⚪️#15 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Zhao,Chenxi (2275)
🔸Akin,Kadir (1974)
🔸57th World Juniors 2018

31. Qa7
The text move is harmless. But, which move would increase White's advantage?
31. h4!
Securing the position of the Nf4 and limiting Black's kingside pawn activity.
31... Bd5 (31... g5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Nh3 g4 34. Nf4+/-) 32. h5 Kh7 33. b4 Re7 34. a4 Bc4 35. Qa5 Bd5 36. Qd8 Re8 37. Qd6 Rf8 38. b5+/-
31. Qb4 Bd5 32. Nxd5 Rxd5 33. Rxd5 cxd5 34. Qd6 Kh7+/-
31. Qa5 Bd5 32.Nxd5 Rxd5 33. Rxd5 cxd5 34. Qd8+ Kh7 35. Qb8 a5 36. b3 Qd7 37. Qf8 b6 38. Qb8 Qc6 39. Kh2 b5 40. Qe5 Qd7 41. Kg1 a4 42. b4+/= 31... Kh7 32. h4 g5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Nh3 Kg6 35. Re5 Be2 36. Qb8 Bg4 37. Qh8 Re7??
(37... Bxh3 38. gxh3+/= (38. Qxh3 Rd5=)
38. Qd8! Rxe5 39. Qxg5+ Kh7 40. dxe5 Bxh3 41. Qh4+ Kg6 42. Qxh3 Qe8 43. Qh4 Qf7 44. Qh3 Qe8 45. Qg3+ Kf7 46. Qh4 Qxe5 47. Qh7+ Ke6 48. Qxb7 Qc5 49. Qc8+ Ke7 50. Qb7+ Kd8 51. g3 Qc1+ 52. Kg2 Qd1 53. Qxa6 Qf3+ 54. Kg1 Qd1+ 55. Qf1 Qd2 56. Qh3 Qd1+ 57. Kh2 Qf3 58. Qh8+ Kc7 59. Qe5+ Kc8 60.Qf4 Qh5+ 61. Kg2 Kb7 62. b4 Ka6 63. a4 Kb7 64. Qd6 Qf3+ 65. Kg1 Kb6 66. b5 Ka5 67. bxc6 Kb6 68. c7+ Kb7 69. Qd7
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⚫️#15 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Olszewski,Michal (2529)
🔸Tazbir,Marcin (2525)
🔸TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018 Poland

59...gxh5? [59...g5! 60.Ne3 b3 61.Nf5 Bh8 62.Nxh6 Kxc4 63.Nf5 Kc3 64.Nd6 Re7+ 65.Kd5 Re5+ 66.Kc6 Ra5 67.h6 Kc2 68.Nc4 Ra6+ 69.Kb5 Rxh6 70.Rg1 (70.Na3+ Kc3 71.Nc4 Rh2–+) 70...b2 71.Rg2+ Kb3 72.Rg3+ Bc3 73.Nxb2 Kxb2 74.Kc4 Rd6!–+; 59...Kxc4 60.Nxb4 (60.Rc1+ Kb5 (60...Bc3 61.hxg6) 61.Rb1 Ka4 62.Rxb4+ Rxb4+ 63.Nxb4 Kxb4 64.hxg6 Kc4 65.Kf5 Kd5 66.Kf4 Bc3 67.Kf3 Bh8 68.Kg2 Ke4 69.Kg3 Bf6 70.g5 hxg5 71.Kg4 Ke5 72.g7 Bxg7 73.Kxg5=) 60...Rxb4 (60...gxh5 61.gxh5 Rxb4 62.Rxb4+ Kxb4 63.Kf3=) 61.Rxb4+ Kxb4 62.hxg6 Kc4 63.g5 h5 64.Kf3=]
60.Nxb4 Rxb4 61.Rxb4 Kxb4 62.gxh5 Kxc4 63.Kf3 ½–½

⚪️#16 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Aydincelebi,Kagan (2060)
🔸Noboa,Kevin (2256)
🔸57th World Juniors 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 16
public poll

A:36.Qe5 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
Vincent, Evan, @YaminiG, @Sophia_Peng, Rachel, Michael, Zhenrui, Alan

B: 36.g4 – 4
👍👍👍👍 33%
Jonas, Gavin, @RichardPeng, Matthew

C: 36.g3
▫️ 0%

👥 12 people voted so far.

⚫️#16 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Nurkiewicz,Maciej (2370)
🔸Dragun,Kamil (2601)
🔸TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018 Poland

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 16
public poll

B: 49...Bxf5 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
Jonas, Evan, @YaminiG, @Sophia_Peng, Rachel, Michael, Zhenrui, Matthew

A: 49...Kf3 – 4
👍👍👍👍 33%
Gavin, Vincent, @RichardPeng, Alan

C: 49...Bd7
▫️ 0%

👥 12 people voted so far.

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