47.Qf5+! [47.Qg4!? Kf7 48.Qf5+ Nf6 49.Bc1 Ke7 50.g4 Nd7 51.Qh7 Kf7 52.g5 Qg6 53.Qxg6+ Kxg6 54.gxh6 gxh6 55.Kf3 Nb8 56.Bd2 h5 57.Kg3 Nd7 58.Kh4 Nb8±; 47.Kf1!? Qf6+ 48.Ke2 Ke7 49.Qg4 Nf8 50.Qh5 Nh7 51.Bc1±]
47...Nf6 48.Bd2 Ke7 49.g4!? Ke8? [49...g5!? 50.Bc3 Nd7 51.Qh7+ Kd8 52.Qg8+ Ke7 53.Qg7+ Ke8 54.Ba1 Kd8 55.Kf3 Ke8 56.Ke2 Kd8 57.Qf7 Nf8 (57...Kc8 58.Qe8+ Kb7 59.Bc3+– Kc7 60.Qe6‡) ]
50.Qg6+ Kf8 51.Bc3+–
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47...Nf6 48.Bd2 Ke7 49.g4!? Ke8? [49...g5!? 50.Bc3 Nd7 51.Qh7+ Kd8 52.Qg8+ Ke7 53.Qg7+ Ke8 54.Ba1 Kd8 55.Kf3 Ke8 56.Ke2 Kd8 57.Qf7 Nf8 (57...Kc8 58.Qe8+ Kb7 59.Bc3+– Kc7 60.Qe6‡) ]
50.Qg6+ Kf8 51.Bc3+–
1–0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 197
public poll
B) N×e6 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 70%
@soheil_hooshdaran, Gavin, Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Hansika, Kasyap
A) Nf3 – 2
👍👍 20%
Srikar, Matthew
C) e3 – 1
👍 10%
Dariush
👥 10 people voted so far.
public poll
B) N×e6 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 70%
@soheil_hooshdaran, Gavin, Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Hansika, Kasyap
A) Nf3 – 2
👍👍 20%
Srikar, Matthew
C) e3 – 1
👍 10%
Dariush
👥 10 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 197
public poll
B) h5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 42%
Masoud, @BehroudR, Dariush, Srikar, Matthew
C) R×a7 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 42%
Gavin, Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, Hansika, Kasyap
A) a4 – 2
👍👍👍 17%
@A_Wild_Richard, Yusuf Özev
👥 12 people voted so far.
public poll
B) h5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 42%
Masoud, @BehroudR, Dariush, Srikar, Matthew
C) R×a7 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 42%
Gavin, Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, Hansika, Kasyap
A) a4 – 2
👍👍👍 17%
@A_Wild_Richard, Yusuf Özev
👥 12 people voted so far.
Congratulations to Daniel Fridman, who will play in his 3rd #GRENKEChess Classic next year after winning the Open this year on tiebreaks ahead of 7 other players!
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Fridman Wins the GRENKE Chess Open | Impressions Round 3 | GRENKE Chess Classic 2019
57.Kh5! [An instructive endgame. White intends to attack the f6–pawn with his king.]
[57.Rf5+? Ke6 58.Kg3 Ra2 59.Rh5 Rc2 60.Rh2 △Kf4 60...Rc1 61.Kf4 Rg1!²]
57...Rh8+ [57...Rg8 58.Kh6! Rg5 59.Kh7‡ f5 60.Kh6 Kf6 61.Rxf5+ Rxf5 62.gxf5 Kxf5 63.Kh5+–]
58.Kg6 Rg8+ 59.Kh6! [△Kh7]
59...Ra8 [59...Rg5 60.Kh7‡+–]
60.Kg7+– [Black's f6 pawn falls.]
