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
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 198
public poll
C) Ne4 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 78%
Gavin, @BehroudR, @Sophia_Giraffe, Srikar, Majjeed, Hansika, Kasyap
A) c4 – 2
👍👍 22%
Nikhil, @A_Wild_Richard
B) Qc7
▫️ 0%
👥 9 people voted so far.
public poll
C) Ne4 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 78%
Gavin, @BehroudR, @Sophia_Giraffe, Srikar, Majjeed, Hansika, Kasyap
A) c4 – 2
👍👍 22%
Nikhil, @A_Wild_Richard
B) Qc7
▫️ 0%
👥 9 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 198
public poll
A) Rd1 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
Gavin, Nikhil, @Squirtle1, @mnosrati96, @A_Wild_Richard, Hansika, Uday, Kasyap
B) Re4 – 2
👍👍 17%
@BehroudR, Majjeed
C) Rd2 – 2
👍👍 17%
@Sophia_Giraffe, Srikar
👥 12 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Rd1 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
Gavin, Nikhil, @Squirtle1, @mnosrati96, @A_Wild_Richard, Hansika, Uday, Kasyap
B) Re4 – 2
👍👍 17%
@BehroudR, Majjeed
C) Rd2 – 2
👍👍 17%
@Sophia_Giraffe, Srikar
👥 12 people voted so far.
The exciting 4th round of #GrenkeChess finishes with 4 decisive games and a single #CarlsenCaruana draw.
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28.Rc1?? [Missing a golden opportunity to penetrate the opponent's camp via the 6th rank and launch a huge attack against the black king.]
[28.Re6! △R×c6 28...Qc4? (28...Nd4 29.Re7 Rh8 30.Nxd4 Qxd4 31.Bxf5! Rad8 32.Qe6 △R×h7 32...Rdg8 33.g4 Qxf4 34.Qf6 b4 35.g5+ Kh5 36.Bxg6+ Kg4 37.Bh5+ Kxh5 38.Qxf4+–) 29.Bxf5 Nd4 30.Nxd4 Qxd4 31.Re7 Rh8 32.g4+– △g5]
28...Ne7! [White has no enough compensation for the exchange anymore, and his initiative has evaporated.]
29.Rc3 d4‚ 30.a3 [¹30.Nxd4™ Rd8 31.Qb7 Rab8 32.Qxa7 Ra8 33.Qb7 Rxa2 34.Nc2 Qe4 35.Qxe4 fxe4 36.Ne3 Kg7 37.Rc7 Kf8 38.Rc2=/+]
30...Rd8! 31.Qb7? [¹31.Qe6 Qd6 32.Nxd4 Qxe6 33.Nxe6 Rd1+ △Rc8 34.Bf1 Rc8!–+]
31...dxc3 32.axb4 cxb2–+
[28.Re6! △R×c6 28...Qc4? (28...Nd4 29.Re7 Rh8 30.Nxd4 Qxd4 31.Bxf5! Rad8 32.Qe6 △R×h7 32...Rdg8 33.g4 Qxf4 34.Qf6 b4 35.g5+ Kh5 36.Bxg6+ Kg4 37.Bh5+ Kxh5 38.Qxf4+–) 29.Bxf5 Nd4 30.Nxd4 Qxd4 31.Re7 Rh8 32.g4+– △g5]
28...Ne7! [White has no enough compensation for the exchange anymore, and his initiative has evaporated.]
29.Rc3 d4‚ 30.a3 [¹30.Nxd4™ Rd8 31.Qb7 Rab8 32.Qxa7 Ra8 33.Qb7 Rxa2 34.Nc2 Qe4 35.Qxe4 fxe4 36.Ne3 Kg7 37.Rc7 Kf8 38.Rc2=/+]
30...Rd8! 31.Qb7? [¹31.Qe6 Qd6 32.Nxd4 Qxe6 33.Nxe6 Rd1+ △Rc8 34.Bf1 Rc8!–+]
31...dxc3 32.axb4 cxb2–+