📘 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.
Caruana Beats Aronian, Leads Before Candidates' Tournament Final Round.
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Candidates, Rd 13: Caruana beat Aronian (nice rook sacrifice) and Mamedyarov beat Grischuk. Caruana leads with 8/13, followed by Mamedyarov and Karjakin with 7.5. Final round 14 pairings for March 27: Grischuk-Caruana, Kramnik-Mamedyarov, Karjakin-Ding Liren, and Aronian-So.