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
public poll
C: c5 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 73%
@Bepkororoti, Jonas, Gavin, @Afshin3333, Ramesh, Jahanbakhsh, Mieke, Yiyi
B: Nb3 – 3
👍👍👍 27%
@Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Atharva
A: Be2
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.
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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%
👥 11 people voted so far.
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.
♦️ Today is birthday of Alexei Shirov
♦️ Latvian and Spanish chess Grandmaster
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Happy birthday Alex 👏👏👏👏👏
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♦️ Latvian and Spanish chess Grandmaster
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Happy birthday Alex 👏👏👏👏👏
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✴️ #about_Shirov
🔸 Alexei Shirov
🔸 Latvian and Spanish chess grandmaster
🔰 Alexei Shirov is a Latvian and Spanish chess grandmaster. He was ranked number two in the world in 1994.
🔘 Full name: Alexei Dmitrievich Shirov
🔘 Country: Soviet Union (until 1991)
Latvia (1991–95, 2011–18)
Spain (1995–2011, since 2018)
🔘 Born: 4 July 1972 (age 45)
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
🔘 Title: Grandmaster (1990)
🔘 FIDE rating: 2637 (July 2018)
🔘 Peak rating: 2755 (January 2008)
🔘 Peak ranking: No. 2 (January 1994)
🔰 Shirov is the winner of numerous international tournaments: Biel 1991, Madrid 1997 (shared first place with Veselin Topalov), Ter Apel 1997, Monte Carlo 1998, Mérida 2000, Paul Keres Memorial Rapid Tournament in Tallinn (2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013), Canadian Open Chess Championship 2005.
🔰 In 1998 Shirov's ranking rose to number four in the world. On the basis of his rating, he was invited to play a ten-game match against Vladimir Kramnik to select a challenger for World Champion Garry Kasparov. Shirov won the match with two wins, no losses and seven draws. However, the plans for the Kasparov match fell through when sufficient financial backing could not be found. When Kasparov instead played Kramnik for the world title in 2000, Shirov maintained that the match was invalid and he was the rightful challenger.
🔰 In 2000, Shirov reached the final of the FIDE World Chess Championship, losing 3½–½ to Viswanathan Anand.
🔰 In May–June 2007 he played in the Candidates Tournament of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2007. He won his first round match against Michael Adams (+1−1=4, won in rapid playoff), but was eliminated when he lost his second round match to Levon Aronian (+0−1=5).
🔰 In November–December 2007 Shirov played in the Chess World Cup 2007. He made the final, but lost the final 2½–1½ to Gata Kamsky.
🔰 In May 2009, Alexei Shirov won the category 21 M-Tel Masters 2009 tournament, held in Sofia, Bulgaria ....
♦️ A memorable game by Shirov which known "Grunfeld of Dreams" in chessgames.com site!! 👇
🔹 Boris Gelfand vs Alexey Shirov
🔹 Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup (2007) (rapid), Odessa UKR, rd 7, Jul-06
🔹 Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Modern Exchange Variation (D85)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
@unitychess
🔸 Alexei Shirov
🔸 Latvian and Spanish chess grandmaster
🔰 Alexei Shirov is a Latvian and Spanish chess grandmaster. He was ranked number two in the world in 1994.
🔘 Full name: Alexei Dmitrievich Shirov
🔘 Country: Soviet Union (until 1991)
Latvia (1991–95, 2011–18)
Spain (1995–2011, since 2018)
🔘 Born: 4 July 1972 (age 45)
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
🔘 Title: Grandmaster (1990)
🔘 FIDE rating: 2637 (July 2018)
🔘 Peak rating: 2755 (January 2008)
🔘 Peak ranking: No. 2 (January 1994)
🔰 Shirov is the winner of numerous international tournaments: Biel 1991, Madrid 1997 (shared first place with Veselin Topalov), Ter Apel 1997, Monte Carlo 1998, Mérida 2000, Paul Keres Memorial Rapid Tournament in Tallinn (2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013), Canadian Open Chess Championship 2005.
🔰 In 1998 Shirov's ranking rose to number four in the world. On the basis of his rating, he was invited to play a ten-game match against Vladimir Kramnik to select a challenger for World Champion Garry Kasparov. Shirov won the match with two wins, no losses and seven draws. However, the plans for the Kasparov match fell through when sufficient financial backing could not be found. When Kasparov instead played Kramnik for the world title in 2000, Shirov maintained that the match was invalid and he was the rightful challenger.
🔰 In 2000, Shirov reached the final of the FIDE World Chess Championship, losing 3½–½ to Viswanathan Anand.
🔰 In May–June 2007 he played in the Candidates Tournament of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2007. He won his first round match against Michael Adams (+1−1=4, won in rapid playoff), but was eliminated when he lost his second round match to Levon Aronian (+0−1=5).
🔰 In November–December 2007 Shirov played in the Chess World Cup 2007. He made the final, but lost the final 2½–1½ to Gata Kamsky.
🔰 In May 2009, Alexei Shirov won the category 21 M-Tel Masters 2009 tournament, held in Sofia, Bulgaria ....
♦️ A memorable game by Shirov which known "Grunfeld of Dreams" in chessgames.com site!! 👇
🔹 Boris Gelfand vs Alexey Shirov
🔹 Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup (2007) (rapid), Odessa UKR, rd 7, Jul-06
🔹 Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Modern Exchange Variation (D85)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
@unitychess
@Gelfand-Shirov 2007.pgn
934 B
[ File : @Gelfand-Shirov 2007.pgn ]
🔸 Boris Gelfand - Alexey Shirov, Odessa 2007
🔸 PGN format
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🔸 Boris Gelfand - Alexey Shirov, Odessa 2007
🔸 PGN format
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