📘 GM Pouria Darini finds a tactical way to get rid of the pin.
32.Nc5!! K×c5
32...R×f6?? 33.Qd5+ Kb6 34.Qb7+ K×c5 35.R×f7 +-
33.Nd7+ Kc6 34.N×e5+ N×e5 35.Q×h6 Ng4?! 36.Qd2 +/-
32.Nc5!! K×c5
32...R×f6?? 33.Qd5+ Kb6 34.Qb7+ K×c5 35.R×f7 +-
33.Nd7+ Kc6 34.N×e5+ N×e5 35.Q×h6 Ng4?! 36.Qd2 +/-
📘 Four points in Parham's great victory against Van Hao, current Asia champion and defending tournament champion.
1)25...g5!
With the idea of putting more pressure on the White e5-pawn.
2)33...Ne7!
With the aim of transferring the knight to the useful outpost on f4.
3)38...Rd7!
Seizing the initiative by sacrificing the g5-pawn.
4)47...e4!
Cutting off the bishop from the scene of action.
(If 48.Rb5, then Ra1 -+)
48.Bd7 Kg6 49.Rb2 Ra1 -+
1)25...g5!
With the idea of putting more pressure on the White e5-pawn.
2)33...Ne7!
With the aim of transferring the knight to the useful outpost on f4.
3)38...Rd7!
Seizing the initiative by sacrificing the g5-pawn.
4)47...e4!
Cutting off the bishop from the scene of action.
(If 48.Rb5, then Ra1 -+)
48.Bd7 Kg6 49.Rb2 Ra1 -+
📕24.Bf1!
Ruthless positional play: the bishop makes it known it is heading for h3 in order to control c8, which is enough to persuade the black rook to give up the fight for the c-file.
Ruthless positional play: the bishop makes it known it is heading for h3 in order to control c8, which is enough to persuade the black rook to give up the fight for the c-file.
📕 28.a4!
Kramnik utilizes his pawns to ensure that the black pawns remain fixed on a7 and b6. If Black now plays passively, White can take command of the c-file with 29 Rc1, with ideas of 30 Nd6 or 30 Nc7 etc.
Kramnik utilizes his pawns to ensure that the black pawns remain fixed on a7 and b6. If Black now plays passively, White can take command of the c-file with 29 Rc1, with ideas of 30 Nd6 or 30 Nc7 etc.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 381
C: Bh4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
A: e4 – 1
👍 13%
B: 0-0 – 1
👍 13%
👥 8 people voted so far.
C: Bh4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
A: e4 – 1
👍 13%
B: 0-0 – 1
👍 13%
👥 8 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 382
C: Nd3 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
A: Nb1 – 3
👍👍👍👍 25%
B: b4 – 3
👍👍👍👍 25%
👥 12 people voted so far.
C: Nd3 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
A: Nb1 – 3
👍👍👍👍 25%
B: b4 – 3
👍👍👍👍 25%
👥 12 people voted so far.
In the press centre at the FIDE Interzonal Tournament, Moscow, September 1982. Seated, left to right - Vasily Smyslov, Miguel Najdorf, Mikhail Botvinnik, Yakov Rokhlin.
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USSR-ch, Moscow, Dec 1952. It looks like this is his fateful final-round encounter v. Geller; he lost this game, allowing Botvinnik to catch him in the lead, by defeating Suetin.
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Aleksei Suetin v. Mikhail Botvinnik, 20th USSR-ch, Moscow 1952, final round; by grinding out a win in 78 moves, Taimanov looks on.
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