The list of 2019 2nd Quarter Presidential Board Decisions:

https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/11728-list-of-q2-2019-presidential-board-decisions.html

The traditional Sparkassen Chess Meeting is underway in Dortmund 🇩🇪. The 8-player round robin (2706 average) is headed by Ian Nepomniachtchi and Leinier Dominguez. The winner will be known on July 21.

Website: (link: https://www.sparkassen-chess-meeting.de/) sparkassen-chess-meeting.de

Today's results at #GrandPrixFIDE in Riga:
🇷🇺 Karjakin 1/2-1/2 So 🇺🇸
🇵🇱 Duda1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov 🇦🇿
🇷🇺 Grischuk 1/2-1/2 Yu 🇨🇳
🇧🇬 Topalov 0-1 Vachier-Lagrave 🇫🇷

Veselin Topalov needs to win with Black tomorrow to take the match to tiebreaks!

⚪️#258 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Aliyev,Ravan (2351)
🔸Gasimov,Parviz (2303)
🔸Baku Open 2018

19.Nf4!
سياه برتري دو فيل دارد.در حالي که اسبهاي سفيد در پستهاي فعال مستقر شده وبه مراتب نقش تعيين کننده تري از فيلها دارد.

[19.g4 Kh7 20.Ng3 c5 21.Nf4 (21.dxc5 bxc5 22.Nxc5 Bd7 23.Ba4 Rdc8 24.Bxd7 Rxc5 25.Qa4 Rxb2³) 21...e5 22.dxe5 Bxg4 23.Qc4 h5 24.exf6 Bxf6 25.Nd5 Qg7 26.Nxf6+ Qxf6 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.Ne4 Qe7 29.f4 Ne6=; 19.f4 f5 20.Nef2 Bb7 21.Ba4 c5 22.dxc5 bxc5 23.Nxc5 Bd5 24.Nfd3=]

19...f5 20.Ng3±

1–0

⚪️#258 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Mamedjarova,Z (2338)
🔸Popov,Iv RUS (2590)
🔸Baku Open 2018

36.a5! [36.f3 Rxa4 37.Re7 Ra1 38.Rcc7 Rf1 39.Rc3 Rc4 40.Re5 Rg1+ 41.Kf2 Rb1 42.Ra3 Rc2+ 43.Ke3 Rcxb2 44.Ra8+ Rb8 45.Rxb8+ Rxb8 46.Rxg5=; 36.Rcc7 Rd3+ 37.Kg2 Rd2 38.Rxg7+ Kh8 39.Rh7+ Kg8 40.Rag7+ Kf8 41.Rxg5 Rdxf2+ 42.Kg1 Rf1+ 43.Kg2 R1f2+ 44.Kg1= (44.Kg3?? R4f3+ 45.Kh4 Rh2#) ]

36...Rxg4+ 37.Kf3 Rde4 38.Rc8+ [38.Rd7 Rgf4+ 39.Kg2 Rg4+ 40.Kf1 Ra4 41.Rxd5 Rgb4 42.Rxg5 Kf7 43.Rgc5+–]

38...Kh7„

0–1

🔸World Senior 65+ 2018
🔸Round 8
⚪️Balashov,Y (2445)
⚫️Vaisser,A (2504)
🔸1-0

27.Rd3!
حرکتي درست با هدف بهره بردن از قرار داشتن وزير و شاه حريف در يک ستون و بيحفاظ بودن شاه سياه

27...Rg4 28.Rg3! [28.f3? Qh4! 29.Qd2 Rg7 30.f4 c5! d4 31.Qf2 Qxf2+ 32.Kxf2=]

28...Rxg3 29.hxg3 Re8 30.b4±
ادامه ي زير برتري را سريعتر به نتيجه ميرساند

[¹30.e6! Bc8 31.Qc3‚ Rxe6 32.Rxe6 Bxe6 33.Qxc6 Kf7 34.Qb7+ Qe7 35.Bxd5 Qxb7 36.Bxb7±]

⚪️#259 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Brunello,S (2542)
🔸Garcia Palermo,C (2391)
🔸78th ch-ITA 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 259
public poll

B) Ng6 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 83%
Nikhil, Majid, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @Kasyapat1

A) d5 – 1
👍 17%
S.f

C) Qc3
▫️ 0%

👥 6 people voted so far.