21.Nd5! [In order to create a dangerous pawn storm in the center.]
21...cxd5™ 22.exd5 [△d6]
22...Nf5? [¹22...Bf5! would be more promising: 23.d6 Qc8 24.dxe7 Nxe7 25.Nf1 Qc7±]
23.dxe6! [23.d6? Qb8 24.dxe7 Ngxe7 25.Qe4 Qc7 26.Nf1 f6!= △Rfd8]
23...fxe6 24.Qb3?!± [¹24.Bc4! Qc8 25.Qb3 Kf7 26.Bd3‚ Nxe3 27.Bxg6+ Kxg6 28.Qxe3+–]
21...cxd5™ 22.exd5 [△d6]
22...Nf5? [¹22...Bf5! would be more promising: 23.d6 Qc8 24.dxe7 Nxe7 25.Nf1 Qc7±]
23.dxe6! [23.d6? Qb8 24.dxe7 Ngxe7 25.Qe4 Qc7 26.Nf1 f6!= △Rfd8]
23...fxe6 24.Qb3?!± [¹24.Bc4! Qc8 25.Qb3 Kf7 26.Bd3‚ Nxe3 27.Bxg6+ Kxg6 28.Qxe3+–]
27.Rd2! [A clever move that enables White to consider the plan of doubling his rooks on the d-file or the g-file.]
[27.Rg1!? Re8 28.Rad1 Nf8 29.Bc3 Re7 30.Bb4 Ree8 31.Bd6 Bxd6 32.Rxd6 Re6 33.Rxe6 Nxe6 34.Qxe5±; 27.Bc3!? Bh5 28.Qh3 Be8 29.Qg4 Rac8 30.Rg1 Nc5 31.Raf1 Bg6 32.f4! Nxe4 (32...Bxe4+ 33.Bf3 Qg6 34.Qh3 Qe6 35.Qg2 Qg6 36.Bxe4 Qxe4 37.Rf3±) 33.Bd3 Nxc3 34.fxe5 Qe7 35.Bxg6 hxg6 36.Rf3 Kg8 (36...Nd5 37.Rh3+ Kg8 38.Qxg6 Bxe5 39.Qh7+ Kf8 40.Qh8+ Kf7 41.Qh5+ Kf8 42.Nxe5+–) 37.Rxc3 Qd7 38.Qxg6±]
27...Bf7 28.Rad1? [28.Rg1!! Bg6 (28...Bxc4? 29.Bxc4 Bxa5?? 30.Rd6 Qf8 31.Ba3 c5 32.Rg6!+–) 29.Bc3 Qe7 30.Rgd1 Nf6 31.Rxd8+ Rxd8 32.Rxd8+ Qxd8 33.Qg5 Bf7 34.Bxe5+–]
28...Be6? [28...Bxc4! 29.Bxc4 Nf8 30.f4 Rxd2 31.Rxd2 exf4 32.Bxf6 fxg3 33.Bc3 gxh2 34.Bf7„]
29.Bc3 Bxc4 30.Bxc4 Nf8+/=
0–1
[27.Rg1!? Re8 28.Rad1 Nf8 29.Bc3 Re7 30.Bb4 Ree8 31.Bd6 Bxd6 32.Rxd6 Re6 33.Rxe6 Nxe6 34.Qxe5±; 27.Bc3!? Bh5 28.Qh3 Be8 29.Qg4 Rac8 30.Rg1 Nc5 31.Raf1 Bg6 32.f4! Nxe4 (32...Bxe4+ 33.Bf3 Qg6 34.Qh3 Qe6 35.Qg2 Qg6 36.Bxe4 Qxe4 37.Rf3±) 33.Bd3 Nxc3 34.fxe5 Qe7 35.Bxg6 hxg6 36.Rf3 Kg8 (36...Nd5 37.Rh3+ Kg8 38.Qxg6 Bxe5 39.Qh7+ Kf8 40.Qh8+ Kf7 41.Qh5+ Kf8 42.Nxe5+–) 37.Rxc3 Qd7 38.Qxg6±]
27...Bf7 28.Rad1? [28.Rg1!! Bg6 (28...Bxc4? 29.Bxc4 Bxa5?? 30.Rd6 Qf8 31.Ba3 c5 32.Rg6!+–) 29.Bc3 Qe7 30.Rgd1 Nf6 31.Rxd8+ Rxd8 32.Rxd8+ Qxd8 33.Qg5 Bf7 34.Bxe5+–]
28...Be6? [28...Bxc4! 29.Bxc4 Nf8 30.f4 Rxd2 31.Rxd2 exf4 32.Bxf6 fxg3 33.Bc3 gxh2 34.Bf7„]
29.Bc3 Bxc4 30.Bxc4 Nf8+/=
0–1
39.Ra7!? [39.Rxg7! Rf2 40.Rxh7+ Kg8 41.Rcg7+ Kf8 42.Rc7 Rf1+ 43.Kh2 Kg8 44.Rcg7+ Kf8 45.Rc7=; 39.Kh2 Rg8 40.Ra7 a2 41.Rd5 Rc8 42.Rc5 Rf8 43.Rcc7 Rg8 44.Rc5 e4 45.Rca5 Rbb8 46.Rxa2 Rbe8 47.Kg3 h6=]
39...Rbb8 40.Rxg7?? [40.Kh2! a2 41.Rxg7 Rxa7 42.Rxa7 Rb2 43.Kg3 e4 44.Kf4 Rxg2 45.Kxe4 Rh2 46.Kf4 Kg8 47.h4 Kf8 48.h5 Ke8 49.Ke3 Rb2 50.Ke4 Kf8=]
40...Rxa7 41.Rxa7 Rb3 42.Kg1 Kg8 43.Kf1
0–1
39...Rbb8 40.Rxg7?? [40.Kh2! a2 41.Rxg7 Rxa7 42.Rxa7 Rb2 43.Kg3 e4 44.Kf4 Rxg2 45.Kxe4 Rh2 46.Kf4 Kg8 47.h4 Kf8 48.h5 Ke8 49.Ke3 Rb2 50.Ke4 Kf8=]
40...Rxa7 41.Rxa7 Rb3 42.Kg1 Kg8 43.Kf1
0–1
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 213
public poll
A) Nb5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 83%
Jonas, Nikhil, Evan, @Sophia_Giraffe, Atharva
B) Bb5 – 1
👍 17%
@reza13721397
C) Qe7
▫️ 0%
👥 6 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Nb5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 83%
Jonas, Nikhil, Evan, @Sophia_Giraffe, Atharva
B) Bb5 – 1
👍 17%
@reza13721397
C) Qe7
▫️ 0%
👥 6 people voted so far.