38.Qa8? [White has thought that by exchanging queens he can easily obtain a draw. But He has put too much faith in the opposite-colored bishops. He should have kept the queens on the board in view of the opponent's weakened King.]
[38.Kh1! Rxf2 39.Rxf2 Qxf2 40.Qc8+ Bf8 41.g3 △Qe6 41...Kg7 42.Qd7+ Kh8 43.Qe6 Qf1+ 44.Kh2 Qf2+=]
38...Bxf2+! 39.Kh1 Qxa8 40.Bxa8 Kg7 41.Be4 Re2 42.Bf3 Rc2 43.Bd5 h5 44.Kh2 g5 45.c5 g4 46.c6 Kh6 47.c7? [47.Be4 Rc3 48.Bf3! △R×f2 48...g3+ 49.Kh3 Kg5 50.Be2 Rxc6 51.Rd1-/+]
47...g3+–+ 48.Kh3 Rxc7 49.Ra1 Kg5 50.Rb1 Rc5 51.Be4 Rc4 52.Rb5 Rxe4 53.Rxe5+ Kf4 54.Rf5+ Ke3 55.Rxh5 Ke2 56.Ra5 Re7 57.Rh5 Kf1 58.Rh4 Kg1 59.Rh5 Kh1 60.Rh4 Re1 61.Ra4 Rg1 0–1
[38.Kh1! Rxf2 39.Rxf2 Qxf2 40.Qc8+ Bf8 41.g3 △Qe6 41...Kg7 42.Qd7+ Kh8 43.Qe6 Qf1+ 44.Kh2 Qf2+=]
38...Bxf2+! 39.Kh1 Qxa8 40.Bxa8 Kg7 41.Be4 Re2 42.Bf3 Rc2 43.Bd5 h5 44.Kh2 g5 45.c5 g4 46.c6 Kh6 47.c7? [47.Be4 Rc3 48.Bf3! △R×f2 48...g3+ 49.Kh3 Kg5 50.Be2 Rxc6 51.Rd1-/+]
47...g3+–+ 48.Kh3 Rxc7 49.Ra1 Kg5 50.Rb1 Rc5 51.Be4 Rc4 52.Rb5 Rxe4 53.Rxe5+ Kf4 54.Rf5+ Ke3 55.Rxh5 Ke2 56.Ra5 Re7 57.Rh5 Kf1 58.Rh4 Kg1 59.Rh5 Kh1 60.Rh4 Re1 61.Ra4 Rg1 0–1
23...e5!! [Black intends to open up lines for his pieces, even if the material should be sacrificed.]
[23...Ne8 24.Be3 Nc7 25.Nxc7 Rxc7 26.b4 b5 27.Rxc5 Bxc5 28.bxc5 f5!³; 23...Ra8 24.Be3 Ne8 25.Kf2! Nd6 26.Nxd6 Bxd6 27.a4 cxd4 28.Rxd4 (28.Bxd4?? Bc5 29.Bxc5 Qd2+ 30.Kf1 Qg2+ 31.Ke1 Rd2 32.R4c2 Rad8 33.Be3 Rxc2 34.Rxc2 Qxc2–+) 28...Qe7 29.Rcd1 Bc5 30.Rxd8+ Rxd8 31.Rxd8+ Qxd8 32.Qe2=]
24.a4 [24.d5 Nxd5! 25.exd5 Qxd5 26.Be1 Qxf3 27.R4c2 Bg5! 28.Rf2 Be3 29.Kf1 Bxf2 30.Bxf2 Rc6–+]
24...Nxe4 25.fxe4 Qg4! 26.R4c2 Qxe4 27.Bh6 [27.Be1 cxd4 28.Nd6 (28.Qxc8 Rxc8 29.Rxc8+ Kh7 30.R8c2 d3 31.Rf2 Bc5 32.Rxc5 Qxe1+ 33.Rf1 Qe3+ 34.Rf2 bxc5–+) ]
27...cxd4 28.Qxc8 Rxc8 29.Rxc8+ Kh7 30.R8c2 Kxh6 31.Rf2 a6 32.Rc7 Bg5 0–1
[23...Ne8 24.Be3 Nc7 25.Nxc7 Rxc7 26.b4 b5 27.Rxc5 Bxc5 28.bxc5 f5!³; 23...Ra8 24.Be3 Ne8 25.Kf2! Nd6 26.Nxd6 Bxd6 27.a4 cxd4 28.Rxd4 (28.Bxd4?? Bc5 29.Bxc5 Qd2+ 30.Kf1 Qg2+ 31.Ke1 Rd2 32.R4c2 Rad8 33.Be3 Rxc2 34.Rxc2 Qxc2–+) 28...Qe7 29.Rcd1 Bc5 30.Rxd8+ Rxd8 31.Rxd8+ Qxd8 32.Qe2=]
