📘 White has the two-bishop advantage and more space. He also controls the open a-file, so he can convert his positional advantages to the material advantage.
29.Bf5
Intending 30.Bc2, restricting the black knight.
29...g6 30.Bc2 Kg7 31.Re1 Bb8 32.h4! f6 33.g4 Kf7 34.g5 f5 35.Kg2 +-
29.Bf5
Intending 30.Bc2, restricting the black knight.
29...g6 30.Bc2 Kg7 31.Re1 Bb8 32.h4! f6 33.g4 Kf7 34.g5 f5 35.Kg2 +-
📘 Black has two problems in the position:
1-Having a bad Bishop.
2. Limited in space.
Gavin Jones decides to solve the first one.
20...Nh7! 21.Kh2 Bf6 22.Rac1 Bg5
1-Having a bad Bishop.
2. Limited in space.
Gavin Jones decides to solve the first one.
20...Nh7! 21.Kh2 Bf6 22.Rac1 Bg5
📘 8...d6!?
This sacrifice line in the Symmetrical English variation has been employed by Kovalev in a few games.
9.N×c6 b×c6 10.B×c6 Rb8 11.Bg2 Qa5 12.Qd2 Be6 13.b3 R×b3 14.a×b3 Q×a1 15.Nb5 a6 16.Na7 Bd7
This sacrifice line in the Symmetrical English variation has been employed by Kovalev in a few games.
9.N×c6 b×c6 10.B×c6 Rb8 11.Bg2 Qa5 12.Qd2 Be6 13.b3 R×b3 14.a×b3 Q×a1 15.Nb5 a6 16.Na7 Bd7
📘 34.Bf1
Parham decides to keep his bishop instead of the knight in the Knight + 4 pawns vs Knight + 3 pawns ending.
(34.B×c6! N×c6 35.b5 Ncb4 36.b×a6 N×a6 +/-)
34...N×b4 35.Bc4 Nd5 36.Nd8 Kf8 37.N×c6 N×c6 38.B×d5
Parham decides to keep his bishop instead of the knight in the Knight + 4 pawns vs Knight + 3 pawns ending.
(34.B×c6! N×c6 35.b5 Ncb4 36.b×a6 N×a6 +/-)
34...N×b4 35.Bc4 Nd5 36.Nd8 Kf8 37.N×c6 N×c6 38.B×d5
23...Qd8!
In order to play ...e6-e5 without allowing White to hit the queen with Nd5.
24.Rf3 Bf8! 25.Rg3 e5! 26.f5 Nd4.
In order to play ...e6-e5 without allowing White to hit the queen with Nd5.
24.Rf3 Bf8! 25.Rg3 e5! 26.f5 Nd4.
18...b5!
The black b-pawn will be used as a battering ram against c3 in the style of the Fischer game.
19.g3 Rfd8 20.f4 b4=/+.
The black b-pawn will be used as a battering ram against c3 in the style of the Fischer game.
19.g3 Rfd8 20.f4 b4=/+.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 389
C: Qh7 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 80%
A: d5 – 1
👍👍 20%
B: Kh8
▫️ 0%
👥 5 people voted so far.
C: Qh7 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 80%
A: d5 – 1
👍👍 20%
B: Kh8
▫️ 0%
👥 5 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 390
A: Ne7 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 43%
B: Qe8 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 43%
C: Nb4 – 1
👍👍 14%
👥 7 people voted so far.
A: Ne7 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 43%
B: Qe8 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 43%
C: Nb4 – 1
👍👍 14%
👥 7 people voted so far.