📕 18.a6!!
We are all taught not to move pawns on the side of the board where we are being attacked, lest they provide a hook for the opponent's pawn storm. However, Petrosian's crafty little pawn move completes the blocking strategy that began with 17...c4. If 19 a5 Black replies 19...b5!; or 19 b5 a5! and the pawns become interlocked, forming an invincible barrier to a white attack.

⚫️#385 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Lautier,J
🔸Kramnik,V
🔸Tilburg, 1997

Unity Chess Multiple Choice 385
anonymous poll

A: f5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%

C: Re4 – 2
👍👍👍 25%

B: Kh8 – 1
👍 13%

👥 8 people voted so far.

⚪️#386 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Kramnik,V
🔸Anand,V
🔸Wijk aan Zee, 2007

Unity Chess Multiple Choice 386

B: Ne1 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 45%

C: Qf1 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 45%

A: Bb6 – 1
👍 9%

👥 11 people voted so far.

The Iranian, 17-year-old GM Parham Maghsoodloo, champion of Sharjah Masters 2018.
Now, his live rating is 2638.🏆🥇🌺🎉🎊
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🔹 Round 9 of 2 nd Sharjah Masters 2018
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Shamkir Chess 2018 is a 10-player single round-robin held in memory of Vugar Gashimov. The 5th edition of the tournament in Shamkir, Azerbaijan runs from 19-28 April 2018 and features World Champion Magnus Carlsen and the winner for the last two years, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. The total prize fund is €100,000, with €25,000 for first place. Players receive 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30 seconds per move increment starting from move 61. A rapid playoff will take place in case of a tie for first place.

#ShamkirChess Takes Off With 5 Draws

The first round of the Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir, Azerbaijan saw five draws, including the top encounter between Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Magnus Carlsen. Ding Liren missed a nice chance to convert his endgame vs Radoslaw Wojtaszek.

🔹 Shamkir Chess 2018 -Round 1
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Problem-solving at the Moscow Interzonal, Sep. 1982: Miguel Najdorf, Tigran Petrosian, Aleksandrs Koblencs (trainer of Mikhail Tal), Isaac Romanov (historian), Iosif Dorfman, Viktor Kart.

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FIDE Interzonal, Moscow, 11th Sep 1982. After their 4th-found draw, Dragoljub Velimirović & Ulf Andersson analyse their game; standing are Efim Geller & Garry Kasparov; seated are Borislav Ivkov & Mikhail Tal.

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