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.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 180
public poll
A) Nc5 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 65%
@PouyaMO1360, @mahyarebrahimi1983, Amin, Nikhil, @A_Wild_Richard, Sahil, @AryanLeekha, Hansika, @Nirvana9877, Matthew, Kasyap
B) N×c1 – 6
👍👍👍👍 35%
Max, Majid, Hamed, @Sophia_Giraffe, @Aryan13AKS, @master_chou
C) Na1
▫️ 0%
👥 17 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Nc5 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 65%
@PouyaMO1360, @mahyarebrahimi1983, Amin, Nikhil, @A_Wild_Richard, Sahil, @AryanLeekha, Hansika, @Nirvana9877, Matthew, Kasyap
B) N×c1 – 6
👍👍👍👍 35%
Max, Majid, Hamed, @Sophia_Giraffe, @Aryan13AKS, @master_chou
C) Na1
▫️ 0%
👥 17 people voted so far.
“Furman astounded me with his chess depth, a depth which he revealed easily and naturally, as if all he were doing was establishing well-known truths.”
🔸 Anatoly Karpov
@UnityChess
🔸 Anatoly Karpov
@UnityChess
U.S. Chess Championship: Yu Wins Women's, 3-Way Tie In Open.
https://goo.gl/sUjPB1
After 10 rounds at the US chess championship, Nakamura, Caruana, and Dominguez all have 7 points. Wesley So has 6 points. One more round to go. On the women's side, Jennifer Yu has already won with 9 out of 10. Zatonskih has 7.5 and Tatev Abrahamyan has 7 points.
https://goo.gl/sUjPB1
After 10 rounds at the US chess championship, Nakamura, Caruana, and Dominguez all have 7 points. Wesley So has 6 points. One more round to go. On the women's side, Jennifer Yu has already won with 9 out of 10. Zatonskih has 7.5 and Tatev Abrahamyan has 7 points.
#SharjahMasters finishes with 7 players tying for first with 7 points after 9 rounds.
Ernesto Inarkiev takes the champion title due to better tie-breaks. Congratulations!
Ernesto Inarkiev takes the champion title due to better tie-breaks. Congratulations!