“A ‘bad’ bishop is much better in attack than in defense”
🔸 Boris Gulko, American Chess Journal (1993, 2).
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🔸 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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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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Magnus Carlsen became a grandmaster at 13 years of age 😱
Find out more about the Mozart of Chess 👑
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Wesley So, Levon Aronian and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov must all win tomorrow or they're out of the #GrandPrixFIDE! Shak will be kicking himself after losing a winning position vs. Wojtaszek, in what turned out to be a great day for Poland:
21.Ne4!! [Adding an active piece to attack the kingside.]
[21.Re3 g6 22.Qg4 Bg7 23.Qh4 Rd8 24.Rf1 e5 25.Qe7 Rf8 26.Ne4 Bxe4 27.Rxe4 Ra7=; 21.Ne2 Qc7 (21...Bxe5?? 22.Bxe5 Qa7 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Qg5+ Kh8 25.Qh6+ Kg8 26.Rd3 Be4 27.Rg3+ Bg6 28.Rh3 f6 29.Qxg6+ Qg7 30.Qe4 e5 31.Rg3+–) 22.Re3 Rfc8 23.Rd2 g6 24.Qh6 Bxb2 25.Kxb2 Qe7 26.Nf4 Qf6+ 27.Kb1 Rd8 28.Red3 Rxd3 29.Nxd3=]
21...Bxe4 [Taking the rook would be fatal:]
[21...Bxe5? 22.Bxe5 Bxe4 (22...Qc8?? 23.Nf6+ gxf6 24.Bxf6+–) 23.Bxb8 Raxb8 24.Qe5+–]
22.Rxe4 Rd8?? [22...Qb7!? 23.Re3 Bxb2 24.Rh3 f5 25.Qh7+ Kf7 26.Rhd3 Ra7 27.Kxb2²; 22...Bxb2 23.Rh4 f6 24.Rd7+–]
23.Bxf6 Rxd1+ [23...gxf6 24.Rg4+ Kf8 25.Qc5+ Ke8 (25...Qd6 26.Rxd6+–) 26.Rg8#]
24.Qxd1 gxf6 25.Rh4 f5 [25...Qe5 26.Qg4+ Qg5 27.Qe4 Qd5 28.Qf4+–]
26.Qd4 e5 27.Qd3 f4 28.Qf5 Qd6 29.Qg5+ Qg6 30.Qxe5 Qg7 31.Qxg7+ Kxg7 32.Rxf4+–
1–0
[21.Re3 g6 22.Qg4 Bg7 23.Qh4 Rd8 24.Rf1 e5 25.Qe7 Rf8 26.Ne4 Bxe4 27.Rxe4 Ra7=; 21.Ne2 Qc7 (21...Bxe5?? 22.Bxe5 Qa7 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Qg5+ Kh8 25.Qh6+ Kg8 26.Rd3 Be4 27.Rg3+ Bg6 28.Rh3 f6 29.Qxg6+ Qg7 30.Qe4 e5 31.Rg3+–) 22.Re3 Rfc8 23.Rd2 g6 24.Qh6 Bxb2 25.Kxb2 Qe7 26.Nf4 Qf6+ 27.Kb1 Rd8 28.Red3 Rxd3 29.Nxd3=]
21...Bxe4 [Taking the rook would be fatal:]
[21...Bxe5? 22.Bxe5 Bxe4 (22...Qc8?? 23.Nf6+ gxf6 24.Bxf6+–) 23.Bxb8 Raxb8 24.Qe5+–]
22.Rxe4 Rd8?? [22...Qb7!? 23.Re3 Bxb2 24.Rh3 f5 25.Qh7+ Kf7 26.Rhd3 Ra7 27.Kxb2²; 22...Bxb2 23.Rh4 f6 24.Rd7+–]
23.Bxf6 Rxd1+ [23...gxf6 24.Rg4+ Kf8 25.Qc5+ Ke8 (25...Qd6 26.Rxd6+–) 26.Rg8#]
24.Qxd1 gxf6 25.Rh4 f5 [25...Qe5 26.Qg4+ Qg5 27.Qe4 Qd5 28.Qf4+–]
26.Qd4 e5 27.Qd3 f4 28.Qf5 Qd6 29.Qg5+ Qg6 30.Qxe5 Qg7 31.Qxg7+ Kxg7 32.Rxf4+–
1–0
36...Kd4?? [36...Nd4! 37.Nf6+ Kf5 38.Nxh7+ Kg6 39.Rxb7 Rc2 40.Rxa7 Rxe2+ 41.Kf1 Re3 42.Nf8+ Kf6 43.Ra6+ Kf5 44.Nd7 Rxg3 45.Rf6+ Ke4 46.h5„; 36...h6!? 37.Nf6+ Kf5 38.Nh7+ Kg6 39.Rxb7 Nd4 40.h5+ Kxh5 41.Nf6+ Kg5 42.Ne4+ Kg6 43.Rxa7 Rc2 44.Ra6+ Kg7 45.Nf6 Rxe2+ 46.Kf1 Rc2 47.Nxg4 Nf5 48.Nxe5 Nxg3+ 49.Kg1=]
37.Rd7+?! [37.Nf6+–]
37...Kc3 38.Rxh7? [¹38.Rxb7]
38...b5 39.Ke3 Kb2 40.Rb7 b4 41.Nf6 Kxa2 42.h5 Kxb3 43.h6 a5 44.h7 Rh8 45.Rg7?? [45.Ne4 Kc4 46.Rc7 Kb5 47.Rb7+ Ka4 48.Nc5+ Ka3 49.Kd3 Nd4 50.e3 Nf5 51.Ra7„]
45...a4 46.Rg8 Rxh7 47.Nxh7 a3 48.Ra8 a2 49.Nf6 Nd4 50.Nxg4 Nc2+ 51.Kd2 Na3
0–1
37.Rd7+?! [37.Nf6+–]
37...Kc3 38.Rxh7? [¹38.Rxb7]
38...b5 39.Ke3 Kb2 40.Rb7 b4 41.Nf6 Kxa2 42.h5 Kxb3 43.h6 a5 44.h7 Rh8 45.Rg7?? [45.Ne4 Kc4 46.Rc7 Kb5 47.Rb7+ Ka4 48.Nc5+ Ka3 49.Kd3 Nd4 50.e3 Nf5 51.Ra7„]
45...a4 46.Rg8 Rxh7 47.Nxh7 a3 48.Ra8 a2 49.Nf6 Nd4 50.Nxg4 Nc2+ 51.Kd2 Na3
0–1