Karjakin: "I don’t have any personal problems with Magnus, but clearly I want Fabiano to win the match. I just want to see some new faces and I want Magnus to have to win the Candidates tournament, which is actually very difficult. I am not sure if [he] would be able to qualify."
22...a5? [Missing the opportunity. Black could have weakened the enemy's pawn structure with:]
[22...Nxg3! 23.fxg3 a3! 24.bxa3 Ba5 25.Bd2 Bxd2 26.Qxd2 Rb8 27.h6 g6µ]
23.Ra2? [Chinese top GM Ding Liren also doesn't notice the point. He should have exchanged the knights himself.]
23...g6? [23...Nxg3! 24.fxg3 a3 25.bxa3 Be7 26.h6 g6µ]
24.Nh2 Kh8 25.Ne2 Ng7 26.Rh3 Be7? [26...Nxh5 27.f3 Nc5! 28.dxc5? (28.Ng4 Ne6 29.Ng3 f5 30.exf6 Nef4 31.Rh4 Qd6 32.Nxh5 Nxh5 33.Bh6 Rxf6=) 28...d4µ △d3]
27.f3 Nxh5 28.fxe4 dxe4+– 29.Bxa4 f6 30.exf6 Bxf6 31.Bxc6 Qxc6 32.Bh6 Rf7 33.Ng4 c3 34.Rxc3 Qe6 35.Nxf6 Nxf6 36.Rxa5 Ng4 37.Bf4 Rdf8 38.Qc1 e3 39.Rc7 Qe4 40.Rxf7 1–0
[22...Nxg3! 23.fxg3 a3! 24.bxa3 Ba5 25.Bd2 Bxd2 26.Qxd2 Rb8 27.h6 g6µ]
23.Ra2? [Chinese top GM Ding Liren also doesn't notice the point. He should have exchanged the knights himself.]
23...g6? [23...Nxg3! 24.fxg3 a3 25.bxa3 Be7 26.h6 g6µ]
24.Nh2 Kh8 25.Ne2 Ng7 26.Rh3 Be7? [26...Nxh5 27.f3 Nc5! 28.dxc5? (28.Ng4 Ne6 29.Ng3 f5 30.exf6 Nef4 31.Rh4 Qd6 32.Nxh5 Nxh5 33.Bh6 Rxf6=) 28...d4µ △d3]
27.f3 Nxh5 28.fxe4 dxe4+– 29.Bxa4 f6 30.exf6 Bxf6 31.Bxc6 Qxc6 32.Bh6 Rf7 33.Ng4 c3 34.Rxc3 Qe6 35.Nxf6 Nxf6 36.Rxa5 Ng4 37.Bf4 Rdf8 38.Qc1 e3 39.Rc7 Qe4 40.Rxf7 1–0
25.Rxf7?! [A carelessness. White should first have undermined Black's queenside pawn structure.]
[25.d6!! c6 (If 25...cxd6? , then 26.Rxf7 e4 27.Qxh5) 26.Rxf7 Nh8 27.Rxb7+ Kxb7 28.Qxh5 Qf6+ 29.Qf3 Rf8 (29...Qxd6?? 30.Qb3+ Kc7 31.Qxg8) 30.Qxf6 Rxf6+ 31.Kg2 Nf7 (31...Rxd6 32.Rxe5+–) 32.Nc4 Nxd6 33.Nxe5+–; 25.Re4 Qxd5 26.Nc4 Nf4 27.Kf1 a6 28.gxf4 Rxh4 29.b3 Qc5 30.Ne3„]
25...Rh6?? [25...Nh8 26.Qxh5 Nxf7 27.Qxh7² (27.Qxf7?? Rf8) ]
26.h5 Ne7 27.Rxe5 Nc8 28.Nc4 Nd6 29.Nxd6 Qxd6 30.Ref5 Qc5+ 31.Kg2 Qxc2+ 32.Kh3 a5 33.Rf8+? [With this exchange, the win becomes harder.]
[33.Qc3! Qxc3 34.bxc3 c6 35.c4 cxd5 36.cxd5+–]
33...Rxf8 34.Rxf8+ Ka7 [and a draw was agreed in this better position for White.]
