📕#31 1.Qe1!± A subtle positional maneuver. Transferring the queen to f2 reveals the Achilles heel of Black’s defensive formation – the
b6-square. In addition, there is an impending threat of f4-f5 with the opening of the f-file (Vassily Smyslov).
It would be less precise to carry out the same plan by means of 16.Qc2(d2) because of the reply 16...b5, and the
bishop’s retreat to e2 blocks the queen’s route to f2.

⚪️ #32 (Strategy - White To Move)

📕#32 The splendid maneuver 1.Ne1! with the idea of Nd3 and f2-f4, is a logical continuation of the plan: his opponent has
little to counter the white pressure in the center.

🔴 #15

A.Khalifman - A.Karpov

🔴 #15

1.Qe1!!+- [1.Qe2!!] 1...Bf8 [1...Bg7 2.Qe7 Nd3 3.Be4+-;
1...Qxd5 2.Nxf6+] 2.Qe8! Qb1+ 3.Kh2 Bd6+ 4.g3 Qg6 5.Qd8+- 1-0

⚪️ #33 (Strategy - White To Move)

📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 33

C: a3 – 14
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 61%

A: Bd3 – 7
👍👍👍👍 30%

B: Kg1 – 2
👍 9%

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⚫️#34 (Strategy - Black To Move)

📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 34

C: Nb8 – 17
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 68%

A: Ne7 – 6
👍👍 24%

B: a5 – 2
👍 8%

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🔸WORLD CUP 2017

🔸Final Game 3

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🔸Final Game 4

🔹🔺 The interesting and tactical moments
of the Isle of Man International 2017 (Douglas ENG) Round 2 🔹🔺

🔸IOM Open Masters 2017
🔸Round 2
⚪️Hikaru Nakamura 2781
⚫️Helgi Olafsson 2512
🔺1-0

📘 9...Re8
Another move would be 9...Ne8 with the interesting idea of sending the knight to c7 and starting the queenside attack with b5. It will also prevent white from playing d4. 9...Ne8 was Kasparov's favorite move.

🔸IOM Open Masters 2017
🔸Round 2
⚪️Hikaru Nakamura 2781
⚫️Helgi Olafsson 2512
🔺1-0

📘 33...Nd4??
Black solved all Nakamura's problems!

34.Rb8+ 1-0
And the Black's rook is gone.