32...f4! [32...Kh7?! 33.Ng3 Kg6 34.b4 Ne5 35.Kg2 Nd7 36.Ba7 f4 37.Ne4 Be5 38.Kf1 Kf5 39.Ke2 Ke6 40.b5 axb5 41.axb5 Kd5 42.Kd3 Bh8 43.Kc2 Nc5 44.Nxc5 dxc5 45.b6 Kc6 46.b7 Kxb7 47.Bxc5 Bg7 48.Kd3 Kc6 49.Kc4 Kd7 50.Kd5 h5 51.Bb4 Ba1 52.Bd2 Ke7 53.h4 gxh4 54.Bxf4 Bf6=; 32...d5 33.Ng3 f4 34.Nf5 Kf8 35.Kf1 (35.b4 Ke8 36.b5 axb5 37.axb5 Kd7 38.Kf1 Ke6 39.Nd4+ Bxd4 40.Bxd4 Nd6 41.b6 Kd7³) 35...Ke8 36.Ke2 h5 37.b4 Kd7=]

33.b4 Ne5 [33...Kh7! 34.Kf1 d5! (34...Kg6 35.a5 Ne5 36.Bd4 Kxh5 37.b5 axb5 38.a6 Nc6 39.Bxh8 Kh4 40.Bg7 (40.Kg2 b4 41.Bb2 b3 42.Bc3 h5 43.Bb2 d5 44.Bc3 d4 45.a7 (45.Bxd4 Nxd4 46.a7 b2 47.a8Q b1Q–+) 45...Nxa7 46.Bxd4 Nb5 47.Bh8 Na3 (47...g4?? 48.Bf6#) 48.Be5 Nc4 49.Bd4 b2 50.Bxb2 Nxb2–+) 40...h5 41.Bf8 b4 42.Bxd6 b3 43.Ba3 Kxh3 44.Kg1 h4 45.Bb2 g4 46.Bg7 gxf3 47.Kh1 Kg4 48.Bb2 Kf5–+) ]

34.b5 axb5 35.axb5 [35.a5 b4 36.a6 Nc6 37.a7 Nxa7 38.Bxa7 b3–+]

35...Nxf3+ [35...Kf7! 36.Bc7 Ke7 37.Kg2 Kd7 38.Ba5 Nc4 39.Bb4 Kc7 40.h4 Kb6 41.Kh3 Kxb5 42.Be1 d5 43.hxg5 hxg5 44.Kg4 Ne5+ 45.Kxg5 Nxf3+ 46.Kxf4 Nxe1–+]

36.Kg2 Nd4 37.h4 Kf7 38.hxg5 hxg5 39.Kh3 Kg6 40.Kg4 Nf5?? [40...Ne6! 41.Ba7 Bb2 42.Bb8 Be5 43.b6 Nc5 44.Bc7 Nb7 45.f3 Bd4 46.Nxf4+ gxf4 47.Kxf4 d5–+]

41.Bc7! Bd4? [41...Nh6+ 42.Kf3 Kxh5 43.b6 Bd4 44.b7 Ba7 45.Bxd6 Kg6³]

42.Nxf4+ gxf4 43.b6 Bxf2 [43...Bxf2 44.b7 Ba7 45.Kxf4 Kf6 46.b8Q Bxb8 47.Bxb8 d5 48.Ba7=] ½–½

⚪️#14 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Cadilhac,Igor Tokuichi Kikuc (2286)
🔸Ozgur,Tibet Kagan (2056)
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Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 14
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B: 15.Bf4 – 4
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Vincent, Mahathi, Sanjana, Matthew

C: 15.Nd4 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
@roshan_sethuraman, @RichardPeng, Michael, Zhenrui

A: 15.Bg5
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⚪️#14 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Murphy,Conor E (2357)
🔸Nogerbek,Kazybek (2261)
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Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 14
public poll

B: 54.d5 – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 86%
@YaminiG, ., @roshan_sethuraman, Mahathi, Rahul, Michael, @life1222, Zhenrui, Alan, Sanjana, @chessnoob, Matthew

A: 54.Rxh2 – 1
👍 7%
Vincent

C: 54.a3 – 1
👍 7%
@RichardPeng

👥 14 people voted so far.

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