21.h4?!=
[21.Rc6! clearing the d6–square for another rook. 21...Qe7!! 22.e4 (22.Rdd6 Rc8! 23.Qd3 Rxc6 24.Rxc6±) 22...Rd8 23.Rd5 Rd7 24.b4 Qd8 25.Qc4 Qe8 26.h4 Rfe7 27.Kg2 Qf7 28.a4 f5 29.Rxd7 Rxd7 30.Qc3 Re7 31.exf5 Qxf5 32.Qf3 Rd7 33.Qxf5 gxf5 34.Re6 e4 35.b5 Kf7 36.Rh6 Kg7 37.Rc6 Kf7 38.Kf1 Kg7 39.Ke2 Kf7 40.Rh6²; 21.R1d5 Rc8 22.Qd3 Rc1+ 23.Kg2 Qc8 24.Rd7 Rc3 25.Qb5 Rc7 26.Rxc7 Rxc7 27.Qd3 Kf7 28.Rd8 Qe6 29.f3=] ½–½
[21.Rc6! clearing the d6–square for another rook. 21...Qe7!! 22.e4 (22.Rdd6 Rc8! 23.Qd3 Rxc6 24.Rxc6±) 22...Rd8 23.Rd5 Rd7 24.b4 Qd8 25.Qc4 Qe8 26.h4 Rfe7 27.Kg2 Qf7 28.a4 f5 29.Rxd7 Rxd7 30.Qc3 Re7 31.exf5 Qxf5 32.Qf3 Rd7 33.Qxf5 gxf5 34.Re6 e4 35.b5 Kf7 36.Rh6 Kg7 37.Rc6 Kf7 38.Kf1 Kg7 39.Ke2 Kf7 40.Rh6²; 21.R1d5 Rc8 22.Qd3 Rc1+ 23.Kg2 Qc8 24.Rd7 Rc3 25.Qb5 Rc7 26.Rxc7 Rxc7 27.Qd3 Kf7 28.Rd8 Qe6 29.f3=] ½–½
34.Rc3! [34.Nc3 c4 35.Nd5 Ba3 36.Ka2 Bxb2 37.Rb1 Bc3 38.Rxb3 cxb3+ 39.Kxb3 Be1 40.Nf6+ Kf7 41.Ne4=; 34.Re1 c4 35.Re2 Bb4 36.Rc2 Rxe3 37.Rxc4 Be7 38.Ng3 Kf7 39.Rc7 Re1+ 40.Kc2 Ke6 41.Rc6+ Kd5 42.Rxh6 g4 43.fxg4 Bg5 44.Rg6 Bf4 45.Nf5 Re2+ 46.Kc3 Rxg2=]
34...Rb5 35.Ra3 c4 36.Ra8 Kf7 37.Kc2 Rb3 38.Nc3 Bc5 39.e4 Bd4 40.Ra4 Kg6 41.Rxc4 Rb6 42.b4 g4 43.Nd5 Ra6 44.fxg4 Ra2+ 45.Kc1 Rxg2 46.Rxd4 Rxg4 47.Rc4 h5 48.Kd2 h4 49.Ne3 Rf4 50.Kd3 Rf2 51.Rc2 Rf8 52.Rh2 Kg5 53.Nf5
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34...Rb5 35.Ra3 c4 36.Ra8 Kf7 37.Kc2 Rb3 38.Nc3 Bc5 39.e4 Bd4 40.Ra4 Kg6 41.Rxc4 Rb6 42.b4 g4 43.Nd5 Ra6 44.fxg4 Ra2+ 45.Kc1 Rxg2 46.Rxd4 Rxg4 47.Rc4 h5 48.Kd2 h4 49.Ne3 Rf4 50.Kd3 Rf2 51.Rc2 Rf8 52.Rh2 Kg5 53.Nf5
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Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 211
public poll
B) f5 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 86%
@RahmaniArapardaz, @reza13721397, @Sophia_Giraffe, @AryanLeekha, Uday, Kasyap
A) Rbd8 – 1
👍 14%
Nikhil
C) Kh8
▫️ 0%
👥 7 people voted so far.
