33...Nc3?? [Black moves his knight to a bad square and underestimates his opponent's chances in this sharp position. He should have consolidated his position first with either following continuations, and then, should have gradually tried to advance his powerful pawns.]
[33...Nf6! 34.Nc6+ Kf8 35.Qa8+ Be8 36.Bg2 Nd2 37.Re1 Ng4 38.Qa7 Qc3! 39.Nd8 b4–+; 33...Nb4!? 34.Bh1 Na5 35.Qe4 f5 36.Qa8 Nd3!–+ b4]
34.Bc6! Nb6™ 35.Bxd7!‚ Nxd7 36.Nc6+ Ke6™ 37.Nd8+ Ke7 38.Nc6+ Ke6 39.Qc8! [White's queen and knight are very well-coordinated to attack against the opponent's king.]
39...d5? [Missing the last chance to hold the game.]
[¹39...Kd5! 40.Qxd7 Qxc6 41.Qxf7+ Kc5 42.Qxg6 Qf3 43.Qg7=]
40.Qe8+ Kd6 41.Nd8! Qc4 42.Nxf7+ Kc7 43.Qd8+ Kc6 44.Qc8+ Kb6 45.Qxd7+–
[33...Nf6! 34.Nc6+ Kf8 35.Qa8+ Be8 36.Bg2 Nd2 37.Re1 Ng4 38.Qa7 Qc3! 39.Nd8 b4–+; 33...Nb4!? 34.Bh1 Na5 35.Qe4 f5 36.Qa8 Nd3!–+ b4]
34.Bc6! Nb6™ 35.Bxd7!‚ Nxd7 36.Nc6+ Ke6™ 37.Nd8+ Ke7 38.Nc6+ Ke6 39.Qc8! [White's queen and knight are very well-coordinated to attack against the opponent's king.]
39...d5? [Missing the last chance to hold the game.]
[¹39...Kd5! 40.Qxd7 Qxc6 41.Qxf7+ Kc5 42.Qxg6 Qf3 43.Qg7=]
40.Qe8+ Kd6 41.Nd8! Qc4 42.Nxf7+ Kc7 43.Qd8+ Kc6 44.Qc8+ Kb6 45.Qxd7+–
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 246
public poll
B) Nc6 – 10
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@Hamed_85, @fantastic45, Nikhil, Majid, @Steve1234567890qwerty, اوین, @MerissaWongso, Srikar, @ab0987654321Qwerty, Matthew
A) Re8
▫️ 0%
C) f6
▫️ 0%
👥 10 people voted so far.
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B) Nc6 – 10
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@Hamed_85, @fantastic45, Nikhil, Majid, @Steve1234567890qwerty, اوین, @MerissaWongso, Srikar, @ab0987654321Qwerty, Matthew
A) Re8
▫️ 0%
C) f6
▫️ 0%
👥 10 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 246
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C) Q×b4 – 13
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 93%
@miladm5, Masoud, @RahmaniArapardaz, @fantastic45, Nikhil, Majid, Babak, @Jalalkaraminajar, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @MerissaWongso, Srikar, @ab0987654321Qwerty, Matthew
B) Bd2 – 1
👍 7%
اوین
A) Bc7
▫️ 0%
👥 14 people voted so far.
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C) Q×b4 – 13
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 93%
@miladm5, Masoud, @RahmaniArapardaz, @fantastic45, Nikhil, Majid, Babak, @Jalalkaraminajar, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @MerissaWongso, Srikar, @ab0987654321Qwerty, Matthew
B) Bd2 – 1
👍 7%
اوین
A) Bc7
▫️ 0%
👥 14 people voted so far.
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At this age Bobby Fischer already thought about becoming World Champion in 1963 but we all know how everything turned out.
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21...f6? [Black defends his central e5–pawn but at the high price of fatally weakening his kingside pawn structure.]
[21...Nc6! would be correct: 22.Ra3 Bc8 23.Nd3 Re8 24.Kg2 Rb8 25.Qc1 (25.Nxc5 Qe7 26.Qe3 (26.Nd3 Nxg5–+) 26...Rxb2µ) 25...Nf8 26.Nxc5 Nd4 27.Nxd4 exd4 28.Nb3 Rd8µ; 21...Re8 22.Nd3 Nxd3 23.Bxd3 Qe7 24.Qc1 Rab8-/+]
22.gxf6 gxf6 23.Kh2 Qd7 24.Qe3?= [24.Rg1+! Kf7 25.Nb3 Bc8 26.Rg3 Qd6 27.Bc2 h4 28.Nxh4 Ng5 29.Rd1 Qe7 30.Nf3 Nxh3 31.Rxd8 Qxd8 32.Nxe5+ fxe5 33.Qxe5+–]
1–0
[21...Nc6! would be correct: 22.Ra3 Bc8 23.Nd3 Re8 24.Kg2 Rb8 25.Qc1 (25.Nxc5 Qe7 26.Qe3 (26.Nd3 Nxg5–+) 26...Rxb2µ) 25...Nf8 26.Nxc5 Nd4 27.Nxd4 exd4 28.Nb3 Rd8µ; 21...Re8 22.Nd3 Nxd3 23.Bxd3 Qe7 24.Qc1 Rab8-/+]
22.gxf6 gxf6 23.Kh2 Qd7 24.Qe3?= [24.Rg1+! Kf7 25.Nb3 Bc8 26.Rg3 Qd6 27.Bc2 h4 28.Nxh4 Ng5 29.Rd1 Qe7 30.Nf3 Nxh3 31.Rxd8 Qxd8 32.Nxe5+ fxe5 33.Qxe5+–]
1–0
26.Qxb4! [26.Bd2 Qxa5 27.Bxa5 Ra8 28.Bc3 Rxa4-/+; 26.Bc7 Qxa5 27.Bxa5 Ra8-/+]
26...Rxb4 27.Ra1 Rb7 28.a5 Ba6 29.Bf1 Ra7 30.Rb1 h6 31.Bxa6 Rxa6 32.Bd2 Kf8 33.Rb6 Ra7 34.Rxc6+–
1–0
26...Rxb4 27.Ra1 Rb7 28.a5 Ba6 29.Bf1 Ra7 30.Rb1 h6 31.Bxa6 Rxa6 32.Bd2 Kf8 33.Rb6 Ra7 34.Rxc6+–
1–0