24.Qb4! [White forces the exchange of the queens. The standard plan to play against an enemy's isolated pawn to reduce his counterplay.]
[24.Nd4!? Bg6 25.Qb4 Rc5 26.Rdc1 Rc7 27.Qxe7 Rxe7 28.a4 Ne8 29.a5 Rc7 30.Bb5 Rxc1+ 31.Rxc1 Nd6 32.Be2 Rc8 33.Rxc8+ Nxc8 34.Nb3! Kf8 35.Nc5 Ke7 (35...Nd6? 36.Nxb7! Ke7 (36...Nxb7?? 37.a6+–) 37.Bf3+–) 36.Nxb7± Kd7 37.Bg4+ f5 38.Be2 Kc6 39.a6 Kb6 40.Bd3±; 24.Rac1 Bd7 25.Rc7 b6 26.Nd4 Qxa3 27.Qxb6 Raa8 28.Rb1 Ne4 29.Qb7 Be8 30.Rbc1²]
24...Qxb4 25.axb4 Raa8 [25...Rxa1 26.Rxa1 Bd7 27.Nd4 g6 28.Ra7+/=]
26.f3 [26.Rxa8! Rxa8 27.Nd6±]
26...Kf8 27.Rxa8 Rxa8 28.Nd6 Be6 29.Nxb7 Rb8 30.Ba6 Bc8 31.Nc5 Bxa6 32.Nxa6 Rb6 33.Ra1 d4 34.e4 Nh5 35.Nc7 Nf4 36.g3 Ne2+ 37.Kf2 Nc3 38.Na6 g5 39.e5 f6 40.exf6 Kf7 41.Ke1 Rxf6 42.Nc7 Rxf3 43.b5 Rxg3 44.Kf1 Rxh3 45.Kg2 Re3 46.Rf1+ Ke7 47.b6 Re2+ 48.Rf2 Rxf2+ 49.Kxf2 Ne4+ 50.Kf3 Nc5 51.Nb5 d3 52.Ke3 Kd7 53.Nd4 h5 54.Nf3 g4 55.Ne5+ Kc8 56.Ng6 Kb7 0–1
[24.Nd4!? Bg6 25.Qb4 Rc5 26.Rdc1 Rc7 27.Qxe7 Rxe7 28.a4 Ne8 29.a5 Rc7 30.Bb5 Rxc1+ 31.Rxc1 Nd6 32.Be2 Rc8 33.Rxc8+ Nxc8 34.Nb3! Kf8 35.Nc5 Ke7 (35...Nd6? 36.Nxb7! Ke7 (36...Nxb7?? 37.a6+–) 37.Bf3+–) 36.Nxb7± Kd7 37.Bg4+ f5 38.Be2 Kc6 39.a6 Kb6 40.Bd3±; 24.Rac1 Bd7 25.Rc7 b6 26.Nd4 Qxa3 27.Qxb6 Raa8 28.Rb1 Ne4 29.Qb7 Be8 30.Rbc1²]
24...Qxb4 25.axb4 Raa8 [25...Rxa1 26.Rxa1 Bd7 27.Nd4 g6 28.Ra7+/=]
26.f3 [26.Rxa8! Rxa8 27.Nd6±]
26...Kf8 27.Rxa8 Rxa8 28.Nd6 Be6 29.Nxb7 Rb8 30.Ba6 Bc8 31.Nc5 Bxa6 32.Nxa6 Rb6 33.Ra1 d4 34.e4 Nh5 35.Nc7 Nf4 36.g3 Ne2+ 37.Kf2 Nc3 38.Na6 g5 39.e5 f6 40.exf6 Kf7 41.Ke1 Rxf6 42.Nc7 Rxf3 43.b5 Rxg3 44.Kf1 Rxh3 45.Kg2 Re3 46.Rf1+ Ke7 47.b6 Re2+ 48.Rf2 Rxf2+ 49.Kxf2 Ne4+ 50.Kf3 Nc5 51.Nb5 d3 52.Ke3 Kd7 53.Nd4 h5 54.Nf3 g4 55.Ne5+ Kc8 56.Ng6 Kb7 0–1
26...Rxb2! [26...Rd8!? 27.g3 (27.Nf6+ Kf7 28.Rxd8 Rc1+) 27...Rxb2 28.Nf6+ Kf7 29.Rxd8 Kxf6 30.Rb8 Ke5 31.a4 a5 32.Kg2 Kd6 33.Rd8+ Kc5 34.Rc8+ Kd5 35.Rd8+=; 26...Re8?? 27.b3 Rcc8 28.b7 Rcd8 29.f4 Kg7 30.Rd6 h6 31.Kf2 g5 32.Kf3 a5 33.Ke3 gxf4+ 34.Kxf4 h5 35.g3 h4 36.gxh4 Rh8 37.h5 Rxh5 38.b8Q Rxb8 39.Nxb8 Rxh2+–]
