Despite the absence of Hou Yifan and Ju Wenjun, China confidently wins Women's World Team Championship gold medal with a round to spare. Congratulations on this wonderful achievement! 🇨🇳#wtcc2019
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🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 1
⚪️Vachier-Lagrave,Maxime (2780)
⚫️Lubbe,Nikolas (2447)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 1
⚪️Vachier-Lagrave,Maxime (2780)
⚫️Lubbe,Nikolas (2447)
🔸1-0
22.Nd4! [A very strong move. Vachier improves the position of the knight by tactical means.]
22...Rg8 [22...exd4? 23.Re6 Qc7 24.Rc1 Nbc6 25.Bxc6 Nxc6 26.Rcxc6 Qd7 27.Qb5 △R×b6 27...Bc7 28.Rxb6 Qxb5 29.Rxb5]
23.Be8 [23.f4!? Bc7 24.fxe5 fxe5 25.Nf3 Nxf5 26.Rac1 Nd4 27.Nxe5 Rf8 28.Bc3 Nxb5 29.Qxb5 h6 30.Rf1+–]
23...Nxf5? [A mistake that increases White's advantage.]
[23...Nxa6™ would allow Black to struggle on: 24.Nb5 Qb8™ 25.Bd7 Nc7 26.Nd6 Rf8 27.d4 a6 28.Qd1 Ne6 29.dxe5 fxe5 30.Ne8±]
24.Nxf5 Qe6 25.Bb5?! [25.Bh5! △Nd4 25...Qxf5 26.Bf7 Qxd3 27.Qa2 Bc7 28.Rec1 Rd8 29.Rxc7 Nxa6 30.Rcc1+–]
25...Qxf5 26.Rac1 g5 27.Qc2± Be7 28.d4? [Vachier should have kept his queen on the board to penetrate into the enemy position via the 7th rank.]
[28.Qc7 △Qb7 28...g4 29.h4 g3 30.fxg3 Qe6 31.Re3 Bd6 32.Qb7 Nxa6 33.Bxa6]
28...e4? [After this mistake, Black won't be able to rescue himself.]
[He could have put up more resistance with 28...Qxc2 29.Rxc2 Bd6 30.dxe5 Bxe5 31.g3 h5 32.Kg2±]
29.Qc7+– g4 30.h4 Qe6 31.g3
1–0
22...Rg8 [22...exd4? 23.Re6 Qc7 24.Rc1 Nbc6 25.Bxc6 Nxc6 26.Rcxc6 Qd7 27.Qb5 △R×b6 27...Bc7 28.Rxb6 Qxb5 29.Rxb5]
23.Be8 [23.f4!? Bc7 24.fxe5 fxe5 25.Nf3 Nxf5 26.Rac1 Nd4 27.Nxe5 Rf8 28.Bc3 Nxb5 29.Qxb5 h6 30.Rf1+–]
23...Nxf5? [A mistake that increases White's advantage.]
[23...Nxa6™ would allow Black to struggle on: 24.Nb5 Qb8™ 25.Bd7 Nc7 26.Nd6 Rf8 27.d4 a6 28.Qd1 Ne6 29.dxe5 fxe5 30.Ne8±]
24.Nxf5 Qe6 25.Bb5?! [25.Bh5! △Nd4 25...Qxf5 26.Bf7 Qxd3 27.Qa2 Bc7 28.Rec1 Rd8 29.Rxc7 Nxa6 30.Rcc1+–]
25...Qxf5 26.Rac1 g5 27.Qc2± Be7 28.d4? [Vachier should have kept his queen on the board to penetrate into the enemy position via the 7th rank.]
[28.Qc7 △Qb7 28...g4 29.h4 g3 30.fxg3 Qe6 31.Re3 Bd6 32.Qb7 Nxa6 33.Bxa6]
28...e4? [After this mistake, Black won't be able to rescue himself.]
[He could have put up more resistance with 28...Qxc2 29.Rxc2 Bd6 30.dxe5 Bxe5 31.g3 h5 32.Kg2±]
29.Qc7+– g4 30.h4 Qe6 31.g3
1–0
23...Ba6?? [The active 23...Rac8! would be correct: 24.Kd2 Rfd8 25.Nxe6 Rd6 26.Qxh5 Rxe6=; 23...Rfd8 24.Qg4 a6 25.Nxf7 Kxf7 26.Qxg6+ Ke7 27.Qh7+ Kd6 28.Qxh5+–]
24.Ne4 Bb7 [24...Bxb5 25.Qxh5+–; 24...Kh7 25.Nf6++–]
25.Nc5 Nf4 26.Qg3 Qc7 27.Nxb7 a6 28.Be2 e5 29.Nc5 Rfe8 30.Nd3
1–0
24.Ne4 Bb7 [24...Bxb5 25.Qxh5+–; 24...Kh7 25.Nf6++–]
25.Nc5 Nf4 26.Qg3 Qc7 27.Nxb7 a6 28.Be2 e5 29.Nc5 Rfe8 30.Nd3
1–0
36.Ra3?? [36.Nf3! Rg3 37.Bd1 Nf4 38.Nxh4 Rxg2+ 39.Kh1 Rf2 40.Rxf2 Nxf2+ 41.Kh2 Nxd1 42.Rf3 Ke6 (42...Ne6 43.Nxf5++–) 43.Rxf4=; 36.Bf3?? Nf4 37.Bg4 (37.Bxe4 dxe4 38.Rf2 Rxg2+ 39.Rxg2 Rxg2+ 40.Kh1 Rf2 41.b4 Nh5–+) 37...fxg4 38.Rxf4 g3+ 39.Kh1 Nf2+]
36...Nf4 37.Bf3 Rxg2+ 38.Bxg2 Rxg2+ 39.Kh1 Ng3+ 40.Rxg3 hxg3 41.Nf3 [41.Rxf4 Rh2#]
41...Rxb2 42.Rg1 g2+ 43.Kh2 Rxa2
0–1
36...Nf4 37.Bf3 Rxg2+ 38.Bxg2 Rxg2+ 39.Kh1 Ng3+ 40.Rxg3 hxg3 41.Nf3 [41.Rxf4 Rh2#]
41...Rxb2 42.Rg1 g2+ 43.Kh2 Rxa2
0–1