📘 25...Rc5?
Wojtaszek should have played 25...e5 to prevent White's next move.
26.e5! d×e5 27.f×e5 Rh1?? 28.R×h1 B×h1 29.Rh2 R×e5 30.Rh8+ Ke7 31.Qa7+ 1-0
Wojtaszek should have played 25...e5 to prevent White's next move.
26.e5! d×e5 27.f×e5 Rh1?? 28.R×h1 B×h1 29.Rh2 R×e5 30.Rh8+ Ke7 31.Qa7+ 1-0
📘 23...Bc2??
Navara has made a strange blunder that is punished by White's next move.
24.b6 B×d1 25.b×c7 Kd7 26.B×d1 K×c7 27.Bd6+ Kd7 28.Rb1 1-0
Navara has made a strange blunder that is punished by White's next move.
24.b6 B×d1 25.b×c7 Kd7 26.B×d1 K×c7 27.Bd6+ Kd7 28.Rb1 1-0
📕18.Rd3!
The piece that needs to be activated before the direct assault is the rook, and as the weakness, White is attacking is the d6-pawn, the rook belongs on the d-file. Another good feature about the text is that it prevents ...Na5 (prophylaxis) while improving the pieces. This is what identifies a great move.
18...b5 19.Rhd1 Na5 20.Nxe7+ Rxe7 21.Rxd6!+/=
The piece that needs to be activated before the direct assault is the rook, and as the weakness, White is attacking is the d6-pawn, the rook belongs on the d-file. Another good feature about the text is that it prevents ...Na5 (prophylaxis) while improving the pieces. This is what identifies a great move.
18...b5 19.Rhd1 Na5 20.Nxe7+ Rxe7 21.Rxd6!+/=
📕13.Ne5!
The knight is on its way to c5, from where it can exert pressure on b7. At the same time, the text gives the other knight the option of going to f4 without being removed by the enemy bishop.
13...Nd5 14.Nd3! g6 15.Nc5+/=.
The knight is on its way to c5, from where it can exert pressure on b7. At the same time, the text gives the other knight the option of going to f4 without being removed by the enemy bishop.
13...Nd5 14.Nd3! g6 15.Nc5+/=.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 399
C: c4 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
B: b×c3 – 2
👍👍👍👍 33%
A: e6
▫️ 0%
👥 6 people voted so far.
C: c4 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
B: b×c3 – 2
👍👍👍👍 33%
A: e6
▫️ 0%
👥 6 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 400
B: b×a3 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
C: b3 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 33%
A: Bf8 – 1
👍👍 17%
👥 6 people voted so far.
B: b×a3 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
C: b3 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 33%
A: Bf8 – 1
👍👍 17%
👥 6 people voted so far.
Gashimov rd 7: Magnus Carlsen defeated tournament leader Veselin Topalov today, and taking the lead at the Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir. Ding Liren moved to plus-one after beating a suffering David Navara.
Gashimov rd 8 pairings: Giri-Carlsen, Mamedyarov-Navara, Ding-Mamedov, Radjabov-Karjakin, Topalov-Wojtaszek. Carlsen leads with 4.5. US ch rd 8: Robson beat Akobian, Lenderman beat Liang. Caruana & Shankland in first place with 5.5 out of 8. In women's ch, Wang leads 7/8.
Gashimov rd 8 pairings: Giri-Carlsen, Mamedyarov-Navara, Ding-Mamedov, Radjabov-Karjakin, Topalov-Wojtaszek. Carlsen leads with 4.5. US ch rd 8: Robson beat Akobian, Lenderman beat Liang. Caruana & Shankland in first place with 5.5 out of 8. In women's ch, Wang leads 7/8.