2 +- →Rh1#)
18.B×e8 +-
📘 7.g3
Nepo challenges his opponent by choosing this sideline of the French defense.This continuation, after the game between Anand-Topalov in 1997, has attracted the attention of many grandmasters. White intends to handle the game positionally.
Nepo challenges his opponent by choosing this sideline of the French defense.This continuation, after the game between Anand-Topalov in 1997, has attracted the attention of many grandmasters. White intends to handle the game positionally.
📘 A: 79...Rc4?
This Black's carelessness only gives white a winning position.
80.Ra7+ Kf8
(A1: 80...Kg6 81.Re7 Kf5 82.Rf7+ and 83.Rf6+ the e6-pawn is lost.)
81.g6 +- And the white king will penetrate to h6 or f6 via g5 square.
B: 79...Kg6!
A prophylactic move and now white cannot make the plan we mentioned it.
80.Ra7 Rb1! 81.Re7 Re1! 82.Kg4 Rg1+ 83.Kf3 Re1 =
The game is drawn.
This Black's carelessness only gives white a winning position.
80.Ra7+ Kf8
(A1: 80...Kg6 81.Re7 Kf5 82.Rf7+ and 83.Rf6+ the e6-pawn is lost.)
81.g6 +- And the white king will penetrate to h6 or f6 via g5 square.
B: 79...Kg6!
A prophylactic move and now white cannot make the plan we mentioned it.
80.Ra7 Rb1! 81.Re7 Re1! 82.Kg4 Rg1+ 83.Kf3 Re1 =
The game is drawn.