18.Nd5! [Both exchanges on d5 give White a decisive advantage.]
[18.h4!? Ne6 19.e5 Qf4 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.Qxd5 Rad8 22.g3 Qg4 23.b3 h6 24.Qb7 Qf5 25.Kg2±; 18.b3 a5 19.h4 Ne6 20.e5 Qf4 21.g3 Qf5 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.Qxd5 Red8 24.exd6 cxd6 25.Qxf5 gxf5 26.Ng5 Nxg5 27.hxg5 Kg7 28.Rf3 Kg6 29.Rd1 Kxg5 30.Rd5 Kg6 31.Rdxf5 Rd7 32.R5f4 Kg7 33.Rg4+ Kh8 34.Kg2 a4+/=]
18...Bxd5 [18...Nxd5 19.cxd5 Bb7 20.b4! cxb4 21.Qxb4 Rab8 22.Qa4 a6 23.Rc1±]
19.cxd5 Rab8 20.b3 Rb4 21.a3 Rb6 22.e5 dxe5 23.Nxe5 Qg5 24.Ng4 Rxe3 25.Qxe3 h5 26.Qc3 f6 27.Qxc5 Re6 28.dxe6 Qxc5 29.e7 Ne2+ 30.Rxe2
1–0
[18.h4!? Ne6 19.e5 Qf4 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.Qxd5 Rad8 22.g3 Qg4 23.b3 h6 24.Qb7 Qf5 25.Kg2±; 18.b3 a5 19.h4 Ne6 20.e5 Qf4 21.g3 Qf5 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.Qxd5 Red8 24.exd6 cxd6 25.Qxf5 gxf5 26.Ng5 Nxg5 27.hxg5 Kg7 28.Rf3 Kg6 29.Rd1 Kxg5 30.Rd5 Kg6 31.Rdxf5 Rd7 32.R5f4 Kg7 33.Rg4+ Kh8 34.Kg2 a4+/=]
18...Bxd5 [18...Nxd5 19.cxd5 Bb7 20.b4! cxb4 21.Qxb4 Rab8 22.Qa4 a6 23.Rc1±]
19.cxd5 Rab8 20.b3 Rb4 21.a3 Rb6 22.e5 dxe5 23.Nxe5 Qg5 24.Ng4 Rxe3 25.Qxe3 h5 26.Qc3 f6 27.Qxc5 Re6 28.dxe6 Qxc5 29.e7 Ne2+ 30.Rxe2
1–0
40...Be7?? [40...Bg5! 41.Kg4 Kf6 42.Bf2 h3 43.Kxh3 Kxf5 44.Bh4 b4 45.b3 b5 46.Be1 Be7 47.Bf2 Bd6 48.Bh4 Bf8 49.Kg2 Ke6 50.Bg5 Bd6 51.Kh3 Kf5 52.Bd8=; 40...Kg7? 41.Kg4 Kh6 42.b3 b4 43.Bh2 Kg7 44.Bxf4 Bxd4 45.Kxh4 Kf6 46.Kg4 Bc5 47.Bg5+ Kg7+–]
41.Kg4 Kf6 42.Kxf4 Bd6+ 43.Kg4 h3 44.Kxh3 Kxf5 45.Kg2 Bf4 46.Kf2 Bc1 47.b3 Bb2 48.Ke2 b4 49.Be3 b5 50.Kd3 Ba3 51.Bd2 Bb2 [¹51...Kg6 52.Ke2 Kf5 53.Kd1 Kg6 54.Kc2 (54.Bc1 Bxc1 55.Kxc1 Kf5 56.Kd2) 54...Kf6 55.Kd3 Ke6 56.Bg5 Kf5 57.Bd8 Kf4 58.Ke2 Bc1 59.Ba5 Ba3 60.Bb6 Bc1 61.Bc7+ Kg5 62.Kd3 Kf5+–]
52.Bh6 Ba3 53.Be3 Bb2 54.Bd2 Ba3 55.Ke3 Kg5 56.Kd3+ Kf5 57.Bh6 Bb2 58.Bf8 Kf4 59.Bxb4 Kxf3 60.a4 bxa4 61.bxa4 Bc1 62.a5 Bf4 63.a6
1–0
41.Kg4 Kf6 42.Kxf4 Bd6+ 43.Kg4 h3 44.Kxh3 Kxf5 45.Kg2 Bf4 46.Kf2 Bc1 47.b3 Bb2 48.Ke2 b4 49.Be3 b5 50.Kd3 Ba3 51.Bd2 Bb2 [¹51...Kg6 52.Ke2 Kf5 53.Kd1 Kg6 54.Kc2 (54.Bc1 Bxc1 55.Kxc1 Kf5 56.Kd2) 54...Kf6 55.Kd3 Ke6 56.Bg5 Kf5 57.Bd8 Kf4 58.Ke2 Bc1 59.Ba5 Ba3 60.Bb6 Bc1 61.Bc7+ Kg5 62.Kd3 Kf5+–]
52.Bh6 Ba3 53.Be3 Bb2 54.Bd2 Ba3 55.Ke3 Kg5 56.Kd3+ Kf5 57.Bh6 Bb2 58.Bf8 Kf4 59.Bxb4 Kxf3 60.a4 bxa4 61.bxa4 Bc1 62.a5 Bf4 63.a6
1–0
44.Rh5?? [A miscalculation by Alexei Shirov that costs him the game. He should have secured a draw with:]
[44.Ra1! h2 45.Rd1 Rb2 46.g5 Kf5 47.Rh1 Rb3 48.Rd1=]
44...Ra2+! 45.Kb5 Ra5+! [45...Ra5+ 46.Kc6 Rxh5 47.gxh5 (47.Kxc7 Rh7+! 48.Kb6 Rxb7+ 49.Kxb7 h2–+) 47...Bb8!–+ △h2]
[44.Ra1! h2 45.Rd1 Rb2 46.g5 Kf5 47.Rh1 Rb3 48.Rd1=]
44...Ra2+! 45.Kb5 Ra5+! [45...Ra5+ 46.Kc6 Rxh5 47.gxh5 (47.Kxc7 Rh7+! 48.Kb6 Rxb7+ 49.Kxb7 h2–+) 47...Bb8!–+ △h2]
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 224
public poll
A) Qf3 – 3
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Nikhil, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva
B) f4
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C) Rb8
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public poll
A) Qf3 – 3
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Nikhil, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva
B) f4
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C) Rb8
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Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 224
public poll
A) Nc7 – 8
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Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, Reza, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar, Atharva, K, Arianna
B) Na7
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C) Nd6+
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👥 8 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Nc7 – 8
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Nikhil, @Sophia_Giraffe, Reza, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar, Atharva, K, Arianna
B) Na7
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C) Nd6+
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👥 8 people voted so far.
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