32...Bg1+!? [Although this move also gives Black an advantage, it is better for him to activate his knight first and attacks with all his pieces.]

[¹32...Nf6! 33.Rb7 Bg1+ 34.Kh1 Rd1 35.Nxe5 Nh5–+]

33.Kh1 f6 34.Ne1 Bd4! 35.Kh2 Ng7 [¹35...Rxa2! 36.Nd3 a5 37.Rd8 Kf7 38.Rd7+ Ke6 39.Rd8 Nd6 40.h4 Nc4–+]

36.h4 Rxa2–+

0–1

⚫️#169 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Zhao Xue (2478)
🔸Lujan,C (2364)
🔸WCh Women 2018

12...Bd6?! [12...Nd7! would be correct: bringing out the knight and controlling the center. 13.e4 Nb6 14.Qb3 a5 15.Qc2 f5! 16.d5 exd5 17.e5 (17.exd5 Bd7=) 17...Qe8 18.Nd4 Qg6 19.Rac1 Kh8 20.Nce2 Bd7 21.Qxc7 Rfc8 22.Qxb7 Rcb8 23.Qc7 Rc8=; 12...Bxf3 13.Bxf3 c6 14.Ne4 Nd7 15.e3 Qc7=]

13.d5! exd5 14.Nxd5 Bxd5 15.Qxd5²

1–0

⚪️#169 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Ozen,Deniz (2411)
🔸Sevgi,V (2296)
🔸ch-TUR 2018 Belek TUR 2018

34.a3 [34.Qb5! Qb1+ 35.Kh2 Qxb4 36.Bg5+ Kc7 37.Qe8 Kb6 (37...f6 38.Bxf6) 38.Qxf7 Kc5 39.Be3+ Kc4 40.Bxa7±; 34.Bc5 b6 35.Be3 Bc7 36.Bd2 Qd6 37.b5 Qc5 38.Qd3 Qd6 39.a4 Qd7 40.Kf1 Ke8 41.Qc4 Bd6 42.Qc6 Qxc6 43.dxc6 Ke7 44.Bg5+ f6 45.Bd2 Ke6 46.Ke2 Kd5 47.Kd3+/=]

34...a6 35.Kh2 f5 36.Bc5 Kd7+/=

1–0

Tal, Petrosian, and Vlastimil Hort (with white shirt) at the 1961 European Chess Team Championship in Oberhausen.

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⚪️#170 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Flores,Di (2634)
🔸Belmes,Martin (1934)
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Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 170
public poll

A) Q×b4 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
Gavin, Jayden, @MerissaWongso, @Sophia_On_The_Loose, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva, Hansika, Matthew, Kasyap

C) Ng5 – 3
👍👍 25%
@fantastic45, @soheil_hooshdaran, Nikhil

B) c×d5
▫️ 0%

👥 12 people voted so far.

Vassily Ivanchuk

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⚪️#170 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Mkrtchian,L (2396)
🔸Ushenina,A (2440)
🔸WCh Women 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 170
public poll

B) Bh3 – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 86%
@fantastic45, @soheil_hooshdaran, Gavin, Nikhil, @Sophia_On_The_Loose, @A_Wild_Richard, @zara1991, Atharva, Hansika, @ZhenruiGu, Matthew, Kasyap

A) c5 – 2
👍 14%
Jayden, @MerissaWongso

C) Kg4
▫️ 0%

👥 14 people voted so far.

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20th European Individual Championship 2019 R2

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🔹 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019
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🔸Tata Steel India Rapid 2018
🔸Round 6
⚪️Ganguly,S (2615)
⚫️Aronian,L (2765)
🔸0-1

41...Qf7! [A correct decision. By attacking to the h5–pawn, Aronian tries to force the exchange of queens.]

[41...Qe6? 42.Qb2 Qf5 43.Qb6 Qxh5 44.Qc7+ Kg8 45.Qd8+ Kg7 46.Qe7+=]

42.Qxf7+? [After the text move, the endgame is completely hopeless for White. He should have activated his king.]

[42.Qd2? Qxh5 43.g3 Qg6 44.Be7 Qf5 45.Qe2 Ne4!–+; ¹42.Kg1! Qxf2+ 43.Kxf2 Nb7 44.Ke2 Kf7 45.Kd3 Nxa5µ]

42...Kxf7 43.Kg3 Nb7 44.Kxg4 Nxa5 45.Kf5 Nc4! 46.Ke4 a5 47.Kd3 d5 48.Kc2 Nxe3+–+