Peter Leko won the rapid part of the match vs Alexander Morozevich 5-1. Blitz tomorrow.

The match as a part of 26th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival where GM Baadur Jobava is unstoppable so far with 6/6!

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Abu Dhabi Challenge Match on fire 🔥!

⚪️#270 (Strategy-ًWhite to Move)
🔸Santeramo,Alessia (2064)
🔸Raccanello,Marianna (2030)
🔸78th ch-ITA Women 2018

23.f4 [White could have obtained a material advantage by choosing the following continuation: 23.exd5! Bxd5 24.Bb6 Rd7 25.f4 Bc7 26.Nxc7 Nxc7 27.Bc4 Bxc4 28.Qxc4+ Ne6 29.Re1 Re8 30.Bxa5±; 23.Na7 Kg7 24.Nxc6 bxc6 25.Rbc1 dxe4 26.Qxe4²]

23...Bb8? [23...Bd6! 24.Nxd6 (24.exd5 Bxb5 25.dxe6 Rac8 26.Qb2 Ba3 27.Rxd8+ Rxd8 28.Qc2 Qxe6³) 24...Rxd6 25.exd5 Bxd5 26.f5 Ng5 27.Bxg5 fxg5 28.Bc4 Bxc4 29.Qxc4+ Kg7=]

24.exd5 Bxd5 25.Bc4 Bxc4 26.Qxc4?+/= [26.bxc4 Bd6 27.Rxd6 Rxd6 28.Nxd6 Qxd6 29.Rxb7 Rc8 30.Bf2 Rc7 31.Rxc7 Qxc7 32.Qd3+–]

½–½

⚪️#270 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Yao,Stefano (2360)
🔸Loiacono,Antonio (2293)
🔸78th ch-ITA Women 2018

28.Bxb7?! [28.Rxe5! bxa6 29.Kf1 a5 30.Re4 Rc8 31.Rc4 Rc6 32.Ke2 Kf6 33.Kd3 Ke5 34.a3 Kd5 35.b4 e5 36.Rc2 Rc8 37.f3 a6 38.Rd2 Rb8 39.Kc3+ Kc6 40.Kc4 axb4 41.axb4 a5 42.bxa5 Rb5 43.Ra2 Rxc5+ 44.Kd3 Kb7 45.a6+ Ka7 46.Ke4±; 28.Bf1 Kf6 29.b4 a6 30.Rb1 Rd8 31.a4 Rc8 32.Rc1 Nc6 33.Rc4 Rc7²]

28...Nd3 29.c6 Nxe1 30.c7 Re8 31.c8Q Rxc8 32.Bxc8 Nd3=

½–½

🔸TCh-CZE Extraliga 2018–19
🔸Round 3
⚪️Vitiugov,N (2709)
⚫️Konopka,M (2367)
🔸1-0

28.Rc1! [Vitiugov realizes that which file is suitable for doubling the rooks.]

[28.Rc2!? △Rbc1 would be also strong: 28...Rc7 29.Rcc1! △a5 29...Rbc8 30.a5 e5 31.Nc6! Ne6 32.Ba6 Re8 33.Bd3!± △a6]

28...Nf4?? [This blunder costs Black a piece and the game.]

[28...Rc7 would have put up more stubborn resistance: 29.Rbb1 Rbc8 30.a5 Na6! 31.Rxc7 Ndxc7 32.Be2 Kf8!±]

29.Rbc2! Rd8 30.Nc6! [30.Rxc5!? Rxd4 31.Rc8+ Rd8 32.Rxd8+ Rxd8 33.a5+– △a6]

30...Ncd3 31.Nxd8 Nxc1 32.Nc6+–

⚫️#271 (Strategy-ًBlack to Move)
🔸Sedina,E (2263)
🔸Andolfatto,Maria (2065)
🔸78th ch-ITA Women 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 271
public poll

A) Re8 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
Nikhil, Majid, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @vahike, Arianna

B) a5 – 3
👍👍👍👍 30%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @RahmaniArapardaz, @meti_niko

C) Qb6 – 2
👍👍👍 20%
Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap

👥 10 people voted so far.

⚪️#271 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Varriale,Luca (2226)
🔸Yao,Stefano (2360)
🔸78th ch-ITA U20 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 271
public poll

B) Ra1 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 64%
Nikhil, Majid, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap, @vahike, Arianna

C) R×c7+ – 4
👍👍👍👍 36%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @RahmaniArapardaz, @meti_niko, @Omid_kh7225

A) Rc3
▫️ 0%

👥 11 people voted so far.

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