38.Nf6?
Karjakin missed an opportunity to get a clear advantage.
38.N×b6! a×b6?? 39.Rd8#
38...Nd4 39.N×g4 +/-
Karjakin missed an opportunity to get a clear advantage.
38.N×b6! a×b6?? 39.Rd8#
38...Nd4 39.N×g4 +/-
73.d6??
White should have played 73.Ke5! to control the f6-square.
73.Ke5! R×h5+ 74.Kd6
A)74...Rf5 75.Rc4 h5 76.Kc6 +-
B)74...Kh7 75.Ra6 Kg7 76.Kc6 +-
73...Kf6 74.d7+ Ke7 75.Rd6 Kd8 76.R×h6+ K×d7 77.Kf5 Ke7 78.Rh8 Ra2 79.h6 Ra5+ 80.Kg4 Ra1 81.Rb8+ Rg1+ 82.Kf5 Rh1 =
White should have played 73.Ke5! to control the f6-square.
73.Ke5! R×h5+ 74.Kd6
A)74...Rf5 75.Rc4 h5 76.Kc6 +-
B)74...Kh7 75.Ra6 Kg7 76.Kc6 +-
73...Kf6 74.d7+ Ke7 75.Rd6 Kd8 76.R×h6+ K×d7 77.Kf5 Ke7 78.Rh8 Ra2 79.h6 Ra5+ 80.Kg4 Ra1 81.Rb8+ Rg1+ 82.Kf5 Rh1 =
44.h4??
After neglecting the pin on f2, Nakamura found himself in a lost position.
44.N×g5 f×g5 45.e4 with the slight advantage for White.
44...Ne4 45.Rf1 Bg3 46.N×e4 R×g2+ 47.K×g2 d×e4 48.Nd2 B×h4 -+
After neglecting the pin on f2, Nakamura found himself in a lost position.
44.N×g5 f×g5 45.e4 with the slight advantage for White.
44...Ne4 45.Rf1 Bg3 46.N×e4 R×g2+ 47.K×g2 d×e4 48.Nd2 B×h4 -+
15.Be1!
Well, you might think that's a strange way to begin an attack! In fact, Geller is storing energy in his position by preventing the exchange 15...Nxc3, which would also clear the way for a second exchange with 16...Bxf3. It's good for White to keep the black knight on e4 and bishop on b7 on the board, as he can gain time by harassing them. Similarly, Geller needs to preserve his own pieces for the forthcoming attack.
15...Kf8
Of course if Black plays 15...Rxc4?? he is mated. So Keres rushes his king to the center and makes the threat to the white bishop real.
16.Rd4
The Ukrainian Grandmaster defends his bishop, attacks the knight on e4 and prepares to double rooks on the d-file.
16...Ke7 17.Rad1
The entrance of the black king hasn't solved the problem of his queenside development, as 17...Nc6 would allow either 18 Rxe4 or 18 Rd7+.
Well, you might think that's a strange way to begin an attack! In fact, Geller is storing energy in his position by preventing the exchange 15...Nxc3, which would also clear the way for a second exchange with 16...Bxf3. It's good for White to keep the black knight on e4 and bishop on b7 on the board, as he can gain time by harassing them. Similarly, Geller needs to preserve his own pieces for the forthcoming attack.
15...Kf8
Of course if Black plays 15...Rxc4?? he is mated. So Keres rushes his king to the center and makes the threat to the white bishop real.
16.Rd4
The Ukrainian Grandmaster defends his bishop, attacks the knight on e4 and prepares to double rooks on the d-file.
16...Ke7 17.Rad1
The entrance of the black king hasn't solved the problem of his queenside development, as 17...Nc6 would allow either 18 Rxe4 or 18 Rd7+.
12.f4!
The 'weak' pawn on f3 begins to flex its muscles. White's pawns have actually gained dynamism, rather than losing it, in being broken up. It's not how pretty a pawn structure looks, but how much work it does.
12...Nd7
There's no time for 12...g6, guarding the f5-square, because of 13.h5 intending 14 hxg6, when there is no safe way for Black to recapture the pawn.
13.Be3 c6 14.0-0-0+/-.
The 'weak' pawn on f3 begins to flex its muscles. White's pawns have actually gained dynamism, rather than losing it, in being broken up. It's not how pretty a pawn structure looks, but how much work it does.
