📕(Unity Chess Multiple Choice 86)
C: a3 – 14
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
A: Na6 – 5
👍👍👍 24%
B: Qc7 – 2
👍 10%
👥 21 people voted so far.
C: a3 – 14
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
A: Na6 – 5
👍👍👍 24%
B: Qc7 – 2
👍 10%
👥 21 people voted so far.
📘In an almost losing position Svidler eased white's task by playing 45...Rxa2? 46.c5! +-
He should have tried the tricky move 45...Nh7 and now if white tries 46.c5? black plays
46...Nf6 47.Re5+ Kd8 48.Kd3 Rxa2
so that the black king is not cut from the d file anymore.
He should have tried the tricky move 45...Nh7 and now if white tries 46.c5? black plays
46...Nf6 47.Re5+ Kd8 48.Kd3 Rxa2
so that the black king is not cut from the d file anymore.
📘 34...Bd4?
Nisipeanu made use of the Ukrainian IM's blunder.
35.Bd3! An important intermediate move
(If 35.Bg6 Ne5! and the c4 rook is defended)
35...Ra4 36.Bg6! +- Ne5 (Be5 37.f4+-) 37.Re4 N×g6 38.h×g6 1-0
Nisipeanu made use of the Ukrainian IM's blunder.
35.Bd3! An important intermediate move
(If 35.Bg6 Ne5! and the c4 rook is defended)
35...Ra4 36.Bg6! +- Ne5 (Be5 37.f4+-) 37.Re4 N×g6 38.h×g6 1-0
📘 26...Ra8?
Black should have played 26...Rf8. By precise calculation white got a winning position:
27.Nc7! Ra3 28.Qb2 Rf8 29.Rcd1! (with the idea of R×d8) Ra4
(29...Ne6 30.N×e6 f×e6 31.Rd7 +-)
30.Rd7 Qb4 (Qg5 31.h4+-) 31.Q×b4 R×b4 32.R×d8 +-
Black should have played 26...Rf8. By precise calculation white got a winning position:
27.Nc7! Ra3 28.Qb2 Rf8 29.Rcd1! (with the idea of R×d8) Ra4
(29...Ne6 30.N×e6 f×e6 31.Rd7 +-)
30.Rd7 Qb4 (Qg5 31.h4+-) 31.Q×b4 R×b4 32.R×d8 +-
📘 7.Qe2!?
Similar idea has been played by Karpov in Keres attack decades ago. By developing queen from e2, white wants to free the d file for his rook after long castle. In addition, he keeps an eye on e5 possibility.
Similar idea has been played by Karpov in Keres attack decades ago. By developing queen from e2, white wants to free the d file for his rook after long castle. In addition, he keeps an eye on e5 possibility.
📘 By playing 32...Nd2-/+, black missed a winning chance!
32...Bf6! 33.Bxf6 (33.Qe1 Qxe1 34.Bxe1 Nxb2-+) 33...Nd2 0-1
32...Bf6! 33.Bxf6 (33.Qe1 Qxe1 34.Bxe1 Nxb2-+) 33...Nd2 0-1
📘 Meier allowed Svidler's king to penetrate to e6 by playing 46...Bd4? 47.Kf5!
Instead he should have played 46...Rd6! with some drawing chances for black.
Instead he should have played 46...Rd6! with some drawing chances for black.
📘 5...f5 6.exf5 Nh6 was introduced by British late Grandmaster, Anthony Miles, who used to employ rare lines. Morozevich, Timman, and Gulko are among top players who have followed Miles' footsteps in this line.
📘 25.Rd7??
A strange blunder by the British super GM. It seems that Adams has just considered 25...fe4?.
25...Qf4-+
White could close lines for black's rooks and queen by playing 25.e5!
A strange blunder by the British super GM. It seems that Adams has just considered 25...fe4?.
25...Qf4-+
White could close lines for black's rooks and queen by playing 25.e5!