🔸FIDE Berlin Candidates 2018
🔸Round 9
⚪️Karjakin,Sergey (2763)
⚫️Kramnik,V (2800)
🔸1-0

📘 9.h4
A novelty by Karjakin.The main line is 9.Bc4, which also supports the d4-d5 push.
9...c×d4 10.c×d4 Nc6 11.h5

🔸FIDE Berlin Candidates 2018
🔸Round 9
⚪️Karjakin,Sergey (2763)
⚫️Kramnik,V (2800)
🔸1-0

📘 19...R×f3?
Kramnik's gambling is refuted by Kariakin precise defence.
20.Be2
(Better is 20.c×b7)
20...R×f2+ 21.K×f2 Bc5+ 22.Kf1 Qf4+ 23.Bf3 b×c6 24.Be1 Be6 25.Bh4 +-

⚫️#343 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Gligoric,Svetozar
🔸Szabo,Laszlo
🔸Helsinki , 1952

📕 16...Na7!
The vintage blockade and further reserves can be brought in. The center pawns might appear to be going nowhere fast, but they do restrict White's pieces, and once the queen-side is really secure their time will come!
17.Re1 Ne8! 18.Bc1 Bf6 19.19.Bf4 e5 20.Bd2 d4 with a complicated game.

⚫️#344 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Seirawan,Yasser
🔸Beliavsky,Alexander
🔸World Cup Brussels, 1988

📕 12...g5!
Black initiates a strong counterattack on the kingside.
13.Bg3 h5 14.h3 g4 15.hxg4 hxg4 16.Ne5 Nxe5 17.Bxe5 f6 18.Bg3 Kf7!-/+.

⚪️#345 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Leko,Peter (2701)
🔸Khalifman,Alexander (2628)
🔸Budapeste 2000

📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 345

B: h4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%

C: Ne4 – 2
👍👍 25%

A: Bd3
▫️ 0%

👥 8 people voted so far.

⚫️#346 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Nevednichy,Vladislav (2545)
🔸Almasi,Zoltan (2650)
🔸Krynica 1988

📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 346

B: Nb8 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%

A: Qh7 – 3
👍👍 20%

C: a5 – 2
👍 13%

👥 15 people voted so far.

Aronian Hangs Mate Against Kramnik In FIDE Candidates' Tournament Round 10.

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2018 FIDE Candidates' Tournament | Round 10 Standings

After a great game by both players, Levon Aronian blundered a beautiful final move by Vladimir Kramnik today at the 2018 FIDE Candidates' Tournament in Berlin. Tournament leader Fabiano Caruana held Shakhriyar Mamedyarov to a draw.

🔹 Fide Berlin Candidates games - Round 10
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From the Georgian archives - Kasparov , Nana Alexandria, Artur Jussupow and Aleksandr Beliavsky. Photographed in 1988, according to the source:
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