📘 58.R×e7+!
Dubov who has already sacrificed a knight finally finished the game with a beautiful combination.
58...R×e7 59.Qe5+ Kf8 60.Qh8+ 1-0
Dubov who has already sacrificed a knight finally finished the game with a beautiful combination.
58...R×e7 59.Qe5+ Kf8 60.Qh8+ 1-0
📘 14.0-0-0? (14.g3)
Sergey Volkov, Russian champion in 2000 and Twice European Championship runner-up in 2002 and 2008, made a bad mistake.
14...R×e3! 15.B×g4 R×c3+ 16.Q×c3 Qg5+ 17.Kb1 Q×g4 -+
Sergey Volkov, Russian champion in 2000 and Twice European Championship runner-up in 2002 and 2008, made a bad mistake.
14...R×e3! 15.B×g4 R×c3+ 16.Q×c3 Qg5+ 17.Kb1 Q×g4 -+
📘 22.Rbd1
Svidler obtains a certain advantage with dynamic and active play.
22...Bb5 23.a4 Ra8 24.Qb6 Bc6 25.Rc1 Bd7 26.R×c8+ B×c8 27.Qc6 Rb8 28.Qc7 Ra8 29.Qc6 Rb8 30.Qc7 Ra8 31.Re3! +/-
With the idea of Rd3 and preventing ...Bxh3.
Svidler obtains a certain advantage with dynamic and active play.
22...Bb5 23.a4 Ra8 24.Qb6 Bc6 25.Rc1 Bd7 26.R×c8+ B×c8 27.Qc6 Rb8 28.Qc7 Ra8 29.Qc6 Rb8 30.Qc7 Ra8 31.Re3! +/-
With the idea of Rd3 and preventing ...Bxh3.
📘 19.Nd4!
Carlsen decides that the best way to break Black's annoying pin is to completely ignore it! The two bishops advantage and better pawn structure provide him adequate compensation for the exchange.
19.Bd3 Bxd3 20.cxd3 c5! 21.bxc5 Bxc5 black has more active pieces.
19.g3 Rae8 20.Bd3 Bxd3 21.cxd3 c5! is similar to the line above.
Carlsen decides that the best way to break Black's annoying pin is to completely ignore it! The two bishops advantage and better pawn structure provide him adequate compensation for the exchange.
19.Bd3 Bxd3 20.cxd3 c5! 21.bxc5 Bxc5 black has more active pieces.
19.g3 Rae8 20.Bd3 Bxd3 21.cxd3 c5! is similar to the line above.
📘 26.d4!!
This move appears to be an oversight which loses a pawn to ...g4. Once again Carlsen has seen into the position's heart and worked out a way to seize control over the light squares. The f5-outpost will play a key role in the game.
26.Nd2 Bxe3! 27.Qxe3 Qe6 with the idea of 28...Qa2.
26.Qe1 Nc6 The black knight can be transferred to e7 to control of important f5 and d5 squares.
This move appears to be an oversight which loses a pawn to ...g4. Once again Carlsen has seen into the position's heart and worked out a way to seize control over the light squares. The f5-outpost will play a key role in the game.
26.Nd2 Bxe3! 27.Qxe3 Qe6 with the idea of 28...Qa2.
26.Qe1 Nc6 The black knight can be transferred to e7 to control of important f5 and d5 squares.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 173
C: Nd4 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 47%
A: a4 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍 33%
B: Re4 – 3
👍👍👍 20%
👥 15 people voted so far.
C: Nd4 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 47%
A: a4 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍 33%
B: Re4 – 3
👍👍👍 20%
👥 15 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 174
C: b4 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 39%
A: c4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍 33%
B: Rc1 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍 28%
👥 18 people voted so far.
C: b4 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 39%
A: c4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍 33%
B: Rc1 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍 28%
👥 18 people voted so far.
1st International Chess Tournament, Karlsbad 1907
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19-year-old Vassily Smyslov in play v. Aleksandr Konstantinopolsky, in the 18th round of the 12th USSR-ch, 30th September 1940, Moscow.
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In the press centre at the 1984 World Championship between Karpov and Kasparov, at the House of Unions in central Moscow - Aleksandr Nikitin (trainer of Kasparov) & Mikhail Tal.
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