Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 157
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A) g4 – 14
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C) Be1 – 4
👍👍 21%
Hossein, Max, Gavin, @FrozenBlade

B) Ke2 – 1
👍 5%
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🔸Round 6
⚪️Tregubov,Pavel V (2588)
⚫️Artemiev,Vladislav (2706)
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27...f5! [Artemiev opens up the diagonal of the g7–bishop and attacks the center.]

28.Bxc5? [¹28.Bg5 Qe8 29.Re1 fxe4 30.Nc3 Bf5 31.fxe4 Bd7-/+]

28...fxe4! [A strong intermediate move that brings a dangerous initiative for Black.]

[28...dxc5!? 29.d6 cxd6 30.Qxd6 Rf7 31.Qxg6 fxe4 32.fxe4 Ra6! 33.Qg3 Kh7-/+ △Rg6]

29.Be3? [29.fxe4? dxc5 30.d6 Qh4 31.dxc7 Qf2+ 32.Kh1 Bg4 33.Re1 Qh4+ 34.Kg1 Be5–+; ¹29.f4! dxc5 30.d6 cxd6 31.Qxd6 Qxd6 32.Rxd6 Bf5 33.Ng3 Bd4+ 34.Kh2 Rae8-/+]

29...exf3 30.Nf4 Rfe8?!-/+ [Black allows the opponent to put up more resistance.]

[The easiest way to achieve a win would be 30...fxg2 31.Nxg6 Qe4! 32.Nxf8 Rxf8–+ △Bh3]

0–1

⚪️#157 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Rapport,R (2735)
🔸Shankland,S (2731)
🔸Champions Showdown Rapid Saint Louis USA 2019

18.Ne4 [18.Nxd5! Rapport missed a golden opportunity to obtain a significant advantage. 18...exd5 (18...Bxd5 19.Bxc4±; 18...Qxd5 19.e4 Qd6 20.Bxc4±) 19.Qg4+ Kh8 20.Qf5 and then mate next move.; 18.Nb1? f5³]

18...Nxb2 19.Nxf6+ Bxf6 20.Qxb2+/=

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⚪️#157 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Harikrishna,P (2726)
🔸Caruana,F (2828)
🔸Champions Showdown Rapid Saint Louis USA 2019

36.g4? [36.Ke2! Ke6 (36...c3 37.bxc3 bxc3 38.a3 Re8+ 39.Be3 Re4 40.Kd3 Nxe3 41.fxe3 Rg4 42.Rxc3 Rxg3 43.Rc4=) 37.Be3= a5 38.Bd4; 36.Be1 a5 37.a3 Ke6 38.axb4 axb4-/+]

36...fxg4+ 37.Kxg4 c3 38.bxc3 bxc3 39.Be1 Rc4+ 40.Kf3 Rxh4 41.Ke2 Rh3–+

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