18.Bh6? [White makes a hurried plan of attack.]

[He could have maintained his advantage by either 18.Ne5! △Q×d4 18...Qd6 19.Qxd4 0–0 20.Bh6!‚ Rfe8 21.Nxf7! Qf6™ 22.Ne5 Bb4™ 23.g5 Qf4™ 24.Qxf4 Nxf4 25.Nhg4!± △Rec1; or 18.Qxd4!? 0–0 19.Ne5 c5 20.Qc4 Qd6 21.Bh6!± △Rad1]

18...c5! 19.Nf3 f6 20.a4 0–0–0-/+[△Rhe8]

⚪️#209 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Semcesen,D (2464)
🔸Brynell,S (2409)
🔸Bistro Stella Limhamn Malmo 2018

15.Rac1!? [15.f4! The best way to exploit the weakness of the black kingside castle position. 15...Be8 16.fxg5 hxg5 17.h4 Rxc3 (17...g4 18.Rf4±) 18.bxc3 Ne4 19.Qe1 f6 20.Nd3 (20.Nf3±) 20...gxh4 21.Bxh4 Nc4 22.Rf3±; 15.Nxd7!? Nxd7 16.Na4 Qd8 17.Rac1 Rxc1 18.Rxc1 Nc6 19.Bb5 Qa8 20.h4 g4 21.Bd3±]

15...Nc4? [15...Nc6 16.Nxd7 Nxd7²]

16.Bxc4 dxc4 17.Qe2 Qa6 18.b3? [18.f4±]

18...cxb3 19.Qxa6 bxa6 20.axb3+/=

1–0

⚪️#209 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Nassr,A (2263)
🔸Miswadah,Baha (1928)
🔸Emirates ch-Arab 2018

47.Rg3! [47.Rf3!? Ke7 48.Rf4 Qc4 49.Qf2 Qc8 50.Rg4 Kd7 51.Qg3; 47.Qh5 Ke7 48.Rg3 Qe8 49.Qe2 Kd6 50.Qf1 Ke7 51.Rg4 Qb8 52.Qe2 Kd6 53.Qe3 Ke7 54.Qh6 Qc8 55.Qf4 Kd7 56.Qg3 Qc7 57.Qd3 Qc4 58.Qf3 Qc8 59.Rf4+–]

47...Qc4 48.Qf2 Qc7 49.Rg8 Ke7 50.Qf1 Qd7 51.Rb8 Rg7 52.Qxb5 Qxb5 53.Rxb5+–

1–0

⚪️#210 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Hansen,SuB (2583)
🔸Tikkanen,H (2519)
🔸Bistro Stella Limhamn Malmo 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 210
public poll

A) Rc6 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
@Sh39r, @mahyarebrahimi1983, @reza13721397, @Sujas2, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, PR

B) h4 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
@MRAghar, Nikhil, @Steve_The_Great, @Joker_GM81, @Miladdark79, Daniel, Matthew

C) R1d5
▫️ 0%

👥 14 people voted so far.

⚪️#210 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Issa,R (2378)
🔸Al Ghamdi,Ahmed M (2075)
🔸Emirates ch-Arab 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 210
public poll

C) Rc3 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 79%
@PouyaMO1360, @MRAghar, @reza13721397, Nikhil, @Steve_The_Great, @Sujas2, @Sophia_Giraffe, @Joker_GM81, @Miladdark79, Daniel, Matthew

B) Nc3 – 2
👍 14%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @A_Wild_Richard

A) Re1 – 1
👍 7%
@Sh39r

👥 14 people voted so far.

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