📘 13.g4!?
Karjakin's novelty. The position has already been played 24 times at the master level.
For example: 13.Rb1 Q×c2 14.Rb3 Ne7 15.Nd6+ Kf8 16.N×b7 Karjakin-Fridman 2012 1-0
13...Bg6 14.Rb1 Q×c2 15.Rc1 Qb2 16.f4 (The point of 13.g4) Ne7 17.Nd6+ Kf8 18.f5 e×f5 19.g×f5 N×f5 20.N×f5
Karjakin's novelty. The position has already been played 24 times at the master level.
For example: 13.Rb1 Q×c2 14.Rb3 Ne7 15.Nd6+ Kf8 16.N×b7 Karjakin-Fridman 2012 1-0
13...Bg6 14.Rb1 Q×c2 15.Rc1 Qb2 16.f4 (The point of 13.g4) Ne7 17.Nd6+ Kf8 18.f5 e×f5 19.g×f5 N×f5 20.N×f5
📘 In this critical moment, Navara finds the only continuation to draw the game.
23...B×c3! 24.R×c3 Q×c3 25.e7+ Kf7 26.e8=Q Rh×e8 27.B×e8+ Kf8 28.Q×c3 R×c3 28.Ba4 Rc5 =
23...B×c3! 24.R×c3 Q×c3 25.e7+ Kf7 26.e8=Q Rh×e8 27.B×e8+ Kf8 28.Q×c3 R×c3 28.Ba4 Rc5 =
📘 15.Bh6!?
Topalov plays the opening in a sharp and dynamic way; Sacrificing a pawn for the attack on the opponent's king.
15...N×b2 16.Qe2 Re8 17.Nd4 Bd7 18.f4 c5 19.Nf3 Qb6 20.Qf2 d4 21.Bg5 d×c3 22.Qh4 c4+ 23.Kh1 Bf8 24.f5 Nd3 25.e6 B×e6 26.f×e6 R×e6 27.Rad1 Rae8
Four pawns for the piece, with a double-edged game.
Topalov plays the opening in a sharp and dynamic way; Sacrificing a pawn for the attack on the opponent's king.
15...N×b2 16.Qe2 Re8 17.Nd4 Bd7 18.f4 c5 19.Nf3 Qb6 20.Qf2 d4 21.Bg5 d×c3 22.Qh4 c4+ 23.Kh1 Bf8 24.f5 Nd3 25.e6 B×e6 26.f×e6 R×e6 27.Rad1 Rae8
Four pawns for the piece, with a double-edged game.
📘 An active play by Mamedov, three-time champion of Azerbaijan in 2006, 2008 and 2015.
19.e×d3 Bg4! 20.Qc4
20.Nd2 Nd4 -+
20...B×f3 21.B×f3 Ne5 22.Q×a2 N×f3+ 23.Kg2 Nd4 24.b4 Qf3+ 25.Kg1 Q×d3 =/+
19.e×d3 Bg4! 20.Qc4
20.Nd2 Nd4 -+
20...B×f3 21.B×f3 Ne5 22.Q×a2 N×f3+ 23.Kg2 Nd4 24.b4 Qf3+ 25.Kg1 Q×d3 =/+
📕 18.Qc1!
Simply defending b2, but it is defence with considerable poison in it, as after 18...axb2 19 Qxb2 Black's initiative is ebbing and he has problems with the hanging knight and the weak b5-pawn. Like so many opponents who fell under Karpov's spell, Savon has been provoked into an attack which his position doesn't have enough resources to maintain.
18...Ra6 19.bxa3 Rc6 20.Qb2 Nc2 21.Rc1! Nxe3 22.Rxc6 Nxf2 23.Nf1!+-.
Simply defending b2, but it is defence with considerable poison in it, as after 18...axb2 19 Qxb2 Black's initiative is ebbing and he has problems with the hanging knight and the weak b5-pawn. Like so many opponents who fell under Karpov's spell, Savon has been provoked into an attack which his position doesn't have enough resources to maintain.
18...Ra6 19.bxa3 Rc6 20.Qb2 Nc2 21.Rc1! Nxe3 22.Rxc6 Nxf2 23.Nf1!+-.
17.Ne4!
White keeps the knight on the board and brings more pieces to attack the opponent's king.
17...b6 18.h5 c5 19.h6 Ng6?! 20.Rh1 cxd4 21.hxg7+/-.
White keeps the knight on the board and brings more pieces to attack the opponent's king.
17...b6 18.h5 c5 19.h6 Ng6?! 20.Rh1 cxd4 21.hxg7+/-.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 397
anonymous poll
C: N×e7 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 71%
A: Rd3 – 1
👍 14%
B: Rhe1 – 1
👍 14%
👥 7 people voted so far.
anonymous poll
C: N×e7 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 71%
A: Rd3 – 1
👍 14%
B: Rhe1 – 1
👍 14%
👥 7 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 398
anonymous poll
C: Rfd1 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 78%
A: Nf4 – 2
👍👍 22%
B: Ne5
▫️ 0%
👥 9 people voted so far.
anonymous poll
C: Rfd1 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 78%
A: Nf4 – 2
👍👍 22%
B: Ne5
▫️ 0%
👥 9 people voted so far.
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