36...Kf5! [36...Bd2!? 37.Kf3 Kf5 38.Bxg7 Bxf4 39.h4 Bxe5 40.Bh6 Bf6 41.h5 Bg5 42.Bf8 Bd2 43.Ke2 Bf4 44.Kf3 Bc1 45.Be7 Bb2 46.Ke3 Bf6 47.Bf8 Kg5 48.h6 Kg6 49.Kf4 Bd4 50.Kf3 Bc3 51.Ke3 Be5 52.Kf3 Bd4 53.Kf4 Bf6 54.Kg4 Bc3 55.Kf3 (55.Kf4 Bd2+ 56.Ke5 Kf7 57.Ba3 Bxh6–+) 55...Bd2 56.h7 Kxh7 57.Ke4 Bc3 58.Bc5 Bb2 59.Kd3 Kg6; 36...Ba5 37.Kf3 Bb6 38.Ke4 Kf7 39.Ba3 Bf2 40.Bb2 c5 41.Bc3 c4 42.Bd2 Bb6 43.h3 g6 44.Be3 Ba5 45.Kd4 Bb6+ 46.Ke4 Ba5=]
37.Bxg7 Kxf4 38.Bh6+ Kf5 39.Kf3 Bxe5 40.h4 Kg6 [40...Bd4! 41.h5 Bc5 42.Bd2 Be7 43.Be3 Bg5 44.Bc5 Bh6 45.Be7 (45.Bb4? Kg5 46.Ke4 Bg7–+) ]
41.Bg5 Kh5?! [41...Bf6 42.Be3 (42.Kg4 Bxg5 43.hxg5 c5–+) ]
42.Be7 Bd6 43.Bd8 c6 44.Bf6 Kg6 45.Bc3 Kf5 46.Bd2? [46.Bg7 Be5 47.Bf8 Bf6–+]
46...Be7 47.h5 Bg5 48.Bb4 Bh6 49.Be7 e5? [49...Bg7 50.Ke3 Kg4 51.Kd3 Kxh5 52.Kc4 e5 53.Kd3 Kg6 54.Ke4 Kf7 55.Ba3 Ke6µ]50.Bc5 Bc1 51.Bb6 Bf4 52.Bc5 Bg5 53.Bf8 Bc1 54.Bc5 Bf4 55.Bb6 Bg5 [55...Kg5 56.Ke4 Kxh5 57.Kf5=]56.Bc5 e4+ 57.Kg3 Bf4+ 58.Kf2 Kg4 59.Be3 Bg3+ 60.Kg2 Be5 61.h6 Kh5 62.h7 Kg6 63.Bf4 Bg7 64.Kf2 c5 65.Ke3 Kf5 66.Bd6 Bd4+ 67.Kd2 c4 68.Bc5 Bg7 69.Bb4 Kg6 70.Ke3 Kf5 71.Kd2 Kg6 72.Ke3 Kxh7 73.Kxe4 Kg6 74.Ba3 Bf6 75.Kd5 c3 76.Kc4 Kf5 77.Kd3 Ke6 78.Bb4 Kd5 ½–½

⚪️#54 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Djukic,Nikola (2567)
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Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 54
public poll

A)21.f3 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 83%
@PouyaMO1360, @mahyarebrahimi1983, Jonas, Gavin, Nikhil, @Steve_The_Great, @h_a_d_I_1169, @A_Wild_Richard, Mahathi, Vedant

B)21.Ng4 – 2
👍 17%
!!!, Michael

C)21.Nf5
▫️ 0%

👥 12 people voted so far.

⚪️#54 (Endgame-‌white to Move)
🔸Cawdery,Daniel (2422)
🔸Jumabayev,Rinat (2605)
🔸World Chess Olympiad 2018 Batumi

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 54
public poll

B)56.Nd4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 80%
Jonas, Gavin, @Steve_The_Great, @A_Wild_Richard, Mahathi, Vedant, Michael, @jodchess

A)56.Ra4+ – 2
👍👍 20%
Vincent, Beast!

C)56.Kg3
▫️ 0%

👥 10 people voted so far.

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🔸European Club Cup 2018
🔸Round 7
⚪️Mamedov,Rauf (2699)
⚫️Navara,David (2740)
🔸0-1

26.Qf4? [Attempting to complicate the position by tactical means. However, it will only work in Black's favor.]

[26.Re3 Rd8 27.Qf4! △Q×f7 27...Bxg2 28.Qxf7 △Qg6 28...Be4 29.Bxe6 Qc1+ 30.Kh2 Qh1+ 31.Kg3 Qg2+ 32.Kh4 Qg5+ 33.Kh3 Qg2+ 34.Kh4 Qg5+=]

26...Bxg2! 27.Rxe6 fxe6 28.Qxf8 Bh3 [Black has an advantage thanks to the opponent's exposed king and his own better pawn structure.]

29.f3 Qc7 [△Qg3]

30.Kh1 Qc1+ 31.Kh2 Bf5 32.Qd6 Qg5-/+33.d5? [¹33.Qe5 Qxh5+ 34.Kg2 Qg5+ 35.Kf2 h5 36.Bxe6 Qh4+ 37.Ke2 Bxe6 38.Qxe6 Qxd4µ]

33...Qxh5+ 34.Kg2 Qh3+ 35.Kf2 Qh4+ 36.Kg2 Bh3+ 37.Kh2 exd5 [△d4]

38.Kg1 [38.Qe5 d4 39.Kg1 Qg5+ 40.Qxg5 hxg5 41.Bc2+ g6 42.Kf2 Bf5 43.Bb3 Kg7–+]

38...Qg5+ 0–1

Shenzen Masters Round 2: Three more draws

Yesterday Ding Liren matched Tal's 95-game unbeaten streak - today he looks certain to improve on it!

Grandmaster Irina Krush made it through to the round of 32 by defeating IM Gaponenko 2-0 in rapid playoff.

Sabina Foisor lost 0-2 against Antoaneta Stefanova and couldn't advance to the next round.