36.hxg3? [36.h3! a5 37.Rg4 Rc2 38.a4 b5 39.axb5 a4 40.Bg5 a3 41.Bxh4 a2 42.Bf6 Rf2 43.Bh8 Rf8 44.Ba1 Rd8 45.Kg2 Rd1 46.Bh8 a1Q 47.Bxa1 Rxa1 48.h4±; 36.Rg8+? Kb7 37.hxg3 hxg3 38.Rxg3 Rc2 39.a3 a5 40.Kf1 b5 41.Ke1 b4 42.Kd1 Rc3 43.Rxc3 bxc3 44.Kc2 a4 45.Kxc3 c5 46.Kc4 Ka7 47.Kxc5 Kb7 48.Kb5 Ka7 49.Kxa4 Kb7 50.Bg3 Ka7=]

36...hxg3 37.Rxg3=

0–1

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⚪️Sjugirov,S (2663)
⚫️Kabanov,N (2450)
🔸1-0

34.Rxb2! [A well-timed exchange in order to trap another Black's rook in the White's camp.]

34...Rxb2 35.Qa4! [35.Ra1!? would be also strong: 35...Kg7 36.Bc1! Qa4]

35...Qb7 [35...d5 36.Qa3 Rxb4 37.Bd2 Rxc4 (37...Rb1 38.Qa8+ Kg7 39.Rxb1+–) 38.Qxe7+–]

36.Qa3+–

⚪️#245 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Guliev,L (2312)
🔸Asadli,Vugar (2471)
🔸Baku Open 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 245
public poll

A) f4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 86%
@davodrajabzadeh, Gavin, Nikhil, اوین, Atharva, Daniel

C) Kh1 – 1
👍 14%
@youssefx3

B) Be3
▫️ 0%

👥 7 people voted so far.

⚫️#245 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Huseynov,F (1931)
🔸Tsydypov,Z (2530)
🔸Baku Open 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 245
public poll

C) Nd3 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
Gavin, اوین, @ab0987654321Qwerty, @youssefx3, Daniel, Alan

B) f6 – 2
👍👍 22%
Nikhil, @asisnitin

A) Ne2+ – 1
👍 11%
Srikar

👥 9 people voted so far.

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Move of the day :

16. Qf5+!! (1-0)

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⚪️#245 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Guliev,L (2312)
🔸Asadli,Vugar (2471)
🔸Baku Open 2018

15.f4! [A strong pawn sacrifice in order to get White's queen access to the kingside.]

[15.Kh1 Qf6 16.Rg1 exd4 17.Bg5 Qe5 18.Nxd4 Nxd4 19.f4 Qe8 20.cxd4 f6 21.Bh6 Kh8 22.Qxh5 Qxh5 23.Bxg7+ Kg8 24.Bd1 Qe8 25.Bh6+ Kh8 (25...Kf7 26.Rg7+ Ke6 27.f5#) 26.Bg7+=; 15.Be3 Qf6 16.Kh1 Nd8 17.Rg1 Ne6 18.Ra4 Nhf4 19.b4 Rfd8 20.Bb3 h6 21.Rg4 d5„]

15...Nxf4 16.Bxf4 exf4 17.Qg4 [17.Na3! Qh4 18.Nc4 Ne7 19.Ra6²]

17...Qf6 18.Kh1 [18.Ra6! g6 19.Na3 Ra8 20.Rxa8 Rxa8 21.Nc4 Kg7 22.Bd3²]

½–½