📘 25.Be3!
An interesting idea by Grischuk to improve the position of his pieces.
25...Rc8 26.Re1 Bc4 27.Nf3 Ba3 28.Bd4
An interesting idea by Grischuk to improve the position of his pieces.
25...Rc8 26.Re1 Bc4 27.Nf3 Ba3 28.Bd4
📘 33...R×e4?
54-year old Ukrainian GM has committed a wrong sacrifice. Wojtaszek exploits it with a clever intermediate move.
34.B×g7! B×g7 35.Qg5 Re2+ 36.Kf1 Qf6 37.Q×f6 R×f6 38.K×e2 +-
54-year old Ukrainian GM has committed a wrong sacrifice. Wojtaszek exploits it with a clever intermediate move.
34.B×g7! B×g7 35.Qg5 Re2+ 36.Kf1 Qf6 37.Q×f6 R×f6 38.K×e2 +-
📘 23...R×a3!
A finishing sacrifice by 33-year old Hungarian GM Berkes.
24.b×a3 Q×a3+ 25.Kb1 Rc6 26.c5 R×c5 0-1
A finishing sacrifice by 33-year old Hungarian GM Berkes.
24.b×a3 Q×a3+ 25.Kb1 Rc6 26.c5 R×c5 0-1
📘 28.N×f6+!
A beautiful combination to expose the Black king's position.
28...g×f6 29.Rg1+ Kh8 30.Rg6! Qh7 31.R×f6 Ng7 32.R×h6 1-0
A beautiful combination to expose the Black king's position.
28...g×f6 29.Rg1+ Kh8 30.Rg6! Qh7 31.R×f6 Ng7 32.R×h6 1-0
📕 24.Bf5!
A fine move. By creating latent threats of back-rank mates White tries to force g6, which would open f6 for his other Bishop and make Black's 8th rank really chronically weak. 24...b5 25.Bb4! +- intending Re7.
A fine move. By creating latent threats of back-rank mates White tries to force g6, which would open f6 for his other Bishop and make Black's 8th rank really chronically weak. 24...b5 25.Bb4! +- intending Re7.
📕 26.Bxc6!
This plan makes sense. Even now the battle for the central dark squares is pivotal. White is looking for access to the d4 square as a staging post en route to the greater spoils of c5. 26...bxc6 27.Nd4 Be4! 28.Nb3 Bd5 29.Nc5+/=
This plan makes sense. Even now the battle for the central dark squares is pivotal. White is looking for access to the d4 square as a staging post en route to the greater spoils of c5. 26...bxc6 27.Nd4 Be4! 28.Nb3 Bd5 29.Nc5+/=
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 343
C: Na7 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
B: h5 – 2
👍👍 25%
A: Ra8
▫️ 0%
👥 8 people voted so far.
C: Na7 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
B: h5 – 2
👍👍 25%
A: Ra8
▫️ 0%
👥 8 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 344
B: g5 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
A: 0-0 – 2
👍👍 17%
C: Qa5 – 2
👍👍 17%
👥 12 people voted so far.
B: g5 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
A: 0-0 – 2
👍👍 17%
C: Qa5 – 2
👍👍 17%
👥 12 people voted so far.
After round 9, Karjakin beat Kramnik; all other games drawn. Caruana still leads with 6 out of 9 (3 wins and 6 draws). Mamedyarov is in 2nd with 5.5 out of 9. Ding Liren has drawn all 9 games. Rd 10 on March 22. It will be Mamedyarov-Caruana.
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