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🔸12th Kings Rapid 2018
🔸Round 6
⚪️Parligras,M (2645)
⚫️Iordachescu,V (2597)
🔸0-1

28...Ng3?? [Iordachescu misses a forced mate and allows his opponent to escape from the danger.]

[28...Qxd4+! 29.Qxd4 Rc1+ 30.Kh2 g3+ 31.Kh3 Rh1#]

29.Bf2?? [Parligras returns the favor!]

[29.Bxf6 Rc1+ 30.Kh2 Nf1+ 31.Kh1 Bxf6 32.Qxf6 Qg5 33.Qxg5+ Kxg5 △k×h4 34.g3! Nxg3+ 35.Kg2 Kxh4 36.fxg4 Rc2+ 37.Kf3 Rc3+ 38.Kf4 Rc4+ 39.Kf3 Rc8 40.Rxh7=]

29...f5! [The monster bishop on h8 is coming into the action!]

30.fxg4+ fxg4 31.Qb1 Bd4! 32.Bxd4 Qxd4+ 33.Kh2 Qd6!–+ [33...Qf4!? 34.Qe1 Nf5+ 35.g3 Rc2+ 36.Kg1 Qd4+ 37.Kh1 Qd5+! △N×e7 38.Re4 Qxe4+ 39.Qxe4 Nxg3+–+]

⚪️#202 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Kokarev,Dm (2598)
🔸Sjugirov,S (2663)
🔸ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018

33.Na4! [Trying to remove the black queen from controlling the e5–square and also preparing to push the queenside passed pawns.]

[33.a3!? Rc7 34.Na4 Qc6 35.Qe5+ f6 36.Qxc7+ Qxc7 37.Rd7+ Qxd7 38.Rxd7+ Kf8 39.Kf1±; 33.Nd5!? Rd6 34.Qe5+ Kh6 35.g4 exd5 36.gxf5±]

33...Qb5 34.Nc3 [¹34.b3! Rbc8 35.Nb2 Ne7 36.Nc4±]

34...Qc5 35.Nd5!? Rd8 36.Nc3 Rb8 37.Na4 Qb5 38.Nc3 Qc5 [Here, White accepted a draw in a completely better position.]

⚫️#202 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Morozevich,A (2656)
🔸Iljiushenok,I (2533)
🔸ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018

27...Qb5?! [27...Rb5! 28.Qh6 Nb4 29.Qxh3 Nd3 30.Qg2 Ne5 31.Be3 Rb3 32.f4 Rxe3 33.fxe5 Qe8 34.Qd5 Rxe5 35.Qc4 Qe7 36.Rf4 Kg7–+; 27...Ra2?! 28.Qxc5 Qxc5 29.Bxc5 Rg2+ 30.Kh1 Rc2 31.Ba7 g5-/+]

28.Qxc5 Qxc5 29.Bxc5 Rg2+ 30.Kh1 Rd2 31.Kg1 Rg2+

½–½

⚫️#203 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Kryakvin,D (2588)
🔸Ponkratov,P (2630)
🔸ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 203
public poll

A) b5 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
عباس, Jonas, Nikhil

B) Qf6 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
Dariush, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard

C) b6
▫️ 0%

👥 6 people voted so far.

⚪️#203 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Sarana,A (2618)
🔸Demidov,M (2520)
🔸ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 201

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 203
public poll

C) Kh5 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 58%
عباس, Jonas, Nikhil, @raienr, Farshid, @A_Wild_Richard, Michael

A) Ra7 – 3
👍👍👍 25%
Dariush, @SophiaCat_dotcom_slash_ChessCat, Mohan

B) c4 – 2
👍👍 17%
saadat, Isaac

👥 12 people voted so far.