📘 34...Ree7??
Awonder Liang made a blunder. He is an American chess prodigy and Grandmaster. He is the second-youngest American to qualify for the Grandmaster title (after Samuel Sevian) and eleventh-youngest in history.
34...Rd8 or Qe5
35.R×c4! 1-0
Awonder Liang made a blunder. He is an American chess prodigy and Grandmaster. He is the second-youngest American to qualify for the Grandmaster title (after Samuel Sevian) and eleventh-youngest in history.
34...Rd8 or Qe5
35.R×c4! 1-0
📘 17...Q×g2?
Better is 17...Qg7.
Black is too greedy! He has lost the right to castle and is also behind in development. So, opening another file is fatal for him.
18.Ke2 Qg4 19.Rh4 Qg7 20.Rg1 Ng6 21.Rf4! Nce7?? 22.Bb4 a5 23.R×g6! 1-0
Better is 17...Qg7.
Black is too greedy! He has lost the right to castle and is also behind in development. So, opening another file is fatal for him.
18.Ke2 Qg4 19.Rh4 Qg7 20.Rg1 Ng6 21.Rf4! Nce7?? 22.Bb4 a5 23.R×g6! 1-0
📕The Black's dark-squared bishop is tied down to defending the d6 pawn.
11...g5!
Now Black is able to develop the bishop to an active post.
12.Bc1 Bg7 13.h3 Ne5=.
11...g5!
Now Black is able to develop the bishop to an active post.
12.Bc1 Bg7 13.h3 Ne5=.
📕15.Qd2!
Now White has a clear advantage as the knight has nowhere sensible to go from f4 (d4 is suddenly far away).
15...Nb4 (15...b6 16.Nd5!) 16.Bxc5 Rfd8 17.Qe3+/-.
Now White has a clear advantage as the knight has nowhere sensible to go from f4 (d4 is suddenly far away).
15...Nb4 (15...b6 16.Nd5!) 16.Bxc5 Rfd8 17.Qe3+/-.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 411
C: Rfe8 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 56%
A: Q×d4 – 2
👍👍👍 22%
B: d×e4 – 2
👍👍👍 22%
👥 9 people voted so far.
C: Rfe8 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 56%
A: Q×d4 – 2
👍👍👍 22%
B: d×e4 – 2
👍👍👍 22%
👥 9 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 412
anonymous poll
B: Nb1 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 53%
C: Ba7 – 5
👍👍👍👍 33%
A: Rhe1 – 2
👍👍 13%
👥 15 people voted so far.
anonymous poll
B: Nb1 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 53%
C: Ba7 – 5
👍👍👍👍 33%
A: Rhe1 – 2
👍👍 13%
👥 15 people voted so far.
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