Unity Chess Multiple Choice 554
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B: Be5 â 9
đđđđđđđ 90%
Jonas, Ramesh, Vincent, @SinaKhansharifan, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Yiyi, Michael, Zhenrui
A: BĂg5 â 1
đ 10%
Saghana
C: fĂg6
âŤď¸ 0%
đĽ 10 people voted so far.
public poll
B: Be5 â 9
đđđđđđđ 90%
Jonas, Ramesh, Vincent, @SinaKhansharifan, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Yiyi, Michael, Zhenrui
A: BĂg5 â 1
đ 10%
Saghana
C: fĂg6
âŤď¸ 0%
đĽ 10 people voted so far.
â´ď¸ #about_Balashov
đ¸ Yuri Balashov
đ¸ Russian chess grandmaster
đ° Yuri Sergeyevich Balashov is a Russian chess grandmaster.He was awarded the grandmaster title in 1973. he was champion of Moscow in 1970 and runner-up to Anatoly Karpov in the 1976 USSR Chess Championship. In 1977, he won Lithuanian Chess Championship. Balashov tied for 1st at Lone Pine 1977 and tied for 1st at Wijk aan Zee 1982.
đ Full name: Yuri Sergeyevich Balashov
đ Country: Soviet Union â Russia
đ Born: 12 March 1949 (age 69)
Shadrinsk, Kurgan Oblast, RSFSR, USSR
đ Title: Grandmaster (1973)
đ FIDE rating: 2404 (April 2016)
đ Peak rating: 2600 (January 1979)
đ° Balashov represented the USSR in several team events. He played second board for the USSR team at the 1971, 1972, and 1974 World Student Team Championships, winning the second board individual gold in 1971 when he was an IM with 6.5/8. Balashov played in four European Team Chess Championships, 1970, 1973, 1977, and 1980, winning the fifth board individual gold in 1977. At the 24th Chess Olympiad in 1980, he scored 7.5/10 as the first board reserve to help the USSR team win the gold medal.
đ° In 2014, he won the Senior Tournament at the Moscow Open, and played for "Russia 1" team which won the European Senior Team Championship in Sibenik
đ° In the 1970s and early 1980s he was one of the top 25 chess players in the world. According to Chessmetrics, at his peak in July 1977 Balashov's play was equivalent to a rating of 2715, and he was ranked number 11 in the world. His best single performance was at Moscow (URS Championship), 1976, where he scored 10.5/16 possible points (66%) against 2688-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2773.
âŚď¸ A memorable game by Balashovđ
đ¸ Karen Ashotovich Grigorian vs Yuri Balashov
đ¸ USSR Championship (1974), Leningrad URS, rd 4, Dec-04
đ¸ Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation (A84)
âŚď¸ Review and download PGN fileđ
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đ¸ Yuri Balashov
đ¸ Russian chess grandmaster
đ° Yuri Sergeyevich Balashov is a Russian chess grandmaster.He was awarded the grandmaster title in 1973. he was champion of Moscow in 1970 and runner-up to Anatoly Karpov in the 1976 USSR Chess Championship. In 1977, he won Lithuanian Chess Championship. Balashov tied for 1st at Lone Pine 1977 and tied for 1st at Wijk aan Zee 1982.
đ Full name: Yuri Sergeyevich Balashov
đ Country: Soviet Union â Russia
đ Born: 12 March 1949 (age 69)
Shadrinsk, Kurgan Oblast, RSFSR, USSR
đ Title: Grandmaster (1973)
đ FIDE rating: 2404 (April 2016)
đ Peak rating: 2600 (January 1979)
đ° Balashov represented the USSR in several team events. He played second board for the USSR team at the 1971, 1972, and 1974 World Student Team Championships, winning the second board individual gold in 1971 when he was an IM with 6.5/8. Balashov played in four European Team Chess Championships, 1970, 1973, 1977, and 1980, winning the fifth board individual gold in 1977. At the 24th Chess Olympiad in 1980, he scored 7.5/10 as the first board reserve to help the USSR team win the gold medal.
đ° In 2014, he won the Senior Tournament at the Moscow Open, and played for "Russia 1" team which won the European Senior Team Championship in Sibenik
đ° In the 1970s and early 1980s he was one of the top 25 chess players in the world. According to Chessmetrics, at his peak in July 1977 Balashov's play was equivalent to a rating of 2715, and he was ranked number 11 in the world. His best single performance was at Moscow (URS Championship), 1976, where he scored 10.5/16 possible points (66%) against 2688-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2773.