12...Nd7
There's no time for 12...g6, guarding the f5-square, because of 13.h5 intending 14 hxg6, when there is no safe way for Black to recapture the pawn.
13.Be3 c6 14.0-0-0+/-.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 525
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C: Bc1 – 10
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A: Rd1 – 1
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B: Bd3 – 1
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C: Bc1 – 10
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A: Rd1 – 1
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B: Bd3 – 1
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Unity Chess Multiple Choice 526
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B: a3 – 1
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C: Re1 – 1
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@RichardPeng
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A: Ne2 – 8
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B: a3 – 1
👍 10%
@Sophia_Peng
C: Re1 – 1
👍 10%
@RichardPeng
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❎ #Karpov_chess_quotes_007
🔹 Anatoly Karpov
🔹 Russian chess Grandmaster
🔹 Former World Champion
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🔹 Anatoly Karpov
🔹 Russian chess Grandmaster
🔹 Former World Champion
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❎ #about_Karpov
🔹 Anatoly Karpov
🔹 Russian chess Grandmaster
🔹 Former World Champion
🔰 Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov.
🔘 Full name: Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov
🔘 Country: Soviet Union
Russia
🔘 Born: May 23, 1951 (age 67)
Zlatoust, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
🔘 Title: Grandmaster (1970)
🔘 World Champion: 1975–1985
1993–1999 (FIDE)
🔘 FIDE rating: 2623 (June 2018)
🔘 Peak rating: 2780 (July 1994)
🔰 Though a world championship match between Karpov and Fischer was highly anticipated, those hopes were never realised. Fischer not only insisted that the match be the first to ten wins (draws not counting), but also that the champion would retain the crown if the score was tied 9–9. FIDE, the International Chess Federation, refused to allow this proviso, and after Fischer's resignation of the championship on June 27, 1975, FIDE declared that Fischer forfeited his crown. Karpov later attempted to set up another match with Fischer, but all the negotiations fell through. This thrust the young Karpov into the role of World Champion without having faced the reigning champion. Garry Kasparov argued that Karpov would have had good chances, because he had beaten Spassky convincingly and was a new breed of tough professional, and indeed had higher quality games, while Fischer had been inactive for three years. Spassky thought that Fischer would have won in 1975 but Karpov would have qualified again and beaten Fischer in 1978.
♦️ A memorable game by Anatoly Karpov against Timman which known "Tim-Owned" in chessgames.com site!! 👇
🔸 Jan Timman vs Anatoly Karpov
🔸 Montreal (1979), Montreal CAN, rd 11, Apr-25
🔸 English Opening: King's English. Four Knights Variation Quiet Line (A28)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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🔹 Anatoly Karpov
🔹 Russian chess Grandmaster
🔹 Former World Champion
🔰 Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov.
🔘 Full name: Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov
🔘 Country: Soviet Union
Russia
🔘 Born: May 23, 1951 (age 67)
Zlatoust, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
🔘 Title: Grandmaster (1970)
🔘 World Champion: 1975–1985
1993–1999 (FIDE)
🔘 FIDE rating: 2623 (June 2018)
🔘 Peak rating: 2780 (July 1994)
🔰 Though a world championship match between Karpov and Fischer was highly anticipated, those hopes were never realised. Fischer not only insisted that the match be the first to ten wins (draws not counting), but also that the champion would retain the crown if the score was tied 9–9. FIDE, the International Chess Federation, refused to allow this proviso, and after Fischer's resignation of the championship on June 27, 1975, FIDE declared that Fischer forfeited his crown. Karpov later attempted to set up another match with Fischer, but all the negotiations fell through. This thrust the young Karpov into the role of World Champion without having faced the reigning champion. Garry Kasparov argued that Karpov would have had good chances, because he had beaten Spassky convincingly and was a new breed of tough professional, and indeed had higher quality games, while Fischer had been inactive for three years. Spassky thought that Fischer would have won in 1975 but Karpov would have qualified again and beaten Fischer in 1978.
♦️ A memorable game by Anatoly Karpov against Timman which known "Tim-Owned" in chessgames.com site!! 👇
🔸 Jan Timman vs Anatoly Karpov
🔸 Montreal (1979), Montreal CAN, rd 11, Apr-25
🔸 English Opening: King's English. Four Knights Variation Quiet Line (A28)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
@unitychess