📘 33...R×e4?
54-year old Ukrainian GM has committed a wrong sacrifice. Wojtaszek exploits it with a clever intermediate move.
34.B×g7! B×g7 35.Qg5 Re2+ 36.Kf1 Qf6 37.Q×f6 R×f6 38.K×e2 +-
54-year old Ukrainian GM has committed a wrong sacrifice. Wojtaszek exploits it with a clever intermediate move.
34.B×g7! B×g7 35.Qg5 Re2+ 36.Kf1 Qf6 37.Q×f6 R×f6 38.K×e2 +-
📘 23...R×a3!
A finishing sacrifice by 33-year old Hungarian GM Berkes.
24.b×a3 Q×a3+ 25.Kb1 Rc6 26.c5 R×c5 0-1
A finishing sacrifice by 33-year old Hungarian GM Berkes.
24.b×a3 Q×a3+ 25.Kb1 Rc6 26.c5 R×c5 0-1
📘 28.N×f6+!
A beautiful combination to expose the Black king's position.
28...g×f6 29.Rg1+ Kh8 30.Rg6! Qh7 31.R×f6 Ng7 32.R×h6 1-0
A beautiful combination to expose the Black king's position.
28...g×f6 29.Rg1+ Kh8 30.Rg6! Qh7 31.R×f6 Ng7 32.R×h6 1-0
📕 24.Bf5!
A fine move. By creating latent threats of back-rank mates White tries to force g6, which would open f6 for his other Bishop and make Black's 8th rank really chronically weak. 24...b5 25.Bb4! +- intending Re7.
A fine move. By creating latent threats of back-rank mates White tries to force g6, which would open f6 for his other Bishop and make Black's 8th rank really chronically weak. 24...b5 25.Bb4! +- intending Re7.
📕 26.Bxc6!
This plan makes sense. Even now the battle for the central dark squares is pivotal. White is looking for access to the d4 square as a staging post en route to the greater spoils of c5. 26...bxc6 27.Nd4 Be4! 28.Nb3 Bd5 29.Nc5+/=
This plan makes sense. Even now the battle for the central dark squares is pivotal. White is looking for access to the d4 square as a staging post en route to the greater spoils of c5. 26...bxc6 27.Nd4 Be4! 28.Nb3 Bd5 29.Nc5+/=
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 343
C: Na7 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
B: h5 – 2
👍👍 25%
A: Ra8
▫️ 0%
👥 8 people voted so far.
C: Na7 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
B: h5 – 2
👍👍 25%
A: Ra8
▫️ 0%
👥 8 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 344
B: g5 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
A: 0-0 – 2
👍👍 17%
C: Qa5 – 2
👍👍 17%
👥 12 people voted so far.
B: g5 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
A: 0-0 – 2
👍👍 17%
C: Qa5 – 2
👍👍 17%
👥 12 people voted so far.
After round 9, Karjakin beat Kramnik; all other games drawn. Caruana still leads with 6 out of 9 (3 wins and 6 draws). Mamedyarov is in 2nd with 5.5 out of 9. Ding Liren has drawn all 9 games. Rd 10 on March 22. It will be Mamedyarov-Caruana.
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Lasker, Chigorin, Steinitz, and Pillsbury examining the Two Knights Defense.
Chigorin is also watching from the picture frame. St. Petersburg, 1895-6.
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Chigorin is also watching from the picture frame. St. Petersburg, 1895-6.
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