âŚď¸ A memorable game by Balashovđ
đ¸ Karen Ashotovich Grigorian vs Yuri Balashov
đ¸ USSR Championship (1974), Leningrad URS, rd 4, Dec-04
đ¸ Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation (A84)
âŚď¸ Review and download PGN fileđ
@unitychess
@Grigorian-Balashov 1974.pgn
645 B
đ¸ Karen Ashotovich Grigorian vs Yuri Balashov , USSR Championship (1974)
đ¸ PGN format
@unitychess
đ¸ PGN format
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9...c4!
Black sets out his stall for the impending ...b5-b4 lunge. The c-pawn bypasses the white centre and instead is used as a spearhead for the upcoming pawn storm. This plan is remarkably difficult to counter, as any Nxb5 would just open the b-file for the black rook on a8 to come to b8. If the b-pawn is not captured, then ...b4 and ...c3 is likely to open up White's defensive pawn structure in any case. On the other side of the board, g4 and f5 ideas don't quite hit the spot, as Black has many defensive pieces which cover any f5-f6 pawn advance. See how the game continuation demonstrates this in practice.
10.f5 b5 11.fxe6
11.f6 gxf6 looks more dangerous for Black than it really is. White cannot take advantage of the open g-file, and also the queen on d2 is too far away to do any damage. After 12.Bh6 fxe5 13.Bxf8 Bxf8 Black enjoys great compensation for the exchange, with two pawns and the upcoming pawn storm on the queenside.
11...fxe6 12.h4 Qa5 13.Ng5 b4-+
Black sets out his stall for the impending ...b5-b4 lunge. The c-pawn bypasses the white centre and instead is used as a spearhead for the upcoming pawn storm. This plan is remarkably difficult to counter, as any Nxb5 would just open the b-file for the black rook on a8 to come to b8. If the b-pawn is not captured, then ...b4 and ...c3 is likely to open up White's defensive pawn structure in any case. On the other side of the board, g4 and f5 ideas don't quite hit the spot, as Black has many defensive pieces which cover any f5-f6 pawn advance. See how the game continuation demonstrates this in practice.
10.f5 b5 11.fxe6
11.f6 gxf6 looks more dangerous for Black than it really is. White cannot take advantage of the open g-file, and also the queen on d2 is too far away to do any damage. After 12.Bh6 fxe5 13.Bxf8 Bxf8 Black enjoys great compensation for the exchange, with two pawns and the upcoming pawn storm on the queenside.
11...fxe6 12.h4 Qa5 13.Ng5 b4-+
20...Be5!
This bishop must be kept for attacking and defensive purposes.
21.gxh7+
Now Black has two options: to capture the pawn or to sidestep and leave it on h7.
21...Kxh7 22.Nb3? Nxc2 23.Nxc5
23.h6 g6 doesn't change much.
23...Na3+ 24.Ka2 Qxc5 25.Na4
Or 25.bxa3 Bxc3
25...Nc2!-+
This bishop must be kept for attacking and defensive purposes.
21.gxh7+
Now Black has two options: to capture the pawn or to sidestep and leave it on h7.
21...Kxh7 22.Nb3? Nxc2 23.Nxc5
23.h6 g6 doesn't change much.
23...Na3+ 24.Ka2 Qxc5 25.Na4
Or 25.bxa3 Bxc3
25...Nc2!-+
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 555
public poll
A: c4 â 4
đđđđđđđ 36%
@SophiaCat_does_Chess, Michael, @ZhenruiGu, @e4e5nf3nf6
C: 0-0-0 â 4
đđđđđđđ 36%
Ř´Űدا, @Hossein_2315, @ALACIQ, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy
B: h6 â 3
đđđđđ 27%
Jonas, Gavin, @SiNa9849
đĽ 11 people voted so far.
public poll
A: c4 â 4
đđđđđđđ 36%
@SophiaCat_does_Chess, Michael, @ZhenruiGu, @e4e5nf3nf6
C: 0-0-0 â 4
đđđđđđđ 36%
Ř´Űدا, @Hossein_2315, @ALACIQ, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy
B: h6 â 3
đđđđđ 27%
Jonas, Gavin, @SiNa9849
đĽ 11 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 556
public poll
A: Qc4 â 4
đđđđđđđ 50%
Ř´Űدا, @RichardPeng, Michael, Zhenrui
B: Bg3 â 4
đđđđđđđ 50%
@mehrchess, Jonas, Gavin, @SinaKhansharifan
C: Nd3
âŤď¸ 0%
đĽ 8 people voted so far.
public poll
A: Qc4 â 4
đđđđđđđ 50%
Ř´Űدا, @RichardPeng, Michael, Zhenrui
B: Bg3 â 4
đđđđđđđ 50%
@mehrchess, Jonas, Gavin, @SinaKhansharifan
C: Nd3
âŤď¸ 0%
đĽ 8 people voted so far.
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