⚪️#246 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Mgeladze,T (2395)
🔸Bashirli,Nail (2331)
🔸Baku Open 2018

26.Qxb4! [26.Bd2 Qxa5 27.Bxa5 Ra8 28.Bc3 Rxa4-/+; 26.Bc7 Qxa5 27.Bxa5 Ra8-/+]

26...Rxb4 27.Ra1 Rb7 28.a5 Ba6 29.Bf1 Ra7 30.Rb1 h6 31.Bxa6 Rxa6 32.Bd2 Kf8 33.Rb6 Ra7 34.Rxc6+–

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🔸Bistro Stella Limhamn Malmo 2018
🔸Round 3
⚪️Tikkanen,H (2519)
⚫️Semcesen,D (2464)
🔸0-1

45...fxg4! [By this exchange, Black leaves White with a weak pawn on g4 and then intends to lift his rook to grab the pawn.]

[45...Kf6?! 46.gxf5 Bxf5 47.Bc2! Re8 48.Ng2 Bxc2 49.Rxc2 Kf5 50.Re2³; 45...f4?! 46.Bxg6+ Kxg6 47.Ng2 Rh3 48.Kf2 fxe3+ 49.Nxe3 Rh2+ 50.Ng2³]

46.fxg4 Rh4! 47.Bxg6+ Kxg6 48.Nf3 Rxg4+ 49.Kf2 Re4!-/+ [All white pawns are in black squares and Black can target them by his bishop.]

[49...Bg3+!? 50.Ke2 Bc7 51.Kf2 Re4!-/+ g4]

⚫️#247 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Gasanov,Zaur (2195)
🔸Aliyev,Ravan (2351)
🔸Baku Open 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 247
public poll

C) Qg6 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 70%
Jonas, Nikhil, Majid, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @ab0987654321Qwerty, Matthew, ThebestBoss@_Kasyap

A) Bd7 – 2
👍👍 20%
Babak, اوین

B) N×d4 – 1
👍 10%
Pejman

👥 10 people voted so far.

⚪️#247 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Guliev,L (2312)
🔸Fier,A (2553)
🔸Baku Open 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 247
public poll

B) g7 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 77%
@fantastic45, Jonas, Nikhil, Majid, Babak, اوین, @ab0987654321Qwerty, Ismail, Matthew, ThebestBoss@_Kasyap

A) Nc3 – 3
👍👍 23%
Saeid, @SH_M1743, @Steve1234567890qwerty

C) Nb6
▫️ 0%

👥 13 people voted so far.

Round 1 results: King Carlsen comes crushing in!

Garry Kasparov: "Carlsen definitely belongs to the greatest of the greats. The way he dominates chess reminds us of the three years of Bobby Fischer (1970-72), it reminds of my best years and I think that's enough already to recognize his great contribution to the game of chess."

⚫️#247 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Gasanov,Zaur (2195)
🔸Aliyev,Ravan (2351)
🔸Baku Open 2018

19...Qg6! [Taking advantage of the white king's vulnerable position.]

[19...Nxd4 20.Bxd4 Qg6 21.Kf1 Qh5 22.Ng1=; 19...Bd7 20.Nxc6 Qxc6 21.Qb3 Nc5 22.Bxc5 Qxc5 23.Qc2 Qc6 24.Qb3 Bb6 25.a5 Bxa5 26.Ne5 Qd6 27.Qxb7 Bc7 28.Bf1 Rab8 (28...Rxe5 29.Qxa8+) 29.Qxd5 Rxe5 30.Qxe5 Qxe5 31.Rxe5 Bxe5 32.Rxd7 Rxb2 33.Bxa6 Rb1+ 34.Bf1 Bxc3 35.g3=]

20.Kf1 Qh5 21.Ng1 Bd7 22.Nxc6 bxc6 23.Bxe4? [23.b4 Qf5 24.Nf3 Qh5 25.Ng1 Bd6 26.Bf4 Bxf4 27.Bxe4 g6 28.Bd3³ /=]

23...Rxe4=/+ [Obviously, Black has the initiative and more active pieces.]

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