📘 42...N×f2?
Topalov has missed a golden opportunity to win the game.
42...Ng4! 43.f3 Qb8! -+
43.K×f2 Ne4+ 44.Ke2 c3+ 45.Ke1 Qb1 46.Bg2 Qc2 47.B×e4+ d×e4 48.Kf1 Kg6 49.Kg1 Kh7 =
Topalov has missed a golden opportunity to win the game.
42...Ng4! 43.f3 Qb8! -+
43.K×f2 Ne4+ 44.Ke2 c3+ 45.Ke1 Qb1 46.Bg2 Qc2 47.B×e4+ d×e4 48.Kf1 Kg6 49.Kg1 Kh7 =
📘 64... Kc5?
A miscalculation.
Ding Liren could have won the game with a problematic move:
64... a6! 65. f5 Ka3 66. Kd3 Bb4 67. Kc4 Be7 68. b4 Bxb4 69. f6 Ka4 70. Kd4 Kb5 71. Kd3 a5 72. Ke3 Ka4 73. Kd3 Ka3 74. Kc4 Kxa2 75.f7 Ka3 76. Kb5 a4 77. Kc4 Bf8-+.
65. Ke5! Kc6
65... a6 66. f5 Kb4
66. f5 Bb4 67. Ke6 Ba3 68. f6 a5 69. Kf7 Kd7 ½-½
A miscalculation.
Ding Liren could have won the game with a problematic move:
64... a6! 65. f5 Ka3 66. Kd3 Bb4 67. Kc4 Be7 68. b4 Bxb4 69. f6 Ka4 70. Kd4 Kb5 71. Kd3 a5 72. Ke3 Ka4 73. Kd3 Ka3 74. Kc4 Kxa2 75.f7 Ka3 76. Kb5 a4 77. Kc4 Bf8-+.
65. Ke5! Kc6
65... a6 66. f5 Kb4
66. f5 Bb4 67. Ke6 Ba3 68. f6 a5 69. Kf7 Kd7 ½-½
📕24...Qe8!
You can only admire Nimzowitsch's refined use of the back rank, a skill he shares with Karpov. The queen heads for c8 where she will support the freeing move ...f7-f5. This precipitates Schlechter into carrying out his pawn advance before he is completely ready:
25.h4 Qc8! 26.Bd3 Bg4 27.Qg2 gxh4=/+
You can only admire Nimzowitsch's refined use of the back rank, a skill he shares with Karpov. The queen heads for c8 where she will support the freeing move ...f7-f5. This precipitates Schlechter into carrying out his pawn advance before he is completely ready:
25.h4 Qc8! 26.Bd3 Bg4 27.Qg2 gxh4=/+
📕30.Kh2!
Karpov turns his attention to the kingside, where he has a space advantage thanks to the strong pawn on e5. He intends 31.g4 as the first stage.
30...Nf5? 31.Rbc2! Rg6 32.Rxc7 Rxc7 33.Rxc7 Qb5 34.g4!+-.
Karpov turns his attention to the kingside, where he has a space advantage thanks to the strong pawn on e5. He intends 31.g4 as the first stage.
30...Nf5? 31.Rbc2! Rg6 32.Rxc7 Rxc7 33.Rxc7 Qb5 34.g4!+-.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 395
B: b×a3 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 57%
C: Qc1 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍 43%
A: B×e4
▫️ 0%
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B: b×a3 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 57%
C: Qc1 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍 43%
A: B×e4
▫️ 0%
👥 7 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 396
C: Ne4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 89%
A: Ne5 – 1
👍 11%
B: h5
▫️ 0%
👥 9 people voted so far.
C: Ne4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 89%
A: Ne5 – 1
👍 11%
B: h5
▫️ 0%
👥 9 people voted so far.
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