31...B×h4!
A brave sacrifice that White must play accurately to neutralize it.
32.g×h4?
32.Nc5 Be7 33.Ba4=
32...Q×h4 33.Rd1?
33.Rc3 -/+
33...Qg4+ 34.Kh2 R×b5! 35.Q×b5 Q×a1 36.Q×b8 Q×d4 37.Kg1 h4 -+
A brave sacrifice that White must play accurately to neutralize it.
32.g×h4?
32.Nc5 Be7 33.Ba4=
32...Q×h4 33.Rd1?
33.Rc3 -/+
33...Qg4+ 34.Kh2 R×b5! 35.Q×b5 Q×a1 36.Q×b8 Q×d4 37.Kg1 h4 -+
57. Nf3??
Young Jeffery Xiong has made a blunder. He could have obtained a draw with the following continuation:
57. Kf1
A) 57...a5 58. Ke1 Ke3 59. Nf5+ Kf4 60. Nxg3 Kxg3 61. Kd2 =
B) 57... Kf4 58. Ke1 Kg4 59. Ng2 Kf3 60. Nh4+ Kg4 61.Ng2 =
C) 57... Kd4 58. Nf5+ Kc3 59. Nxg3 Kxb3 60. Nf5 Kc2 61. Nd4+ Kc1 62.Nb3+ Kc2 63. Nd4+=
57...a5 58. Nd2+ Ke3 59. Nf1+ Ke2 0-1
Young Jeffery Xiong has made a blunder. He could have obtained a draw with the following continuation:
57. Kf1
A) 57...a5 58. Ke1 Ke3 59. Nf5+ Kf4 60. Nxg3 Kxg3 61. Kd2 =
B) 57... Kf4 58. Ke1 Kg4 59. Ng2 Kf3 60. Nh4+ Kg4 61.Ng2 =
C) 57... Kd4 58. Nf5+ Kc3 59. Nxg3 Kxb3 60. Nf5 Kc2 61. Nd4+ Kc1 62.Nb3+ Kc2 63. Nd4+=
57...a5 58. Nd2+ Ke3 59. Nf1+ Ke2 0-1
27.Ne2!
Carlsen retreats the knight from its wonderful outpost. Sitting on d4 might feel great for the horse, but White needs to coordinate his pieces in a plan of action. The way to do this is to redeploy the knight to f4, where it not only attacks d5, but also clears the way for Rd1 and harasses the black rook that's defending the pawn.
27...Bc6 28.Nf4 Rg5 29.b5! Breaking the rhythm.
29...Bxb5 30.Nxd5+ Kf8 31.Nc7+/-.
Carlsen retreats the knight from its wonderful outpost. Sitting on d4 might feel great for the horse, but White needs to coordinate his pieces in a plan of action. The way to do this is to redeploy the knight to f4, where it not only attacks d5, but also clears the way for Rd1 and harasses the black rook that's defending the pawn.
27...Bc6 28.Nf4 Rg5 29.b5! Breaking the rhythm.
29...Bxb5 30.Nxd5+ Kf8 31.Nc7+/-.
17...Kd7!
The king goes to d7 so that ...Ne6, putting the knight on an excellent blockade square in the center, becomes possible without dropping the c6-pawn.
18.Bb4 b5 19.Qa3 Bxb4 20.Qxb4 a5 21.Qb3 Ne6.
The king goes to d7 so that ...Ne6, putting the knight on an excellent blockade square in the center, becomes possible without dropping the c6-pawn.
18.Bb4 b5 19.Qa3 Bxb4 20.Qxb4 a5 21.Qb3 Ne6.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 451
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C: Be8 – 15
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B: Qb6 – 2
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A: Rd8
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C: Be8 – 15
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B: Qb6 – 2
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@Sophia_Peng, Pranav
A: Rd8
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Unity Chess Multiple Choice 452
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C: Bc6 – 16
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A: Bd2 – 1
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Atharva
B: Bg1 – 1
▫️ 6%
Jaikrishnan
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C: Bc6 – 16
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A: Bd2 – 1
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Atharva
B: Bg1 – 1
▫️ 6%
Jaikrishnan
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