🏁🏆 Who will be crowned the World Chess Champion tomorrow? #CarlsenCaruana2018
anonymous poll
🇳🇴 Carlsen – 17
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 74%
🇺🇸 Caruana – 6
👍👍 26%
👥 23 people voted so far.
anonymous poll
🇳🇴 Carlsen – 17
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 74%
🇺🇸 Caruana – 6
👍👍 26%
👥 23 people voted so far.
33.c6? [Kaidanov should not have rushed to push the c-pawn. The preparatory moves were necessary in order to make the advance of the pawn.]
[33.Bd2! △Na5 33...Qe7 34.c6 Be5 35.Qd7=]
33...Rc2! 34.Qd7 [¹34.Na5!? Nc3 △Ne2 35.Bb2 Ne2+ 36.Kf1 Rxb2 37.Nb3 e3! 38.fxe3 Nc3 39.c7 Nxd1 40.c8Q Nxe3+ 41.Kg1 Qxc8 42.Qxc8+ Kg7 43.Nc5 Rxg2+ 44.Kh1 Rf2 45.Qc7+ Kh6 46.h3 Re2-/+]
34...Qxd7 35.cxd7 Rc7 [△R×d7]
36.Bb2 Be7! [There's no need to rush to take the pawn.]
[36...Rxd7?! 37.Nc5! Re7 38.Bxf6 Nxf6 39.h3 Kf7 40.Rd6³]
37.Nd4 Kf7 [△R×d7]
38.f3 e3! 39.Bc1 Rxd7–+ 0–1
[33.Bd2! △Na5 33...Qe7 34.c6 Be5 35.Qd7=]
33...Rc2! 34.Qd7 [¹34.Na5!? Nc3 △Ne2 35.Bb2 Ne2+ 36.Kf1 Rxb2 37.Nb3 e3! 38.fxe3 Nc3 39.c7 Nxd1 40.c8Q Nxe3+ 41.Kg1 Qxc8 42.Qxc8+ Kg7 43.Nc5 Rxg2+ 44.Kh1 Rf2 45.Qc7+ Kh6 46.h3 Re2-/+]
34...Qxd7 35.cxd7 Rc7 [△R×d7]
36.Bb2 Be7! [There's no need to rush to take the pawn.]
[36...Rxd7?! 37.Nc5! Re7 38.Bxf6 Nxf6 39.h3 Kf7 40.Rd6³]
37.Nd4 Kf7 [△R×d7]
38.f3 e3! 39.Bc1 Rxd7–+ 0–1
25...Qa2? [In this complicated position, the ex-world champion Kramnik made a decisive mistake.]
[He could have seized a slight advantage with 25...Bd4! Attacking the e5–pawn and preparing ...c5. 26.Qc2 Rg6 27.Qf5 Re8 28.Qh3 Rxg7 29.Bf4 (29.Bf6 Qf3 30.Rh2 Rxg3+ 31.Qxg3+ Qxg3+ 32.Rg2 Bxf2+ 33.Kf1 Kf8 34.Rxg3 Bxg3µ) 29...c5 30.Qg2 Qb3 31.Qc6 Rb8 (31...Rxg3+ 32.Kh2! Bxf2 33.Qxe8+ Kg7 34.Qc6 Rg6 35.Rcg1 (35.Qxc7?? Qf3–+) ) 32.Rh6 Qb6 33.Qh1 Qb2 34.Rf1 Qb7 35.Qxb7 Rxb7³; 25...Rg6 26.Bxd8 Bd4 (26...Qxd8 27.Qf3+–) 27.Rd1 Bxc3 28.Rxd5 cxd5 29.Bf6 Bd2 30.Kg2 Bg5 31.Bxg5 Rxg5 32.f4 Rxg7 33.Rc1 f6 34.exf6 Rf7 35.Rc6 h5 36.Kf3 Kh7 37.Ke3 Kg6 38.Kd4 Kf5 39.Kxd5 Rxf6 40.Rxf6+ Kxf6 41.Kc6 Kf5 42.Kxc7 Kg4 43.a4 Kxg3 44.f5 h4 45.f6 h3 46.f7 h2 47.f8Q h1Q 48.Qb4±]
26.Rh2 Rd5 [26...Rd4 27.Qf3 Qd5 28.Qh5 Qe4 29.Bf6 Rd5±]
27.Qb4 c5 28.Qh4 h6 29.Bxh6 Qb3 30.Bd2 Kxg7 31.Qh8+ Kg6 32.Qh7# 1–0
[He could have seized a slight advantage with 25...Bd4! Attacking the e5–pawn and preparing ...c5. 26.Qc2 Rg6 27.Qf5 Re8 28.Qh3 Rxg7 29.Bf4 (29.Bf6 Qf3 30.Rh2 Rxg3+ 31.Qxg3+ Qxg3+ 32.Rg2 Bxf2+ 33.Kf1 Kf8 34.Rxg3 Bxg3µ) 29...c5 30.Qg2 Qb3 31.Qc6 Rb8 (31...Rxg3+ 32.Kh2! Bxf2 33.Qxe8+ Kg7 34.Qc6 Rg6 35.Rcg1 (35.Qxc7?? Qf3–+) ) 32.Rh6 Qb6 33.Qh1 Qb2 34.Rf1 Qb7 35.Qxb7 Rxb7³; 25...Rg6 26.Bxd8 Bd4 (26...Qxd8 27.Qf3+–) 27.Rd1 Bxc3 28.Rxd5 cxd5 29.Bf6 Bd2 30.Kg2 Bg5 31.Bxg5 Rxg5 32.f4 Rxg7 33.Rc1 f6 34.exf6 Rf7 35.Rc6 h5 36.Kf3 Kh7 37.Ke3 Kg6 38.Kd4 Kf5 39.Kxd5 Rxf6 40.Rxf6+ Kxf6 41.Kc6 Kf5 42.Kxc7 Kg4 43.a4 Kxg3 44.f5 h4 45.f6 h3 46.f7 h2 47.f8Q h1Q 48.Qb4±]
