18.h4! [White seemingly intends to attack on the kingside but in fact, he is going to block up the kingside, in order to restrict his opponent's counterplay, and then initiate an active operation on the queenside.]
[18.Kb1 Ng8 19.h4 Ne7 20.h5 g5 (20...f5?? 21.hxg6+ Kxg6 22.exf5++–) 21.Nb5 Kg8 22.Rd2 Rd8 23.Rc1 Qb7 24.Qd1 Qb8 25.Rc3 Bf8 26.Ra3 c6 27.dxc6 Nxc6 28.Nf5 Be6 29.Nbxd6 Bxd6 30.Nxd6 Nd4 31.Bxd4 Qxd6 32.Be3 Qc7 33.Rc3±; 18.Rdg1 Qb8 19.Kb1 Ng8 20.h4 Ne7 21.h5 g5±]
18...Ng8 19.h5 g5 20.Kd2!? [After blocking the kingside, White transfers his king there and prepares to launch an attack on the other side.]
20...Ne7 21.Ke1 Ra5 22.Kf2 Qb8 23.Ra1 Qa7 24.Nb5 Qa6? [24...Qb7 25.Kg2 Rfa8 26.Rab1 Qb8 27.Qd2 Kg8 28.Rhc1±]
25.Nxc7 Qc8 26.Nb5 Bxb5 27.cxb5 Qd7 28.Qd2 Rc8 29.Rac1 Ra7 30.Rc4 Ra5 31.Rc2 Ra7 32.Rhc1 a3 33.b4 Na4 34.Rxc8 Nxc8 35.Nf5 Rc7 36.Rc6 Bf8 37.Qc2 Rxc6 38.bxc6 Qa7 39.c7 f6 40.Qc6 1–0
[18.Kb1 Ng8 19.h4 Ne7 20.h5 g5 (20...f5?? 21.hxg6+ Kxg6 22.exf5++–) 21.Nb5 Kg8 22.Rd2 Rd8 23.Rc1 Qb7 24.Qd1 Qb8 25.Rc3 Bf8 26.Ra3 c6 27.dxc6 Nxc6 28.Nf5 Be6 29.Nbxd6 Bxd6 30.Nxd6 Nd4 31.Bxd4 Qxd6 32.Be3 Qc7 33.Rc3±; 18.Rdg1 Qb8 19.Kb1 Ng8 20.h4 Ne7 21.h5 g5±]
18...Ng8 19.h5 g5 20.Kd2!? [After blocking the kingside, White transfers his king there and prepares to launch an attack on the other side.]
20...Ne7 21.Ke1 Ra5 22.Kf2 Qb8 23.Ra1 Qa7 24.Nb5 Qa6? [24...Qb7 25.Kg2 Rfa8 26.Rab1 Qb8 27.Qd2 Kg8 28.Rhc1±]
25.Nxc7 Qc8 26.Nb5 Bxb5 27.cxb5 Qd7 28.Qd2 Rc8 29.Rac1 Ra7 30.Rc4 Ra5 31.Rc2 Ra7 32.Rhc1 a3 33.b4 Na4 34.Rxc8 Nxc8 35.Nf5 Rc7 36.Rc6 Bf8 37.Qc2 Rxc6 38.bxc6 Qa7 39.c7 f6 40.Qc6 1–0
58.Kf4! [58.Be1 d3 59.Kf4 Nd4 60.b4 axb4 (60...Nc2 61.bxa5 Nxe1 62.Ke3 Nc2+ 63.Kxd3 Nb4+ 64.Kc4 Nc6 65.Kb5+–) 61.Bxb4 Ke6 62.a5 Kd5 63.a6 Kc6 64.Kg5 Kb6 65.Kxg6 Kxa6 66.Kxh5 Kb5 67.Bd2 Nf3 68.Be3 Nh2 69.Kg5 Nf1 70.Kf4 Kb4 71.h5 Nxe3 72.Kxe3 Kc3 73.h6 d2 74.h7 d1Q 75.h8Q+ Kb3 76.Qg8++–; 58.g4 hxg4 59.Kxg4 d3 60.Kf4 Nd4 61.b4 axb4 62.Bxb4 Ke6 63.Ke4 Nf5 64.a5 Kd7 65.a6 Kc7 66.Ba5+ Kb8 67.Kxd3 Nxh4 68.Bd8 Nf5=]
58...Ke6 59.Kg5? [59.Ke4! Kd6 60.Bh6 Kc5 61.Bf8+ Kb6 62.Bd6 Nd8 63.Kxd4+–]
59...Kf7 60.Kf4 [60.Be1 d3 61.Kf4 Nd4 62.b4 axb4 63.Bxb4=]
60...Ke6 61.Ke4 Kd6 62.Bh6! Ke6 63.Bg7 d3 64.Bc3 Kd6 65.Kxd3 Kd5 66.Ke3 Kd6 67.Ke4 Ke6 68.Kf4 Ke7 69.Kg5 Kf7 70.Be1 Nd4 71.Bxa5 Nxb3 72.Bb6 Nd2 73.a5 1–0
58...Ke6 59.Kg5? [59.Ke4! Kd6 60.Bh6 Kc5 61.Bf8+ Kb6 62.Bd6 Nd8 63.Kxd4+–]
59...Kf7 60.Kf4 [60.Be1 d3 61.Kf4 Nd4 62.b4 axb4 63.Bxb4=]
60...Ke6 61.Ke4 Kd6 62.Bh6! Ke6 63.Bg7 d3 64.Bc3 Kd6 65.Kxd3 Kd5 66.Ke3 Kd6 67.Ke4 Ke6 68.Kf4 Ke7 69.Kg5 Kf7 70.Be1 Nd4 71.Bxa5 Nxb3 72.Bb6 Nd2 73.a5 1–0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 42
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A) B×c3 – 3
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Jayden, Vincent, @RichardPeng
B) 15...Ne5 – 2
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C) 15...Nf6 – 2
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A) B×c3 – 3
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Jayden, Vincent, @RichardPeng
B) 15...Ne5 – 2
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@mahyarebrahimi1983, @Gm2001
C) 15...Nf6 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 29%
@YaminiG, Saghana
👥 7 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 42
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C) 40.Ng5 – 5
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A) 40.Re5
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B) 40.Re1
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C) 40.Ng5 – 5
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Jayden, Vincent, @YaminiG, Saghana, @RichardPeng
A) 40.Re5
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B) 40.Re1
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Amsterdam, IBM tournament,15th July 1975, eventual runner-up Hans Böhm faces Sergey Makarychev (who today is a commentator on Russian TV, along with his wife Marina Makaryche)
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Women's World Champion Nona Gaprindashvili looks on as her Georgian colleague Nana Alexandria considers her position. USSR, 1967.
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