25...Bh6! [Black brings his bishop to the effective diagonal. Surprisingly, the move will ultimately lead to big trouble for the white knight.]
[25...e3 26.Rxe3 Rxe3 27.fxe3 Qe5 28.Bd3 Qxe3+ 29.Kh1 h4 30.Nf1 Qf4 31.Rd1 Rd8 32.b3 g3 33.Bc4 Re8 34.Qd2 Qg4 35.Qd6 Ne4 36.Qd7 Nf2+ 37.Kg1 gxh2+ 38.Kxh2 Rf8 39.Re1 h3 40.gxh3 Nxh3 41.Re3 Ng5 42.Be2 Be5+ 43.Kh1 Qh4+ 44.Kg2 Bf4 45.Re8 Qh3+ 46.Kg1 Qxc3; 25...Qf4 26.Rce1 Re5 27.Nxe4 Qxf5 28.Qd3 (28.Nxf6+ Bxf6 29.Qxf5 (29.Rxe5?? Qxc2–+) 29...Rxf5=) 28...Rd5 29.Qg3 Rad8 30.Nxf6+ Bxf6=]
26.Rce1 e3 27.Nh1 [27.fxe3 h4 28.Nh1 g3 29.hxg3 hxg3–+]
27...h4 28.Rxe3 [28.fxe3 g3–+]
28...Bxe3 29.fxe3 g3 [The white knight has a hopeless situation.]
30.hxg3 hxg3 31.Qe2 Re4 32.Qf3 Rg4 33.e4 Qb6+ 34.Qe3 Rxe4 [34...Rxe4 35.Qxb6 axb6 36.Rxe4 Nxe4–+] 0–1
[25...e3 26.Rxe3 Rxe3 27.fxe3 Qe5 28.Bd3 Qxe3+ 29.Kh1 h4 30.Nf1 Qf4 31.Rd1 Rd8 32.b3 g3 33.Bc4 Re8 34.Qd2 Qg4 35.Qd6 Ne4 36.Qd7 Nf2+ 37.Kg1 gxh2+ 38.Kxh2 Rf8 39.Re1 h3 40.gxh3 Nxh3 41.Re3 Ng5 42.Be2 Be5+ 43.Kh1 Qh4+ 44.Kg2 Bf4 45.Re8 Qh3+ 46.Kg1 Qxc3; 25...Qf4 26.Rce1 Re5 27.Nxe4 Qxf5 28.Qd3 (28.Nxf6+ Bxf6 29.Qxf5 (29.Rxe5?? Qxc2–+) 29...Rxf5=) 28...Rd5 29.Qg3 Rad8 30.Nxf6+ Bxf6=]
26.Rce1 e3 27.Nh1 [27.fxe3 h4 28.Nh1 g3 29.hxg3 hxg3–+]
27...h4 28.Rxe3 [28.fxe3 g3–+]
28...Bxe3 29.fxe3 g3 [The white knight has a hopeless situation.]
30.hxg3 hxg3 31.Qe2 Re4 32.Qf3 Rg4 33.e4 Qb6+ 34.Qe3 Rxe4 [34...Rxe4 35.Qxb6 axb6 36.Rxe4 Nxe4–+] 0–1
40.Bb3 [40.g4 Nc4 41.Bb3 Nb6 42.Ke3 Kg7 43.h4 f6 44.Kf4 Kf7 45.exf6 Kxf6 46.g5+ Kf7 47.Ke5 Ke7; 40.f4 Nc4 41.g4 Kg7 42.Bb3 Nb6 43.Kf3 f6 44.Ke3 Kf7 45.h4 Ke7 46.Kd3 Kf7=]
40...b6 [40...Nc4 41.Bxc4 dxc4 42.Kd2 b6 43.Kc3 Kf8 44.Kxc4 Ke7 45.d5+–]
41.Kd2 h6 42.Kc3 Nxa4+ 43.Bxa4 Kf8 44.Kd3 Ke7 45.Ke3 Kf8 46.Kf4 Kg7 [46...Kg7 47.Kg4 Kg8 48.h4 Kg7 49.f4 Kf8 50.h5 Kg8 51.Bc2 Kg7 52.Kh3 Kh7 53.Kh4 Kg7 54.g4 Kh7 55.hxg6+ fxg6 56.f5 gxf5 57.gxf5 exf5 58.Bxf5+ Kg7 59.Kh5 a4 60.Be6+–] 1–0
40...b6 [40...Nc4 41.Bxc4 dxc4 42.Kd2 b6 43.Kc3 Kf8 44.Kxc4 Ke7 45.d5+–]
41.Kd2 h6 42.Kc3 Nxa4+ 43.Bxa4 Kf8 44.Kd3 Ke7 45.Ke3 Kf8 46.Kf4 Kg7 [46...Kg7 47.Kg4 Kg8 48.h4 Kg7 49.f4 Kf8 50.h5 Kg8 51.Bc2 Kg7 52.Kh3 Kh7 53.Kh4 Kg7 54.g4 Kh7 55.hxg6+ fxg6 56.f5 gxf5 57.gxf5 exf5 58.Bxf5+ Kg7 59.Kh5 a4 60.Be6+–] 1–0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 20
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C) 26.Bxb6 – 7
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A) 26.b4
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C) 26.Bxb6 – 7
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B) 26.Ba1 – 2
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A) 26.b4
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Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 20
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B) 45.Rd4 – 8
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C) 45...Rc7 – 2
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Hosein, @roshan_sethuraman
A) 45...kf6 – 1
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Vincent
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B) 45.Rd4 – 8
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Gavin, @YaminiG, @Somebody_Sophia, Louis, @RichardPeng, Rachel, Hansika, Zhenrui
C) 45...Rc7 – 2
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Hosein, @roshan_sethuraman
A) 45...kf6 – 1
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Vincent
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28...Ng6?