[34...Ka7 35.Qe3+ Rb6 36.Qc3 Qxc3 37.bxc3±]½–½
[25.d6!! c6 (If 25...cxd6? , then 26.Rxf7 e4 27.Qxh5) 26.Rxf7 Nh8 27.Rxb7+ Kxb7 28.Qxh5 Qf6+ 29.Qf3 Rf8 (29...Qxd6?? 30.Qb3+ Kc7 31.Qxg8) 30.Qxf6 Rxf6+ 31.Kg2 Nf7 (31...Rxd6 32.Rxe5+–) 32.Nc4 Nxd6 33.Nxe5+–; 25.Re4 Qxd5 26.Nc4 Nf4 27.Kf1 a6 28.gxf4 Rxh4 29.b3 Qc5 30.Ne3„]
25...Rh6?? [25...Nh8 26.Qxh5 Nxf7 27.Qxh7² (27.Qxf7?? Rf8) ]
26.h5 Ne7 27.Rxe5 Nc8 28.Nc4 Nd6 29.Nxd6 Qxd6 30.Ref5 Qc5+ 31.Kg2 Qxc2+ 32.Kh3 a5 33.Rf8+? [With this exchange, the win becomes harder.]
[33.Qc3! Qxc3 34.bxc3 c6 35.c4 cxd5 36.cxd5+–]
33...Rxf8 34.Rxf8+ Ka7 [and a draw was agreed in this better position for White.]
[34...Ka7 35.Qe3+ Rb6 36.Qc3 Qxc3 37.bxc3±]½–½
74.e4! [74.Bb5?! Be6 75.Bc4 Bc8 76.Bd3 Kb8 77.Bb5 Be6 78.Bc4 Bd7 79.Be2 Bc8 80.Kc4 (80.Bd1 Ba6 81.Bc2 Kc7 82.Bd3 Bc8 83.Kd2 Be6 84.Bb5 Kb8 85.Kd3 Kc7 86.Bc4 Bf5+ 87.Kd2 Be4 88.Bd3 Bf3 89.Kc3 Kc6 90.Bc4 Kd6 91.Bb3 Be2) 80...Ba6+ 81.Kxc5 Bxe2³; 74.Kd3?! Ka6 75.Bd7 Kxa5 76.Kc3 Kb6 77.Bg4 Kc6 78.Bf3+ Kc7 79.Be4 Kd6 80.Bc2 Ke5-/+]
74...Ka6 75.Bd5 Bg6 76.Kc4 Kxa5 77.Kxc5 f5 78.exf5 Bxf5 79.Bf7 Bg4 80.Kd4 Kb4 81.Ke5 h5 82.Kf6 h4 83.Kxg5 hxg3 84.hxg3 Bh3 85.Kf6 Bg4 86.Kg5 Bh3 87.Bg6 Kc5 88.Bf5 Bf1 89.Kf4 Be2 90.Be4 Kd6 91.Bf3 Bd3 92.g4 Ke6 93.Kg5 Kf7 94.Kh6 Bc4 95.Be4 1–0
74...Ka6 75.Bd5 Bg6 76.Kc4 Kxa5 77.Kxc5 f5 78.exf5 Bxf5 79.Bf7 Bg4 80.Kd4 Kb4 81.Ke5 h5 82.Kf6 h4 83.Kxg5 hxg3 84.hxg3 Bh3 85.Kf6 Bg4 86.Kg5 Bh3 87.Bg6 Kc5 88.Bf5 Bf1 89.Kf4 Be2 90.Be4 Kd6 91.Bf3 Bd3 92.g4 Ke6 93.Kg5 Kf7 94.Kh6 Bc4 95.Be4 1–0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 56
public poll
C)35...Qd2 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 89%
@PouyaMO1360, @SteveWongso, Alexander, @RichardPeng, @WataxPin, Michael, Hansika, Sanjana
B)35...Qxf3 – 1
👍 11%
@Somebody_Sophia
A)35...Qg4
▫️ 0%
👥 9 people voted so far.
public poll
C)35...Qd2 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 89%
@PouyaMO1360, @SteveWongso, Alexander, @RichardPeng, @WataxPin, Michael, Hansika, Sanjana
B)35...Qxf3 – 1
👍 11%
@Somebody_Sophia
A)35...Qg4
▫️ 0%
👥 9 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 56
public poll
C)49.Rhh6 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 45%
@PouyaMO1360, @Kheradirad, @SteveWongso, @Somebody_Sophia, Hansika
A)49.Rgg7 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍 36%
Alexander, @RichardPeng, Michael, Sanjana
B)49.Rg5 – 2
👍👍👍 18%
@K_mosaddegh83, @WataxPin
👥 11 people voted so far.
public poll
C)49.Rhh6 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 45%
@PouyaMO1360, @Kheradirad, @SteveWongso, @Somebody_Sophia, Hansika
A)49.Rgg7 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍 36%
Alexander, @RichardPeng, Michael, Sanjana
B)49.Rg5 – 2
👍👍👍 18%
@K_mosaddegh83, @WataxPin
👥 11 people voted so far.