🔹 6th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2019- R6
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28...Rf8! [Bringing the rook into action with tempo.]

29.Qg3 [29.Qe3? Rg5! △Rf3 30.Rfd1 Rf3 31.Qe2 Bd4–+]

29...h5! [Offering the exchange sacrifice that White cannot accept it!]

[29...Rg5?! 30.Qxd6 Qxd6 31.Nxd6 Bxb2=/+]

30.Rfe1 [30.Nxe5 Bxe5 31.Qe3 Bf4!–+ △Qh4]

30...Bf6–+ [△h4]

[¹30...h4!‚ 31.Qxg4 Bh5 32.Qh3 Rg5 △Rf3 33.Re3 Bd4! △Rfg8 34.Kf1 Qf7 35.Qxh4 Rg4 36.Nxd6 Rxh4 37.Nxf7 Bxe3 38.fxe3 Rxf7+–+]

🔸Narcis 7 GM 2018
🔸Round 5
⚪️Anand,N (2394)
⚫️Kotronias,V (2505)
🔸0-1

28...Rf8! [Bringing the rook into action with tempo.]

29.Qg3 [29.Qe3? Rg5! △Rf3 30.Rfd1 Rf3 31.Qe2 Bd4–+]

29...h5! [Offering the exchange sacrifice that White cannot accept it!]

[29...Rg5?! 30.Qxd6 Qxd6 31.Nxd6 Bxb2=/+]

30.Rfe1 [30.Nxe5 Bxe5 31.Qe3 Bf4!–+ △Qh4]

30...Bf6–+ [△h4]

[¹30...h4!‚ 31.Qxg4 Bh5 32.Qh3 Rg5 △Rf3 33.Re3 Bd4! △Rfg8 34.Kf1 Qf7 35.Qxh4 Rg4 36.Nxd6 Rxh4 37.Nxf7 Bxe3 38.fxe3 Rxf7+–+]

⚫️#183 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Gaponenko,I (2420)
🔸Krush,I (2434)
🔸WCh Women 2018

19...Rc8!? [19...Bg7! A powerful tactical/strategic possibility that would bring Black a better position. 20.Nc6+ (20.Qxg7 Qxa5 21.Qd4 Nb6 (21...Qxa2?? 22.Ra4+–) 22.Rc3 Qxa2µ) 20...bxc6 21.Qxg7 Qe3+ 22.Kd1 Rhe8 23.Bf3 c5 24.Qc3 Nb6 25.Qxe3 Rxe3 26.Rc3 Rxc3 27.bxc3 Kc7³; 19...Ka8 20.Kb1 Rhg8 21.Bf3 Rde8 22.Rd1 Bg7 23.Qb4 Re7 24.c3 Rge8 25.a4=]

20.Qa3? [20.Nc6+! Ka8 (20...bxc6? 21.Rb4 (21.dxc6? Bxf4+ 22.Kb1 Be5 23.Qa3 Rxc6 24.Rb4 Qxb4 25.Qxb4+ Rb6–+) 21...Bxf4+ 22.Kb1 Be5 23.Rxb6+ Nxb6 24.Qb4 c5„) ]

20...Rxc4 21.Nxc4 Bxf4+-/+

0–1

⚪️#183 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Lagno,Kateryna (2556)
🔸Ju Wenjun (2568)
🔸WCh Women 2018

46.a6! [46.Rb1 Re7 47.Be5 Bd7 48.Rb2 Ke6 49.Rd2 Kf7 50.Rd4 Be6 51.Rd1 Bd7 52.e3 Ke8 53.Bd4 a6 54.Rc1 Be6 55.Be5 Rd7 56.Rb1 Rd2 57.Rb6±; 46.Rc5 Ke8 47.Rc6 Re7 48.Bb4 Bd7 49.Rf6 Rf7 50.Rh6 Kd8 51.e3 Ba4 52.a6 Rd7 53.Kxf5 Rd3 54.Rh7 Kc8 55.Ke4 Bc6+ 56.Kf4 Rd7 57.Rxd7 Kxd7 58.e4 Bb5 59.Kf5 Bxa6 60.f4 Bb7 61.Ke5 Ke8 62.Kd4±]

46...Kg6 47.Ke5 Re7 48.Rb7 Re8 49.Rxa7+– Bf7+ 50.Kd4 Rxe2 51.a4 Re6 52.Kc5 Be8 53.Rg7+ Kh6 54.a7 Ra6 55.Re7 Rc6+ 56.Kb4 Rc8 57.Rb7 Ra8 58.Rb8 Bc6 59.Rb6

1–0

⚪️#184 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Shtembuliak,E (2487)
🔸Boros,De (2442)
🔸St Louis Inv GM 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 184
public poll

B) g4 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 64%
Jonas, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, @arash22_d, Michael, Hansika, Kasyap

C) a4 – 4
👍👍👍👍 36%
Masoud, Adhvaith, Srikar, Matthew

A) Qd1
▫️ 0%

👥 11 people voted so far.

⚪️#184 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Garcia Palermo,C (2391)
🔸Sonis,Francesco (2499)
🔸78th ch-ITA 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 184
public poll

A) g4 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 73%
@Mohsenchess, Chess-international business, Jonas, Adhvaith, Ryan, K, @behnia_77, Michael, @Aryan13AKS, Matthew, Kasyap

B) Rf2 – 4
👍👍👍 27%
@Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar, Hansika

C) Re2
▫️ 0%

👥 15 people voted so far.

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