Carlsen's 2019 performance after 20 games: 2903 (+8 =12 -0). #ShamkirChess
19.Qf3! [White has already grabbed a pawn on b7, now intends to take the advanced d3โpawn as well.]
19...Qa5?! [It would be better for Black to restrain White's pawns on the queenside, choosing the following precise move order.]
[ยน19...Rc8โ 20.b3 Qa5! 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.Rxd3 Red8 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.Ne4 Be7 25.a4+/=]
20.Rfe1! [โณRรd3]
20...Nd7 21.Bd4 Rac8 22.Qxd3 Bf6 23.Ne4 [23.b3!? Red8 24.Ne4 Bxd4 25.Qxd4 Nb8 26.Qa1!+โ]
23...Bxd4 24.Qxd4+โ [โณNd6]
19...Qa5?! [It would be better for Black to restrain White's pawns on the queenside, choosing the following precise move order.]
[ยน19...Rc8โ 20.b3 Qa5! 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.Rxd3 Red8 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.Ne4 Be7 25.a4+/=]
20.Rfe1! [โณRรd3]
20...Nd7 21.Bd4 Rac8 22.Qxd3 Bf6 23.Ne4 [23.b3!? Red8 24.Ne4 Bxd4 25.Qxd4 Nb8 26.Qa1!+โ]
23...Bxd4 24.Qxd4+โ [โณNd6]
17.a4!? [Intending to weaken the opponent's pawn structure.]
[White would dominate the board with 17.g4! with the idea of g4โg5, kicking out the knight on f6. 17...Rfc8 (17...Rfd8 18.a4 Na5 19.h4ยฑ) 18.g5 Nh5 19.Bxh5 gxh5 20.Qf5 e6 21.Qh3 Qd8 22.Qxh5ยฑ; 17.Qd1 Rfc8 18.a4 Na5 19.Rc2 Nc4 20.b3 Nd6 21.Rac1ยฑ]
17...Na5 18.Nd3 Qb7 19.Qc7 Qxc7 20.Rxc7ยฑ
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[White would dominate the board with 17.g4! with the idea of g4โg5, kicking out the knight on f6. 17...Rfc8 (17...Rfd8 18.a4 Na5 19.h4ยฑ) 18.g5 Nh5 19.Bxh5 gxh5 20.Qf5 e6 21.Qh3 Qd8 22.Qxh5ยฑ; 17.Qd1 Rfc8 18.a4 Na5 19.Rc2 Nc4 20.b3 Nd6 21.Rac1ยฑ]
17...Na5 18.Nd3 Qb7 19.Qc7 Qxc7 20.Rxc7ยฑ
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39.g4 [39.Rf2! b6 (39...Kc8 40.Rfe2 Bd2!? 41.Rxd2 Rxc5 42.Rde2 Rcc6 43.Rh1ยฑ) 40.Na6+ Kb7 41.Nb4 Rc7 42.Rfe2 Re7 43.a4 Kc8 44.b3 cxb3+ 45.Kxb3 Bf6 46.Nd3ยฒ; 39.Re2 b6 40.Na6+ Kb7 41.Nb4 Rc7 42.a4 a6 43.b3+/=]
39...fxg4? [39...b6 40.Na6+ Kb7 41.Nb4 fxg4 42.Rff1 Rc7 43.Re4โ]
40.Rf7 b6 41.Na6+ Ka8 42.Rh7+โ
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39...fxg4? [39...b6 40.Na6+ Kb7 41.Nb4 fxg4 42.Rff1 Rc7 43.Re4โ]
40.Rf7 b6 41.Na6+ Ka8 42.Rh7+โ
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Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 185
public poll
C) Rd6 โ 7
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ 100%
Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva, @behnia_77, Hansika, Matthew
A) b6
โซ๏ธ 0%
B) Rรd1
โซ๏ธ 0%
๐ฅ 7 people voted so far.
public poll
C) Rd6 โ 7
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ 100%
Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva, @behnia_77, Hansika, Matthew
A) b6
โซ๏ธ 0%
B) Rรd1
โซ๏ธ 0%
๐ฅ 7 people voted so far.