Move of the day :

1. Rxe6!! +- (1-0)

(Vasily Smyslov vs Zoltan Ribli, Candidates Semi-final (1983), London, rd 5)
(variation : 1. Rxe6+ fxe6 2. Qxg7+ Nf7 3. d6+ Rxd6 4. Nd5+ Rxd5 5. Qxb2 +-)

Creation of basic but important pawn structures.

https://www.chess.com/article/view/learning-basic-pawn-structures

⚪️#244 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Guseinov,G (2664)
🔸Demianjuk,A (2332)
🔸Baku Open 2018

16.h4! [Preparing to Kick the black knight on f6 away, and getting ready to strike on the kingside.]

[16.Rb1 d4 17.cxd4 cxd4 18.h4 Bxf3 19.Qxf3 Nxh4 (19...Nxe5 20.Rxe5 Bxe5 21.Qe4 f6 22.Qxh7+ Kf7 23.Bg6+ Ke7 24.Qxg7+ Kd6 25.Ba3++–) 20.Qh3 Ng6 21.Bd2 Rac8 22.f4=; 16.Be3 d4 17.cxd4 Bxf3 18.Qxf3 cxd4 19.Bd2 Bxe5 20.h4 Qd6 21.g3=]

16...d4 17.h5! Bxf3 18.Qxf3 Nxe5 19.Rxe5! Bxe5 20.Qe4 f6 21.f4 Bd6 22.Qxh7+ Kf7 23.cxd4 [23.f5!+–]

23...f5 24.d5 [24.h6 cxd4 25.Bc4 Kf6 26.g4 fxg4 27.f5 exf5 28.hxg7 Qxg7 29.Qh4+ Ke5 30.Qe1+ Kf6 31.Qe6#]

24...Ke7 25.Bd2+– Kd8 26.dxe6 Qxe6 27.Qxg7 Qe7 28.Ba5+ Kc8 29.Ba6+ Kd7 30.Bb5+ Kc8 31.Qxe7 Bxe7 32.Rd1 Rf6 33.Bc3 Rd6 34.Rxd6 Bxd6 35.h6 a6 36.h7

1–0

⚪️#244 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Hillarp Persson,T (2546)
🔸Hector,J (2501)
🔸Bistro Stella 2018

36.hxg3? [36.h3! a5 37.Rg4 Rc2 38.a4 b5 39.axb5 a4 40.Bg5 a3 41.Bxh4 a2 42.Bf6 Rf2 43.Bh8 Rf8 44.Ba1 Rd8 45.Kg2 Rd1 46.Bh8 a1Q 47.Bxa1 Rxa1 48.h4±; 36.Rg8+? Kb7 37.hxg3 hxg3 38.Rxg3 Rc2 39.a3 a5 40.Kf1 b5 41.Ke1 b4 42.Kd1 Rc3 43.Rxc3 bxc3 44.Kc2 a4 45.Kxc3 c5 46.Kc4 Ka7 47.Kxc5 Kb7 48.Kb5 Ka7 49.Kxa4 Kb7 50.Bg3 Ka7=]

36...hxg3 37.Rxg3=

0–1

🔸ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018
🔸Round 7
⚪️Sjugirov,S (2663)
⚫️Kabanov,N (2450)
🔸1-0

34.Rxb2! [A well-timed exchange in order to trap another Black's rook in the White's camp.]

34...Rxb2 35.Qa4! [35.Ra1!? would be also strong: 35...Kg7 36.Bc1! Qa4]

35...Qb7 [35...d5 36.Qa3 Rxb4 37.Bd2 Rxc4 (37...Rb1 38.Qa8+ Kg7 39.Rxb1+–) 38.Qxe7+–]

36.Qa3+–

⚪️#245 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Guliev,L (2312)
🔸Asadli,Vugar (2471)
🔸Baku Open 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 245
public poll

A) f4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 86%
@davodrajabzadeh, Gavin, Nikhil, اوین, Atharva, Daniel

C) Kh1 – 1
👍 14%
@youssefx3

B) Be3
▫️ 0%

👥 7 people voted so far.

⚫️#245 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Huseynov,F (1931)
🔸Tsydypov,Z (2530)
🔸Baku Open 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 245
public poll

C) Nd3 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
Gavin, اوین, @ab0987654321Qwerty, @youssefx3, Daniel, Alan

B) f6 – 2
👍👍 22%
Nikhil, @asisnitin

A) Ne2+ – 1
👍 11%
Srikar

👥 9 people voted so far.

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