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Move of the day :

24...Qh3+!! 0-1

Lubomir Ftacnik vs Ognjen Cvitan, Bundesliga 1997
Iran's Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (2528) wins the FIDE Zonal 3.1 tournament with 8/9 points undefeated. Congratulations!
⚫️#246 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Davidov,S (2314)
🔸Sevdimaliev,U (2386)
🔸Baku Open 2018
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
⚪️#246 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Mgeladze,T (2395)
🔸Bashirli,Nail (2331)
🔸Baku Open 2018
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
🔸Bistro Stella Limhamn Malmo 2018
🔸Round 3
⚪️Tikkanen,H (2519)
⚫️Semcesen,D (2464)
🔸0-1
45...fxg4! [By this exchange, Black leaves White with a weak pawn on g4 and then intends to lift his rook to grab the pawn.]

[45...Kf6?! 46.gxf5 Bxf5 47.Bc2! Re8 48.Ng2 Bxc2 49.Rxc2 Kf5 50.Re2³; 45...f4?! 46.Bxg6+ Kxg6 47.Ng2 Rh3 48.Kf2 fxe3+ 49.Nxe3 Rh2+ 50.Ng2³]

46.fxg4 Rh4! 47.Bxg6+ Kxg6 48.Nf3 Rxg4+ 49.Kf2 Re4!-/+ [All white pawns are in black squares and Black can target them by his bishop.]

[49...Bg3+!? 50.Ke2 Bc7 51.Kf2 Re4!-/+ g4]
⚫️#247 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Gasanov,Zaur (2195)
🔸Aliyev,Ravan (2351)
🔸Baku Open 2018
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 247
public poll

C) Qg6 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 70%
Jonas, Nikhil, Majid, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @ab0987654321Qwerty, Matthew, ThebestBoss@_Kasyap

A) Bd7 – 2
👍👍 20%
Babak, اوین

B) N×d4 – 1
👍 10%
Pejman

👥 10 people voted so far.
⚪️#247 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Guliev,L (2312)
🔸Fier,A (2553)
🔸Baku Open 2018
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 247
public poll

B) g7 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 77%
@fantastic45, Jonas, Nikhil, Majid, Babak, اوین, @ab0987654321Qwerty, Ismail, Matthew, ThebestBoss@_Kasyap

A) Nc3 – 3
👍👍 23%
Saeid, @SH_M1743, @Steve1234567890qwerty

C) Nb6
▫️ 0%

👥 13 people voted so far.
Round 1 results: King Carlsen comes crushing in!