39...Bc5?
39...Kd8! (With the idea of getting out the king from a3-f8 diagonal and getting ready for ...Rxa5.)
A) 40.B×c6 b×c6 41.B×b4 Rb8 42.Ba3 Rb3 43.Ne1 Nf5 -/+ With an active play for the pawn.
B) 40.Ne1 R×a5 41.B×c6 b×c6 42.B×b4 Ra4 -/+
40.Rc1 Kd6 41.B×c6 b×c6 42.Ne1 Nf5 43.Nf3 Ra7 44.Ne5 +/=
39...Kd8! (With the idea of getting out the king from a3-f8 diagonal and getting ready for ...Rxa5.)
A) 40.B×c6 b×c6 41.B×b4 Rb8 42.Ba3 Rb3 43.Ne1 Nf5 -/+ With an active play for the pawn.
B) 40.Ne1 R×a5 41.B×c6 b×c6 42.B×b4 Ra4 -/+
40.Rc1 Kd6 41.B×c6 b×c6 42.Ne1 Nf5 43.Nf3 Ra7 44.Ne5 +/=
52. Nf7+
52. Bxc5+!
The only survival chance for White!
52...Bxc5 53. Nf7+
A)53... Ke7 54. Rxc5 =
B)53... Kc6 54. d4
B1)54... Ra2 55. Rxc5+ Kb6 56. Nd8 Rxb2 57. Rc6+ Kb5 58. Rc5+ Kb6 59. Rc6+ Kb5 60. Rc5 =
B2)54...N×d4?? 55. Nd8+ Kd7 56. g7+-
52... Kc6 53. Ba3 Kb5 54. Re1 Rxa3 55.bxa3 b2 56. Ng5 Ka4 57. Nf3 Bc3 0-1
52. Bxc5+!
The only survival chance for White!
52...Bxc5 53. Nf7+
A)53... Ke7 54. Rxc5 =
B)53... Kc6 54. d4
B1)54... Ra2 55. Rxc5+ Kb6 56. Nd8 Rxb2 57. Rc6+ Kb5 58. Rc5+ Kb6 59. Rc6+ Kb5 60. Rc5 =
B2)54...N×d4?? 55. Nd8+ Kd7 56. g7+-
52... Kc6 53. Ba3 Kb5 54. Re1 Rxa3 55.bxa3 b2 56. Ng5 Ka4 57. Nf3 Bc3 0-1
31...B×h4!
A brave sacrifice that White must play accurately to neutralize it.
32.g×h4?
32.Nc5 Be7 33.Ba4=
32...Q×h4 33.Rd1?
33.Rc3 -/+
33...Qg4+ 34.Kh2 R×b5! 35.Q×b5 Q×a1 36.Q×b8 Q×d4 37.Kg1 h4 -+
A brave sacrifice that White must play accurately to neutralize it.
32.g×h4?
32.Nc5 Be7 33.Ba4=
32...Q×h4 33.Rd1?
33.Rc3 -/+
33...Qg4+ 34.Kh2 R×b5! 35.Q×b5 Q×a1 36.Q×b8 Q×d4 37.Kg1 h4 -+
57. Nf3??
Young Jeffery Xiong has made a blunder. He could have obtained a draw with the following continuation:
57. Kf1
A) 57...a5 58. Ke1 Ke3 59. Nf5+ Kf4 60. Nxg3 Kxg3 61. Kd2 =
B) 57... Kf4 58. Ke1 Kg4 59. Ng2 Kf3 60. Nh4+ Kg4 61.Ng2 =
C) 57... Kd4 58. Nf5+ Kc3 59. Nxg3 Kxb3 60. Nf5 Kc2 61. Nd4+ Kc1 62.Nb3+ Kc2 63. Nd4+=
57...a5 58. Nd2+ Ke3 59. Nf1+ Ke2 0-1
Young Jeffery Xiong has made a blunder. He could have obtained a draw with the following continuation:
57. Kf1
A) 57...a5 58. Ke1 Ke3 59. Nf5+ Kf4 60. Nxg3 Kxg3 61. Kd2 =
B) 57... Kf4 58. Ke1 Kg4 59. Ng2 Kf3 60. Nh4+ Kg4 61.Ng2 =
C) 57... Kd4 58. Nf5+ Kc3 59. Nxg3 Kxb3 60. Nf5 Kc2 61. Nd4+ Kc1 62.Nb3+ Kc2 63. Nd4+=
57...a5 58. Nd2+ Ke3 59. Nf1+ Ke2 0-1
27.Ne2!
Carlsen retreats the knight from its wonderful outpost. Sitting on d4 might feel great for the horse, but White needs to coordinate his pieces in a plan of action. The way to do this is to redeploy the knight to f4, where it not only attacks d5, but also clears the way for Rd1 and harasses the black rook that's defending the pawn.
27...Bc6 28.Nf4 Rg5 29.b5! Breaking the rhythm.
29...Bxb5 30.Nxd5+ Kf8 31.Nc7+/-.
Carlsen retreats the knight from its wonderful outpost. Sitting on d4 might feel great for the horse, but White needs to coordinate his pieces in a plan of action. The way to do this is to redeploy the knight to f4, where it not only attacks d5, but also clears the way for Rd1 and harasses the black rook that's defending the pawn.
27...Bc6 28.Nf4 Rg5 29.b5! Breaking the rhythm.
29...Bxb5 30.Nxd5+ Kf8 31.Nc7+/-.
17...Kd7!
The king goes to d7 so that ...Ne6, putting the knight on an excellent blockade square in the center, becomes possible without dropping the c6-pawn.
18.Bb4 b5 19.Qa3 Bxb4 20.Qxb4 a5 21.Qb3 Ne6.
The king goes to d7 so that ...Ne6, putting the knight on an excellent blockade square in the center, becomes possible without dropping the c6-pawn.
18.Bb4 b5 19.Qa3 Bxb4 20.Qxb4 a5 21.Qb3 Ne6.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 451
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C: Be8 – 15
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Seyed habib, Jonas, Kenneth, Gavin, @Afshin3333, Nikhil, Jayden, @SteveWongso, Bryson, @MerissaWongso, Drew, @RichardPeng, Adhvaith, Atharva, Vedant
B: Qb6 – 2
👍 12%
@Sophia_Peng, Pranav
A: Rd8
▫️ 0%
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C: Be8 – 15
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 88%
Seyed habib, Jonas, Kenneth, Gavin, @Afshin3333, Nikhil, Jayden, @SteveWongso, Bryson, @MerissaWongso, Drew, @RichardPeng, Adhvaith, Atharva, Vedant
B: Qb6 – 2
👍 12%
@Sophia_Peng, Pranav
A: Rd8
▫️ 0%
👥 17 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 452
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C: Bc6 – 16
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@Mohammadchamsarchamani, Jonas, Kenneth, Gavin, @Afshin3333, Nikhil, Jayden, @SteveWongso, Bryson, @MerissaWongso, Omid, Drew, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Adhvaith, Vedant
A: Bd2 – 1
▫️ 6%
Atharva
B: Bg1 – 1
▫️ 6%
Jaikrishnan
👥 18 people voted so far.
public poll
C: Bc6 – 16
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 89%
@Mohammadchamsarchamani, Jonas, Kenneth, Gavin, @Afshin3333, Nikhil, Jayden, @SteveWongso, Bryson, @MerissaWongso, Omid, Drew, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Adhvaith, Vedant
A: Bd2 – 1
▫️ 6%
Atharva
B: Bg1 – 1
▫️ 6%
Jaikrishnan
👥 18 people voted so far.