[57.Rf5+? Ke6 58.Kg3 Ra2 59.Rh5 Rc2 60.Rh2 △Kf4 60...Rc1 61.Kf4 Rg1!²]
57...Rh8+ [57...Rg8 58.Kh6! Rg5 59.Kh7‡ f5 60.Kh6 Kf6 61.Rxf5+ Rxf5 62.gxf5 Kxf5 63.Kh5+–]
58.Kg6 Rg8+ 59.Kh6! [△Kh7]
59...Ra8 [59...Rg5 60.Kh7‡+–]
60.Kg7+– [Black's f6 pawn falls.]
15.Nf3 [15.Nxe6! White should have grabbed the d6–pawn by exchanging the knights. 15...Bxe6 16.Rxd6 Ne8 (16...Bxc4 17.Rxf6 Bxf6 18.Ne4 Bg7 19.Qxc4+–) 17.Rxe6!! an excellent positional exchange sacrifice. 17...fxe6 18.b5 Rf7 19.c5 Qa5 20.bxc6 Qxc3 21.cxb7 Rd8 22.Qxc3 Bxc3 23.c6 Be5 24.Rc1 Bb8 25.Bh3 Ng7 26.Bc5± White's two connected passed pawns would be very dangerous.; 15.e3 Nxd4 (15...Rd8 16.Nf3! Qc7 17.Rd2²) 16.Rxd4 Bf5 17.Qc1+/=]
15...Rd8 16.e4 Ng4!? 17.Ne2? [17.c5! dxc5 18.bxc5 Qa5 19.Rxd8+ Qxd8 20.Ne2=]
17...Ne5?= [17...Ne3 18.fxe3 Qxe3+ 19.Kh1 Qxa3µ]
1–0
15...Rd8 16.e4 Ng4!? 17.Ne2? [17.c5! dxc5 18.bxc5 Qa5 19.Rxd8+ Qxd8 20.Ne2=]
17...Ne5?= [17...Ne3 18.fxe3 Qxe3+ 19.Kh1 Qxa3µ]
1–0
30.Rxa7!? [30.h5!! f4 (30...h6 31.Rxa7 f4 32.Ra6 Kh7 33.gxf4 exf4 34.Rf6+–) 31.gxf4 exf4 32.h6 Ne5 33.Rxa7 Kg8 (33...f3 34.Nf6 Nf7 35.Kd2+–) 34.Rg7+ Kh8 35.Rc7+–; 30.a4 f4 31.gxf4 exf4 32.h5 Ng5 33.Rxa7 f3 34.Ne3 f2 35.h6 Nf7 36.Ra6 Ng5 37.a5 Kg8! 38.Ra7 Re8 39.Rg7+ Kh8 40.Rd7=]
30...f4 31.gxf4 exf4 32.Ra4? [32.h5 Ng5 33.Kd1 f3 34.Ne3±]
32...Nd4 33.c3 Ne2+ 34.Kd2 f3 35.Ne3 Nf4 36.Re4 Rd8+ 37.Ke1? [37.Kc2 Ng2 38.Nd1 Kg7 39.a4±]
37...Nd3+ 38.Kf1 Ra8 39.a4 Nxb2 40.Kf2 Nxa4 41.Nd5 Rd8 42.c4 Nb2 43.Ne3?! [43.Nf4=]
43...Rf8 44.Re7 Nd3+ 45.Kf1 Ra8 46.Nd1 Ra1
0–1
30...f4 31.gxf4 exf4 32.Ra4? [32.h5 Ng5 33.Kd1 f3 34.Ne3±]
32...Nd4 33.c3 Ne2+ 34.Kd2 f3 35.Ne3 Nf4 36.Re4 Rd8+ 37.Ke1? [37.Kc2 Ng2 38.Nd1 Kg7 39.a4±]
37...Nd3+ 38.Kf1 Ra8 39.a4 Nxb2 40.Kf2 Nxa4 41.Nd5 Rd8 42.c4 Nb2 43.Ne3?! [43.Nf4=]
43...Rf8 44.Re7 Nd3+ 45.Kf1 Ra8 46.Nd1 Ra1
0–1