public poll
B) f5 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 86%
@RahmaniArapardaz, @reza13721397, @Sophia_Giraffe, @AryanLeekha, Uday, Kasyap
A) Rbd8 – 1
👍 14%
Nikhil
C) Kh8
▫️ 0%
👥 7 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 211
public poll
B) Bc2 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
@PouyaMO1360, @RahmaniArapardaz, @reza13721397, Nikhil, @AryanLeekha, Kasyap
C) a×b4 – 2
👍👍 22%
@Sophia_Giraffe, ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤfrank
A) R×d6 – 1
👍 11%
Uday
👥 9 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Bc2 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
@PouyaMO1360, @RahmaniArapardaz, @reza13721397, Nikhil, @AryanLeekha, Kasyap
C) a×b4 – 2
👍👍 22%
@Sophia_Giraffe, ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤfrank
A) R×d6 – 1
👍 11%
Uday
👥 9 people voted so far.
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In 1977, after competing in (and winning) the BBC TV series 'The Master Game', World Champion Anatoly Karpov gave a clock simul, sponsored by Lloyds Bank, against leading English Under-17s, including Nigel Short & Daniel King.
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34.axb5! [Aleksandrov opens the a-file for his own rook.]
[34.h3? b4! 35.Bb2 Re7 36.Re1 Nh8! △Ng6 37.Kc4 Ng6 38.h4 Re8 39.e5+ fxe5 40.fxe5+ Nxe5+ 41.Bxe5+ Rxe5 42.Rxe5 Kxe5 43.Kxc5 b3 44.d6 Ke6 45.Kc6 b2 46.d7 b1Q 47.d8Q=]
34...axb5 35.Ra1! [△Ra6]
35...c4+? [35...Kc7! would have been put up more stubborn resistance: 36.e5 c4+ 37.Ke4 b4 38.Bd4 c3 39.Kd3! Nh6! 40.Re1! Nf5 41.Bc5 c2! 42.Kxc2 Rb5 43.d6+ Kc6 44.Bg1 b3+ 45.Kb2 fxe5 46.fxe5 Kd7±]
36.Kd4 b4 37.Rb1! [Black's pawns on the queenside are falling.]
37...b3 [37...bxc3? 38.Rxb7! c2 39.Rxf7+– c1Q 40.e5+ fxe5+ 41.fxe5#]
38.Kxc4 Rc7+ 39.Kxb3+–
[34.h3? b4! 35.Bb2 Re7 36.Re1 Nh8! △Ng6 37.Kc4 Ng6 38.h4 Re8 39.e5+ fxe5 40.fxe5+ Nxe5+ 41.Bxe5+ Rxe5 42.Rxe5 Kxe5 43.Kxc5 b3 44.d6 Ke6 45.Kc6 b2 46.d7 b1Q 47.d8Q=]
34...axb5 35.Ra1! [△Ra6]
35...c4+? [35...Kc7! would have been put up more stubborn resistance: 36.e5 c4+ 37.Ke4 b4 38.Bd4 c3 39.Kd3! Nh6! 40.Re1! Nf5 41.Bc5 c2! 42.Kxc2 Rb5 43.d6+ Kc6 44.Bg1 b3+ 45.Kb2 fxe5 46.fxe5 Kd7±]
36.Kd4 b4 37.Rb1! [Black's pawns on the queenside are falling.]
37...b3 [37...bxc3? 38.Rxb7! c2 39.Rxf7+– c1Q 40.e5+ fxe5+ 41.fxe5#]
38.Kxc4 Rc7+ 39.Kxb3+–
27...f5! [Black intends to activate his knights in order to put more pressure on the weak e3–pawn.]
