19.Nfg5! [A multi-purpose move that creates a lot of threats against Black's king.]
19...h6™ [19...Nd5? 20.Nxf7! Rf8 21.c4 Nf4 22.Nh6+!‚ Kh8 23.Qe3+–]
20.Nxe6!! fxe6 21.Nxf6+ Nxf6 22.Bxf6 [Qg4]
22...Rf8? [It would have been better for Black to reduce pieces in order to put up more stubborn resistance.]
[¹22...gxf6 23.Qg4+ Kh7 24.Qxb4 f5 25.Rxd8! Qxd8 26.Be2 a5 27.Qc4±]
23.Be5!‚ Qe7 24.Rd3 Bc5 25.Rf1 Rf5 26.Rg3 Rg5 27.Rxg5 Qxg5 28.Kh1 Qf5 29.f4!+–
19...h6™ [19...Nd5? 20.Nxf7! Rf8 21.c4 Nf4 22.Nh6+!‚ Kh8 23.Qe3+–]
20.Nxe6!! fxe6 21.Nxf6+ Nxf6 22.Bxf6 [Qg4]
22...Rf8? [It would have been better for Black to reduce pieces in order to put up more stubborn resistance.]
[¹22...gxf6 23.Qg4+ Kh7 24.Qxb4 f5 25.Rxd8! Qxd8 26.Be2 a5 27.Qc4±]
23.Be5!‚ Qe7 24.Rd3 Bc5 25.Rf1 Rf5 26.Rg3 Rg5 27.Rxg5 Qxg5 28.Kh1 Qf5 29.f4!+–
Jan Timman (Netherlands) and Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia), at the IBM tournament in Amsterdam, July 1978.
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"The game might be divided into three parts, the opening, the middle-game and the end-game. There is one thing you must strive for, to be equally efficient in the three parts."
🔸 José Raúl Capablanca (1920). “My Chess Career”
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🔸 José Raúl Capablanca (1920). “My Chess Career”
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Ljubomir Ljubojević pictured in play v. Walter Browne, in the 5th round at Wijk aan Zee, 21st January 1976.
The Yugoslav grandmaster won this encounter in 133 moves, on his way to sharing 1st-2nd place in the event.
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The Yugoslav grandmaster won this encounter in 133 moves, on his way to sharing 1st-2nd place in the event.
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The Hague, 3rd July 1962; round 1 of the Netherlands v. USSR match.
On board 5, Mikhail Tal is seen in play v. Haije Kramer, as Tigran Petrosian looks on.
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On board 5, Mikhail Tal is seen in play v. Haije Kramer, as Tigran Petrosian looks on.
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13-year-old Judit Polgar during the 9th European Team Chess Championship (Haifa, Israel, November/December 1989).
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Wesley So crushes Carlsen to win Chess960 title
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/so-crushes-carlsen-to-win-chess960-world-championship
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/so-crushes-carlsen-to-win-chess960-world-championship
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Wesley So crushes Carlsen to win Chess960 title
Wesley So cruised to an incredible 13.5:2.5 victory over
Magnus Carlsen to win $125,000 and the 1st official FIDE Fischer Random World
Championship title. He could have finished off his opponent in the first rapid
game but took a draw in a winning position…
Magnus Carlsen to win $125,000 and the 1st official FIDE Fischer Random World
Championship title. He could have finished off his opponent in the first rapid
game but took a draw in a winning position…
https://new.uschess.org/news/flash-report-gm-wesley-fischer-random-world-champion/
https://t.co/N91Vls2ZAU
https://www.chess.com/news/view/wesley-so-first-world-official-fischer-random-chess-champion
https://t.co/N91Vls2ZAU
https://www.chess.com/news/view/wesley-so-first-world-official-fischer-random-chess-champion
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FLASH REPORT: GM Wesley So is the Fischer Random World Champion - US Chess
At the Henie Onstad Kunstsenter art museum located close to Oslo, Norway, GM Wesley So became the first World Champion in Fischer Random Chess. So...
All the information about the tournament:
http://worldchess.com/news/guide-to-hamburg-grand-prix-2019
http://worldchess.com/news/guide-to-hamburg-grand-prix-2019
Trevor Noah Is Producing A Movie About The Homeless 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Prodigy Who Won NY State Championship
https://www.msn.com/en-za/entertainment/Local/trevor-noah-is-producing-a-movie-about-the-homeless-8-year-old-nigerian-chess-prodigy-who-won-ny-state-championship/ar-AAJKYP6?ocid=ob-tw-enza-861
https://www.msn.com/en-za/entertainment/Local/trevor-noah-is-producing-a-movie-about-the-homeless-8-year-old-nigerian-chess-prodigy-who-won-ny-state-championship/ar-AAJKYP6?ocid=ob-tw-enza-861
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Trevor Noah Is Producing A Movie About The Homeless 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Prodigy Who Won NY State Championship
Paramount has acquired an untitled film project built around the the 8-year-old chess prodigy whose refugee family had been living at a homeless shelter when he became the 2019 New York State Chess Champion.
20...Rxe1! [Although Black surrenders the open e-file, he gains time for furthering his own plans and seizing the initiative.]
21.Rxe1 cxd5!‚ [21...Rc8? 22.dxc6! Qd7 22...Qxc6 23.f3 d5 24.cxd5 Qxd5 25.Qxd5 Bxd5 26.b3² Rc1]
22.cxd5 Ba6!‚ [Deflecting the bishop on f1 away from the g2–pawn.]
23.Bg3™ [23.f3? Bxf1 24.Rxf1 Rc8! 25.Bg3 Rc2 26.Qe1 Rxb2!–+]
23...Bxf1 24.Rxf1 Nf5 25.Qe2 Rc8 [N×g3]
[25...Nxg3+!? 26.hxg3 Rc8 27.Kg1 d6 28.Qe7 Rc2 29.Qxa7 Rxb2³]
26.Qa6 Nxg3+ 27.hxg3 Rc7 28.Kg1 d6³ [28...Qf6!? 29.Qe2 Qf5³ d6]
21.Rxe1 cxd5!‚ [21...Rc8? 22.dxc6! Qd7 22...Qxc6 23.f3 d5 24.cxd5 Qxd5 25.Qxd5 Bxd5 26.b3² Rc1]
22.cxd5 Ba6!‚ [Deflecting the bishop on f1 away from the g2–pawn.]
23.Bg3™ [23.f3? Bxf1 24.Rxf1 Rc8! 25.Bg3 Rc2 26.Qe1 Rxb2!–+]
23...Bxf1 24.Rxf1 Nf5 25.Qe2 Rc8 [N×g3]
[25...Nxg3+!? 26.hxg3 Rc8 27.Kg1 d6 28.Qe7 Rc2 29.Qxa7 Rxb2³]
26.Qa6 Nxg3+ 27.hxg3 Rc7 28.Kg1 d6³ [28...Qf6!? 29.Qe2 Qf5³ d6]
Hamburg June 6th 1985 22-year-old Garry Kasparov playing a simul against the worlds 32 strongest chess engines.
He won all the games.
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He won all the games.
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