24.a4 [24.d5 Nxd5! 25.exd5 Qxd5 26.Be1 Qxf3 27.R4c2 Bg5! 28.Rf2 Be3 29.Kf1 Bxf2 30.Bxf2 Rc6–+]
24...Nxe4 25.fxe4 Qg4! 26.R4c2 Qxe4 27.Bh6 [27.Be1 cxd4 28.Nd6 (28.Qxc8 Rxc8 29.Rxc8+ Kh7 30.R8c2 d3 31.Rf2 Bc5 32.Rxc5 Qxe1+ 33.Rf1 Qe3+ 34.Rf2 bxc5–+) ]
27...cxd4 28.Qxc8 Rxc8 29.Rxc8+ Kh7 30.R8c2 Kxh6 31.Rf2 a6 32.Rc7 Bg5 0–1
39...Rf6?! [39...f6! 40.Bg3 b5 41.Ne2 Bf7 42.Nf4 Rb1 43.Rc3 Rxb3 44.Rxc6 g5 45.Nh5 (45.Rc8+ Kg7 46.Nh5+ Bxh5 47.gxh5 Rxb4 48.Ra8 Ra4–+) 45...Bxh5 46.gxh5 Kf7 47.Rxa6 Rxb4–+; 39...b5 40.Bd4 f6 41.Bc5 Kg8 42.Ne4 Rd1 43.Ng3 Rd5 44.Rc3 Rd2 45.Nf5 Bf7 46.Ne7+ Kf8–+]
40.Bxf6 gxf6 41.Na4 Rxd6 42.Nc5 b6 43.Nxa6 Rd8 44.Rc3 Be4 45.Re3 f5 46.gxf5 Bxf5 47.Kg3 Be6 48.Nc7 Ke7 49.Nxe6 fxe6 50.Rc3 Rd4 51.Rxc6 ½–½
40.Bxf6 gxf6 41.Na4 Rxd6 42.Nc5 b6 43.Nxa6 Rd8 44.Rc3 Be4 45.Re3 f5 46.gxf5 Bxf5 47.Kg3 Be6 48.Nc7 Ke7 49.Nxe6 fxe6 50.Rc3 Rd4 51.Rxc6 ½–½
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 61
public poll
B)17.Qd2 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
Alexander, @RichardPeng, Zhenrui
A)17.Ng5 – 1
👍👍 25%
Vincent
C)17.Qf3
▫️ 0%
👥 4 people voted so far.
public poll
B)17.Qd2 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
Alexander, @RichardPeng, Zhenrui
A)17.Ng5 – 1
👍👍 25%
Vincent
C)17.Qf3
▫️ 0%
👥 4 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 61
public poll
A)34.Bxf6 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
Vincent, @A_Wild_Richard, Mahathi, @ZhenruiGu
C)34.Nd6 – 2
👍👍👍👍 33%
@Enterprise3, Alexander
B) 34.Nxf6
▫️ 0%
👥 6 people voted so far.
public poll
A)34.Bxf6 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
Vincent, @A_Wild_Richard, Mahathi, @ZhenruiGu
C)34.Nd6 – 2
👍👍👍👍 33%
@Enterprise3, Alexander
B) 34.Nxf6
▫️ 0%
👥 6 people voted so far.
♦️ Today is birthday of Mikhail Chigorin!!
Russian chess Master
▪️ Born: November 12, 1850, Gatchina, Russia
▪️ Died: January 25, 1908, Lublin, Poland
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Russian chess Master
▪️ Born: November 12, 1850, Gatchina, Russia
▪️ Died: January 25, 1908, Lublin, Poland
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