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12...b5?
Creating unnecessary weaknesses in his own camp. Black should have played 12...Qe7, intending ...Be6.
13.a×b5 a×b5 14.Ba5! Qd7 15.Nc3 Nf4 16.Rfd1 Qg4 17.Ne1 Be6 18.h3 Qh5 18.Rd6 +/-
Creating unnecessary weaknesses in his own camp. Black should have played 12...Qe7, intending ...Be6.
13.a×b5 a×b5 14.Ba5! Qd7 15.Nc3 Nf4 16.Rfd1 Qg4 17.Ne1 Be6 18.h3 Qh5 18.Rd6 +/-
12...Ne8!
An interesting maneuver to transfer the knight to b5-square.
13.Rad1 a×b3 14.a×b3 Nc7 15.Ra1 Nb5
An interesting maneuver to transfer the knight to b5-square.
13.Rad1 a×b3 14.a×b3 Nc7 15.Ra1 Nb5
19.Ndf3?
A miscalculation. It would have been better to play 19.Nhf3.
19...g5! 20.Nf5 B×f5 21.Q×f5 N×c5! 22.Qc2 Ne4 =/+
A miscalculation. It would have been better to play 19.Nhf3.
19...g5! 20.Nf5 B×f5 21.Q×f5 N×c5! 22.Qc2 Ne4 =/+
22...Rd8!
Parham regroups his forces and puts maximum pressure on the isolated d4-pawn.
23.Rc2 Nd5 24.Bd2 Be7 25.Rfc1 Bf6
Parham regroups his forces and puts maximum pressure on the isolated d4-pawn.
23.Rc2 Nd5 24.Bd2 Be7 25.Rfc1 Bf6
14.f5!
Trying to launch a devastating kingside attack. Geller never needs a second invitation to charge at the enemy kingside!
14...Na5 15.Bd3 exf5 16.exf5 Bb7 17.Qd2 Re8 18.Ng3.
Trying to launch a devastating kingside attack. Geller never needs a second invitation to charge at the enemy kingside!
14...Na5 15.Bd3 exf5 16.exf5 Bb7 17.Qd2 Re8 18.Ng3.
12.Qd1!
A paradoxical move typical of Bronstein's chess art. The white queen retreats to her starting square in order to further the white attack.
12...dxc3 13.Nxc3
In return for his pawn, White has more freedom of action than his opponent: that is, the two bishops and the chance to gain space with an eventual f2-f4. On the other hand, Black has all his pieces developed, a safe king and no serious structural weaknesses to worry about. Objectively we have to state that White doesn't have enough for the pawn. But when we consider the psychological circumstances White's chances are much enhanced. There is an old saying that no matter how dubious they look in the laboratory or post-mortem, "all gambits are sound in practical play". Furthermore, Keres has failed in his aim in the tournament, it is the last round, he is tired and fed up, and he wants to go home! And Bronstein sacrifices a pawn against him... there's no chance to have a snooze, not even in the opening! In what follows, White makes no attempt to launch a quick attack on the black king. Instead, he keeps the tension, so that Keres has problems to solve on every move, and is pushed further and further into time trouble.
13...Na5 14.Bc2 Re8 15.f4 b4 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.Qxd5
A paradoxical move typical of Bronstein's chess art. The white queen retreats to her starting square in order to further the white attack.
12...dxc3 13.Nxc3
In return for his pawn, White has more freedom of action than his opponent: that is, the two bishops and the chance to gain space with an eventual f2-f4. On the other hand, Black has all his pieces developed, a safe king and no serious structural weaknesses to worry about. Objectively we have to state that White doesn't have enough for the pawn. But when we consider the psychological circumstances White's chances are much enhanced. There is an old saying that no matter how dubious they look in the laboratory or post-mortem, "all gambits are sound in practical play". Furthermore, Keres has failed in his aim in the tournament, it is the last round, he is tired and fed up, and he wants to go home! And Bronstein sacrifices a pawn against him... there's no chance to have a snooze, not even in the opening! In what follows, White makes no attempt to launch a quick attack on the black king. Instead, he keeps the tension, so that Keres has problems to solve on every move, and is pushed further and further into time trouble.
13...Na5 14.Bc2 Re8 15.f4 b4 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.Qxd5
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 535
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C: c5 – 8
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@Bepkororoti, Jonas, Gavin, @Afshin3333, Ramesh, Jahanbakhsh, Mieke, Yiyi
B: Nb3 – 3
👍👍👍 27%
@Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Atharva
A: Be2
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C: c5 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 73%
@Bepkororoti, Jonas, Gavin, @Afshin3333, Ramesh, Jahanbakhsh, Mieke, Yiyi
B: Nb3 – 3
👍👍👍 27%
@Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Atharva
A: Be2
▫️ 0%
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Unity Chess Multiple Choice 536
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A: h5 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
Jonas, @Afshin3333, Ramesh, Jahanbakhsh, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Yiyi, @kiran_64, @Amjedchess
B: Rg8 – 3
👍👍 25%
Gavin, Mieke, @Qwerty123Tseries
C: Nb6
▫️ 0%
👥 12 people voted so far.
public poll
A: h5 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
Jonas, @Afshin3333, Ramesh, Jahanbakhsh, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Yiyi, @kiran_64, @Amjedchess
B: Rg8 – 3
👍👍 25%
Gavin, Mieke, @Qwerty123Tseries
C: Nb6
▫️ 0%
👥 12 people voted so far.
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