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🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 1
⚪️Karjakin,Sergey (2760)
⚫️Soumya,Swaminathan (2423)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 1
⚪️Karjakin,Sergey (2760)
⚫️Soumya,Swaminathan (2423)
🔸1-0
19.Bd5! [Karjakin shows his excellent understanding of the position. He intends to trade off his bishop for the opponent's knight in order to exploit the enemy dark square weaknesses.]
19...Rd8 20.Bxc6+ Bxc6 21.Raf1 e5 [¹21...Qe7 22.a3! Qxf6 23.Rxf6 Ke7 24.Nc1² △Nb3–Nc5]
22.Qxd6! [Another right decision. Because of the Black's poor rook on h7, Karjakin exchange the opponent's active major pieces.]
22...Rxd6 23.Rf6 Re6 [23...Rxf6 24.Rxf6 Bb7 25.Rb6 f5 26.exf5 gxf5 27.Re6+ Re7 28.Rxh6 f4 29.Kf2 Rg7 30.g3 fxg3+ 31.Nxg3+/=]
24.Rxe6+ fxe6 25.Rf6‚ Ke7 26.Rxg6± [White is a pawn up and has the better pawn structure.]
26...Be8 27.Rg8 Kd8 28.Kf2 Rc7 29.c3 dxc3 30.bxc3 a5 31.a3 Rf7+ 32.Ke1 Ke7 33.Ng1 Bd7 34.Nf3 Kd6 35.Ra8 a4 36.Ra6+
1–0
19...Rd8 20.Bxc6+ Bxc6 21.Raf1 e5 [¹21...Qe7 22.a3! Qxf6 23.Rxf6 Ke7 24.Nc1² △Nb3–Nc5]
22.Qxd6! [Another right decision. Because of the Black's poor rook on h7, Karjakin exchange the opponent's active major pieces.]
22...Rxd6 23.Rf6 Re6 [23...Rxf6 24.Rxf6 Bb7 25.Rb6 f5 26.exf5 gxf5 27.Re6+ Re7 28.Rxh6 f4 29.Kf2 Rg7 30.g3 fxg3+ 31.Nxg3+/=]
24.Rxe6+ fxe6 25.Rf6‚ Ke7 26.Rxg6± [White is a pawn up and has the better pawn structure.]
26...Be8 27.Rg8 Kd8 28.Kf2 Rc7 29.c3 dxc3 30.bxc3 a5 31.a3 Rf7+ 32.Ke1 Ke7 33.Ng1 Bd7 34.Nf3 Kd6 35.Ra8 a4 36.Ra6+
1–0
⚪️#124 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Munguntuul,B (2422)
🔸Dushyant,Sharma (2289)
🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG
🔸Munguntuul,B (2422)
🔸Dushyant,Sharma (2289)
🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG
18.Nh2! [A standard maneuver to put more pressure on the black knight on f6.]
[18.a4!? Rab8 19.Nh2 Qe6 20.axb5 axb5 21.Qf3 Bd8 22.Nhf1 Nh7 23.Bxd8 Rfxd8 24.Ne3 Ng5 25.Qe2²; 18.Bb3!? Bd8 19.Bxf6 Qxf6 20.Bd5 Rc8 21.a4 bxa4 22.Rxa4 a5 23.Nd2 Ne7 24.Bc4²]
18...Bd8 [18...Qe6 19.Bb3±; 18...Nb8 19.Ng4 Nbd7 20.Ne3 Qd8 21.Ngf5 Qb8 22.a4±]
19.Ng4 Qd7 [19...Qe6? 20.Bb3 d5 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.exd5+–]
20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.Nxf6+ gxf6 22.Rf1! Rae8 23.Qd2 Kg7 24.f4 exf4 25.Rxf4 d5 26.exd5 Qxd5 27.Raf1 Re6 28.Qf2 Qd8 29.d4 Kh7 [29...cxd4 30.Nf5+ Bxf5 31.Bxf5 Ne5 32.Rxd4+–]
30.Rh4 f5 31.Qf4 Qf6 32.Rxh6+ Kg8 33.Nh5 Bxh5 [33...Qe7?? 34.Rh8+! Kxh8 35.Qh6+ Kg8 36.Qg7#]
34.Rxf6 Rxf6 35.Qg5+ Rg6 36.Qxh5 Kg7 37.Bxf5 Rh8 38.Bxg6
1–0
[18.a4!? Rab8 19.Nh2 Qe6 20.axb5 axb5 21.Qf3 Bd8 22.Nhf1 Nh7 23.Bxd8 Rfxd8 24.Ne3 Ng5 25.Qe2²; 18.Bb3!? Bd8 19.Bxf6 Qxf6 20.Bd5 Rc8 21.a4 bxa4 22.Rxa4 a5 23.Nd2 Ne7 24.Bc4²]
18...Bd8 [18...Qe6 19.Bb3±; 18...Nb8 19.Ng4 Nbd7 20.Ne3 Qd8 21.Ngf5 Qb8 22.a4±]
19.Ng4 Qd7 [19...Qe6? 20.Bb3 d5 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.exd5+–]
20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.Nxf6+ gxf6 22.Rf1! Rae8 23.Qd2 Kg7 24.f4 exf4 25.Rxf4 d5 26.exd5 Qxd5 27.Raf1 Re6 28.Qf2 Qd8 29.d4 Kh7 [29...cxd4 30.Nf5+ Bxf5 31.Bxf5 Ne5 32.Rxd4+–]
30.Rh4 f5 31.Qf4 Qf6 32.Rxh6+ Kg8 33.Nh5 Bxh5 [33...Qe7?? 34.Rh8+! Kxh8 35.Qh6+ Kg8 36.Qg7#]
34.Rxf6 Rxf6 35.Qg5+ Rg6 36.Qxh5 Kg7 37.Bxf5 Rh8 38.Bxg6
1–0