39...bxa3! [39...a5 40.Rf7 h5 41.Nxg6+ Nxg6 42.Rf5+ Kd4 43.Rxh5 (43.Rd5+ Ke3 44.Rxh5 Ra6 45.axb4 axb4 46.Rb5 Rf6 47.Rxb4 Rxf3=) 43...bxa3 44.Rxa5=; 39...h5 40.axb4 g5 41.c4 h4 42.Rd2 Rd6 43.Nd7+ Ke6 44.Nc5+ Ke5 (44...Ke7? 45.Rh2 Nd3 46.Nxd3 Rxd3 47.f4 gxf4 48.Kc2 Rd4 49.Rxh4 Rxe4Β²) 45.Nd7+= (45.Rh2?? Ng6! 46.Rg2 Kf4 47.Rg4+ Kxf3 48.Rxg5 h3-/+) ]
40.c4 h5! [40...Rd6 41.Rf7 g5 42.Rf5+ Kd4 43.e5 Rb6 44.Ka2 Kc3 45.Nd7 Rxb3 46.Nc5 Rb8 47.Ne4+ Kd4 48.c5 Re8 49.Rf6 Kxe5 50.Rxh6 g4 51.fxg4 Kxe4 52.Rxa6 Nd3 53.Ra5 Kd5 54.c6+ Kxc6 55.Kxa3=]
41.Rh7 Kd4 42.Ka2 Kc3 43.e5 Rb6 44.c5 Rxb3 45.Rd7 Rb5 46.e6 Rxc5 47.Rf7 Nd3 48.Rb7 Nb4+
0β1
40.c4 h5! [40...Rd6 41.Rf7 g5 42.Rf5+ Kd4 43.e5 Rb6 44.Ka2 Kc3 45.Nd7 Rxb3 46.Nc5 Rb8 47.Ne4+ Kd4 48.c5 Re8 49.Rf6 Kxe5 50.Rxh6 g4 51.fxg4 Kxe4 52.Rxa6 Nd3 53.Ra5 Kd5 54.c6+ Kxc6 55.Kxa3=]
41.Rh7 Kd4 42.Ka2 Kc3 43.e5 Rb6 44.c5 Rxb3 45.Rd7 Rb5 46.e6 Rxc5 47.Rf7 Nd3 48.Rb7 Nb4+
0β1
25.Rxa7? [Giving the opponent a golden opportunity to obtain equality.]
[White should have played: 25.Rxe8+! β³Qe5 25...Qxe8 26.Qe5! Qg6 27.Bxd5Β±]
25...Be4? [Returning the favor!]
[25...Bg4! β³Re1 would be correct: 26.f5 (26.Bf1 Re1! 27.Kf2 Rd1 28.Qe5 Rxf1+! 29.Kxf1 Qd3+ 30.Kf2 Qc2+ 31.Kg1 Qc1+ 32.Kf2 Qc2+=) 26...Re1+ 27.Kf2 Re2+ 28.Kg1 Re1+=]
26.Bf1!Β±
[White should have played: 25.Rxe8+! β³Qe5 25...Qxe8 26.Qe5! Qg6 27.Bxd5Β±]
25...Be4? [Returning the favor!]
[25...Bg4! β³Re1 would be correct: 26.f5 (26.Bf1 Re1! 27.Kf2 Rd1 28.Qe5 Rxf1+! 29.Kxf1 Qd3+ 30.Kf2 Qc2+ 31.Kg1 Qc1+ 32.Kf2 Qc2+=) 26...Re1+ 27.Kf2 Re2+ 28.Kg1 Re1+=]
26.Bf1!Β±
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 280
public poll
B) a4 β 6
πππππππ 67%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Hadi, @raienr, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap, Arianna
A) b4 β 2
ππ 22%
@RahmaniArapardaz, A
C) h4 β 1
π 11%
#mahdi_ri#$ΩΩΩ
π₯ 9 people voted so far.
public poll
B) a4 β 6
πππππππ 67%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Hadi, @raienr, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap, Arianna
A) b4 β 2
ππ 22%
@RahmaniArapardaz, A
C) h4 β 1
π 11%
#mahdi_ri#$ΩΩΩ
π₯ 9 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 280
public poll
C) Re2 β 8
πππππππ 80%
@mkd00, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @RahmaniArapardaz, Hadi, @raienr, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap, #mahdi_ri#$ΩΩΩ
A) Nd4 β 2
ππ 20%
Babak, Arianna
B) Nc3
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 10 people voted so far.
public poll
C) Re2 β 8
πππππππ 80%
@mkd00, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @RahmaniArapardaz, Hadi, @raienr, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap, #mahdi_ri#$ΩΩΩ
A) Nd4 β 2
ππ 20%
Babak, Arianna
B) Nc3
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 10 people voted so far.
Pal Benko died at the age of 91 and will be remembered as one of the strongest non-soviet players in the late 50s and early 60s.
He had an amazing end-game technique and he had strong technical abilities.
He defeated 4 world champions
Smyslov,Tal,Petrosian and Fischer.
@UnityChess
He had an amazing end-game technique and he had strong technical abilities.
He defeated 4 world champions
Smyslov,Tal,Petrosian and Fischer.
@UnityChess
πΊPal Benko's obituary, by Dylan McClain for The New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/sports/pal-benko-dead.html
πΊchess.com:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/pal-benko-dies-1928-2019
πΊchessbase:
https://en.chessbase.com/post/pl-benkoe-dies-at-91
πΊchess24
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/pal-benko-dies-aged-91
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/sports/pal-benko-dead.html
πΊchess.com:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/pal-benko-dies-1928-2019
πΊchessbase:
https://en.chessbase.com/post/pl-benkoe-dies-at-91
πΊchess24
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/pal-benko-dies-aged-91
NY Times
Pal Benko, Who Stepped Aside for Bobby Fischer, Dies at 91
In 1970 Mr. Benko qualified for the world chess championship cycle but, past his peak as a competitive player, ceded his place to the much younger Mr. Fischer.