26.Rh2 Rd5 [26...Rd4 27.Qf3 Qd5 28.Qh5 Qe4 29.Bf6 Rd5±]
27.Qb4 c5 28.Qh4 h6 29.Bxh6 Qb3 30.Bd2 Kxg7 31.Qh8+ Kg6 32.Qh7# 1–0
68.d6! [68.Kd3 Bc5 69.Be6 Bb4 70.Bh3 Bd6 71.Ke3 Bc5+ 72.Ke4 Bb4 73.Bc8 Be7 74.Be6 Bc5 75.Kf3 Bd6; 68.Bh3 Bc5 69.Be6 Ba7 70.Kd3 Bc5 71.Bg4 Bb4 72.Ke4 Bd6=]
68...Kf7 69.Bd7 Bd4 70.Kd5 Bc3 71.Bb5 e4 72.Kc6 Be5 73.Kb6 [73.Bc4+ Ke8 74.Kc7 Bf6 (74...e3 75.b4 axb4 76.a5+–) 75.d7+ Kf8 76.d8Q++–]
73...Bxd6 74.Kxa5 Ke7 75.Bc6 Kd8 76.b4 Kc7 77.b5 e3 78.Bf3 Kb8 79.b6 Be5 80.Kb5 Bd4 81.a5 e2 82.Bxe2 1–0
68...Kf7 69.Bd7 Bd4 70.Kd5 Bc3 71.Bb5 e4 72.Kc6 Be5 73.Kb6 [73.Bc4+ Ke8 74.Kc7 Bf6 (74...e3 75.b4 axb4 76.a5+–) 75.d7+ Kf8 76.d8Q++–]
73...Bxd6 74.Kxa5 Ke7 75.Bc6 Kd8 76.b4 Kc7 77.b5 e3 78.Bf3 Kb8 79.b6 Be5 80.Kb5 Bd4 81.a5 e2 82.Bxe2 1–0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 77
public poll
A)B×c5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 71%
@shahrook, Seyed Hossein Ali, Nikhil, @abas2048, @RichardPeng
B)h5 – 2
👍👍👍 29%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @Sophia_Peng
C)Be2
▫️ 0%
👥 7 people voted so far.
public poll
A)B×c5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 71%
@shahrook, Seyed Hossein Ali, Nikhil, @abas2048, @RichardPeng
B)h5 – 2
👍👍👍 29%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @Sophia_Peng
C)Be2
▫️ 0%
👥 7 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 77
public poll
C)a4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 73%
@shahrook, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @Gbdzdh_mhmd, Seyed Hossein Ali, Nikhil, @abas2048, @Gm_Mr, @kohyai
B)g3 – 2
👍👍 18%
@Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng
A)Bc1 – 1
👍 9%
@Kasra_Germany
👥 11 people voted so far.
public poll
C)a4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 73%
@shahrook, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @Gbdzdh_mhmd, Seyed Hossein Ali, Nikhil, @abas2048, @Gm_Mr, @kohyai
B)g3 – 2
👍👍 18%
@Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng
A)Bc1 – 1
👍 9%
@Kasra_Germany
👥 11 people voted so far.
🔴 Today is birthday of Kiril Georgiev!!
Bulgarian chess grandmaster
🌺🌹💐☘️🌸🌷 Happy birthday 👏👏👏👏👏
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@unitychess
Bulgarian chess grandmaster
🌺🌹💐☘️🌸🌷 Happy birthday 👏👏👏👏👏
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@unitychess
The Argentinian grandmaster Miguel Quinteros, pictured at the FIDE Interzonal Tournament in Moscow, September 1982.