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16.Re1!? [16.Nd3! A standard maneuver to prevent Black from playing ...c5. 16...Rac8 17.Qa4 Bg7 18.Rac1 Qf6 19.Ne5 c5 20.Nd7 Qxd4 21.b4! (21.Qxd4 Bxd4 22.Nxf8 Kxf8„) 21...Qxb4 22.Qxb4 cxb4 23.Nxf8 Rxf8 24.Rfd1±; 16.Qa4 c5 17.Nd7 Rf4 18.dxc5 Rxa4 19.cxd6 exd6 20.Nf6+ Kf7 21.Nxd5 Bg7„]
16...Rac8 17.Qg4?!= [17.Qa4! c5 18.Qxa7 cxd4 19.Ng4 Bg5 20.Qxd4 Rc2 21.Re5 Bf6 22.Nxf6+ Rxf6 23.Rxd5 Qf4 24.Qxf4 Rxf4 25.f3 Rxb2 26.Re1 Rxa2 27.Rxe7 Rf7 28.Rd8+ Kg7 29.Rxf7+ Kxf7 30.Rd7+ Kg8+/=]
1–0
16...Rac8 17.Qg4?!= [17.Qa4! c5 18.Qxa7 cxd4 19.Ng4 Bg5 20.Qxd4 Rc2 21.Re5 Bf6 22.Nxf6+ Rxf6 23.Rxd5 Qf4 24.Qxf4 Rxf4 25.f3 Rxb2 26.Re1 Rxa2 27.Rxe7 Rf7 28.Rd8+ Kg7 29.Rxf7+ Kxf7 30.Rd7+ Kg8+/=]
1–0
45...h5! [45...Bf6 46.Rb8 Be5 47.Rc8 h5 48.f4 Bf6 49.Rc2 Ra1 50.Rf2 Bd3 51.Kxh3=; 45...Ra1 46.Ra8 h5 47.a6 h4 48.a7 hxg3+ 49.fxg3 Ra2+ 50.Kg1 Ra1 51.Kh2 Ra2+=]
46.Be4 Ra1 [46...Rb4]
47.Bd4 [47.f4 Ra4 48.Rd1 Ra2+ 49.Kg1 Be2 50.Rc1 f5 51.Bb1 Rd2 52.fxe5 Bf3 53.Bf2 Bd5 54.a6 h2+ 55.Kxh2 Rxf2+ 56.Kh3 Kg6 57.a7 Rb2=/+]
47...Bxd4 48.Rxd4 Rxa5 49.Rd2 Ra1 50.Bf3 Kg6 51.Rc2 Bd3 52.Rd2 Bf1 53.Rc2 f5 54.Rd2 e5 55.Bc6 e4 56.Rd6+ Kg7 57.g4 hxg4 58.Bd7 Ra2
0–1
46.Be4 Ra1 [46...Rb4]
47.Bd4 [47.f4 Ra4 48.Rd1 Ra2+ 49.Kg1 Be2 50.Rc1 f5 51.Bb1 Rd2 52.fxe5 Bf3 53.Bf2 Bd5 54.a6 h2+ 55.Kxh2 Rxf2+ 56.Kh3 Kg6 57.a7 Rb2=/+]
47...Bxd4 48.Rxd4 Rxa5 49.Rd2 Ra1 50.Bf3 Kg6 51.Rc2 Bd3 52.Rd2 Bf1 53.Rc2 f5 54.Rd2 e5 55.Bc6 e4 56.Rd6+ Kg7 57.g4 hxg4 58.Bd7 Ra2
0–1
32.Bxb3! [The exchange of bishops is aimed at exploiting Black's back-rank weakness.]
[32.g3? Be6 33.Qe2 Nf8 34.Kg2 Qc5=]
32...Rxb3 33.Rd8+! [△Qf5]
33...Kh7™ [33...Nf8? 34.Nf5! △Qg3 34...g6 35.Qg3 Qc7 36.Nxh6+ Kg7 37.Nf5+ Kg8 38.Qg5+–]
34.Qf5‚ [△Rd7]
34...Rxc3 35.Rd7 Qa2 36.Nd5!+– [36.Nd5 Qa8 37.Nf6+! gxf6 38.Rxf7+ Kg8 39.Qxg6++–]
[32.g3? Be6 33.Qe2 Nf8 34.Kg2 Qc5=]
32...Rxb3 33.Rd8+! [△Qf5]
33...Kh7™ [33...Nf8? 34.Nf5! △Qg3 34...g6 35.Qg3 Qc7 36.Nxh6+ Kg7 37.Nf5+ Kg8 38.Qg5+–]
34.Qf5‚ [△Rd7]
34...Rxc3 35.Rd7 Qa2 36.Nd5!+– [36.Nd5 Qa8 37.Nf6+! gxf6 38.Rxf7+ Kg8 39.Qxg6++–]
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 283
public poll
A) Bg5 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
Hansika, @Praneeth1729, Voltu
C) Nca5 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 33%
@BehroudR, @HosseinDamadi78
B) Be3 – 1
👍👍 17%
Hadi
👥 6 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Bg5 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
Hansika, @Praneeth1729, Voltu
C) Nca5 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 33%
@BehroudR, @HosseinDamadi78
B) Be3 – 1
👍👍 17%
Hadi
👥 6 people voted so far.