A nice game by Gawain Jones in the IMSA World Masters Rapid tournament in Hengshui, China

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/mind-games-2019-rapid/7/1/7

The players talk to Maurice about how they feel about playing in Africa.

Magnus: “I’m hoping that the people of Côte d’Ivoire will be inspired by the games and I will do my best to provide that.”

PS: watch both videos for the full interview

Sevian 🆚 Boros
CCSCSL Nov GM, 2014
Samuel Sevian, is the youngest ever Grandmaster that the United States (age 13 years 10 months and 27 days).

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⚫️#216 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Maletina,Tatiana (2270)
🔸Kokarev,Dm (2598)
🔸ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018

17...f5! [Preventing the opponent from playing f5. Now White has a dilemma as to whether he should capture the black f-pawn en passant or not.]

[17...Ne8? 18.Nge4 h6 19.g4 f5 20.gxf5 gxf5 21.Ng3 dxe5 22.fxe5 Qxe5 23.Qf3 Rd8 24.Kh1 Qf6 25.Qg2 f4 (25...Qg6 26.Nce2 Be5 27.Bxh6+–) 26.Bxf4 Qh4 27.Nge2 Ndf6 28.a5 b5 29.Be3 Qg4 30.Bxc5±; 17...Qd8? 18.Nge4 Ne8 (18...dxe5 19.f5! gxf5 20.Rxf5+–) 19.e6 Ndf6 20.f5 fxe6 21.fxg6 hxg6 22.Ng5 Nc7 23.Nxe6+–]

18.Qf2 [18.exf6 Nxf6 19.f5 Rae8 20.Bf4 Qxe2 21.Ngxe2 Ncxd5 22.Bxd6 Rf7 23.fxg6 hxg6 24.Nxd5 Rxe2-/+]

18...b5=/+

0–1

⚪️#216 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Kokarev,Dm (2598)
🔸Shuvalova,Polina (2441)
🔸ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018

45.Kf3? [45.Nc2! Ra2 46.Kd1 Rb2 47.Nxb4 Nxb3 48.Nc6 Nc5 49.Ra3 Ke8 50.Nd4 Rh2 51.Ra8+ Ke7 52.Ra7+ Kf8 53.Nb5 f6 54.exf6 gxf6 55.Nd6±; 45.Kd2 Ra2+ 46.Kc1 Ra1+ 47.Kb2 Rh1 48.Nc6 Rh2+ 49.Kc1 Rh1+ 50.Kd2 Rh2+ 51.Ke1 Rh1+ 52.Kf2 Rh2+ 53.Kg1 Rb2 54.Nxb4 Ke8 55.Rc3 Ne4 56.Rd3 Nc5 57.Re3 Nxb3 58.Nc6 Kd7=]

45...Ra1 46.Nc6 Rb1 47.Nxb4 Nxb3 48.Rd3 Na5 49.Rd8+ Ke7 50.Rb8 Nxc4 51.Nc6+ Kd7 52.Rxb1 Nd2+ 53.Ke3 Nxb1=

½–½

🔸UT Dallas Fall Open 2018
🔸Round 7
⚪️Reshef,O (2484)
⚫️Gareev,T (2584)
🔸1-0

13.h4! [A standard plan in opposite-side castling positions: trying to open up a file against the opponent's king as soon as possible.]

13...c5 14.h5 Qe8 15.Kb1 [¹15.Nc3!? cxd4 16.Bxd4 Nb4 17.Kb1! Ba6 18.a3 Nc6 19.Bxb6 Bxf1 20.Rdxf1 Rb8 21.Bc5!+– △Bd6]

15...Ra7 [15...c4 16.hxg6! △f5 16...hxg6 17.f5!‚ △Nf4 17...exf5 18.Nf4 Nb4 19.Qh2 Kf7 20.Qh7!+–]

16.Ng3?!± [The following continuation would be more energetic:]

[¹16.hxg6! hxg6 17.Nc3! △Qh2 17...c4 18.Qh2 Kf7 19.Bxc4!‚ dxc4 20.Nxe4 Rd7 21.Qh7!+–]

⚪️#217 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Der Manuelian,Haik (2262
🔸Mendonca,Leon Luke (2350)
🔸Orbis 2 GM 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 217
public poll

A) Ne4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 60%
@PouyaMO1360, @Behrangm2003, Nikhil, Louis, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Michael

B) Re3 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 40%
@Sina_Sinax, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @raienr, @SophiaCat_does_Chess

C) Ne2
▫️ 0%

👥 10 people voted so far.

⚫️#217 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Bocharov,D (2533)
🔸Sjugirov,S (2663)
🔸ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 217
public poll

B) Nd4 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 100%
@Sina_Sinax, @PouyaMO1360, Nikhil, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @raienr, Evan, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, Louis, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @Kasyapat1, Paul

A) h6
▫️ 0%

C) Kd4
▫️ 0%

👥 11 people voted so far.

Here Fischer is facing Najdorf in the 1962 Varna Chess Olympiad.
In this game Fischer unleashed a novelty and in great style he crushed Najdorf in 24 moves with the Adams attack against the Sicilian Najdorf.

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Robert James Fischer 🆚 Miguel Najdorf

Varna ol (Men) fin-A (1962), Varna BUL, rd 2, Sep-28

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation.
Adams Attack (B90) ·

1-0

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“A ‘bad’ bishop is much better in attack than in defense”

🔸 Boris Gulko, American Chess Journal (1993, 2).

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The only player Carlsen has never defeated in classical is none other then Ian Nepomniachtchi.
He has beated Carlsen 4-0 with 5 draws.
It would be interesting if Ian would win the next Candidates tournament.

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