🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 2
⚪️Puranik,Abhimanyu (2547)
⚫️Vachier-Lagrave,Maxime (2780
🔸0-1
🔸Round 2
⚪️Puranik,Abhimanyu (2547)
⚫️Vachier-Lagrave,Maxime (2780
🔸0-1
33...Nd6! [A clever move. Vachier forces White to exchange off the knight on c4.]
34.Nxd6™ [34.Nd2? c4 △c3 35.bxc4 Nxc4+ 36.Nxc4 Rxc4 37.Kd3 Kb5–+]
34...Rxd6 35.g3 [35.c4 bxc3 36.Rc1 Rd2! 37.Rxc3 Rb2 38.g4 g5! 39.Rd3 Kb5 40.Rc3 Ra2-/+]
35...c4! [Now, he is ready to penetrate into the opponent's camp by his king.]
36.bxc4 [36.f4 c3!-/+ △Kb5]
36...Kc5 37.f4 Kxc4 38.fxe5 fxe5–+ 39.Rf1 Kc3 40.Rf7 Rc6 [The b-pawn decides the game.]
0–1
34.Nxd6™ [34.Nd2? c4 △c3 35.bxc4 Nxc4+ 36.Nxc4 Rxc4 37.Kd3 Kb5–+]
34...Rxd6 35.g3 [35.c4 bxc3 36.Rc1 Rd2! 37.Rxc3 Rb2 38.g4 g5! 39.Rd3 Kb5 40.Rc3 Ra2-/+]
35...c4! [Now, he is ready to penetrate into the opponent's camp by his king.]
36.bxc4 [36.f4 c3!-/+ △Kb5]
36...Kc5 37.f4 Kxc4 38.fxe5 fxe5–+ 39.Rf1 Kc3 40.Rf7 Rc6 [The b-pawn decides the game.]
0–1
31.Rfe1 [31.Ra1! White is ready to attack the opponent's weak queenside pawns. 31...Rc6 (31...Ra8 32.Ra3! a5 33.Nd2 and Black is unable to save the pawn. 33...a4 34.Nxb3+–) 32.Rxa6 Qb7 33.Rxc6 Qxc6+–; 31.Nd2 Rc6 32.Ra1 Qb4 (32...Qb7 33.Ra3 Rb6 34.Re1 Nf8 35.Rea1 Ra8±) 33.Qe1 Qb7 34.Ra3 Rb6 35.Qg3 Rc8 36.Re1 Nf8 37.Rea1±]
1–0
1–0
67.Kc3?? [67.Ke1 Bc6 68.Ke2 Bb7 69.Bd2 Ba6+ 70.Ke3 Ke5 71.Kf2 Kf6 72.Be3 Ke6 (72...Kg6 73.Ke1 Kf6 74.Kd2 Bc8 75.Kd3 Bb7 76.Kc4 Ke6 77.Bxg5 Kd7 78.Kc5 Bf3 79.Bf4 Kc8 80.g5 Bh5 81.Kd4+–) 73.Bxg5 Kd7 74.Bf4 Ke6 75.Bc7 Kf6 76.Bd8+ Ke6 77.g5+–; 67.Kd3 Ke6 68.Bd4 Kd6 69.Bf6 Bxg4 70.Bxg5 Kc6=]
½–½
½–½
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 130
public poll
A) Bg3 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 45%
Gavin, Jayden, @Somebody_Sophia, Hansika, Alan
B) Nc5 – 3
👍👍👍👍 27%
@fantastic45, @BehroudR, @RichardPeng
C) Rc1 – 3
👍👍👍👍 27%
@fardin71ir, @Lornyellor, Matthew
👥 11 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Bg3 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 45%
Gavin, Jayden, @Somebody_Sophia, Hansika, Alan
B) Nc5 – 3
👍👍👍👍 27%
@fantastic45, @BehroudR, @RichardPeng
C) Rc1 – 3
👍👍👍👍 27%
@fardin71ir, @Lornyellor, Matthew
👥 11 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 130
public poll
B) N×c1 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 40%
@Empyriumm, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, @arash22_d, Hansika, Matthew
C) Nc5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍 33%
@fantastic45, Gavin, @BehroudR, Jayden, @Lornyellor
A) Na1 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 27%
@fardin71ir, @kiran_64, @WataxPin, Alan
👥 15 people voted so far.
public poll
B) N×c1 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 40%
@Empyriumm, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, @arash22_d, Hansika, Matthew
C) Nc5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍 33%
@fantastic45, Gavin, @BehroudR, Jayden, @Lornyellor
A) Na1 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 27%
@fardin71ir, @kiran_64, @WataxPin, Alan
👥 15 people voted so far.
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