The second game of the final match between Ju Wenjun and Kateryna Lagno was played today. Lagno played White. In the Catalan Opening with the early exchange of the queens White employed a temporary pawn sacrifice, obtaining the bishop pair in return.
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GMs Ivan Saric 🇭🇷 (2692) and Vassily Ivanchuk 🇺🇦 (2714) share the lead at the strong Tournament of Peace with 5½ points after 8 rounds.
THE TOURNAMENT OF PEACE - ZAGREB - 2018
Results Round 8
http://chess-results.com/tnr389453.aspx?lan=13&art=1&flag=30
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/tournament-of-peace-2018/8/1/1
Results Round 8
http://chess-results.com/tnr389453.aspx?lan=13&art=1&flag=30
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/tournament-of-peace-2018/8/1/1
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23.Nb5! [A multi-purpose move that creates several threats at the same time. The main threat is 24.Bd4, trapping the black queen.]
23...Nc2 [23...c5 24.Nc7! d4 25.Nxa8 Nfd5 26.g4! Bg6 27.Rf1 Qxe2 28.Qxe2 Rxe2 29.Ba3 Nd3 30.h4 N3f4 31.h5 Bc2 32.Bxc5±]
24.Bd4 Ne3 [24...Nxd4 25.Nxd4 Bd7 26.Rf1! Qe3 27.Qxe3 Rxe3 28.Rfc1 Rc8 29.Rc5 Kf8 30.Kg1+–]
25.Bxe3 [25.Rg1 △Raf1 25...Nh5 26.Bxe3 Qxe3 27.Qxe3 Rxe3 28.Nxc7 Ra7 29.Nb5 Ra5 30.Nd4 Bd7 31.Rgc1+–]
25...Rxe3 26.Rf1 Qxe2 27.Qxe2 Rxe2 28.Nd4 1–0
23...Nc2 [23...c5 24.Nc7! d4 25.Nxa8 Nfd5 26.g4! Bg6 27.Rf1 Qxe2 28.Qxe2 Rxe2 29.Ba3 Nd3 30.h4 N3f4 31.h5 Bc2 32.Bxc5±]
24.Bd4 Ne3 [24...Nxd4 25.Nxd4 Bd7 26.Rf1! Qe3 27.Qxe3 Rxe3 28.Rfc1 Rc8 29.Rc5 Kf8 30.Kg1+–]
25.Bxe3 [25.Rg1 △Raf1 25...Nh5 26.Bxe3 Qxe3 27.Qxe3 Rxe3 28.Nxc7 Ra7 29.Nb5 Ra5 30.Nd4 Bd7 31.Rgc1+–]
25...Rxe3 26.Rf1 Qxe2 27.Qxe2 Rxe2 28.Nd4 1–0
25.d5! [White pushes his pawn into the Black's camp and obtains a space advantage.]
[25.Red1 Bxc4 26.Nxc4 Kg6 27.d5 Qc7 28.Qa2 c5 29.b3 Nh6 30.Na3 Kg7 31.Nb5 Qe7 32.Re2 Ng6 33.Nd2 Nf4 34.Nc4 Red8 (34...Nxe2+ 35.Qxe2 Red8 36.Qxh5 b6 37.Rd3 Qf7 38.Qe2 Qe7 39.Rg3 Kh7 40.Ne3 Rd7 41.h4 Rg8 42.hxg5 Rxg5 43.Rh3+–) 35.Ree1 f5 36.Qb1²; 25.Kh2 Bxc4 26.Nxc4 d5 27.exd5 e4 28.g3 h4 29.Rde2 cxd5 30.Ne3 Qd7 31.Nd2 Rbd8 32.c4 Ne6 (32...dxc4 33.Ndxc4±) 33.Qc3 Nc7 34.Qxa5 Kg6 35.gxh4 dxc4 36.f3!²; 25.Kh1 Nd8 26.Red1±]
25...cxd5 26.Bxd5 Qc7 27.Red1 Kg6 28.Nh2 Rbd8 29.Nf1 Nh6 30.Ne3 Qc5 31.Nbc4 g4 32.Bxe6 Nxe6 33.Nxd6 g3 34.Nxe8 gxf2+ 35.Rxf2 Rxe8 36.Nd5 Rf8 37.Qxb7 Ng5 38.b4 axb4 39.cxb4 Qc4 40.Qe7 1–0
[25.Red1 Bxc4 26.Nxc4 Kg6 27.d5 Qc7 28.Qa2 c5 29.b3 Nh6 30.Na3 Kg7 31.Nb5 Qe7 32.Re2 Ng6 33.Nd2 Nf4 34.Nc4 Red8 (34...Nxe2+ 35.Qxe2 Red8 36.Qxh5 b6 37.Rd3 Qf7 38.Qe2 Qe7 39.Rg3 Kh7 40.Ne3 Rd7 41.h4 Rg8 42.hxg5 Rxg5 43.Rh3+–) 35.Ree1 f5 36.Qb1²; 25.Kh2 Bxc4 26.Nxc4 d5 27.exd5 e4 28.g3 h4 29.Rde2 cxd5 30.Ne3 Qd7 31.Nd2 Rbd8 32.c4 Ne6 (32...dxc4 33.Ndxc4±) 33.Qc3 Nc7 34.Qxa5 Kg6 35.gxh4 dxc4 36.f3!²; 25.Kh1 Nd8 26.Red1±]
25...cxd5 26.Bxd5 Qc7 27.Red1 Kg6 28.Nh2 Rbd8 29.Nf1 Nh6 30.Ne3 Qc5 31.Nbc4 g4 32.Bxe6 Nxe6 33.Nxd6 g3 34.Nxe8 gxf2+ 35.Rxf2 Rxe8 36.Nd5 Rf8 37.Qxb7 Ng5 38.b4 axb4 39.cxb4 Qc4 40.Qe7 1–0