16.Qd1! [White moves the queen out the dangerous diagonal and is getting ready to use his central powerful pawns.]
16...Nd7 17.Qd4?! [¹17.d6! would be correct: 17...Rc8 18.dxe7 Qxe7 19.Rc1 Nb6 20.Kg1 Rxc1 21.Qxc1 Rc8 22.Qa1 Na4 23.Bd4! Qc7 24.h4±]
17...Rc8 18.g4!? [△h4]
18...Bg6 19.h4 h6 20.d6! Nxd6 21.exd6 Bf6 22.Qd2 Rc2 23.Bxf6 Nxf6 24.Qd4!± [△Rd1]
16...Nd7 17.Qd4?! [¹17.d6! would be correct: 17...Rc8 18.dxe7 Qxe7 19.Rc1 Nb6 20.Kg1 Rxc1 21.Qxc1 Rc8 22.Qa1 Na4 23.Bd4! Qc7 24.h4±]
17...Rc8 18.g4!? [△h4]
18...Bg6 19.h4 h6 20.d6! Nxd6 21.exd6 Bf6 22.Qd2 Rc2 23.Bxf6 Nxf6 24.Qd4!± [△Rd1]
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 206
public poll
B) Kc3 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 82%
@PouyaMO1360, @Behrangm2003, Nikhil, Babak, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, Kasyap, Winston
A) c×d5 – 1
👍 9%
@Sophia_Giraffe
C) Rd1 – 1
👍 9%
@mahyarebrahimi1983
👥 11 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Kc3 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 82%
@PouyaMO1360, @Behrangm2003, Nikhil, Babak, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, Kasyap, Winston
A) c×d5 – 1
👍 9%
@Sophia_Giraffe
C) Rd1 – 1
👍 9%
@mahyarebrahimi1983
👥 11 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 206
public poll
B) R×a4 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 77%
@PouyaMO1360, @Behrangm2003, Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, @ali_king_chess, @Armin41, Kasyap
A) Kf6 – 3
👍👍 23%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Masoud, @aliarianario136138
C) f6
▫️ 0%
👥 13 people voted so far.
public poll
B) R×a4 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 77%
@PouyaMO1360, @Behrangm2003, Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, @ali_king_chess, @Armin41, Kasyap
A) Kf6 – 3
👍👍 23%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Masoud, @aliarianario136138
C) f6
▫️ 0%
👥 13 people voted so far.
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37...Bd5? [A mistake. Black could probably have gotten a draw by trying to enter the opposite-colored bishop endgame:]
[37...Bc4! △B×e5 38.Bg3 (38.Ra8+ Rf8 39.Ra7 f4! 40.exf4 gxf4 41.Ng6 Rf6 42.Ne7+ Kh8 43.Nc8 Bf8=) 38...Bxe5 39.Ra8+ Rf8 40.Rxf8+ Kxf8 41.Bxe5 Kf7=; 37...Bxe5?? 38.Bxe5 Rg6 39.d5+–]
38.Ra5!‚ f4 [¹38...Bc4 39.a4 Bxe5 40.Bxe5 Rb6 41.axb5 Bxb5 42.Ra8+ Kf7 43.Ra7+ Ke8 44.d5 Bd7±]
39.Rxb5 Be6? [Once again Black misses a chance to put up more resistance:]
[¹39...Bxe5! 40.dxe5 Rc6 41.Bxf4 Bc4 42.Rb8+ Kf7 43.Bg3 Ra6±]
40.Rb6+–
[37...Bc4! △B×e5 38.Bg3 (38.Ra8+ Rf8 39.Ra7 f4! 40.exf4 gxf4 41.Ng6 Rf6 42.Ne7+ Kh8 43.Nc8 Bf8=) 38...Bxe5 39.Ra8+ Rf8 40.Rxf8+ Kxf8 41.Bxe5 Kf7=; 37...Bxe5?? 38.Bxe5 Rg6 39.d5+–]
38.Ra5!‚ f4 [¹38...Bc4 39.a4 Bxe5 40.Bxe5 Rb6 41.axb5 Bxb5 42.Ra8+ Kf7 43.Ra7+ Ke8 44.d5 Bd7±]
39.Rxb5 Be6? [Once again Black misses a chance to put up more resistance:]
[¹39...Bxe5! 40.dxe5 Rc6 41.Bxf4 Bc4 42.Rb8+ Kf7 43.Bg3 Ra6±]
40.Rb6+–