30.Rh6? [30.Rh4!= Rc1 31.Ng3 Qg6 32.Nh5+ Kf8 33.Nxf4 exf4 34.Qxf4 Qc6+ 35.Qe4 Qxe4+ 36.Rxe4 d3 37.Rd4 Rc5 38.f4 Rc2+ 39.Kf3 d2 40.b4 Rxb2 41.Ke2=; 30.Rh5? d3 31.Nf6 e4 32.Nxe4 (32.Rh7+? Qxh7 33.Qxf4 Qg6 34.Qe5 d2 35.Nxe4+ Kf8 36.Nf6 Rc8 37.Qd6+ Kg7 38.Qxd2 Qf5–+) 32...d2 33.Ng3 Qe6 34.Rh6 Qe5 35.Rf6 d1Q 36.Qxd1= Rd2 37.Qh5 Qd5+ 38.Kh3 Bxg3 39.Kxg3 Qxb3+ 40.Kh2„]
30...Rc6! 31.Rf6 Rxf6 32.gxf6+ Kg6 33.Kf1 [33.Nd6 Qe6 34.Nxb7 a5 35.Qe4+ (35.Nxa5 Qf5 36.Kf1 e4–+) 35...Kxf6]
33...Bg5 34.Qg2 d3 35.Nxg5 Qxg5 36.Qe4+ Qf5 37.Qxb7 Qh3+ 38.Ke1 Qg4 39.f3 Qf4 40.Qb6 Qc1+ 41.Kf2 d2
0–1
30...Rc6! 31.Rf6 Rxf6 32.gxf6+ Kg6 33.Kf1 [33.Nd6 Qe6 34.Nxb7 a5 35.Qe4+ (35.Nxa5 Qf5 36.Kf1 e4–+) 35...Kxf6]
33...Bg5 34.Qg2 d3 35.Nxg5 Qxg5 36.Qe4+ Qf5 37.Qxb7 Qh3+ 38.Ke1 Qg4 39.f3 Qf4 40.Qb6 Qc1+ 41.Kf2 d2
0–1
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 186
public poll
A) Ba5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
Babak, @A_Wild_Richard, Hansika, Matthew, Kasyap
C) e4 – 3
👍👍👍👍 38%
Masoud, @MohamadAsp, @Sophia_Giraffe
B) Rab8
▫️ 0%
👥 8 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Ba5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
Babak, @A_Wild_Richard, Hansika, Matthew, Kasyap
C) e4 – 3
👍👍👍👍 38%
Masoud, @MohamadAsp, @Sophia_Giraffe
B) Rab8
▫️ 0%
👥 8 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 186
public poll
B) Nc6 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 45%
@Squirtle1, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Hansika, Kasyap
C) Rc6 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍 36%
@payam6661, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @MohamadAsp, Matthew
A) g3 – 2
👍👍👍 18%
@M_L_110213, Babak
👥 11 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Nc6 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 45%
@Squirtle1, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Hansika, Kasyap
C) Rc6 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍 36%
@payam6661, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @MohamadAsp, Matthew
A) g3 – 2
👍👍👍 18%
@M_L_110213, Babak
👥 11 people voted so far.
50.Re4! [Cutting the black king off along the f-file.]
[50.Ke2? Ke6 51.Kd2 Kd5! 52.Kc2 Kc5 53.Re4 Rg3 54.Re5+ Kd4 55.Ra5 Kc4=]
50...Ra2+ 51.Ke3 Ra1 52.Kd3 Rc1 53.Re5! [Black is completely helpless.]
53...Ra1 54.a5 Ra4 55.Kc3 Rf4 56.Kb3 Rf1 57.Kb4 Ra1 58.Kb5+–
[50.Ke2? Ke6 51.Kd2 Kd5! 52.Kc2 Kc5 53.Re4 Rg3 54.Re5+ Kd4 55.Ra5 Kc4=]
50...Ra2+ 51.Ke3 Ra1 52.Kd3 Rc1 53.Re5! [Black is completely helpless.]
