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
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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.
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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.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 530
public poll
A: Qa5 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
Jonas, Gavin, Ramesh, Jahanbakhsh, Vincent, @Amiiiin_tb, @roshan_sethuraman, @AryanLeekha
C: Qc7 – 3
👍👍👍 25%
@SinaKhansharifan, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng
B: Bf8 – 1
👍 8%
@Afshin3333
👥 12 people voted so far.
public poll
A: Qa5 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
Jonas, Gavin, Ramesh, Jahanbakhsh, Vincent, @Amiiiin_tb, @roshan_sethuraman, @AryanLeekha
C: Qc7 – 3
👍👍👍 25%
@SinaKhansharifan, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng
B: Bf8 – 1
👍 8%
@Afshin3333
👥 12 people voted so far.
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