📘 7.g4
After Botvinnik played the line three times against Petrosian, it has been considered by other grandmasters. White elects to gain space on the kingside while also pushing around the bishop on f5, which has to lose time.
7...Be6 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.f3 g5 10.Be5 f6 11.Bg3 Q×b3 12.a×b3.
After Botvinnik played the line three times against Petrosian, it has been considered by other grandmasters. White elects to gain space on the kingside while also pushing around the bishop on f5, which has to lose time.
7...Be6 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.f3 g5 10.Be5 f6 11.Bg3 Q×b3 12.a×b3.
📘 32.Ne6
White's only winning chance is in the opposite color bishops ending.
(32...N×f7 K×f7 33.Ke3 +/- The active bishop on e5 and the white's passed f-pawn make Black's defensive task more difficult. )
32...N×e5 33.d×e5 Re8 34.Nf4 Bc2 35.Rg1+ Kf7 36.e6+ Kf6 37.Nh5+ Ke5 38.f4+ Kd6 =
White's only winning chance is in the opposite color bishops ending.
(32...N×f7 K×f7 33.Ke3 +/- The active bishop on e5 and the white's passed f-pawn make Black's defensive task more difficult. )
32...N×e5 33.d×e5 Re8 34.Nf4 Bc2 35.Rg1+ Kf7 36.e6+ Kf6 37.Nh5+ Ke5 38.f4+ Kd6 =
📘 27-year old Israeli Tamir Nabaty plays accurately and forces his opponent to resign.
19.B×d6! N×d6 20.B×h7+! Kh8
(20...K×h7 21.Qh5+ Kg8 22.Ne7#)
21.Qh5 g6 22.B×g6 Kg7 23.Qh7+ Kf6 24.Be4 +-
19.B×d6! N×d6 20.B×h7+! Kh8
(20...K×h7 21.Qh5+ Kg8 22.Ne7#)
21.Qh5 g6 22.B×g6 Kg7 23.Qh7+ Kf6 24.Be4 +-
📘 23.Bc1!
A winning bishop's retreat with the idea of Qe3.
23...Rf3 24.Qd2 Kh8 25.b3 Rbf8 26.Qh6+ Qh7 27.Rd7! 1-0
Now if 27...Q×d7, then 28.Bb2+ Rf6 29.Qf8+ Bg8 30.Q×g8#
A beautiful win by 28-year old Croatian GM Ivan Saric.
A winning bishop's retreat with the idea of Qe3.
23...Rf3 24.Qd2 Kh8 25.b3 Rbf8 26.Qh6+ Qh7 27.Rd7! 1-0
Now if 27...Q×d7, then 28.Bb2+ Rf6 29.Qf8+ Bg8 30.Q×g8#
A beautiful win by 28-year old Croatian GM Ivan Saric.
📕 26.Qe2!
The correct decision. White is better also after 26.Qxf5 Rxf5, but t keeping the Q is even stronger. Black's K is potentially more vulnerable, than White's.
The correct decision. White is better also after 26.Qxf5 Rxf5, but t keeping the Q is even stronger. Black's K is potentially more vulnerable, than White's.
📕 14.e4!
Kramnik shifts gear and starts concrete play in the center. The movie also releases the white's dark-squared bishop. 14...b4 15.Bf4 Qb6 16.Na4 Qa5 17.e5 Nd7 18.Be3+/=.
Kramnik shifts gear and starts concrete play in the center. The movie also releases the white's dark-squared bishop. 14...b4 15.Bf4 Qb6 16.Na4 Qa5 17.e5 Nd7 18.Be3+/=.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 353
anonymous poll
B: Rcg1 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 73%
C: f3 – 3
👍👍 20%
A: Kf1 – 1
👍 7%
👥 15 people voted so far.
anonymous poll
B: Rcg1 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 73%
C: f3 – 3
👍👍 20%
A: Kf1 – 1
👍 7%
👥 15 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 354
anonymous poll
B: f4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 55%
C: Na1 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 36%
A: Qe1 – 1
👍 9%
👥 11 people voted so far.
anonymous poll
B: f4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 55%
C: Na1 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 36%
A: Qe1 – 1
👍 9%
👥 11 people voted so far.
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