🔸Asian Nation Cup Open 2018
🔸Round 2
⚪️Maghsoodloo,Parham (2636)
⚫️Jumabayev,Rinat (2594)
🔸½-½

24. e5!?
Trying to open the light-squared bishop, gaining more space and fixing the weak pawn on f7.
24...Rb6 25. Rf2 Bg7 26. Qf1 Reb8 27. Re1 Rb2 28. h4 h6 29. h5 g5 30. Nxg5 Rxd2 31. Nxe6 Rxf2 32. Qxf2 Qxe6 33. Bd5 Qd7
(33... Qe8{and Black has nothing to worry.} 34. e6 f6)
34. e6 Qd6 35. exf7+ +-

🔸Asian Nation Cup Open 2018
🔸Round 2
⚪️Maghsoodloo,Parham (2636)
⚫️Jumabayev,Rinat (2594)
🔸½-½

36. Re8+?!
This move makes Black's defensive task easier.
Instead White could have finished the game immediately by 36. Re6! Qd7 37. Rxc6+-
36... Rxe8 37. fxe8=Q+ Kxe8 38. Qf7+ Kd8 39. Qxg7 a5 40. Bxc6?!
(40. Be4!+- )
40... Qxc6 41.Qxd4+ +/-
A difficult ending to win.

🔸Asian Nation Cup Open 2018
🔸Round 2
⚪️Tabatabaei,M amin (2590)
⚫️Kazhgaleyev,Murtas (2575)
🔸0-1

24... Rxc2!?
An interesting continuation that was played by Bologan against Dominguez in 2005.
"Clear exchange sacrifice. It was not so clear for me from the concrete point of view but I was sure that positionally it should be enough at list for compensation. Now after both takes black gains back a pawn and keeps some other threats forcing white for new give ups" (Bologan).
25. Qxc2
25. Rxc2 Rxe4 26. Nxe4 Bxe4
25... Nxd5 26. Bd2 Qa8 27. Nf5 Bxf5 28. gxf5 b4 29. Ng1
29. Rd1=
29... Nc3-/+

🔸Asian Nation Cup Open 2018
🔸Round 2
⚪️Lorparizangeneh,Shahin (2493)
⚫️Sethuraman,S P (2657)
🔸0-1

21... b4!
Thanks to his pawn majority on the queenside, Black has a big advantage. In this pawn endgame, he practically has an extra pawn.
22. bxc4 dxc4 23. Qxc4 Bb7 24. Qe2 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Qd5 26. Nbd2 Ne4 {Black is clearly winning.} 27. Nxe4 Qxe4 28. Kg2 Bd5 29. Ba1 0-1

⚪️#597 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Emms,J
🔸Shipov,S
🔸Hastings, 1999

The following controlled encounter is a joy to watch:
15.Bc1! Rfd8 16.g4! Qc5!
16...e5!? 17.Nf5 Bxf5 18.gxf5 exf4 with a complicated game.
Black fails to address the problems of the position. White's attack is very dangerous so the strong measures were called for.
17.g5 Ne8 18.f5 e5 19.Nd5!+-

⚫️#598 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Kasparov,G
🔸Short,N
🔸London (rapid), 1987

In a memorable encounter, Nigel Short correctly assessed that his opponent's position was kind of paralyzed. There is no defence to the innovative march of the black king into white territory whilst the black rook holds the fort at the back. Rather than suffer the indignation of the enemy monarch just coming down and picking off his g-pawn, the World Champion attempted a distraction, but he lost quickly anyhow:
45...Kg6!
Instead, there is no mate for Black after 45...Ne3+ 46.Bxe3 Qxe3 as the white rook defends adequately along the second rank. Also 45...Bg4 is foiled by 46.Kg2.
46.Bc1 Kh5 47.Ra8 Qc5 48.Rc8 Qa3 49.g4+ Bxg4 50.Rxc4 Qxa1
and White resigned.

⚫️#599 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Shirov,A
🔸Karpov,A
🔸Dos Hermanas, 1995

Unity Chess Multiple Choice 599
public poll

B: B×h3 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 73%
Gavin, Nikhil, Jayden, @SteveWongso, @MerissaWongso, @AryanLeekha, Rachel, Sanjana

A: b5 – 3
👍👍👍 27%
@Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Zhenrui

C: Q×h4
▫️ 0%

👥 11 people voted so far.

⚫️#600 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸McDonald,N
🔸Gormally,D
🔸Oakham, 2000

Unity Chess Multiple Choice 600
public poll

C: Nb8 – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 80%
@AntonioJGavira, Gavin, Nikhil, Jayden, @SteveWongso, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, Rachel, George, Zhenrui, Sanjana, Raymond

B: Kh8 – 2
👍 13%
España 🇪🇸, @MerissaWongso

A: a5 – 1
👍 7%
@Sophia_Peng

👥 15 people voted so far.

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