[27...Rbd8 28.e4 dxe4 29.Ngxe4 Nd5 30.Qb3 Kf8 31.Rfe2 Nf4 32.Re3 Nxe4 33.Rxe4 b5 34.Kf1 Rxe4 35.Rxe4 Qd6 36.a4 b4 37.Ne2 Nxe2 38.Kxe2 Qd7 39.Kf2 Qd5 40.Qc2=; 27...Kh8 28.e4 dxe4 29.Ncxe4 Rbd8 30.Rd2 Nd5 31.Kf2 Nxe4+ 32.Rxe4 Rxe4 33.Nxe4 Re8 34.Nc3 Nxc3 35.bxc3 b5 36.Qd3 Qd6 37.Re2 Rxe2+ 38.Qxe2 g6 39.d5 cxd5 40.Qxb5 Qxa3 41.Qb8+ Kg7 42.Qc7+ Kh6 43.Qf4+ Kg7=]
28.gxf5?! [28.g5 Ng6 29.f4 Nh8 30.Nb1 g6 31.Nd2 Nhf7 32.Nf3 Rec8 33.Ne5 Qe6 34.Qa4„]
28...Nexf5 29.Nxf5 Nxf5=/+
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[27...Rbd8 28.e4 dxe4 29.Ngxe4 Nd5 30.Qb3 Kf8 31.Rfe2 Nf4 32.Re3 Nxe4 33.Rxe4 b5 34.Kf1 Rxe4 35.Rxe4 Qd6 36.a4 b4 37.Ne2 Nxe2 38.Kxe2 Qd7 39.Kf2 Qd5 40.Qc2=; 27...Kh8 28.e4 dxe4 29.Ncxe4 Rbd8 30.Rd2 Nd5 31.Kf2 Nxe4+ 32.Rxe4 Rxe4 33.Nxe4 Re8 34.Nc3 Nxc3 35.bxc3 b5 36.Qd3 Qd6 37.Re2 Rxe2+ 38.Qxe2 g6 39.d5 cxd5 40.Qxb5 Qxa3 41.Qb8+ Kg7 42.Qc7+ Kh6 43.Qf4+ Kg7=]
28.gxf5?! [28.g5 Ng6 29.f4 Nh8 30.Nb1 g6 31.Nd2 Nhf7 32.Nf3 Rec8 33.Ne5 Qe6 34.Qa4„]
28...Nexf5 29.Nxf5 Nxf5=/+
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34.Rxd6? [34.Bc2! Rcb8 35.f5 b3 36.fxg6 hxg6 37.Bxg6 Rd8 (37...c2 38.Bh7+ Kh8 39.Bxc2 bxc2 40.Rxc2±) 38.Rc7 Rac8 39.Rc6 Kg7 40.Bc2 bxc2 41.Rxc2 Rb8 42.R6xc3=; 34.axb4!? axb4 35.Bc2 Rcb8 36.f5 b3 37.fxg6 bxc2 38.gxh7+ Kh8 39.Rxc2=]
34...b3 35.Rc6 [35.Bc2 a4! 36.Kh2 Rc4 37.Rd7]
35...Rxc6 36.dxc6 Rc8 37.Be4 a4 38.Rf1 c2 39.Bxc2 bxc2 40.Rc1 Rxc6 41.Kf2 Rc3 42.Ke2 h5 43.Kd2 Rxa3 44.Rxc2 Rb3 45.Ke2 a3 46.Rc7 a2 47.Ra7 Rb2+ 48.Kf3 Kf8 49.g3 Ke8 50.Ke3 Kd8 51.Kd3 Rg2 52.Ke4 Kc8 53.Kf3 Rb2 54.g4 h4 55.f5 h3 56.fxg6 h2
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34...b3 35.Rc6 [35.Bc2 a4! 36.Kh2 Rc4 37.Rd7]
35...Rxc6 36.dxc6 Rc8 37.Be4 a4 38.Rf1 c2 39.Bxc2 bxc2 40.Rc1 Rxc6 41.Kf2 Rc3 42.Ke2 h5 43.Kd2 Rxa3 44.Rxc2 Rb3 45.Ke2 a3 46.Rc7 a2 47.Ra7 Rb2+ 48.Kf3 Kf8 49.g3 Ke8 50.Ke3 Kd8 51.Kd3 Rg2 52.Ke4 Kc8 53.Kf3 Rb2 54.g4 h4 55.f5 h3 56.fxg6 h2
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