40...Rd5! [A dual-purpose move: 1.on the d5 square, his rook is protected. 2. pressuring on the opponent's weak e5βpawn.]
41.Ng3 Nc6! [β³NΓe5]
[41...Nc2+!? β³RΓd3 42.Ke2 Rxd3 43.Kxd3 Nd4! NΓb3 44.Nd2β’ Kxe5Β΅]
42.Kd2 [42.Ne4 Bf8 43.Rxd5 Kxd5 44.Nf6+ Ke6 45.Kd2 Nd4! β³NΓb3 46.Kc1β’ Nf3 47.h3 Bg7!β+]
42...Nxe5 [ΒΉ42...Rxd3+! 43.Kxd3 Nxe5+ 44.Nxe5 Kxe5β+]
43.Nxe5 Kxe5 44.Rxd5+ Kxd5-/+ [An extra Black's pawn is sufficient to win the game.]
41.Ng3 Nc6! [β³NΓe5]
[41...Nc2+!? β³RΓd3 42.Ke2 Rxd3 43.Kxd3 Nd4! NΓb3 44.Nd2β’ Kxe5Β΅]
42.Kd2 [42.Ne4 Bf8 43.Rxd5 Kxd5 44.Nf6+ Ke6 45.Kd2 Nd4! β³NΓb3 46.Kc1β’ Nf3 47.h3 Bg7!β+]
42...Nxe5 [ΒΉ42...Rxd3+! 43.Kxd3 Nxe5+ 44.Nxe5 Kxe5β+]
43.Nxe5 Kxe5 44.Rxd5+ Kxd5-/+ [An extra Black's pawn is sufficient to win the game.]
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 269
public poll
C) g5 β 6
πππππππ 55%
Masoud, Nikhil, @meti_niko, Majid, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @Qwerty123Tseries
A) Rg1 β 5
ππππππ 45%
@SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap, Arianna
B) gΓf5
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 11 people voted so far.
public poll
C) g5 β 6
πππππππ 55%
Masoud, Nikhil, @meti_niko, Majid, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @Qwerty123Tseries
A) Rg1 β 5
ππππππ 45%
@SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap, Arianna
B) gΓf5
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 11 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 269
public poll
A) Bg6 β 5
πππππππ 63%
@M_L_110213, Nikhil, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Arianna
C) BΓf3 β 2
πππ 25%
@BENYAMIN_021, Masoud
B) Na5 β 1
π 13%
@Steve1234567890qwerty
π₯ 8 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Bg6 β 5
πππππππ 63%
@M_L_110213, Nikhil, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Arianna
C) BΓf3 β 2
πππ 25%
@BENYAMIN_021, Masoud
B) Na5 β 1
π 13%
@Steve1234567890qwerty
π₯ 8 people voted so far.
Legendary Handshake between Fischer and Petrosian in the Curacao Candidates 1962 as we know Fischer accused Soviets for cheating and there is no eye contact.
Petrosian won the tournament but with 5.5 free points because of the draws he made with other Soviets.
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Petrosian won the tournament but with 5.5 free points because of the draws he made with other Soviets.
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Viktor Korchnoi, in play v. Boris Spassky in the 1977 Candidates' Semi-final match, which took place in the Dom Sindikata in Belgrade - the same venue that held the USSR v. Rest of the World match, 7 years previously.
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Spassky and Korchnoi during the Candidates Final in Belgrade, the final score was 10.5-7.5.
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Bobby Fischer helping himself to a carton of milk during the 'Match of the Century', the USSR v. Rest of the World clash in Belgrade, March-April 1970.
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Canβt leave #GrandChessTour in Paris without visiting Alexander Alekhine.
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