7...Ne4!?
An interesting pawn sacrifice that was played by Etienne Bacrot in May 2018.
8.e3
If White accepted the pawn sacrifice, A possible continuation would be:
8.Nxe4 dxe4 9.Qxe4 Qb6
A)10.Bd6 Be6 11. Bxe7 Qxb2
B)10.O-O-O Be6
C)10.Qc2 Qxd4
D)10.b3 Na6 11.Nf3 Be6
8...Qa5 9.a3 Bf5 10.Bd3 Na6 11.Ra2 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bxd3 13.Qxd3
O-O =
An interesting pawn sacrifice that was played by Etienne Bacrot in May 2018.
8.e3
If White accepted the pawn sacrifice, A possible continuation would be:
8.Nxe4 dxe4 9.Qxe4 Qb6
A)10.Bd6 Be6 11. Bxe7 Qxb2
B)10.O-O-O Be6
C)10.Qc2 Qxd4
D)10.b3 Na6 11.Nf3 Be6
8...Qa5 9.a3 Bf5 10.Bd3 Na6 11.Ra2 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bxd3 13.Qxd3
O-O =
22.Nf3!
This move is in the spirit of the position. The knight is heading for the central e5-square and after transferring the queen to the kingside, the attack along the h-file will be decisive. Coordination and harmony of White's pieces create a symphony.
22.Qe2 Nf5 23.Nf3 Nh6 24.Ne5 Nd7 25.f4 Nxe5 26.fxe5 Qd8+/=
22.Ree3 This move is not dangerous for Black and achieves nothing. 22...b5 23.Nf3 Qb6 24.Re1 bxa4 Black has a comfortable position.
22...b5 23.Ne5 Kf8
23...Qb6 24.axb5 axb5 25.Qd2 b4 26.Qf4 bxc3 27.Qh4 Nh5 28.Qxe7 Rc7 29.Qg5 cxb2 30.g4 Qb4 31.Kf1+-
23...Rab8?? 24.Rh8+ Kxh8 25.Nxf7+ Kg8 26.Nxd6+-
24.Qf3 Neg8 25.g4 g5 26.Rh8 Ke7 27.Rh7! Nh6
27...Kf8 28.h4+-
27...Nxh7 28.Qxf7+ Kd8 29.Qxg8+ Kc7 30.Qxg7+ Kb8 31.Nd7+ Ka7 32.Rxe6 Kc7 33.axb5 axb5 34.Bxb5+-
28.Rxg7 Rg8 29.Ng6+ Ke8 30.Qxf6 Rxg7 31.Qxg7+-
This move is in the spirit of the position. The knight is heading for the central e5-square and after transferring the queen to the kingside, the attack along the h-file will be decisive. Coordination and harmony of White's pieces create a symphony.
22.Qe2 Nf5 23.Nf3 Nh6 24.Ne5 Nd7 25.f4 Nxe5 26.fxe5 Qd8+/=
22.Ree3 This move is not dangerous for Black and achieves nothing. 22...b5 23.Nf3 Qb6 24.Re1 bxa4 Black has a comfortable position.
22...b5 23.Ne5 Kf8
23...Qb6 24.axb5 axb5 25.Qd2 b4 26.Qf4 bxc3 27.Qh4 Nh5 28.Qxe7 Rc7 29.Qg5 cxb2 30.g4 Qb4 31.Kf1+-
23...Rab8?? 24.Rh8+ Kxh8 25.Nxf7+ Kg8 26.Nxd6+-
24.Qf3 Neg8 25.g4 g5 26.Rh8 Ke7 27.Rh7! Nh6
27...Kf8 28.h4+-
27...Nxh7 28.Qxf7+ Kd8 29.Qxg8+ Kc7 30.Qxg7+ Kb8 31.Nd7+ Ka7 32.Rxe6 Kc7 33.axb5 axb5 34.Bxb5+-
28.Rxg7 Rg8 29.Ng6+ Ke8 30.Qxf6 Rxg7 31.Qxg7+-
49.Na1?
[49.Kd3! a5 50.Nd2 a4 51.Nb1 Kc5 52.Na3 Bg3 53.Nc2 Bh4Β³; 49.Nc1?? Be3+ 50.Kd1 Bxc1 51.Kxc1 Kc4 52.Kd2 a5 53.Kc2 e4β+]
49...e4! 50.Nc2 Bc5 51.Na1 a5 52.Nb3 a4 53.Na1 Be3+ 54.Ke2 Kc4 55.fxe4 fxe4 56.Nc2 Bc5 57.Kd2 f3 0β1
[49.Kd3! a5 50.Nd2 a4 51.Nb1 Kc5 52.Na3 Bg3 53.Nc2 Bh4Β³; 49.Nc1?? Be3+ 50.Kd1 Bxc1 51.Kxc1 Kc4 52.Kd2 a5 53.Kc2 e4β+]
49...e4! 50.Nc2 Bc5 51.Na1 a5 52.Nb3 a4 53.Na1 Be3+ 54.Ke2 Kc4 55.fxe4 fxe4 56.Nc2 Bc5 57.Kd2 f3 0β1
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 3
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A: BΓe6 β 8
πππππππ 57%
@Hesamhoursan, Nikhil, @SteveWongso, @MerissaWongso, @Sophia_Peng, Yiyi, Diego, Sanjana
C: RΓf6 β 6
πππππ 43%
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A: BΓe6 β 8
πππππππ 57%
@Hesamhoursan, Nikhil, @SteveWongso, @MerissaWongso, @Sophia_Peng, Yiyi, Diego, Sanjana
C: RΓf6 β 6
πππππ 43%
@mrk00sha, @teIgeraam, @soheil_hooshdaran, Gavin, @hoseini139562, Zhenrui
B: Nhf5
β«οΈ 0%
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Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 3
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B: g5 β 10
πππππππ 77%
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C: Rc8 β 2
π 15%
Gavin, @SteveWongso
A: Nd8 β 1
π 8%
@Sophia_Peng
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B: g5 β 10
πππππππ 77%
@wild_think, shahab, π, Nikhil, @MerissaWongso, @RichardPeng, Yiyi, Diego, Zhenrui, Sanjana
C: Rc8 β 2
π 15%
Gavin, @SteveWongso
A: Nd8 β 1
π 8%
@Sophia_Peng
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