📘 31.h3
Kramnik could have obtained a clear advantage by 31.Bg5!
(31.Bg5 Nh5 32.N×c6 +/- ; 31.N×c6?? Bg4 -+)
31...B×f2! 32.Q×f2 B×h3+ 33.Kg1 Q×f2+ 34.K×f2 R×e5 35.B×e5 Ng4+ 36.Kg1 N×e5 37.Be2 Kg7 38.R×a7 Kf6 =
Kramnik could have obtained a clear advantage by 31.Bg5!
(31.Bg5 Nh5 32.N×c6 +/- ; 31.N×c6?? Bg4 -+)
31...B×f2! 32.Q×f2 B×h3+ 33.Kg1 Q×f2+ 34.K×f2 R×e5 35.B×e5 Ng4+ 36.Kg1 N×e5 37.Be2 Kg7 38.R×a7 Kf6 =
📘 Caruana defends actively against the threat of R2a6.
41...Bf4!+ 42.Ke2 Rd8! 43.Rc2
(43.R2a6 Rb2+ 44.Kf1 R×d7! 45.R×d7 c3 -+)
43...R×b4 44.Bc6 c3 -+
41...Bf4!+ 42.Ke2 Rd8! 43.Rc2
(43.R2a6 Rb2+ 44.Kf1 R×d7! 45.R×d7 c3 -+)
43...R×b4 44.Bc6 c3 -+
📘 The black king is so exposed. Arutinian decides to protect it by covering the 7th rank, but...
36...Ra7??
( a good defence is 36...Qd8!)
37.Nc6! N×c6 38.Qg6+ Rg7 39.Bc4+ 1-0
36...Ra7??
( a good defence is 36...Qd8!)
37.Nc6! N×c6 38.Qg6+ Rg7 39.Bc4+ 1-0
28.Bg4!
A hidden winning continuation.
28...Re8
(28...B×g4 29.Q×h6 f6 30.Rb7 +-)
29.Re1 Nd6 30.B×e6 R×e6 31.R×e6 f×e6 32.Bc5 +-
A hidden winning continuation.
28...Re8
(28...B×g4 29.Q×h6 f6 30.Rb7 +-)
29.Re1 Nd6 30.B×e6 R×e6 31.R×e6 f×e6 32.Bc5 +-
📕 10.Nc2!
With the inserted a4/a5 moves this maneuver favors White. He swaps off the active Bb6 and limits Black's counterplay. 10...Bxe3 11.Nxe3 d6 12.f4! +/-.
With the inserted a4/a5 moves this maneuver favors White. He swaps off the active Bb6 and limits Black's counterplay. 10...Bxe3 11.Nxe3 d6 12.f4! +/-.
📕 16...Ne4!
Black pounces on his chance to change the character of the position and get active play. After exchanging the knight on e4, he also gets a kingside pawn majority. 17.Bxe4 dxe4 18.Rad1 f5=/+.
Black pounces on his chance to change the character of the position and get active play. After exchanging the knight on e4, he also gets a kingside pawn majority. 17.Bxe4 dxe4 18.Rad1 f5=/+.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 359
B: Nd8 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 64%
A: f6 – 3
👍👍👍 27%
C: R×a2 – 1
👍 9%
👥 11 people voted so far.
B: Nd8 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 64%
A: f6 – 3
👍👍👍 27%
C: R×a2 – 1
👍 9%
👥 11 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 360
C: Nd3 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
B: Qe4 – 2
👍👍 17%
A: Rfd1 – 1
👍 8%
👥 12 people voted so far.
C: Nd3 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
B: Qe4 – 2
👍👍 17%
A: Rfd1 – 1
👍 8%
👥 12 people voted so far.
Lazaro Bruzon is the 2017 Cuban champ. Cuba is the leading Latin America country in chess and ranked #24 in the world. It has 24 GMs and 51 IMs. On a per-capita basis, Cuba has more than 6 times as many GMs as the USA, 9 times as many IMs, and 13 times as many titled players.
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