📘 27...Nf4??
Nigel Short's blunder in a worse position.
28.Rb8+ 1-0
If 28...R×b8 29.Q×b8+ Kh7 30.Q×f4
Valentina Gunina has won twice the Women's European Individual Chess Championship (2012, 2014) and three times the Russian Women's Championship (2011, 2013, 2014).
Nigel Short's blunder in a worse position.
28.Rb8+ 1-0
If 28...R×b8 29.Q×b8+ Kh7 30.Q×f4
Valentina Gunina has won twice the Women's European Individual Chess Championship (2012, 2014) and three times the Russian Women's Championship (2011, 2013, 2014).
📕 29.Ra4!
A creative move. White is intending to fight for the center by playing d4. Otherwise, Black can gradually put more pressure on the white's d-pawn.
A creative move. White is intending to fight for the center by playing d4. Otherwise, Black can gradually put more pressure on the white's d-pawn.
📕 18.g4!
Creates a surprising impression. Black's knight will pour into good squares, but the question remains - What will they achieve there? In a sense part of it is about timing and forcing the issue. Rather than maneuver and open a file at leisure, black is obliged to do it NOW, and although the f-file and the squares f4 and h4 look scary, the h-file counts too, as might the f5 square, a less visually 'in your face' outpost, but an outpost just the same. In the game, white holds the king-side and wins on the queenside. I feel that black needed at least to put a higher premium on disruption.
Creates a surprising impression. Black's knight will pour into good squares, but the question remains - What will they achieve there? In a sense part of it is about timing and forcing the issue. Rather than maneuver and open a file at leisure, black is obliged to do it NOW, and although the f-file and the squares f4 and h4 look scary, the h-file counts too, as might the f5 square, a less visually 'in your face' outpost, but an outpost just the same. In the game, white holds the king-side and wins on the queenside. I feel that black needed at least to put a higher premium on disruption.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 285
A: Be3 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
B: g4 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍 42%
C: Qd3 – 1
👍 8%
👥 12 people voted so far.
A: Be3 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
B: g4 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍 42%
C: Qd3 – 1
👍 8%
👥 12 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 286
C: g4 – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
B: Qf3 – 6
👍👍👍👍 32%
A: g3 – 1
👍 5%
👥 19 people voted so far.
C: g4 – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
B: Qf3 – 6
👍👍👍👍 32%
A: g3 – 1
👍 5%
👥 19 people voted so far.
In 1894, world champion (1894-1921) Emanuel Lasker (1867-1941) had gastric fever and a broken blood vessel while in England and almost died. His medical doctor older brother, Dr. Berthold Lasker (1860-1928), also a chess master, traveled from Berlin to England and saved his life.
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Vladimir Tukmakov, in play v. William Lombardy, Amsterdam IBM Tournament, Rd. 9, 26th July 1974.
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🔸Gibraltar Masters 2018
🔸Round 8
⚪️Ju,Wenjun (2572)
⚫️Gelfand,Boris (2697)
🔸0-1
🔸Round 8
⚪️Ju,Wenjun (2572)
⚫️Gelfand,Boris (2697)
🔸0-1
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🔸Gibraltar Masters 2018
🔸Round 9
⚪️Gunina,Valentina (2502)
⚫️Short,Nigel D (2681)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 9
⚪️Gunina,Valentina (2502)
⚫️Short,Nigel D (2681)
🔸1-0