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8/3/2012 – One of the many intriguing positions from the just finished Biel grandmaster tournament. Here followed the simplification 31...dxe5 32.Qxd8+ Qxd8 33.Rxd8+ Bxd8 34.Bxb5 Bxa5 35.Kf2 with a draw. Instead, which continuation would you have chosen as White after the intermediate move 31...Bg5? A) 32.Bxd6 B) 32.Bf4 Bxf4 33.Qxf4 Bxe2 C) 32.Qc2 ChessBase Magazine, larger diagram and solution.

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Chance for whom?

One of the many intriguing positions from the just finished Biel grandmaster tournament. Here followed the simplification 31...dxe5 32.Qxd8+ Qxd8 33.Rxd8+ Bxd8 34.Bxb5 Bxa5 35.Kf2 with a draw. Instead, which continuation would you have chosen as White after the intermediate move 31...Bg5?

A) 32.Bxd6
B) 32.Bf4 Bxf4 33.Qxf4 Bxe2
C) 32.Qc2

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