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

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🔸Round 3
⚪️Vitiugov,N (2709)
⚫️Konopka,M (2367)
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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)
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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)
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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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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation. General (A30) ·

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⚫️#271 (Strategy-ًBlack to Move)
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🔸Andolfatto,Maria (2065)
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25...a5! [The classic 'Minority Attack' will lead to a weakness in White's pawn structure.]

[25...Re8?! 26.Rxe8+ Nxe8 27.Kf1 g6 28.Qd3 Qa5 29.Qb1 Qb6 30.Qc1 Qa6 31.Qc2 Bxg3 32.hxg3 Ng7 33.g4 Qd6 34.Qe2 Ne6=; 25...Qb6!? 26.Ne4 Nxe4 27.Qxe4 a5 28.Bg3 Rd8 29.Kf2 Bf8 30.Bh4 g5 31.Bg3 a4 32.Be5 axb3 33.axb3 Qxb3 (33...Qg6 34.Qxg6+ fxg6 35.f4 gxf4 36.Bxf4 g5 37.Be5 Rd7 38.Kf3 Bg7 39.Bxg7 Kxg7 40.Ke4 Re7+ 41.Kd3 Rb7 42.Rb2=) 34.Qf5 Qb6 35.h4 Qe6 36.Qxe6 fxe6 37.hxg5 hxg5 38.Bf6 Ra8 39.Rxe6 Kf7 40.Rb6 Ra2+ 41.Kf1 Rc2 42.Bxg5 Rxc4„]

26.Qd3 a4 [26...g6!?-/+]

27.bxa4 Ra8 28.Qb3 Qa5 29.Nf5 Bf8 30.Bh4 g5?! [¹30...Nh5 31.Re4 g6 32.Ne7+ Bxe7 33.Rxe7 (33.Bxe7? Qd2 34.g3 d3 35.Bxc5 Qc1+ 36.Kg2 d2 37.Be3 d1Q 38.Bxc1 Qxc1–+) ]

31.Bg3 Qxa4 32.Ne7+ Bxe7 33.Rxe7 Qxa2-/+

½–½

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