📘 22.Ne3!
Kramnik clears the way for his rook to penetrate on the seventh rank. This move also shuts out Black's e8-rook.
22.Rc2? Nb6! 23.Nxb6 Rxb6 24.Rd1 Kg7 25.Bb3 with an equal game.
22.a3? This move only helps black to fix white b2-pawn and push his b-pawn further: 22...b3!.
Kramnik clears the way for his rook to penetrate on the seventh rank. This move also shuts out Black's e8-rook.
22.Rc2? Nb6! 23.Nxb6 Rxb6 24.Rd1 Kg7 25.Bb3 with an equal game.
22.a3? This move only helps black to fix white b2-pawn and push his b-pawn further: 22...b3!.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 131
A: Bg5 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 79%
C: Re2 – 2
👍 14%
B: Bd1 – 1
👍 7%
👥 14 people voted so far.
A: Bg5 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 79%
C: Re2 – 2
👍 14%
B: Bd1 – 1
👍 7%
👥 14 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 132
C: g5 – 13
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 59%
B: Rac8 – 7
👍👍👍👍 32%
A: Ra7 – 2
👍 9%
👥 22 people voted so far.
C: g5 – 13
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 59%
B: Rac8 – 7
👍👍👍👍 32%
A: Ra7 – 2
👍 9%
👥 22 people voted so far.
📘7.Qe2
Anand has employed this idea in 2015. White keeps the opportunity to castle on both sides for himself.
(7.Qe2 Re8 8.Nc4 Nd7 9.Bd2 Bd6 10.g4 Nf8 11.Ne3 Ne6 12.Nf5 a5 13.h4 ½-½
Anand-Giri Grand Slam Final 2015)
Anand has employed this idea in 2015. White keeps the opportunity to castle on both sides for himself.
(7.Qe2 Re8 8.Nc4 Nd7 9.Bd2 Bd6 10.g4 Nf8 11.Ne3 Ne6 12.Nf5 a5 13.h4 ½-½
Anand-Giri Grand Slam Final 2015)
📘 33...Kf8!
White is a piece up with a winning position, so, he secures his king before the next operations.
White is a piece up with a winning position, so, he secures his king before the next operations.
📘 A typical idea in Chebanenko variation. Black defends the b7 pawn with the rook instead of the queen to keep his queen active. of course, the rook is temporarily out of the game.
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🔸FIDE Grand Prix Palma 2017
🔸Round 6
⚪️Gelfand,Boris (2719)
⚫️Inarkiev,Ernesto (2683)
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🔸Round 6
⚪️Gelfand,Boris (2719)
⚫️Inarkiev,Ernesto (2683)
🔸0-1
35.Nc5? (35.Bc4=)
White's carelessness.
35...Ng5! (with the idea of Nf3 and Rh2#).
36.Bg2 Bh3 37.B×h3 Nf3+ 0-1
if 38.Kf1 Rf2# or 38.Kh1 Rh2#
White's carelessness.
35...Ng5! (with the idea of Nf3 and Rh2#).
36.Bg2 Bh3 37.B×h3 Nf3+ 0-1
if 38.Kf1 Rf2# or 38.Kh1 Rh2#
18...Re8? (18...Bf5=)
Hammer has overlooked white's next simple combination.
19.B×h7+! N×h7 20.Q×g4 +/-
Hammer has overlooked white's next simple combination.
19.B×h7+! N×h7 20.Q×g4 +/-
22...R×f2?
He has neglected the opponent counterblow.
23.K×f2 Qe3+ 24.Kf1 Ne4 25.Q×g7! 1-0
He has neglected the opponent counterblow.
23.K×f2 Qe3+ 24.Kf1 Ne4 25.Q×g7! 1-0