📘 20.c5
(20.R×g7!! The most beautiful finishing move! K×g7 21.Rg1+ Kh8 22.c5 Qe6 23.Bc4 +-)
20...Qd5
(20.R×g7!! The most beautiful finishing move! K×g7 21.Rg1+ Kh8 22.c5 Qe6 23.Bc4 +-)
20...Qd5
📘 21.Rg1! Kh7 22.Rge1
An intermediate move to drive away the black king from the f7-pawn.
22...R×e7 23.Q×e7 +/-
An intermediate move to drive away the black king from the f7-pawn.
22...R×e7 23.Q×e7 +/-
📘 17...Nh5
Kramnik threatens to plant his knight on g3 (which picks off the exchange) or f4 (which accelerates all kinds of attacking possibilities). From this point until the moment White resigns, every single Black move contains some kind of threat.
17...Bb5 This move is a waste of time because of 18.a4.
17...Bc5? This move not only exchanges the mighty black Bishop but also puts the e5-pawn in jeopardy: 18.Bxc5 dxc5 19.Nc4.
Kramnik threatens to plant his knight on g3 (which picks off the exchange) or f4 (which accelerates all kinds of attacking possibilities). From this point until the moment White resigns, every single Black move contains some kind of threat.
17...Bb5 This move is a waste of time because of 18.a4.
17...Bc5? This move not only exchanges the mighty black Bishop but also puts the e5-pawn in jeopardy: 18.Bxc5 dxc5 19.Nc4.
📘 22.Ne3!
Kramnik clears the way for his rook to penetrate on the seventh rank. This move also shuts out Black's e8-rook.
22.Rc2? Nb6! 23.Nxb6 Rxb6 24.Rd1 Kg7 25.Bb3 with an equal game.
22.a3? This move only helps black to fix white b2-pawn and push his b-pawn further: 22...b3!.
Kramnik clears the way for his rook to penetrate on the seventh rank. This move also shuts out Black's e8-rook.
22.Rc2? Nb6! 23.Nxb6 Rxb6 24.Rd1 Kg7 25.Bb3 with an equal game.
22.a3? This move only helps black to fix white b2-pawn and push his b-pawn further: 22...b3!.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 131
A: Bg5 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 79%
C: Re2 – 2
👍 14%
B: Bd1 – 1
👍 7%
👥 14 people voted so far.
A: Bg5 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 79%
C: Re2 – 2
👍 14%
B: Bd1 – 1
👍 7%
👥 14 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 132
C: g5 – 13
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 59%
B: Rac8 – 7
👍👍👍👍 32%
A: Ra7 – 2
👍 9%
👥 22 people voted so far.
C: g5 – 13
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 59%
B: Rac8 – 7
👍👍👍👍 32%
A: Ra7 – 2
👍 9%
👥 22 people voted so far.
📘7.Qe2
Anand has employed this idea in 2015. White keeps the opportunity to castle on both sides for himself.
(7.Qe2 Re8 8.Nc4 Nd7 9.Bd2 Bd6 10.g4 Nf8 11.Ne3 Ne6 12.Nf5 a5 13.h4 ½-½
Anand-Giri Grand Slam Final 2015)
Anand has employed this idea in 2015. White keeps the opportunity to castle on both sides for himself.
(7.Qe2 Re8 8.Nc4 Nd7 9.Bd2 Bd6 10.g4 Nf8 11.Ne3 Ne6 12.Nf5 a5 13.h4 ½-½
Anand-Giri Grand Slam Final 2015)
📘 33...Kf8!
White is a piece up with a winning position, so, he secures his king before the next operations.
White is a piece up with a winning position, so, he secures his king before the next operations.