27.Nxf8 Kxf8 28.g3 Ke7 29.Rc1 Rxb6 30.Rc7+ Kf6 31.Ra7 h6 32.h4 g5 33.hxg5+ hxg5 34.a4 g4 35.a5 Rc6 36.Kf1 Ke5 37.Ke2 Ke4 38.Rb7 e5 39.Rb2 Rc5 40.Ra2 Kd4 41.f3 gxf3+ 42.Kxf3 Rc3+ 43.Kf2 e4 44.Rd2+ Rd3 45.Ra2 Rf3+ 46.Kg2 Rb3 47.Rd2+ Rd3 48.Rf2 Ke5 49.Ra2 Rd5 50.Ra4 Rd2+ 51.Kf1 Rd4 52.Ra2 e3 53.Rc2 Ke4 54.Ke1 Rd5 55.Ke2 Rd2+ 0–1
27.Nxf8 Kxf8 28.g3 Ke7 29.Rc1 Rxb6 30.Rc7+ Kf6 31.Ra7 h6 32.h4 g5 33.hxg5+ hxg5 34.a4 g4 35.a5 Rc6 36.Kf1 Ke5 37.Ke2 Ke4 38.Rb7 e5 39.Rb2 Rc5 40.Ra2 Kd4 41.f3 gxf3+ 42.Kxf3 Rc3+ 43.Kf2 e4 44.Rd2+ Rd3 45.Ra2 Rf3+ 46.Kg2 Rb3 47.Rd2+ Rd3 48.Rf2 Ke5 49.Ra2 Rd5 50.Ra4 Rd2+ 51.Kf1 Rd4 52.Ra2 e3 53.Rc2 Ke4 54.Ke1 Rd5 55.Ke2 Rd2+ 0–1
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 85
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B) Nb6 – 6
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A) Nxf6 – 3
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@fantastic45, @Zamani9899, Pranav Eswar
C) a5 – 1
👍 10%
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👥 10 people voted so far.
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B) Nb6 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 60%
@M_L_110213, farhad, Nikhil, Jayden, @YaminiG, @Sophia_Peng
A) Nxf6 – 3
👍👍👍👍 30%
@fantastic45, @Zamani9899, Pranav Eswar
C) a5 – 1
👍 10%
@SteveWongso
👥 10 people voted so far.
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At the Max Euwe Jubilee tournament, Amsterdam, 13th May 1976. L to R: (Walter Browne, ?, Max Euwe, Anatoly Karpov, Friðrik Ólafsson, Jan Timman, ?.
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Jan Timman in play v. Friðrik Ólafsson in the opening round of the Max Euwe Jubilee tournament, Amsterdam, 14th May 1976.
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The 2nd round of the Max Euwe Jubilee tournament, Amsterdam, 15th May 1976. Icelandic grandmaster Friðrik Ólafsson faces World Champion Anatoly Karpov (USSR).
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World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov (USSR) in play in an international tournament at Amsterdam, 18th May 1976.
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