August 13 coincides with the year of the death of the ninth world chess champion Tigran Petrosian. He won the World Championship in 1963 (against Mikhail Botvinnik), successfully defended it in 1966 (against Boris Spassky), and lost it to Spassky in 1969.
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The transfer into a pawn ending is the most natural way to realize a material advantage or to save a worse position after difficult de fence . But there are terribly many mistakes here . The main reasons are :
1. Even GMs don't have sufficient technical knowledge in pawn endgames .
2. Wrong evaluation of exchanges .
3. Bad knowledge of the special methods in pawn ending.
The transfer into a pawn ending is the most natural way to realize a material advantage or to save a worse position after difficult de fence . But there are terribly many mistakes here . The main reasons are :
1. Even GMs don't have sufficient technical knowledge in pawn endgames .
2. Wrong evaluation of exchanges .
3. Bad knowledge of the special methods in pawn ending.
The FTX Crypto Cup kicked off on Monday with world champion Magnus Carlsen and new rival Alireza Firouzja topping a stellar line-up. The all-play-all tournament is the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour’s second Major of the season and is taking place on-site at the Eden Roc Miami Beach in Miami, Florida, from August 15 to 21.
Mikhail Botvinnik , the sixth World Champion , was born on this day in 1911 . He held the title from 1948 until 1963 , with two brief interruptions , and is considered the founder of the Soviet Chess School , promoting a scientific approach in all aspects of preparation.
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♟Sundays With Unity♟
August 28th, 2022
Mega & Team
15:00 GMT
120 Minutes
💎 11th Unity Chess International Mega & Team Championship
💵 $1400 prizes are guaranteed.
🎥 All players need to do Live Stream, enter the Zoom, or do Self Video Recording.
🔴 The video camera needs to cover the full view of the screen and player's body.
🔷 All players are required to join the Unity Team, which has been formed on Lichess for this tournament.
🔷 All players must take part in the tournament with their official Lichess ID otherwise they won’t be able to win the prizes.
💠💠💠 Individual Prizes 💠💠💠
🔰Open🔰
1️⃣$100
2️⃣$75
3️⃣$50
4️⃣$40
5️⃣$30
6-10: $20
11-20: $15
21-30: $10
31-40: $8
41-50: $6
51-60: $4
🏆 Best African: $25
🏆 Best Senior (50+): $25
🔰Women🔰
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20
🏆 Best African: $25
💠💠💠 Team Prizes 💠💠💠
🔷(2000+)
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20
🏆 Best African Team: $25
🔷(1600-1999)
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20
🏆 Best African Team: $25
🔷(U1600)
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20
🏆 Best African Team: $25
🎁 Unity Lucky Awards:
The 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th, 300th, 350th, 400th, 450th, 500th, places that will be announced at the end of the tournament by Lichess. Each of these players will be paid $5.
Minimum 4 games are required to get eligible to win the Lucky Prizes.
🟦 Regulations:
1️⃣ Each team will have a captain who is responsible for the team. The captain will register the team and will be paid the prize, any claim can only be made by the captain.
2️⃣ A team consists of a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 players.
3️⃣ Tournament type: Arena; 3+0
4️⃣ Berserk is allowed
5️⃣ The average rating of the top 3 players in each team shows the team rating. For example, if the average rating of top 3 players is 1950, it means that the team has a chance to win the prizes for the 1600-1999 category.
6️⃣ We use the maximum current FIDE rating among the three formats for individuals.
7️⃣ All players in each team need to be from the same country or same Fide flag.
8️⃣ For unrated players their peak Lichess blitz rating minus 100, will be used.
9️⃣ Players compete individually, but in the end, the sum of 3 players of each team who got the most points will be considered for the total team points.
🟧 Entry fee:
✅ Free entry for GM, WGM, IM, WIM, FM, WFM who enter Individually.
✅ Free entry for Teams and Individuals from Africa.
🟠 Individuals from Asia/South America: $2. From Europe/North America/Oceania: $5.
