23.R×g7!!
A brave and intuitive sacrifice from Naiditsch to expose the opponent's king.
23...K×g7 24.0-0-0 (f4!) Rf7 25.Rg1+ Kf8 26.Q×h6+ Rg7 27.R×g7 N×g7 28.Qf6+ Kg8 29.B×e5 Nef5 30.B×f5 Q×f6 31.N×f6+ Kf7 32.B×d6 +/-
A brave and intuitive sacrifice from Naiditsch to expose the opponent's king.
23...K×g7 24.0-0-0 (f4!) Rf7 25.Rg1+ Kf8 26.Q×h6+ Rg7 27.R×g7 N×g7 28.Qf6+ Kg8 29.B×e5 Nef5 30.B×f5 Q×f6 31.N×f6+ Kf7 32.B×d6 +/-
📘 33. c×b6??
Meier's strange blunder.
33.Nc3! With the idea of Nd5 =
33...Qb7! 0-1
Meier's strange blunder.
33.Nc3! With the idea of Nd5 =
33...Qb7! 0-1
📘 64.a5?
Hou Yifan could have finished the game with a beautiful knight sacrifice.
64...Kd2! 65.B×a6 Nd3! 66.Kb1
(66.c×d3 d4! -+)
66...Ne1 67.B×b5 K×c3+-
65.Kc1 Ne2 66.Kb2 Kd2? 67.B×d5 N×c3=
Hou Yifan could have finished the game with a beautiful knight sacrifice.
64...Kd2! 65.B×a6 Nd3! 66.Kb1
(66.c×d3 d4! -+)
66...Ne1 67.B×b5 K×c3+-
65.Kc1 Ne2 66.Kb2 Kd2? 67.B×d5 N×c3=
📘 White intends to exchange Black's active queen with 20.Qb5, but Caruana ignores it with a counterattack.
19...g5! 20.Bd2 Qf5!
With the idea of Ne5-f3+!
21.f3 Qc5+ 22.Kh1 Bd5 -+
19...g5! 20.Bd2 Qf5!
With the idea of Ne5-f3+!
21.f3 Qc5+ 22.Kh1 Bd5 -+
📕 14.Nd2!
Spielmann, himself a master of attack, is aware that if he does nothing, 15 e4! will give the white pieces an irrepressible energy. Therefore he has to block the advance at all costs. The only way is by sticking his knight on e4, but unfortunately 14...Ne4 just loses a pawn to 15.Bxe4 dxe4 16.Qc4. So first of all, he needs to defend the c4-pawn a second time.
14...b5 15.Qa5 Ne4 16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.a4!+/-
Spielmann, himself a master of attack, is aware that if he does nothing, 15 e4! will give the white pieces an irrepressible energy. Therefore he has to block the advance at all costs. The only way is by sticking his knight on e4, but unfortunately 14...Ne4 just loses a pawn to 15.Bxe4 dxe4 16.Qc4. So first of all, he needs to defend the c4-pawn a second time.
14...b5 15.Qa5 Ne4 16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.a4!+/-
📕 11...Qd3!
The endgame favors black slightly due to the weak light squares in white's camp. After the game move, White must defend his d4-pawn, after which Capablanca gets to exchange queens after all.
The endgame favors black slightly due to the weak light squares in white's camp. After the game move, White must defend his d4-pawn, after which Capablanca gets to exchange queens after all.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 373
B: Nc4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 55%
A: a6 – 3
👍👍👍👍 27%
C: Nc6 – 2
👍👍 18%
👥 11 people voted so far.
B: Nc4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 55%
A: a6 – 3
👍👍👍👍 27%
C: Nc6 – 2
👍👍 18%
👥 11 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 374
C: Ke3 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 43%
A: Ne1 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 29%
B: b4 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 29%
👥 14 people voted so far.
C: Ke3 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 43%
A: Ne1 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 29%
B: b4 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 29%
👥 14 people voted so far.
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▪️ François-André Danican Philidor
▪️ French Chess master and Composer
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▪️ François-André Danican Philidor
▪️ French Chess master and Composer
@unitychess