Congrats to women's teams Armenia, Russia and China on their 1st round victories in #WTCC2019.
India vs Georgia and USA vs Ukraine ended in a draw.
India vs Georgia and USA vs Ukraine ended in a draw.
48...Bd7! [Giving check with the rook only helps White: 48...Ra1+?! 49.Ke2 Bd7 50.Rxd7+ Nxd7 51.Rg7 b5 52.Rxd7+ Kc6 53.Re7 Kd6 54.Rb7 Kc6=]
49.Nxd7 [49.Rxd7+?? Nxd7 50.Rg7 Rd3–+]
49...Nxd7? [In the critical moment, Black misses a strong tactical move.]
[49...Nc6! 50.Ne5 (50.Rdf8 Kxd7 51.Rxg6 c3 52.Ke2 b5 53.Rgf6 b4–+) 50...Ra1+ 51.Kf2 Nxe5 52.Rc8+ Kb6µ]
50.Rc8+ Kd6 51.Rxc4 Ra1+ 52.Kg2 Ra2+ 53.Kg3 Ra3+ 54.Kf4²
1–0
49.Nxd7 [49.Rxd7+?? Nxd7 50.Rg7 Rd3–+]
49...Nxd7? [In the critical moment, Black misses a strong tactical move.]
[49...Nc6! 50.Ne5 (50.Rdf8 Kxd7 51.Rxg6 c3 52.Ke2 b5 53.Rgf6 b4–+) 50...Ra1+ 51.Kf2 Nxe5 52.Rc8+ Kb6µ]
50.Rc8+ Kd6 51.Rxc4 Ra1+ 52.Kg2 Ra2+ 53.Kg3 Ra3+ 54.Kf4²
1–0
25.Qe2?! [A carelessness.]
[25.Ng3! would be correct, in order to prevent Black from playing ...f5 and ...e4. 25...g6 (25...Qc7 26.Rhf1 h4 27.Nf5 Bf6 28.Qd2± the black king would be stuck in the center because castling on the kingside is very dangerous.) 26.f5±]
25...f5 26.Nf2 e4 27.g3 Bf6 28.h3 Nb6=
1–0
[25.Ng3! would be correct, in order to prevent Black from playing ...f5 and ...e4. 25...g6 (25...Qc7 26.Rhf1 h4 27.Nf5 Bf6 28.Qd2± the black king would be stuck in the center because castling on the kingside is very dangerous.) 26.f5±]
25...f5 26.Nf2 e4 27.g3 Bf6 28.h3 Nb6=
1–0
63.Kh3? [63.Kh4! Ra1 64.g4+ Kf4 65.Rf6+ Ke5 66.Rf5+ Ke6 67.h6 Rd7 68.Kg5+–; 63.Kh2 Ra7 64.Bb7 Kg5 65.Rh8 R7xa6 66.Bxa6 Rxa6=]
63...Ra1 64.Kh2 [64.g4+ Kg5 65.Rd6 Ra3 66.Kg3 Rg8 67.Rb6 Ra5= 68.Bd1 Rg7=]
64...Kg5 65.Rb6 Ra5 66.Rb7 Kh6 67.Be2 Rg8 68.Kh3 Re8 69.Rb6+ Kg5 70.Bf3 Rg8 71.Rd6 Ra4 72.Kh2 Ra3 73.Kg3 Ra5 74.Kf2 Ra3=
½–½
63...Ra1 64.Kh2 [64.g4+ Kg5 65.Rd6 Ra3 66.Kg3 Rg8 67.Rb6 Ra5= 68.Bd1 Rg7=]
64...Kg5 65.Rb6 Ra5 66.Rb7 Kh6 67.Be2 Rg8 68.Kh3 Re8 69.Rb6+ Kg5 70.Bf3 Rg8 71.Rd6 Ra4 72.Kh2 Ra3 73.Kg3 Ra5 74.Kf2 Ra3=
½–½
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 159
public poll
B) B×c4 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 85%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Gavin, Nikhil, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, @arash22_d, Vedant, Hansika, Pranav
C) Bd5 – 2
👍 15%
@batonik107, Abhi
A) h5
▫️ 0%
👥 13 people voted so far.
public poll
B) B×c4 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 85%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Gavin, Nikhil, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, @arash22_d, Vedant, Hansika, Pranav
C) Bd5 – 2
👍 15%
@batonik107, Abhi
A) h5
▫️ 0%
👥 13 people voted so far.