25.h4!
White has a bishop pair in an open position. With this move, he starts pushing his kingside majority and gains space on the kingside where he plans to attack.
25...h6 26.Qb8 Kh7 27.Qf4 Nd6 28.g4 +/=
White has a bishop pair in an open position. With this move, he starts pushing his kingside majority and gains space on the kingside where he plans to attack.
25...h6 26.Qb8 Kh7 27.Qf4 Nd6 28.g4 +/=
50...c3??
Karjakin has just got rid of a difficult position, ruins everything with this blunder.
50...Bc6 or Ke8 =
51.d7 1-0
If 51...Ke7, then 52.f6+.
Karjakin has just got rid of a difficult position, ruins everything with this blunder.
50...Bc6 or Ke8 =
51.d7 1-0
If 51...Ke7, then 52.f6+.
71.Qb6??
Fabiano Caruana blundered in a drawn ending.
71.Qf7
A)71...g5+ 72.Kg4 R×g3+ 73.Kf5 g×f4 74.Q×f6+ Kh7 75.Qf7+ =
B)71...R×g3 72.Qf8+ Kh7 73.Qf7+ = White draws by perpetual check.
71...R×g3 0-1
72.Q×f6 followed by 72...Rh3+ 73.Kg4 Rdg3#
Fabiano Caruana blundered in a drawn ending.
71.Qf7
A)71...g5+ 72.Kg4 R×g3+ 73.Kf5 g×f4 74.Q×f6+ Kh7 75.Qf7+ =
B)71...R×g3 72.Qf8+ Kh7 73.Qf7+ = White draws by perpetual check.
71...R×g3 0-1
72.Q×f6 followed by 72...Rh3+ 73.Kg4 Rdg3#
35...Nd8??
A blunder. the correct defence is 35...Kg8 36.Qh6 Qd6 37.Bc3 Kf7+/-
36.Qh6+ 1-0
If 36...Kg8, then 37.Q×g6+ Kh8 38.Bc3#
A blunder. the correct defence is 35...Kg8 36.Qh6 Qd6 37.Bc3 Kf7+/-
36.Qh6+ 1-0
If 36...Kg8, then 37.Q×g6+ Kh8 38.Bc3#
22...Be4!
A tremendous move. The bishop shuts out the white queen's attack on e5 and clears the way for 23...Rb8, followed either by 24...Rb1 with a winning simplification, or 24...Rb2 with a lethal counterattack against g2.
23.Bg4 Rb8 24.Bd1
White's last hope is a bishop check on a4. Geller scotches this with a fine king maneuver.
24...Kd7!
It turns out that the safest place for the black king is on the third rank.
25.Rf7+ Ke6-+
After 25...Ke6 26.Rf1 Rb2 27.Bg4+ Kd5 the black king is delighted on d5, and the white king is in despair on h1.
A tremendous move. The bishop shuts out the white queen's attack on e5 and clears the way for 23...Rb8, followed either by 24...Rb1 with a winning simplification, or 24...Rb2 with a lethal counterattack against g2.
23.Bg4 Rb8 24.Bd1
White's last hope is a bishop check on a4. Geller scotches this with a fine king maneuver.
24...Kd7!
It turns out that the safest place for the black king is on the third rank.
25.Rf7+ Ke6-+
After 25...Ke6 26.Rf1 Rb2 27.Bg4+ Kd5 the black king is delighted on d5, and the white king is in despair on h1.
29...e5!
The advance of a central pawn to drive back a knight proves too much for an already shaky defence.
30.Rb1 e4 31.Nd4?!
Tactical blunders come easily in bad positions. This move and his next just save White a lot of unnecessary suffering, as 31.Ne1 Qd2! leaves him in a hopeless mess; for example, 32.Qc2 Qxc2 33.Nxc2 Rd2 34.Ne1 Na3 and the white rook has suffocated.
31...Bxd4 32.Rd1?! Nxe3!-+.
White's rook drops off after 33.Qxd5 Rxd5 34.fxe3 Bxe3+-+.
The advance of a central pawn to drive back a knight proves too much for an already shaky defence.
30.Rb1 e4 31.Nd4?!
Tactical blunders come easily in bad positions. This move and his next just save White a lot of unnecessary suffering, as 31.Ne1 Qd2! leaves him in a hopeless mess; for example, 32.Qc2 Qxc2 33.Nxc2 Rd2 34.Ne1 Na3 and the white rook has suffocated.
31...Bxd4 32.Rd1?! Nxe3!-+.
White's rook drops off after 33.Qxd5 Rxd5 34.fxe3 Bxe3+-+.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 529
public poll
B: Rb6 – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 86%
Jonas, Gavin, Ramesh, Jahanbakhsh, Vincent, @towhidsazegmailcom, @SinaKhansharifan, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, Atharva
A: Kf7 – 2
👍 14%
@Afshin3333, @ALACIQ
C: R×b1
▫️ 0%
👥 14 people voted so far.
public poll
B: Rb6 – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 86%
Jonas, Gavin, Ramesh, Jahanbakhsh, Vincent, @towhidsazegmailcom, @SinaKhansharifan, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, Atharva
A: Kf7 – 2
👍 14%
@Afshin3333, @ALACIQ
C: R×b1
▫️ 0%
👥 14 people voted so far.