25. Qb2 ??
The only chance is: 25. Rdd1 b4 26. Bf6 -/+
25... b4!
The opponent's blunder is mercilessly punished by Ivanchuk.
26. Bxb4 c3 27. Bxd6
27. Qb3 c2-+
27... cxb2 28. Bxc7 Rdxc7 29. Rb4 Rc1 0-1
The only chance is: 25. Rdd1 b4 26. Bf6 -/+
25... b4!
The opponent's blunder is mercilessly punished by Ivanchuk.
26. Bxb4 c3 27. Bxd6
27. Qb3 c2-+
27... cxb2 28. Bxc7 Rdxc7 29. Rb4 Rc1 0-1
28. b4?
German No.4 Georg Meier Could have obtained a draw with 28. Bg5!
A) 28...Rc8 29. f3
A1) 29...bxc5 30. Nxc8 Qxc8 31. Be3 =
A2)Rxc5 30. Qa8+ Kg7 31. Ne8+ Kf8 32. Nd6+ Kg7 33. Ne8+ with perpetual check.
B) 28... Rb8?? 29. c6 Qc7 30. Bf4 +-
28... bxc5 29. bxc5 Qe6 30. Qxe6 fxe6 31. Bf4 Bd4 32. Nb7 Rc8 33. Bd6 Kf7 34. f4 Ke8 0-1
German No.4 Georg Meier Could have obtained a draw with 28. Bg5!
A) 28...Rc8 29. f3
A1) 29...bxc5 30. Nxc8 Qxc8 31. Be3 =
A2)Rxc5 30. Qa8+ Kg7 31. Ne8+ Kf8 32. Nd6+ Kg7 33. Ne8+ with perpetual check.
B) 28... Rb8?? 29. c6 Qc7 30. Bf4 +-
28... bxc5 29. bxc5 Qe6 30. Qxe6 fxe6 31. Bf4 Bd4 32. Nb7 Rc8 33. Bd6 Kf7 34. f4 Ke8 0-1
21.e4!
A fine strategical decision; the queenside is closed, so Karpov hastens to begin active play in the center.
21...Bh3 22.Re1 dxe4 23.N3xe4 Qg6 24.Bh5! Qh7 25.Qf3
The c6-pawn has suddenly turned into a target. White also threatens to trap the enemy light-squared Bishop with g3-g4.
A fine strategical decision; the queenside is closed, so Karpov hastens to begin active play in the center.
21...Bh3 22.Re1 dxe4 23.N3xe4 Qg6 24.Bh5! Qh7 25.Qf3
The c6-pawn has suddenly turned into a target. White also threatens to trap the enemy light-squared Bishop with g3-g4.
10.Nd3!
A fine move that adds to his control of e5 and avoids trades that might help Black get a bit more breathing room. "How does this retreat increase White's control of e5?" you ask. With the Knight sitting on e5, only the White pawn on d4 attacked that square. (A piece does not control the square that it is sitting on.) Now, after 10.Nd3, White is attacking the square twice.
10...Ne4 11.Nf3
Another piece wends its way to the e5 promised land.
11...Nd6 12.b3 b5?
This move is a mistake, which allows White to gain a significant amount of space on the queenside. The best move was 12...b6, which restrains White's next move.
13.c5 Nf7 14.a4! bxa4 15.Rxa4+/-
Now the pawn on a7 is a target that White will try to win at his leisure.
A fine move that adds to his control of e5 and avoids trades that might help Black get a bit more breathing room. "How does this retreat increase White's control of e5?" you ask. With the Knight sitting on e5, only the White pawn on d4 attacked that square. (A piece does not control the square that it is sitting on.) Now, after 10.Nd3, White is attacking the square twice.
10...Ne4 11.Nf3
Another piece wends its way to the e5 promised land.
11...Nd6 12.b3 b5?
This move is a mistake, which allows White to gain a significant amount of space on the queenside. The best move was 12...b6, which restrains White's next move.