A carelessness. Navara has appeared less than expected so far in this tournament.
28...Kf8!
A) 29.e6 Rcd8 =
B) 29.Rb6 Rb8=
C) 29.f4 g6 =
29.e6!
Mamedyarov fully Exploits the opportunity.
29...Nf4
29... fxe6?? 30. Bxg6 +-
30.exf7+ Kxf7 31.g3 Ke7 32.Rd2 Ne6 33.Rd5 b4 34.f4 b3 35.axb3 axb3 36.Bg6 Rf8 37.f5 Rf6 38.Rxe6+ Rxe6 39.fxe6 b2 40.Rb5 41.Bh7 1-0
A carelessness. Navara has appeared less than expected so far in this tournament.
28...Kf8!
A) 29.e6 Rcd8 =
B) 29.Rb6 Rb8=
C) 29.f4 g6 =
29.e6!
Mamedyarov fully Exploits the opportunity.
29...Nf4
29... fxe6?? 30. Bxg6 +-
30.exf7+ Kxf7 31.g3 Ke7 32.Rd2 Ne6 33.Rd5 b4 34.f4 b3 35.axb3 axb3 36.Bg6 Rf8 37.f5 Rf6 38.Rxe6+ Rxe6 39.fxe6 b2 40.Rb5 41.Bh7 1-0
31...Rh8??
Ivanchuk, who was under plenty of pressure in the opening and middlegame, is clearly losing his focus.
The better move is 31...Ngf4, intending ...Rh8. White still being a pawn up but he should fight for a win.
32.e6+! 1-0
Ivanchuk, who was under plenty of pressure in the opening and middlegame, is clearly losing his focus.
The better move is 31...Ngf4, intending ...Rh8. White still being a pawn up but he should fight for a win.
32.e6+! 1-0
31. Nxg7!
Although Parham was in time trouble, cleverly noticed that he had to complicate the game.
31...Kxg7 32.f5 Bh7 33.Qxd3 Kh8 34. Qg3 Rg8 35. Qf3 Ne7 36.Bd7?!
36. g4 = is more solid.
36... Rc5 37. f6 Ng6 38. e6 Ne5 39. Qd1?!
39. Qf4 is the precise continuation for White. 30...Qxf4+ 40. Rxf4 Rc2 41.Rg1 Nxd7 42. exd7 Rd2 43. b4 axb4 44. Rxb4 Rxd7 45.g4.
39... Qh4?
39... Nd3! 40. exf7 Qb8+ 41. Kg1 Rf8 42. Qg4 Rxf7 -+
40. exf7 Nxf7 41. Kg1 Rd8 42. Qg4 Qxg4 43. Bxg4 Ne5 44. Bf5 Rf8 45. Bxh7 Kxh7 46. Rd1 Kg6 47. Rd6 Rc6 48. Rd5 Rfxf6 49. Re2 Rc1+ 50. Kh2 Nc6 51. h4 Rc4 52. Kh3 1/2-1/2
Although Parham was in time trouble, cleverly noticed that he had to complicate the game.
31...Kxg7 32.f5 Bh7 33.Qxd3 Kh8 34. Qg3 Rg8 35. Qf3 Ne7 36.Bd7?!
36. g4 = is more solid.
36... Rc5 37. f6 Ng6 38. e6 Ne5 39. Qd1?!
39. Qf4 is the precise continuation for White. 30...Qxf4+ 40. Rxf4 Rc2 41.Rg1 Nxd7 42. exd7 Rd2 43. b4 axb4 44. Rxb4 Rxd7 45.g4.
39... Qh4?
39... Nd3! 40. exf7 Qb8+ 41. Kg1 Rf8 42. Qg4 Rxf7 -+
40. exf7 Nxf7 41. Kg1 Rd8 42. Qg4 Qxg4 43. Bxg4 Ne5 44. Bf5 Rf8 45. Bxh7 Kxh7 46. Rd1 Kg6 47. Rd6 Rc6 48. Rd5 Rfxf6 49. Re2 Rc1+ 50. Kh2 Nc6 51. h4 Rc4 52. Kh3 1/2-1/2