26...Rd4! [A multi-purpose move: 1– defending the central e4–pawn. 2– threatening 27...exd3, winning a piece. 3– gaining an important tempo to play ...Bc8.]

[26...Rfe8?! 27.fxg6 hxg6 28.Re3! △Be2 28...Qxh2 29.Rh3 △Qh4 29...Bc8 30.Rxh2 Bxg4 31.Be2 Be6 32.Kc1-/+]

27.f6? [¹27.Be2 Bc8! △B×f5 28.Qg3 Qxg3 29.hxg3 gxf5–+ △Be6]

27...exd3! [27...exd3 28.Rxe5 dxc2+ 29.Kxc2 Rxg4–+]

⚪️#215 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Popov,Iv RUS (2590)
🔸Aliyev,Ravan (2351)
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Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 215
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A) Rb1 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 70%
@PouyaMO1360, Jonas, Nikhil, @ItisHo3ein, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Matthew

B) Q×f4 – 3
👍👍👍 30%
@RahmaniArapardaz, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, JANU

C) Rd1
▫️ 0%

👥 10 people voted so far.

⚫️#215 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Kabanov,N (2450)
🔸Bocharov,D (2533)
🔸ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 215
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C) e3 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
@PouyaMO1360, Masoud, Nikhil, @LonelySheriff, @Steve_The_Great, @Sophia_Giraffe

A) Be3+ – 3
👍👍👍👍 33%
Jonas, @A_Wild_Richard, Matthew

B) Rf8
▫️ 0%

👥 9 people voted so far.

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