🟠 Teams from Asia/South America: $10 per team. From Europe/North America/Oceania: $20 per team.
✍️ Registration:
🟢 Players from India, Indonesia, Iran: from their representatives.
🟢 Players from other countries can register via email: sundayswithunity@gmail.com or Telegram: @UnityChess
🟢 PayPal email for the entry fee:
sundayswithunity@gmail.com
🛑 No registration will get accepted one hour prior to the start of tournament!
⛔️ If one player cheated, the whole team will be out of the winner's list.
🔷 Tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/3qiZycPx
🔷 Team: https://lichess.org/team/unity-chess-mega--team-tournament
August 28th, 2022
Mega & Team
15:00 GMT
120 Minutes
💎 11th Unity Chess International Mega & Team Championship
💵 $1400 prizes are guaranteed.
🎥 All players need to do Live Stream, enter the Zoom, or do Self Video Recording.
🔴 The video camera needs to cover the full view of the screen and player's body.
🔷 All players are required to join the Unity Team, which has been formed on Lichess for this tournament.
🔷 All players must take part in the tournament with their official Lichess ID otherwise they won’t be able to win the prizes.
💠💠💠 Individual Prizes 💠💠💠
🔰Open🔰
1️⃣$100
2️⃣$75
3️⃣$50
4️⃣$40
5️⃣$30
6-10: $20
11-20: $15
21-30: $10
31-40: $8
41-50: $6
51-60: $4
🏆 Best African: $25
🏆 Best Senior (50+): $25
🔰Women🔰
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20
🏆 Best African: $25
💠💠💠 Team Prizes 💠💠💠
🔷(2000+)
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20
🏆 Best African Team: $25
🔷(1600-1999)
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20
🏆 Best African Team: $25
🔷(U1600)
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20
🏆 Best African Team: $25
🎁 Unity Lucky Awards:
The 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th, 300th, 350th, 400th, 450th, 500th, places that will be announced at the end of the tournament by Lichess. Each of these players will be paid $5.
Minimum 4 games are required to get eligible to win the Lucky Prizes.
🟦 Regulations:
1️⃣ Each team will have a captain who is responsible for the team. The captain will register the team and will be paid the prize, any claim can only be made by the captain.
2️⃣ A team consists of a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 players.
3️⃣ Tournament type: Arena; 3+0
4️⃣ Berserk is allowed
5️⃣ The average rating of the top 3 players in each team shows the team rating. For example, if the average rating of top 3 players is 1950, it means that the team has a chance to win the prizes for the 1600-1999 category.
6️⃣ We use the maximum current FIDE rating among the three formats for individuals.
7️⃣ All players in each team need to be from the same country or same Fide flag.
8️⃣ For unrated players their peak Lichess blitz rating minus 100, will be used.
9️⃣ Players compete individually, but in the end, the sum of 3 players of each team who got the most points will be considered for the total team points.
🟧 Entry fee:
✅ Free entry for GM, WGM, IM, WIM, FM, WFM who enter Individually.
✅ Free entry for Teams and Individuals from Africa.
🟠 Individuals from Asia/South America: $2. From Europe/North America/Oceania: $5.
🟠 Teams from Asia/South America: $10 per team. From Europe/North America/Oceania: $20 per team.
✍️ Registration:
🟢 Players from India, Indonesia, Iran: from their representatives.
🟢 Players from other countries can register via email: sundayswithunity@gmail.com or Telegram: @UnityChess
🟢 PayPal email for the entry fee:
sundayswithunity@gmail.com
🛑 No registration will get accepted one hour prior to the start of tournament!
⛔️ If one player cheated, the whole team will be out of the winner's list.
🔷 Tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/3qiZycPx
🔷 Team: https://lichess.org/team/unity-chess-mega--team-tournament
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Unity Mega and Team August 28 Arena: Standard 3+0 rated #3qiZycPx
193 players compete in the Aug 28, 2022 Unity Mega and Team August 28 Arena. 3+0 rated games are played during 120 minutes. GM MasterAssasin123 takes the prize home!