13.c5 Nf7 14.a4! bxa4 15.Rxa4+/-
Now the pawn on a7 is a target that White will try to win at his leisure.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 545
public poll
A: Bh6 β 9
πππππππ 60%
Jonas, @Afshin3333, Ramesh, Jahanbakhsh, @SteveWongso, Vincent, Bryson, Vedant, Zhenrui
B: Kh8 β 3
ππ 20%
@Hesi2004, Gavin, @RichardPeng
C: f4 β 3
ππ 20%
Masoud kabiri, @MerissaWongso, @Sophia_Peng
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
public poll
A: Bh6 β 9
πππππππ 60%
Jonas, @Afshin3333, Ramesh, Jahanbakhsh, @SteveWongso, Vincent, Bryson, Vedant, Zhenrui
B: Kh8 β 3
ππ 20%
@Hesi2004, Gavin, @RichardPeng
C: f4 β 3
ππ 20%
Masoud kabiri, @MerissaWongso, @Sophia_Peng
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 546
public poll
B: Bh3 β 11
πππππππ 73%
Masoud kabiri, @MrAmrb, Jonas, Ramesh, Jahanbakhsh, @SteveWongso, Vincent, Bryson, @Fibonaccimathematician, Vedant, Zhenrui
A: Ng1 β 4
πππ 27%
Gavin, @MerissaWongso, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng
C: Ra3
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
public poll
B: Bh3 β 11
πππππππ 73%
Masoud kabiri, @MrAmrb, Jonas, Ramesh, Jahanbakhsh, @SteveWongso, Vincent, Bryson, @Fibonaccimathematician, Vedant, Zhenrui
A: Ng1 β 4
πππ 27%
Gavin, @MerissaWongso, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng
C: Ra3
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
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ΎοΈ #KimPhung_chessQuotes_001
π’ Vo Thi Kim Phung
π’ Vietnamese chess star (WGM)
π’ The current Asian women's champion
@unitychess
π’ Vo Thi Kim Phung
π’ Vietnamese chess star (WGM)
π’ The current Asian women's champion
@unitychess
π
ΎοΈ #about_KimPhung
π’ Vo Thi Kim Phung
π’ Vietnamese chess star (WGM)
π’ The current Asian women's champion
π° VΓ΅ Thα» Kim Phα»₯ng is a Vietnamese chess player and the current Asian women's champion. She won the Asian Junior Girls Championship in 2010 and 2013.
π Born: June 8, 1993 (age 25)
π Fide Id: 12401838
π Title: Woman Grand Master
π Federation: Vietnam fed
π FIDE Elo: 2377
π Highest Elo: 2425 (January 2018)
π URS Rating: 2300
β€οΈ In this Vietnamese name, the family name is VΓ΅. According to Vietnamese custom, this person should properly be referred to by the given name Kim Phα»₯ng.
π° VΓ΅ Thα» Kim Phα»₯ng (born in HuαΊΏ) is a Vietnamese chess player and the current Asian women's champion. She won the Asian Junior Girls Championship in 2010 and 2013. VΓ΅ also won gold medals at the ASEAN Age-Group Championships in the Girls U-12 category in 2004, the Girls U-14 in 2006 and 2007, the Girls U-16 in 2009, and the Girls U-20 in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
In March 2017, she won the Women's Zonal 3.3 Championship to qualify to play in the Women's World Chess Championship. In May, VΓ΅ won the Asian Women's Championship in Chengdu, China. As a result she was awarded the title Woman Grandmaster (WGM) by FIDE. VΓ΅ has played for Vietnam in the Women's World Team Chess Championship.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Kim Phungπ
πΈ Thi Kim Phung Vo vs Zhao Xue
πΈ Chinese Chess League (2017), China CHN, rd 18, Nov-04
πΈ Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (E32)
β¦οΈ Review and download PGN fileπ
@unitychess
π’ Vo Thi Kim Phung
π’ Vietnamese chess star (WGM)
π’ The current Asian women's champion
π° VΓ΅ Thα» Kim Phα»₯ng is a Vietnamese chess player and the current Asian women's champion. She won the Asian Junior Girls Championship in 2010 and 2013.
π Born: June 8, 1993 (age 25)
π Fide Id: 12401838
π Title: Woman Grand Master
π Federation: Vietnam fed
π FIDE Elo: 2377
π Highest Elo: 2425 (January 2018)
π URS Rating: 2300
β€οΈ In this Vietnamese name, the family name is VΓ΅. According to Vietnamese custom, this person should properly be referred to by the given name Kim Phα»₯ng.
π° VΓ΅ Thα» Kim Phα»₯ng (born in HuαΊΏ) is a Vietnamese chess player and the current Asian women's champion. She won the Asian Junior Girls Championship in 2010 and 2013. VΓ΅ also won gold medals at the ASEAN Age-Group Championships in the Girls U-12 category in 2004, the Girls U-14 in 2006 and 2007, the Girls U-16 in 2009, and the Girls U-20 in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
In March 2017, she won the Women's Zonal 3.3 Championship to qualify to play in the Women's World Chess Championship. In May, VΓ΅ won the Asian Women's Championship in Chengdu, China. As a result she was awarded the title Woman Grandmaster (WGM) by FIDE. VΓ΅ has played for Vietnam in the Women's World Team Chess Championship.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Kim Phungπ
πΈ Thi Kim Phung Vo vs Zhao Xue
πΈ Chinese Chess League (2017), China CHN, rd 18, Nov-04
πΈ Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (E32)
β¦οΈ Review and download PGN fileπ
@unitychess