🔸Bundesliga 2018–19
🔸Round 3
⚪️Shirov,A (2639)
⚫️Loxine,J (2393)
🔸0-1

44.Rh5?? [A miscalculation by Alexei Shirov that costs him the game. He should have secured a draw with:]

[44.Ra1! h2 45.Rd1 Rb2 46.g5 Kf5 47.Rh1 Rb3 48.Rd1=]

44...Ra2+! 45.Kb5 Ra5+! [45...Ra5+ 46.Kc6 Rxh5 47.gxh5 (47.Kxc7 Rh7+! 48.Kb6 Rxb7+ 49.Kxb7 h2–+) 47...Bb8!–+ △h2]

⚪️#224 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Mgeladze,T (2395)
🔸Gareev,T (2584)
🔸Baku Open 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 224
public poll

A) Qf3 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 100%
Nikhil, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva

B) f4
▫️ 0%

C) Rb8
▫️ 0%

👥 3 people voted so far.

⚫️#224 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Saloos,I (1885)
🔸Masrahi,Abdulrahman A (1903)
🔸Emirates ch-Arab 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 224
public poll

A) Nc7 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 100%
Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, Reza, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar, Atharva, K, Arianna

B) Na7
▫️ 0%

C) Nd6+
▫️ 0%

👥 8 people voted so far.

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Move of the Day!

⚪️#224 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Mgeladze,T (2395)
🔸Gareev,T (2584)
🔸Baku Open 2018

31...Rb8?! [31...Qf3! the best way to exploit the vulnerable white king's position. 32.Qb2 Rd1 33.Bg2 Qh5+ 34.Bh3 Rcd8! 35.Qb3 Kh7 36.Qc2 R8d5 37.Kg2 R1d3 38.Qe2 Qxe2 39.Rxe2 c5–+; 31...f4!? 32.Qb3 Qf7 33.Kg2 Rb8 34.Qf3 fxg3 35.Qxg3 Rb1 36.Qe3 Rf8 37.Bg4 Rb4 38.f3 Rb2+ 39.Kg3 Qc7+ 40.Qe5 Qxe5+ 41.Rxe5 Rf6–+]

32.Qxc6 Rb2 33.Kg2 Qf7 34.Kg1 Rb1+ 35.Kh2 Rb2 36.Kg1 Rbd2-/+

½–½