53...Ra1 54.a5 Ra4 55.Kc3 Rf4 56.Kb3 Rf1 57.Kb4 Ra1 58.Kb5+–
25...e4! [Clearing the e5–square for the black knight in order to penetrate into White's camp.]
[25...Rab8 26.0–0 e4 27.Bd4 Nxh4 28.gxh4 Qg4+ 29.Kh1 Qxh4+=; 25...Ba5+ 26.Kf1 Qf3 27.Kg1 e4 28.Qd4=]
26.c7? [26.Bd4 Ba5+ 27.Bc3 Bxc3+ (27...Ne5 28.Ne7+ Kf8 29.Nxf5 Nxc4 30.Bxa5 Rxa5 31.Rxc4 Rxf5 32.Ke2 Rb5=) 28.Rxc3 Ra5 29.Ne3 Qe5 30.0–0 Ne7 31.Qb4 Rb5=]
26...Bxc7! 27.Nxc7 Ne5! 28.Nd5 [28.Qd5 Rab8 29.0–0 Rxc7 30.Qxd6 Rxc1 31.Bxc1 Rc8 32.Kg2 Nd3 33.Be3 Rc2–+]
28...Kh7 [28...Kh7 29.Qe2 Nd3+ 30.Kf1 Nxc1 31.Ne7 Nxe2 32.Nxf5 Rc2–+]
0–1
[25...Rab8 26.0–0 e4 27.Bd4 Nxh4 28.gxh4 Qg4+ 29.Kh1 Qxh4+=; 25...Ba5+ 26.Kf1 Qf3 27.Kg1 e4 28.Qd4=]
26.c7? [26.Bd4 Ba5+ 27.Bc3 Bxc3+ (27...Ne5 28.Ne7+ Kf8 29.Nxf5 Nxc4 30.Bxa5 Rxa5 31.Rxc4 Rxf5 32.Ke2 Rb5=) 28.Rxc3 Ra5 29.Ne3 Qe5 30.0–0 Ne7 31.Qb4 Rb5=]
26...Bxc7! 27.Nxc7 Ne5! 28.Nd5 [28.Qd5 Rab8 29.0–0 Rxc7 30.Qxd6 Rxc1 31.Bxc1 Rc8 32.Kg2 Nd3 33.Be3 Rc2–+]
28...Kh7 [28...Kh7 29.Qe2 Nd3+ 30.Kf1 Nxc1 31.Ne7 Nxe2 32.Nxf5 Rc2–+]
0–1
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Dubai Open Chess Tournament Round 9 Highlights
23.Rc6! [23.Nc6!? Bf8 24.Ba7 a5 25.a4 g6 26.Rd1²; 23.g3 Ne6 24.Rc6 e4 25.fxe4 Nxe4 26.Be1 Nd4 27.Rc4 Bf6 28.Nc6 Nxc6 29.Rxc6 a5 30.Bc4 Rb8+/=]
23...d5 24.g3 Ne6 25.Rxa6 Rxa6 26.Bxa6 e4 27.Nc6 Bd6 28.fxe4 dxe4 29.a4 Ng4 30.Bg1 Bc5 31.Bxc5 Nxc5 32.Bb5 Nxh2 33.a5 g5 34.b4 h4 35.gxh4 g4 36.bxc5 g3 37.Nd4 g2 38.Ne2 1-0
23...d5 24.g3 Ne6 25.Rxa6 Rxa6 26.Bxa6 e4 27.Nc6 Bd6 28.fxe4 dxe4 29.a4 Ng4 30.Bg1 Bc5 31.Bxc5 Nxc5 32.Bb5 Nxh2 33.a5 g5 34.b4 h4 35.gxh4 g4 36.bxc5 g3 37.Nd4 g2 38.Ne2 1-0