38.Qxc4! [38.Qd1?! a5 39.Qh5 Rf7 40.e6 Bxe6 41.Bxe4 Rg7 42.Rc2 Qb3 43.Qe5 Qxe3 44.Rc8+ Bxc8 45.Qe8+ Bf8 46.Qxf8+ Rg8 47.Qf6+ Rg7 48.Qd8+=; 38.Rc2? Qd3 39.Rc8 Qe2+ 40.Kh3 Rg8 41.Rxg8+ Bxg8 42.Qg1 a5 43.Qg2 Qxe3 44.Qxe4 Qg1 45.Qf3 Qxd4Β΅]
38...Bxc4 39.Bxe4 Rb8 40.Rc2 Bg8 41.d5 Re8 42.e6 Bxe6 [42...Kg7 43.Bf5 Kf6 44.e4+β]
43.dxe6 Rxe6
1β0
38...Bxc4 39.Bxe4 Rb8 40.Rc2 Bg8 41.d5 Re8 42.e6 Bxe6 [42...Kg7 43.Bf5 Kf6 44.e4+β]
43.dxe6 Rxe6
1β0
24.Nd5?! [White achieves nothing with this unnecessary simplification. The correct continuation would be:]
[24.g4! gxf4 25.gxf5 β³Qd3 25...Be5 (25...Nxf5 26.Rxe8!β Rxe8 27.Qd3 Bg7 28.Rb4!Β±) 26.Bxf4 Nxf5 27.Bxe5 Rxe5 28.Rxe5 dxe5 29.Re4Β±]
24...Nxd5! 25.Rxe8 Qxe8 26.Qxd5 c6?! [The exchange of queens would be better:]
[ΒΉ26...Qb5! 27.Qxb7 Qxb7 28.Bxb7 Bd7!=]
27.Qxd6+/=
[24.g4! gxf4 25.gxf5 β³Qd3 25...Be5 (25...Nxf5 26.Rxe8!β Rxe8 27.Qd3 Bg7 28.Rb4!Β±) 26.Bxf4 Nxf5 27.Bxe5 Rxe5 28.Rxe5 dxe5 29.Re4Β±]
24...Nxd5! 25.Rxe8 Qxe8 26.Qxd5 c6?! [The exchange of queens would be better:]
[ΒΉ26...Qb5! 27.Qxb7 Qxb7 28.Bxb7 Bd7!=]
27.Qxd6+/=
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 231
public poll
A) Qa7 β 8
πππππππ 62%
Nikhil, @miladnajafiyan, Majid, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva, @Miladdark79, Matthew, Kasyap
C) h4 β 4
ππππ 31%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @RahmaniArapardaz, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @Sophia_Giraffe
B) 0-0 β 1
π 8%
@MerissaWongso
π₯ 13 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Qa7 β 8
πππππππ 62%
Nikhil, @miladnajafiyan, Majid, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva, @Miladdark79, Matthew, Kasyap
C) h4 β 4
ππππ 31%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @RahmaniArapardaz, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @Sophia_Giraffe
B) 0-0 β 1
π 8%
@MerissaWongso
π₯ 13 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 231
public poll
A) Na5 β 12
πππππππ 86%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Gavin, Nikhil, Majid, @MerissaWongso, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva, Ω Ψ΅Ψ·ΩΩ, Alan, Matthew, Kasyap
B) RΓd6 β 2
π 14%
@Steve1234567890qwerty, Leo
C) Rdb4
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 14 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Na5 β 12
πππππππ 86%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Gavin, Nikhil, Majid, @MerissaWongso, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Atharva, Ω Ψ΅Ψ·ΩΩ, Alan, Matthew, Kasyap
B) RΓd6 β 2
π 14%
@Steve1234567890qwerty, Leo
C) Rdb4
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 14 people voted so far.
Petrosian and Korchnoi have played 4 candidates matches.
Two semi-finals and two quarter finals.
Petrosian won 1 and Korchnoi 3.
The final score from these matches was in Korchnois favor.
(+7 -3 =26).
@UnityChess
Two semi-finals and two quarter finals.
Petrosian won 1 and Korchnoi 3.
The final score from these matches was in Korchnois favor.
(+7 -3 =26).
@UnityChess
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