Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 247
public poll
B) g7 β 10
πππππππ 77%
@fantastic45, Jonas, Nikhil, Majid, Babak, Ψ§ΩΫΩ, @ab0987654321Qwerty, Ismail, Matthew, ThebestBoss@_Kasyap
A) Nc3 β 3
ππ 23%
Saeid, @SH_M1743, @Steve1234567890qwerty
C) Nb6
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 13 people voted so far.
public poll
B) g7 β 10
πππππππ 77%
@fantastic45, Jonas, Nikhil, Majid, Babak, Ψ§ΩΫΩ, @ab0987654321Qwerty, Ismail, Matthew, ThebestBoss@_Kasyap
A) Nc3 β 3
ππ 23%
Saeid, @SH_M1743, @Steve1234567890qwerty
C) Nb6
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 13 people voted so far.
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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."
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.Bd3Β³ /=]
23...Rxe4=/+ [Obviously, Black has the initiative and more active pieces.]
0β1
[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.Bd3Β³ /=]
23...Rxe4=/+ [Obviously, Black has the initiative and more active pieces.]
0β1
56.Nc3!? [56.g7 f2 57.Nb6 f1Q 58.Nd5+ Ke8 59.g8Q+ Qf8 60.Qg6+ Kd8 61.Qg5+ Kc8 62.Qc1+ Bc4 63.Qxc4+ Qc5 64.Qxc5+ Kb7 65.Qb6+ Ka8 66.Nc7#; 56.Nb6 Kf8 57.Nd7+ Kg7 58.Kd6 f2 59.e7 Bxd7 60.Kxd7 f1Q 61.e8Q Qb5+ 62.Kd8 Qb6+ 63.Ke7 Qe3+ 64.Kd8 Qxb3=]
56...Kf8 57.Ne4 [57.Nxb5! f2 58.Kd6 f1Q 59.e7+ Kg7 60.e8Q Qd3+ 61.Kc7 Qc2+ 62.Kb6 Qxb3 63.Qd7+ Kxg6 64.Kxa5=]
57...Kg7 58.Kf4 Kxg6 59.Kxf3 a4 60.bxa4 Bxa4 61.Kf4 Bb3 62.Ke5 Bxe6
Β½βΒ½
56...Kf8 57.Ne4 [57.Nxb5! f2 58.Kd6 f1Q 59.e7+ Kg7 60.e8Q Qd3+ 61.Kc7 Qc2+ 62.Kb6 Qxb3 63.Qd7+ Kxg6 64.Kxa5=]
57...Kg7 58.Kf4 Kxg6 59.Kxf3 a4 60.bxa4 Bxa4 61.Kf4 Bb3 62.Ke5 Bxe6
Β½βΒ½
24.d5! [White's pieces are all well-placed and ready for this central breakthrough.]
24...cxd5 25.Nxb7! Rxb7 26.Bxe7 Rxe7 27.exd5 [27.Qxb5? d4! 28.a4 e5=/+]
27...Rc8 [27...exd5 28.Bxd5! Bf6 29.Bxf7+ Rxf7 30.Rxd8++β]
28.dxe6!β [28.Rxc8? Qxc8 29.Qxb5 exd5 30.Qxd5 Ra7Β²]
28...Rxc1 29.exf7+ Kf8 30.Rxc1+β
24...cxd5 25.Nxb7! Rxb7 26.Bxe7 Rxe7 27.exd5 [27.Qxb5? d4! 28.a4 e5=/+]
27...Rc8 [27...exd5 28.Bxd5! Bf6 29.Bxf7+ Rxf7 30.Rxd8++β]
28.dxe6!β [28.Rxc8? Qxc8 29.Qxb5 exd5 30.Qxd5 Ra7Β²]
28...Rxc1 29.exf7+ Kf8 30.Rxc1+β
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 248
public poll
A) a5 β 7
πππππππ 58%
Akbar, @mahyarebrahimi1983, Nikhil, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @AryanLeekha, @ab0987654321Qwerty, Matthew
B) Bf4 β 4
ππππ 33%
Majid, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, Srikar, @Vicky143
C) f3 β 1
π 8%
@MerissaWongso
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
public poll
A) a5 β 7
πππππππ 58%
Akbar, @mahyarebrahimi1983, Nikhil, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @AryanLeekha, @ab0987654321Qwerty, Matthew
B) Bf4 β 4
ππππ 33%
Majid, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, Srikar, @Vicky143
C) f3 β 1
π 8%
@MerissaWongso
π₯ 12 people voted so far.