📘 There are 3 different possibilities in this position:
A) 14.Bxb6 which is not popular among grandmasters
B) 14.Qxb4 Strong GMs like Anand, Morozevich and Ponomariov have played this move: 14...Nfxd5 15.Bxb6 Nxb6 16.f4
C) 14.Na5 is the newest move. Sergey Karjakin played it for the first time in 2006. Now there are 2 possibilities: c1)14...Nbxd5 15.Nc6 with the idea of Nxb4 or Nxe7 or 15.Nc4!? is a novelty played by Cuban Super GM Perez Dominguez in 2008, also Magnus Carlsen played it against Wesely So with success in 2015.
c2) 14...Nfxd5 15.Nb7 Qc7 16.Bxd6 and Nxd6 which Russian Super GM Ernesto Inarkiev played for the first time.
A) 14.Bxb6 which is not popular among grandmasters
B) 14.Qxb4 Strong GMs like Anand, Morozevich and Ponomariov have played this move: 14...Nfxd5 15.Bxb6 Nxb6 16.f4
C) 14.Na5 is the newest move. Sergey Karjakin played it for the first time in 2006. Now there are 2 possibilities: c1)14...Nbxd5 15.Nc6 with the idea of Nxb4 or Nxe7 or 15.Nc4!? is a novelty played by Cuban Super GM Perez Dominguez in 2008, also Magnus Carlsen played it against Wesely So with success in 2015.
c2) 14...Nfxd5 15.Nb7 Qc7 16.Bxd6 and Nxd6 which Russian Super GM Ernesto Inarkiev played for the first time.
📘 28.Qe3?
White missed a winning combination. The exposed black king, and active white pieces call for drastic measures!
28.Rxe7! Qxe7 29.Qd4+ Kf7 30.Ba4!!
This move is the hidden point of combination, which prevents black king from escaping to the queenside.
30...Qe6 31.Bd7!
This bishop is an aggressive one!
31...Qxd7 32.Qf6+ Ke8 33.Re1+-
White missed a winning combination. The exposed black king, and active white pieces call for drastic measures!
28.Rxe7! Qxe7 29.Qd4+ Kf7 30.Ba4!!
This move is the hidden point of combination, which prevents black king from escaping to the queenside.
30...Qe6 31.Bd7!
This bishop is an aggressive one!
31...Qxd7 32.Qf6+ Ke8 33.Re1+-
📘 Another blunder by GM Palac from Croatia, and Jakavenko lost his opportunity to punish it!
38...Nb5?? (Rf6=) 39.Q×d5?
White could have finished the game by a typical combination and checkmating Black in 13 moves!
39.R×h7!! Q×h7 40.Qe5+ Qg7 41.Rh1+ Kg8 42.B×d5+ Rf7 43.Q×b8+ Qf8 44.Qe5 Qg7 45.Qe8+ Qf8 46.B×f7+
0-1 and checkmate is coming.
38...Nb5?? (Rf6=) 39.Q×d5?
White could have finished the game by a typical combination and checkmating Black in 13 moves!
39.R×h7!! Q×h7 40.Qe5+ Qg7 41.Rh1+ Kg8 42.B×d5+ Rf7 43.Q×b8+ Qf8 44.Qe5 Qg7 45.Qe8+ Qf8 46.B×f7+
0-1 and checkmate is coming.
📘 39...h6??
The third blunder by Palac!
40.Qg5! 1-0
And finally Dimitry finished the game!
For example if:
40...h5 41.R×h5+ g×h5 42.Q×h5 Qh7 43.Qe5+ Qg7 44.Rh1#
or:
40...Kh7 41.R×h6+ Q×h6 42.Re7+ 1-0
The third blunder by Palac!
40.Qg5! 1-0
And finally Dimitry finished the game!
For example if:
40...h5 41.R×h5+ g×h5 42.Q×h5 Qh7 43.Qe5+ Qg7 44.Rh1#
or:
40...Kh7 41.R×h6+ Q×h6 42.Re7+ 1-0
📘 62.g4?? =
A strange blunder by the 40 year old Russian GM, Najer. Consequently, the Romanian IM, Nemeth, escaped in the rook vs pawns ending.
White could have easily won the game by:
62.Kg3 d2 63.Rd8 e3 64.Kf4 +-
A strange blunder by the 40 year old Russian GM, Najer. Consequently, the Romanian IM, Nemeth, escaped in the rook vs pawns ending.
White could have easily won the game by:
62.Kg3 d2 63.Rd8 e3 64.Kf4 +-
📘 The most popular move here is:
A: 9.Qc2
Another interesting move:
B: 9.Qa4+ Nc6 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Nge2
(Pavel Eljanov➖Movsesian)
C: 9:a3
This move has only been played once in 2008 by Greece GM Spyridon Kapnisis
The game continued👇
9.a3?! N×c3 (B×c3 10.b×c3 if N×c3 Qc1 and B×c7)
10.Qb3 B×a3 11.bxc3
And White has compensation for the pawn.
A: 9.Qc2
Another interesting move:
B: 9.Qa4+ Nc6 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Nge2
(Pavel Eljanov➖Movsesian)
C: 9:a3
This move has only been played once in 2008 by Greece GM Spyridon Kapnisis
The game continued👇
9.a3?! N×c3 (B×c3 10.b×c3 if N×c3 Qc1 and B×c7)
10.Qb3 B×a3 11.bxc3
And White has compensation for the pawn.
🔺 #28👇👇
1.Kg5!! [1.Bg6?? R8b4-+] 1...Qa6 [1...Rh8 2.Bd3!+- Qxd3 3.Qd6+ Kf7 4.Qxd7+ Kf8 5.Rxh8#] 2.Bg6 Rf8 3.Qxf8+ Kxf8 4.Rh8+ Ke7 5.Re8# 1-0
1.Kg5!! [1.Bg6?? R8b4-+] 1...Qa6 [1...Rh8 2.Bd3!+- Qxd3 3.Qd6+ Kf7 4.Qxd7+ Kf8 5.Rxh8#] 2.Bg6 Rf8 3.Qxf8+ Kxf8 4.Rh8+ Ke7 5.Re8# 1-0
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 59
A: Nd1 – 20
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 80%
C: Rae1 – 4
👍 16%
B: Kh2 – 1
▫️ 4%
👥 25 people voted so far.
A: Nd1 – 20
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 80%
C: Rae1 – 4
👍 16%
B: Kh2 – 1
▫️ 4%
👥 25 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 60
C: b4 – 27
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 77%
B: Nf1 – 7
👍👍 20%
A: Nh4 – 1
▫️ 3%
👥 35 people voted so far.
C: b4 – 27
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 77%
B: Nf1 – 7
👍👍 20%
A: Nh4 – 1
▫️ 3%
👥 35 people voted so far.
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🔸33rd ECCC Open 2017 Antalya
⚪️Grischuk,Alexander (2785)
⚫️Arnaudov,G Petar (2441)
🔸Round 4
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⚪️Grischuk,Alexander (2785)
⚫️Arnaudov,G Petar (2441)
🔸Round 4
🔸1-0