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8.Bxf6!! 💥
One of the nicest miniatures (only 17 moves!) I've seen. 👏
One of the nicest miniatures (only 17 moves!) I've seen. 👏
Analysis ➡️ https://youtu.be/n0lKjRptiPw
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How To Win With 1.b4! In 17 Moves - Sokolsky vs. Strugatsch, 1958
Chess players love miniatures! This is a great one from 1958 where the Polish player, Sokolsky, uses 1.b4 to devastating effect as he sacrifices two bishops for a glorious attack!
Lessons:
* Never play ...f6!
* Defense is harder than attack. Pose your opponent…
Lessons:
* Never play ...f6!
* Defense is harder than attack. Pose your opponent…
Daily #chesspuzzle
GM Vaibhav,S (2597) - IM Akash,G (2431)
57th ch-IND 2019 Majitar IND, 2019.12.16
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/85177
GM Vaibhav,S (2597) - IM Akash,G (2431)
57th ch-IND 2019 Majitar IND, 2019.12.16
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/85177
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Puzzle 85177: White to win
Click the diagram to solve this chess puzzle from the game Vaibhav,S - Akash,G, Majitar 2019.
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Game of the Day!
David Paravyan
Korchnoi Memorial 2018
23.g4!!
David Paravyan
Korchnoi Memorial 2018
23.g4!!
chessbase: David Paravyan wins Gibraltar Masters in thrilling playoff
https://en.chessbase.com/post/gibraltar-2020-round-10
https://en.chessbase.com/post/gibraltar-2020-round-10
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David Paravyan wins Gibraltar Masters in thrilling playoff
A lively playoff ended this year's edition of the Gibraltar Masters. 21-year-old Russian grandmaster David Paravyan took home the £30,000 first prize after beating Wang Hao in the final. Paravyan and Wang eliminated Andrey Esipenko and Daniil Yuffa in the…
gibralmasttb20.pgn
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Gibraltar Masters TB 2020 (4 players 2 Rds KO Indiv TC: 10m+5spm)
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Magnus Carlsen: I don’t believe that luck is a coincidence. I believe it’s the result of tireless preperation, hours and hours perfecting your craft. Being willing to go harder and further than the next man. For me, luck is no coincidence🤝♟
https://www.instagram.com/p/B78qciEhWLM/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B78qciEhWLM/
Calm at the top, Feb 1 #FIDErating list:
1. Carlsen – 2862 (-10)
2. Caruana – 2842 (+20)
3. Ding – 2805 (0)
4. Grischuk – 2777 (0)
5. Nepomniachtchi – 2774 (0)
6. Aronian – 2773 (0)
7. Mamedyarov – 2770 (0)
8. So – 2770 (+5)
9. Vachier-Lagrave – 2770 (0)
10. Radjabov – 2765 (0)
1. Carlsen – 2862 (-10)
2. Caruana – 2842 (+20)
3. Ding – 2805 (0)
4. Grischuk – 2777 (0)
5. Nepomniachtchi – 2774 (0)
6. Aronian – 2773 (0)
7. Mamedyarov – 2770 (0)
8. So – 2770 (+5)
9. Vachier-Lagrave – 2770 (0)
10. Radjabov – 2765 (0)
20.Nxc6! [White clears the path for his rook on d1 in order to attack the weak d5–pawn.]
[20.Ne3?! Ng5!‚ 21.Kh2 Nxd4 22.Rxd4 c6 23.f3 Ne6=]
20...Qxc6™ 21.Ne3!‚ [Now Black cannot save the d5–pawn anymore.]
21...Rd8 22.Rxd5! [22.Nxd5!? Rxd5™ 23.Rxd5 Qxd5 24.Qxe4±]
22...Rxd5 23.Nxd5 [△Q×e4]
23...Qxd5 24.Qxe4 Qd2 25.Re2 Qc1+ 26.Kh2 Rb6 27.Rc2!± [△b3]
[20.Ne3?! Ng5!‚ 21.Kh2 Nxd4 22.Rxd4 c6 23.f3 Ne6=]
20...Qxc6™ 21.Ne3!‚ [Now Black cannot save the d5–pawn anymore.]
21...Rd8 22.Rxd5! [22.Nxd5!? Rxd5™ 23.Rxd5 Qxd5 24.Qxe4±]
22...Rxd5 23.Nxd5 [△Q×e4]
23...Qxd5 24.Qxe4 Qd2 25.Re2 Qc1+ 26.Kh2 Rb6 27.Rc2!± [△b3]