34.B×d7?
The critical moment. White could have easily reached a winning position with the following continuation:
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34.Qe5! Nf6
(34...Rd8 35.Re1 +-)
35.R×f6 Qc1+ 36.Rf1 Q×f1+ 37.K×f1 +-
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34...Qg6+ 35.Kh2 Qd6+ 36.Qg3 Q×d7 37.Qe5 Nf6 0-1
The critical moment. White could have easily reached a winning position with the following continuation:
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34.Qe5! Nf6
(34...Rd8 35.Re1 +-)
35.R×f6 Qc1+ 36.Rf1 Q×f1+ 37.K×f1 +-
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34...Qg6+ 35.Kh2 Qd6+ 36.Qg3 Q×d7 37.Qe5 Nf6 0-1
📘 White is a pawn up but winning is still not easy and needs to the high-level technique which Ivanchuk perfectly improves his position.
39.Ke3!
The King Is a Powerful Piece! He aims to release the rook with defending The knight on c3.
39...Kf8 40.f4! Nd7 41.Kd4 Ke8 42.Rb1 Kd8 43.Nc6 Kc7 44.Ne7 +/-
39.Ke3!
The King Is a Powerful Piece! He aims to release the rook with defending The knight on c3.
39...Kf8 40.f4! Nd7 41.Kd4 Ke8 42.Rb1 Kd8 43.Nc6 Kc7 44.Ne7 +/-
25.Nf6?? -+
The knight sacrifice on a wrong square!
A)25.Nh6+! g×h6 26.Q×h6 f6 27.Bc4+ +-
B)25.Nh6+ Kh8 26.B×g7+ K×g7 27.Qg5+ Kh8 28.Qf6#
25.g×f6 26.B×f6 Be4??
(26...Bf4! 27.g3 Be4! 28.g×f4 Qf5 -+)
27.Qh6?
(27.Qg5+ Mate in four moves
27...Bg6 28.Qh6 Ne6 29.R×e6)
27...Ne6?
(Qg4 -+)
28.R×e4 +-
The knight sacrifice on a wrong square!
A)25.Nh6+! g×h6 26.Q×h6 f6 27.Bc4+ +-
B)25.Nh6+ Kh8 26.B×g7+ K×g7 27.Qg5+ Kh8 28.Qf6#
25.g×f6 26.B×f6 Be4??
(26...Bf4! 27.g3 Be4! 28.g×f4 Qf5 -+)
27.Qh6?
(27.Qg5+ Mate in four moves
27...Bg6 28.Qh6 Ne6 29.R×e6)
27...Ne6?
(Qg4 -+)
28.R×e4 +-
📘 26.Rd1?
16 years old Romanian grandmaster makes a strange blunder in a better position.
(26.b×c7 Q×c7 27.R×c7 N×b3 28 .Ra7 +/-)
26...B×e2+ 27.Ke1 B×d1 28.Q×d1 c×b6 0-1
16 years old Romanian grandmaster makes a strange blunder in a better position.
(26.b×c7 Q×c7 27.R×c7 N×b3 28 .Ra7 +/-)
26...B×e2+ 27.Ke1 B×d1 28.Q×d1 c×b6 0-1
📘 28...Bg5!
Ivanchuk aims to play h5 and open h-file. Then he initiates a strong Kingside attack.
29.Bc3 h5 -/+
Ivanchuk aims to play h5 and open h-file. Then he initiates a strong Kingside attack.
29.Bc3 h5 -/+
📘 16.Bf1!
With the idea of preparing the pawn storm on the queen-side.
16...Bf6 17.h3 Nh6 18.c4 Nf7 19.b4
With the idea of preparing the pawn storm on the queen-side.
16...Bf6 17.h3 Nh6 18.c4 Nf7 19.b4
📘 12.Kd1!
Fischer cannot tolerate the dominating knight on d3 so he prepares for Ne1.
12.c4?! Bxc4 Black doesn't get enough compensation for the missing pawn.
12.b3
Creating another weakness on the queenside. Black has the upper hand after 12...a5 with the idea of a4.
Fischer cannot tolerate the dominating knight on d3 so he prepares for Ne1.
12.c4?! Bxc4 Black doesn't get enough compensation for the missing pawn.
12.b3
Creating another weakness on the queenside. Black has the upper hand after 12...a5 with the idea of a4.
27...Rf8!
Black talks peace, while secretly preparing for war. Fischer not only adds protection to the weak f5-pawn but also plans to someday shatter White's f4 blockade and unleash his kingside pawns with ...f4 himself.
27...Qxf4? 28.Qxf4 the f5-pawn is lost.
27...a6 is only wasting your time.
Black talks peace, while secretly preparing for war. Fischer not only adds protection to the weak f5-pawn but also plans to someday shatter White's f4 blockade and unleash his kingside pawns with ...f4 himself.
27...Qxf4? 28.Qxf4 the f5-pawn is lost.
27...a6 is only wasting your time.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 141
C: b4 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 82%
A: N×c6 – 2
👍👍 18%
B: h3
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.
C: b4 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 82%
A: N×c6 – 2
👍👍 18%
B: h3
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.