33.Rf1 [33.Rxf8+! Nxf8 34.Rf1 Nh7 35.Rf7 Qg1+ 36.Bf1 Qd4+ 37.Qd2 Qxe4 38.Qg2 Qxg2 (38...Qd4+ 39.Bd3 Qa1+ 40.Ke2 Bg7 41.Qxg6 Qe5+ 42.Kf1+–) 39.Bxg2 g5 (39...Kg8 40.Bd5) 40.b4 Nf6 41.b5 Kg8 42.Ra7 g4 43.b6 h4 44.Ra8+ Kh7 45.b7 d5 46.b8Q Bxb8 47.Rxb8 h3 48.Bf1 Ne4 49.Ke2+–; 33.Bc4 Qg4+ 34.Kc1 Rxa8 35.Qxa8+ Kg7 36.Qa7+ Kh6 37.Bxe6 Bf4+! 38.Kb1 Qxe6 39.Qd4+/=]
33...Rxa8 34.Qxa8+ Kg7 35.Qc8 Nf4 36.b4 Qe7 37.b5 Qa7 38.Qc4 Ng2 39.Ke2 Qe3+ 40.Kd1 Qa7 41.Ke2 Qe3+ 42.Kd1
½–½
33...Rxa8 34.Qxa8+ Kg7 35.Qc8 Nf4 36.b4 Qe7 37.b5 Qa7 38.Qc4 Ng2 39.Ke2 Qe3+ 40.Kd1 Qa7 41.Ke2 Qe3+ 42.Kd1
½–½
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 179
public poll
B) Ng4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 62%
@PouyaMO1360, Kavian, Gavin, Nikhil, @A_Wild_Richard, @AryanLeekha, Hansika, Kasyap
A) Nd7 – 5
👍👍👍👍 38%
@aadiib, M, @Sophia_Giraffe, Erdal, Matthew
C) b5
▫️ 0%
👥 13 people voted so far.
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B) Ng4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 62%
@PouyaMO1360, Kavian, Gavin, Nikhil, @A_Wild_Richard, @AryanLeekha, Hansika, Kasyap
A) Nd7 – 5
👍👍👍👍 38%
@aadiib, M, @Sophia_Giraffe, Erdal, Matthew
C) b5
▫️ 0%
👥 13 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 179
public poll
A) Kc3 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 77%
@PouyaMO1360, farhad, Gavin, Nikhil, Babak, @A_Wild_Richard, @AryanLeekha, Hansika, @Nirvana9877, Kasyap
C) Kd3 – 2
👍 15%
@aadiib, @Sophia_Giraffe
B) Ke1 – 1
👍 8%
Masoud
👥 13 people voted so far.
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A) Kc3 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 77%
@PouyaMO1360, farhad, Gavin, Nikhil, Babak, @A_Wild_Richard, @AryanLeekha, Hansika, @Nirvana9877, Kasyap
C) Kd3 – 2
👍 15%
@aadiib, @Sophia_Giraffe
B) Ke1 – 1
👍 8%
Masoud
👥 13 people voted so far.
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27.Qc3! [The only winning move that forces a simplification into a clearly winning endgame for White.]
[27.Qd3? Rd8! 28.Qe3 Ne6=]
27...Qf5 28.Rxe8+ Nxe8 29.Qc6! [△Qe4]
29...Kf8 30.Qe4 Qb5 31.Qd4+– [¹31.a4! △Rc8 31...Qd7™ 32.Qe5 f6 33.Qe4 f5 34.Qc6 Qe7 35.Rc3! Qh4 36.Re3 Qd8 37.Qb7 Nf6 38.Rc3+– △Rc8]
[27.Qd3? Rd8! 28.Qe3 Ne6=]
27...Qf5 28.Rxe8+ Nxe8 29.Qc6! [△Qe4]
29...Kf8 30.Qe4 Qb5 31.Qd4+– [¹31.a4! △Rc8 31...Qd7™ 32.Qe5 f6 33.Qe4 f5 34.Qc6 Qe7 35.Rc3! Qh4 36.Re3 Qd8 37.Qb7 Nf6 38.Rc3+– △Rc8]
17...b5 [17...Ng4! In order to transfer the knight to the dream square on d3 via e5. 18.b3 (18.Bf1 b5 19.Be2 Nf6 20.e5 (20.f3 a5 21.Rxd8+ Kxd8 22.b4 a4µ) ) 18...Ne5 19.f4 Nd3 20.Rb1 Rd7 21.bxc4 Rhd8 22.Bf1 Nbc5 23.e5 Na4 24.Nxa4 Bxa4 25.Rxd3 Rxd3 26.Bxd3 Rxd3 27.Bb4 Kb7³; 17...Nd7 18.Be7 Rde8 19.Ba3 Ne5 (19...Rd8 20.Be7=) 20.Bf1! g5 21.b3=/+ /=]
18.b3 a5 19.Be7? [19.Rxd8+ Rxd8 20.e5 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 b4 22.exf6 gxf6 23.Bb2 bxc3 24.Rxc3 Nd6 25.Ba3²]
19...Rxd1+ 20.Nxd1 Nxe4?! [20...Kd7! 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.bxc4 b4-/+]
21.a4!=/+
½–½
18.b3 a5 19.Be7? [19.Rxd8+ Rxd8 20.e5 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 b4 22.exf6 gxf6 23.Bb2 bxc3 24.Rxc3 Nd6 25.Ba3²]
19...Rxd1+ 20.Nxd1 Nxe4?! [20...Kd7! 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.bxc4 b4-/+]
21.a4!=/+
½–½
67.Kc3? [67.Ke1!! Bc6 68.Ke2 Bb7 69.Bd2 Ba6+ 70.Ke3 Ke5 71.Kf2 Kf6 72.Be3 Ke6 (72...Kg6 73.Ke1 Kf6 74.Kd2 Bc8 75.Kd3 Bb7 76.Kc4 Ke6 77.Bxg5 Kd7 78.Kc5 Bf3 79.Bf4 Kc8 80.g5 Bh5 81.Kd4+–) 73.Bxg5 Kd7 74.Bf4 Ke6 75.Bc7 Kf6 76.Bd8+ Ke6 77.g5+–; 67.Kd3? Ke6 68.Bd4 Kd6 69.Bf6 Bxg4 70.Bxg5 Kc6=]
½–½
½–½
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 180
public poll
C) Nc8 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 80%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Max, Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Sahil, @AryanLeekha, Matthew
B) Rd7 – 2
👍👍 20%
Hansika, Kasyap
A) Na5
▫️ 0%
👥 10 people voted so far.
public poll
C) Nc8 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 80%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Max, Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Sahil, @AryanLeekha, Matthew
B) Rd7 – 2
👍👍 20%
Hansika, Kasyap
A) Na5
▫️ 0%
👥 10 people voted so far.