32...Rd1!! [32...Re4 33.f3 Be7 34.Qa5 Re3 35.Nf4 Rxe1+ 36.Kxe1 Bf6 37.Nd5 Bxb2 38.Qc5 Be5 39.Qxc4=; 32...Rd2 33.Qxc4 Rxb2 34.Qxa6 Ra2 35.a5 Qc7=]

33.Qb4?! [33.Qxc4?? Qd2–+; 33.f3 Rxe1+ 34.Kxe1 Qxa4-/+]

33...Qd3 34.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 35.Qe1 Qxa4 36.Nf4 [36.Qc1 Qb3 37.Nc3 a5–+]

36...c3 37.Ne6+ Kf7 38.b4 [38.bxc3 Qc4+–+]

38...Qxb4

0–1

⚪️#199 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Demidov,M (2520)
🔸Kabanov,N (2450)
🔸ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 199
public poll

C) Rg1 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 80%
مجتبی, Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar, @Keykav00s, Hansika, Kasyap

B) Rh2 – 2
👍👍 20%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @Tashdid_man

A) a4
▫️ 0%

👥 10 people voted so far.

⚪️#199 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Kabanov,N (2450)
🔸Kokarev,Dm (2598)
🔸ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 199
public poll

A) Qc2 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 89%
Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, Srikar, @Keykav00s, @ali_king_chess, Hansika, @Ad_Himalia, Kasyap

B) Q×d4 – 1
👍 11%
@A_Wild_Richard

C) Qb1
▫️ 0%

👥 9 people voted so far.

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🔸12th Kings Rapid 2018
🔸Round 4
⚪️Parligras,M (2645)
⚫️Istratescu,A (2565)
🔸0-1

47...Ra4! [After this move, the White's knight cannot get out of the pin. Then, Black will be able to increase his pressure on it.]

[47...d4? 48.Rc2! △Rc6 48...Rc3 49.Ra2 d3 50.Ra8+ Kg7 51.Nh5+ Rxh5 52.Kxh5 Rc5+ 53.Kg4 d2 54.Rd1 Rd5 55.Kf3 Bb4=]

48.Rc1 [48.Rgf2 Ree4 49.Kf5 Bxf4 50.Rxf4 Rxf4+ 51.Rxf4 Rxf4+ 52.Kxf4 b5 53.Ke5 b4 54.Kd4 Kg7–+]

48...Rxf4+! [48...Ree4!? is just as good: 49.g7 Rxf4+ 50.Kh5 Bc5–+]

49.Kxf4 Re1+ 50.Kf5 Rxc1 51.Ke6 Bc5 52.Kxd5 Kg7 53.Rg3 Rg1 54.Rf3 Rxg6–+

⚪️#199 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Demidov,M (2520)
🔸Kabanov,N (2450)
🔸ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018

22.Rg1!? [22.Rh2! with the idea of doubling his rooks on the d-file which would make queenside castling even harder for Black. 22...b6 23.Ba6 Bc8 24.Bxc8 Rxc8 25.Rhd2 Rc7 26.Rd6+–; 22.a4!? c5 23.Nd5 Nxd5 24.Rxd5+–]

22...b6 23.Na4 [¹23.Ba6±]

23...Kd8 24.Nb2 Kc7+/=

1–0