40.Rh6! [40.Rh1 Rcc8 41.Rh6 Ra8 42.Be4 Ra7 43.Rc6 Rf8 44.g6 f6 45.Re6 Bf4 46.Rh4 Rh8 47.Rh5 Bg5 48.Rc6 Be3 49.Rf5 Bg5 50.f4 exf4 51.Rxa5 Rxa5 52.Rc7+ Kh6 53.g7+–; 40.Bf5 Rc7 41.Rh6 Ra7 42.Rc6 Rb8 43.g6 f6 (43...fxg6 44.Rcxg6+ Kf7 45.Rg8+–) 44.Rh4 Kh8 45.Rh5 (45.Rxf6?? Bg5) 45...Bg5 46.Be4 Rf8 47.Re6 Bf4 48.Rf5 Bg5 49.Rexe5+–]
40...Rc5 [40...Re6 41.Bf5 Ree8 42.Rc6 Rhf8 43.g6 fxg6 44.Rcxg6+ Kh8 45.Be4 Rd8 46.Bd5 Rxd5 (46...Kxh7 47.Be4+–; 46...d3 47.Rg8+ Kxh7 48.Be4+ Kh6 49.Rh4#) ; 40...Rxh6 41.gxh6+ Kf8 (41...Kxh6 42.Rg8 Rxh7 43.Bxh7 Kxh7 44.Ra8 f5 45.Rxa5 Bf4 46.Rb5+–) 42.Kc4 Bxh6 43.Kb5+–]
41.Ra6 Rhc8 42.g6 [42.g6 e4 43.gxf7+ Rg5 44.Rxe4 Kxf7 45.Ra7+ Kf6 46.Bc4 Rg1 47.h8Q+ Rxh8 48.Ra6+ Kg5 49.Rxa5++–] 1–0
40...Rc5 [40...Re6 41.Bf5 Ree8 42.Rc6 Rhf8 43.g6 fxg6 44.Rcxg6+ Kh8 45.Be4 Rd8 46.Bd5 Rxd5 (46...Kxh7 47.Be4+–; 46...d3 47.Rg8+ Kxh7 48.Be4+ Kh6 49.Rh4#) ; 40...Rxh6 41.gxh6+ Kf8 (41...Kxh6 42.Rg8 Rxh7 43.Bxh7 Kxh7 44.Ra8 f5 45.Rxa5 Bf4 46.Rb5+–) 42.Kc4 Bxh6 43.Kb5+–]
41.Ra6 Rhc8 42.g6 [42.g6 e4 43.gxf7+ Rg5 44.Rxe4 Kxf7 45.Ra7+ Kf6 46.Bc4 Rg1 47.h8Q+ Rxh8 48.Ra6+ Kg5 49.Rxa5++–] 1–0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 34
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C) 42.d6 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 60%
@YaminiG, @MerissaWongso, Nagaprasad, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha
A) 42.Rg1 – 3
👍👍👍👍 30%
Gavin, @Afshin3333, @SteveWongso
B) 42.Rg2 – 1
👍 10%
Saghana
👥 10 people voted so far.
public poll
C) 42.d6 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 60%
@YaminiG, @MerissaWongso, Nagaprasad, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha
A) 42.Rg1 – 3
👍👍👍👍 30%
Gavin, @Afshin3333, @SteveWongso
B) 42.Rg2 – 1
👍 10%
Saghana
👥 10 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 34
public poll
A) 45.Rb7 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 55%
Gavin, @Afshin3333, Nagaprasad, Saghana, @Sophia_Peng, @AryanLeekha
C) 45.h5 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 36%
@SteveWongso, @YaminiG, @MerissaWongso, @RichardPeng
B) 45.Ra5 – 1
👍 9%
Srikar
👥 11 people voted so far.
public poll
A) 45.Rb7 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 55%
Gavin, @Afshin3333, Nagaprasad, Saghana, @Sophia_Peng, @AryanLeekha
C) 45.h5 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 36%
@SteveWongso, @YaminiG, @MerissaWongso, @RichardPeng
B) 45.Ra5 – 1
👍 9%
Srikar
👥 11 people voted so far.
Magnus has said to NRK: ''World Number 1 spot is a part of his identity. It would be very sad to lose that spot.''
Also values the Number 1 spot higher than the WC title: "The World Championship is one tournament, while you have to show your strength throughout several years on the rankings. The fact that I have stayed Number 1 for 7 years, is a bigger achievement."
"It's the first time in a few years where people agree that it's the two best players in the world who face eachother. Nobody doubts that, so it means it's my toughest opponent so far. I have to be better than in my last match."