24.Bb3! [White correctly transfers the bishop to another diagonal, from where it can put pressure on the enemy king.]
[24.Bg5 Nh7 25.Bb3 Nb6 26.Rac1 Qd7 27.Bh6 Nc4 28.Bxc4 bxc4 29.Rxc4 Bb5 30.Rc3 Be7 31.a3±; 24.Bh6 Be7 25.Rac1 Nb6 26.Bb3 Qb7 27.Qd3²]
24...Nb6? [24...Qb7 25.Bg5 Be7 (25...Nxe4?? 26.Nxe4 Bxe4 27.Rxe4 Qxe4 28.Bd5 Qf5 29.Nh4+– and the queen is trapped.) 26.Rac1+– Rbc8 27.Nh4 Bxe4 28.Rxc8 Rxc8 29.Rxe4 Nxe4 30.Nxe4 Qxe4 31.Bxe7+–]
25.Bxb6! [White immediately kills the opponent's knight who intended to block the bishop on b3.]
25...Qxb6 26.Qg5 d5 [26...Bg7 27.Qxg6 d5 28.Qg5 Bd7 (28...dxe4?? 29.Nf5+–) 29.Rad1 d4 (29...Nh7 30.Qxh5 Qh6 31.Qxh6 Bxh6 32.exd5+–) 30.Nxe5 Nh7 31.Bxf7+ Kf8 32.Nxd7+ Kxf7 33.Qf5+ Kg8 34.Nxb6+–]
27.Qxf6 Be7 28.Qxe5 Bxb4 29.Qf4 Bxe1 30.Rxe1 Rbd8 31.Qh6 Rd7 32.e5 1–0
[24.Bg5 Nh7 25.Bb3 Nb6 26.Rac1 Qd7 27.Bh6 Nc4 28.Bxc4 bxc4 29.Rxc4 Bb5 30.Rc3 Be7 31.a3±; 24.Bh6 Be7 25.Rac1 Nb6 26.Bb3 Qb7 27.Qd3²]
24...Nb6? [24...Qb7 25.Bg5 Be7 (25...Nxe4?? 26.Nxe4 Bxe4 27.Rxe4 Qxe4 28.Bd5 Qf5 29.Nh4+– and the queen is trapped.) 26.Rac1+– Rbc8 27.Nh4 Bxe4 28.Rxc8 Rxc8 29.Rxe4 Nxe4 30.Nxe4 Qxe4 31.Bxe7+–]
25.Bxb6! [White immediately kills the opponent's knight who intended to block the bishop on b3.]
25...Qxb6 26.Qg5 d5 [26...Bg7 27.Qxg6 d5 28.Qg5 Bd7 (28...dxe4?? 29.Nf5+–) 29.Rad1 d4 (29...Nh7 30.Qxh5 Qh6 31.Qxh6 Bxh6 32.exd5+–) 30.Nxe5 Nh7 31.Bxf7+ Kf8 32.Nxd7+ Kxf7 33.Qf5+ Kg8 34.Nxb6+–]
27.Qxf6 Be7 28.Qxe5 Bxb4 29.Qf4 Bxe1 30.Rxe1 Rbd8 31.Qh6 Rd7 32.e5 1–0
34...Rfd8 [34...h5! 35.h4 Rfd8 36.Re3 Rd5 37.Bxc6 Rxc6 38.Nd4 Ra6 39.Re8 Rb6 40.b3 Rc5 41.Re3 Re5 42.Rxe5 Kxe5 43.Ke3 f4+ 44.Kf3 Rf6 45.Ne2 a4 46.bxa4 (46.b4 Kd5 47.Nxf4+ Kc4 48.Ke4 Rd6 49.a3 Kxc3 50.Ke5 Rd2 51.b5 Kc4 52.Nxg6 Rxg2 53.Ne7 Kxb5 54.Kf4 Ra2–+) 46...Rc6 47.a5 Rc4 48.a6 Ra4–+; 34...g5 35.g4 f4 36.h4 h6 37.Re2 Rc7µ]
35.g4 h6 36.gxf5 gxf5 37.Re3 Rd6 38.Bxc6 Rcxc6 39.Nd4 Rc8 40.Rf3 Rd5 41.b3 Re8 42.a3 Re4 43.b4 axb4 44.axb4 Rde5 45.b5 Rc5 46.Rg3 Re8 47.h4 Rec8 48.Rf3 Rxc3 49.Rxf5+ Ke7 50.Nc6+ R8xc6 51.bxc6 Rxc6 52.Kf3 Rf6 53.Rxf6 Kxf6 ½–½
35.g4 h6 36.gxf5 gxf5 37.Re3 Rd6 38.Bxc6 Rcxc6 39.Nd4 Rc8 40.Rf3 Rd5 41.b3 Re8 42.a3 Re4 43.b4 axb4 44.axb4 Rde5 45.b5 Rc5 46.Rg3 Re8 47.h4 Rec8 48.Rf3 Rxc3 49.Rxf5+ Ke7 50.Nc6+ R8xc6 51.bxc6 Rxc6 52.Kf3 Rf6 53.Rxf6 Kxf6 ½–½
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 44
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B)a5 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 57%
@shahrook, @fantastic45, @MerissaWongso, Saghana, @Gm_Mr, @WataxPin, Mahathi, Hansika
A)Nc3 – 3
👍👍👍 21%
Babak, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard
C)c5 – 3
👍👍👍 21%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @Squirtle1, @YaminiG
👥 14 people voted so far.
public poll
B)a5 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 57%
@shahrook, @fantastic45, @MerissaWongso, Saghana, @Gm_Mr, @WataxPin, Mahathi, Hansika
A)Nc3 – 3
👍👍👍 21%
Babak, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard
C)c5 – 3
👍👍👍 21%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @Squirtle1, @YaminiG
👥 14 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 44
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B) 46.Ne3 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 73%
@YaminiG, Saghana, @Sophia_Giraffe, @Henrycaba, @WataxPin, Mahathi, Hansika, @jodchess
C) 46.Ne1 – 3
👍👍👍 27%
@Squirtle1, @MerissaWongso, @A_Wild_Richard
A) 46.Rxa4
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.
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B) 46.Ne3 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 73%
@YaminiG, Saghana, @Sophia_Giraffe, @Henrycaba, @WataxPin, Mahathi, Hansika, @jodchess
C) 46.Ne1 – 3
👍👍👍 27%
@Squirtle1, @MerissaWongso, @A_Wild_Richard
A) 46.Rxa4
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.
At the FIDE Zonal tournament in Berg en Dal (Netherlands), Nov. 1960. L to R: at the board: Milan Bertok & Aleksandar Matanovic; standing: Fridrik Olafsson, Bent Larsen, ?.
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