🔹#15
Black’s position is preferable. Transferring the white knight to b5 seems to be the best way to achieve equality. 1.Nb1!🔹

⚪️ #16 (Strategy - White To Move)

🔹#16
White should have taken up the struggle for the control of the open c-file immediately by playing 1.Na2! [1.e3?! Bb5!] If 1...Bb5 2.Rxc7 Rxc7 3.Rc1! holding the balance as a result of the exchange of the last pair of rooks.🔹

🔴 #8

P.Eljanov - M.Carlsen (2010)

1.Qxf7+!! Kxf7 2.Rxg7+ Ke8 3.Be2! Qb8 4.Rd1+- e4 5.Bh5+ Kd8 6.Rg8+ Ke7 7.Rxb8 Rxb8 8.Re1+- 1-0

⚪️ #17 (Strategy - White To Move)

📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 17
anonymous poll

C: Kg3 – 14
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%

A: b4 – 5
👍👍👍 24%

B: h4 – 2
👍 10%

👥 21 people voted so far.

⚪️ #18 (Strategy - White To Move)

📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 18

A: h4 – 26
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 81%

C: Bc3 – 5
👍 16%

B: Qd2 – 1
▫️ 3%

👥 32 people voted so far.

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🔸Fedoseev - Nakamura [C48]
🔸World cup 2017
🔸[GM Elshan Moradiabadi ]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3

#1

📗#1
Interesting choice by Fedoseev who is known for his off-beat openings. White decides to take advantage of his extra tempo rather fighting ambitiously for the center with Spansih.

#2

📗#2
A well-known theoretical line worthy to study.

#3 5.Bc4

📗#3
[5.Nxd4 is a way for white to play for draw. However, it is very easy to lose a game with white pieces even in this position. Here in this example, Nigel Short ended up with a "Winter bishop" against Vladimir Kramnik! 5...exd4 6.e5 dxc3 7.exf6 Qxf6 8.dxc3 Bc5 9.Qe2+ Qe6 10.0–0 0–0 11.Qf3 d6 12.Bg5 Qf5 13.Be7 Qxf3 14.gxf3 a6 15.Ba4 b5 16.b4 Re8 17.Rfe1 Bb6 18.Bb3 Bb7 19.Kg2 d5 20.Re5 c6 21.Rae1 Bc7 22.R5e2 Bc8 23.a4 Bd7 24.Bh4 Rxe2 25.Rxe2 Re8 26.Rxe8+ Bxe8 27.Bg3 Bd8 28.Be5 f6 29.Bb8 Bg6 30.axb5 axb5 31.Kf1 Kf7 32.Ke2 Ke6 33.Ke3 Bb6+ 34.Ke2 Bh5 35.Ba2 g5 36.Bb3 f5 37.Ba2 f4 38.Bb3 Kf5 39.Bd6 g4 40.Kf1 g3 41.fxg3 fxg3 42.Bxg3 Bxf3 43.Ba2 Be3 0–1 (43) Short,N (2698) -Kramnik,V (2800) London 2011]