21...Re7!
This subtle move initiates the concept of fighting for the long dark diagonal by adding the queen behind it from h8: 22.a5 Qh8!
21...bxa4? 22.Nxa4 and black's queenside pawn structure is ruined.
21...Nd7!? 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 with the idea of ...f5 is also interesting. However, this plan somewhat weakens the Black king.
This subtle move initiates the concept of fighting for the long dark diagonal by adding the queen behind it from h8: 22.a5 Qh8!
21...bxa4? 22.Nxa4 and black's queenside pawn structure is ruined.
21...Nd7!? 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 with the idea of ...f5 is also interesting. However, this plan somewhat weakens the Black king.
19.Bh3!
Sometimes, we have this blind spot where we don't even consider such minor piece exchanges as giving up a fianchettoed bishop for a knight, basing our decisions on intuition or personal dogma rather than proper calculation. After 19...Ne7(otherwise 20.Bxf5) 20.Nd6 white is much better.
19.c5? A wrong decision because after 19...dxc5 20.Nxc5 d6, the problem of black d6-square is solved.
19.Rd2 This logical move allows black to complete his development with 19...Bb7 and prevent white Bh3 move.
Sometimes, we have this blind spot where we don't even consider such minor piece exchanges as giving up a fianchettoed bishop for a knight, basing our decisions on intuition or personal dogma rather than proper calculation. After 19...Ne7(otherwise 20.Bxf5) 20.Nd6 white is much better.
19.c5? A wrong decision because after 19...dxc5 20.Nxc5 d6, the problem of black d6-square is solved.
19.Rd2 This logical move allows black to complete his development with 19...Bb7 and prevent white Bh3 move.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 117
B: Nc5 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
A: Rc1 – 4
👍👍👍 25%
C: Be2 – 2
👍 13%
👥 16 people voted so far.
B: Nc5 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
A: Rc1 – 4
👍👍👍 25%
C: Be2 – 2
👍 13%
👥 16 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 118
A: h4 – 14
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 61%
B: Rd7 – 8
👍👍👍👍 35%
C: Na7 – 1
👍 4%
👥 23 people voted so far.
A: h4 – 14
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 61%
B: Rd7 – 8
👍👍👍👍 35%
C: Na7 – 1
👍 4%
👥 23 people voted so far.
📕 14.Rc1!
White with placing his rook in the opposite of enemy queen threatens to win a pawn with 15.cxb5. The immediate effect is that Black must remove his queen from c7 and lose control of the a5- and b6-squares too.
14.Nc5? Due to white's poor development on the kingside, this exchange is in Black's favor: 14...Nxc5 15.Bxc5 Rfd8.
14.Be2 This normal move reduces white's advantage after 14...Rfd8.
White with placing his rook in the opposite of enemy queen threatens to win a pawn with 15.cxb5. The immediate effect is that Black must remove his queen from c7 and lose control of the a5- and b6-squares too.
14.Nc5? Due to white's poor development on the kingside, this exchange is in Black's favor: 14...Nxc5 15.Bxc5 Rfd8.
14.Be2 This normal move reduces white's advantage after 14...Rfd8.
31.h4!!
How very cruel! This move shows black's helplessness who is denied even the g5-square.
31.Rd7? of course, Ivanchuk would never let the black queen get out with 31...Qa5.
31.Na7? black's position is squeezed and exchanging the knights lets him breathe.
How very cruel! This move shows black's helplessness who is denied even the g5-square.
31.Rd7? of course, Ivanchuk would never let the black queen get out with 31...Qa5.
31.Na7? black's position is squeezed and exchanging the knights lets him breathe.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 119
B: c4 – 13
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 65%
C: g5 – 6
👍👍👍 30%
A: Ne4 – 1
👍 5%
👥 20 people voted so far.
B: c4 – 13
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 65%
C: g5 – 6
👍👍👍 30%
A: Ne4 – 1
👍 5%
👥 20 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 120
A: Kf8 – 18
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 72%
C: Qb8 – 7
👍👍👍 28%
B: b6
▫️ 0%
👥 25 people voted so far.
A: Kf8 – 18
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 72%
C: Qb8 – 7
👍👍👍 28%
B: b6
▫️ 0%
👥 25 people voted so far.