🔸2nd Paytakht Cup 2017 Tehran
🔸Round 2
⚪️Eskandary,Mahmood (2123)
⚫️Darini,Pouria (2481)
🔸0-1

📘 56.Be4?
A blunder at the moment that white was so close to make a draw.
56...Qb5+ 0-1

🔸Hoogeveen Matches 2017
🔸Round 3
⚪️Ivanchuk,Vassily (2732)
⚫️Wei,Yi (2740)
🔸1-0

📘 Wei Yi could not resist the temptation to sacrifice a rook on e3 that invites the white king to the middle of the board!
18...Rxe3? 19.K×e3 d4+ 20.K×d4
The invitation is accepted!
20...Re5 21.Bd3 Be6 22.Q×b7 Kg7 23.Ne4 Nd5 24.B×e5+ N×e5 25.Rc5 1-0

🔸Hoogeveen Matches 2017
🔸Round 3
⚪️Adhiban,B (2671)
⚫️Van Foreest,Jorden (2609)
🔸0-1

📘 30.Kf2?
A miscalculation from the Indian grandmaster.
30...B×b4 31.R×e1 Bc5!+ 32.Kf1 B×g2!+ 33.K×g2 R×e1 -+
Correct continuation was 30.R×e1 R×e1 31.Kf2 B×b4 32.K×e1 B×g2 with only slightly better chances for black.

⚪️#87 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Spassky,B
🔸Geller,E
🔸Sukhumi (match) 1968

📘 1.g5?! allows Nh5, while 1.Ng3 with the idea of g5 is not the sharpest option. The best attacking idea is to transfer the queen to the kingside by the typical 1.Qe1!

⚪️#88 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Spassky,Boris
🔸Kortschnoj,Viktor
🔸Moscow 1964

📘 1.e3 is a normal move that does not punish black's mistaken c5 on the previous move. 1.Nf3 seems solid but passive and closes Bg2. 1.Nd3! with idea of Nf4 and taking d5 leads to clear advantage for white.
In general Nf3-e5-d3-f4 is a typical maneuver in this pawn structure.
1.Nd3! cxd4 2.Bxf6! Bxf6? (2...dxc3 3.Bxc3 +/-) 3. Nxd5! +-

🔴 #43

T.Radjabov - A.Shirov

🔺 #43👇👇

1.c3!! Rxc3 2.Bxd5 Ra3 3.Ba2+- [3.Kc1+-] 1-0

⚪️#89 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Tal,Mihail
🔸Simagin,Vladimir
🔸Leningrad 1956

📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 89

C: Ng5 – 16
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 70%

A: Kh1 – 4
👍👍 17%

B: f5 – 3
👍 13%

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⚫️#90 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Aronson,Lev Abramovich
🔸Tal,Mihail
🔸Moscow 1957

📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 90

B: Bb1 – 22
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 71%

A: Ne6 – 5
👍👍 16%

C: Re2 – 4
👍 13%

👥 31 people voted so far.