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✴️ Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour 2018
Rapid Games
Wesley So leader in the end of second day
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Rapid Games
Wesley So leader in the end of second day
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✴️ Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour 2018
Rapid Games
Round 4
So - Giri
🔸 Download annotated PGN file👇👇
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Rapid Games
Round 4
So - Giri
🔸 Download annotated PGN file👇👇
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RapidRound4 Wesley So - Anish Giri.pgn
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✴️ Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour 2018
Rapid Games
Round 4
So - Giri
🔸 PGN format
🔸 Analysed by GM Dejan Bojkov
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Rapid Games
Round 4
So - Giri
🔸 PGN format
🔸 Analysed by GM Dejan Bojkov
@unitychess
🔴 Wesley So wins the Leuven #GrandChessTour rapid and takes a 3-point lead over Aronian & MVL into the 18 rounds of blitz on the final two days!
45... Ra8??
45... Rxc5! is the only way to keep any of black's drawing hopes alive 46. dxc5 Kf7 47. Kf5 a5 48. Ke4 Ke6 49. f5+ Kd7 50.Kd4 a4 51. Kc4 Kc6 52. Kb4 a3 53. Kxa3 Kxc5 =)
46. Ra5 Rc8 47. Ra3 a5 48. Kf5 Kf7 49. Ke5 Ke7 50. Kd5 Rf8 51. c4 Rxf4 52. c5 1-0
45... Rxc5! is the only way to keep any of black's drawing hopes alive 46. dxc5 Kf7 47. Kf5 a5 48. Ke4 Ke6 49. f5+ Kd7 50.Kd4 a4 51. Kc4 Kc6 52. Kb4 a3 53. Kxa3 Kxc5 =)
46. Ra5 Rc8 47. Ra3 a5 48. Kf5 Kf7 49. Ke5 Ke7 50. Kd5 Rf8 51. c4 Rxf4 52. c5 1-0
34.Bd4?
Better is: 34.Qh5! +-, A double Attack by the queen that threatens both the f7- and h6 pawns.
34...Qg5! 35.Q×g5 h×g5 36.f6 Bf8 37.Be3 +/-
Better is: 34.Qh5! +-, A double Attack by the queen that threatens both the f7- and h6 pawns.
34...Qg5! 35.Q×g5 h×g5 36.f6 Bf8 37.Be3 +/-
62...B×a5!
Iranian GM Masoud Mosadeghpour shows up his endgame understanding. The resulting king and f-pawn vs queen endgame will be a theoretical draw.
63.K×a5 Ne1! 64.Bd5 Ke5 65.Ba8 Kf4! 66.b4 N×f3 67.B×f3 K×f3 68.b5 f4 69.b6 Kg2 70.b7 f3 71.b8=Q f2 =
Iranian GM Masoud Mosadeghpour shows up his endgame understanding. The resulting king and f-pawn vs queen endgame will be a theoretical draw.
63.K×a5 Ne1! 64.Bd5 Ke5 65.Ba8 Kf4! 66.b4 N×f3 67.B×f3 K×f3 68.b5 f4 69.b6 Kg2 70.b7 f3 71.b8=Q f2 =
32...d5??
In a completely inactive position, Black attempts to get some counterplay. however, he should have played a waiting move like 32...Rg8 or 32...Rf7.
33.Re8+ R×e8 34.R×e8+ Kh7 35.g5! g6 36.Re7+ R×e7 37.Q×e7+ 1-0
In a completely inactive position, Black attempts to get some counterplay. however, he should have played a waiting move like 32...Rg8 or 32...Rf7.
33.Re8+ R×e8 34.R×e8+ Kh7 35.g5! g6 36.Re7+ R×e7 37.Q×e7+ 1-0
30.a4!
Here I was already anticipating placing my pawn on a5, then playing Rcb2 and Qb1 – and gaining a convincing victory! (Kasparov).
30...b5?!
This move staggered me.
31.axb5 cxb5 32.Ra2!+/-
(Although Petrosian eventually won the game!),
Here I was already anticipating placing my pawn on a5, then playing Rcb2 and Qb1 – and gaining a convincing victory! (Kasparov).
30...b5?!
This move staggered me.
31.axb5 cxb5 32.Ra2!+/-
(Although Petrosian eventually won the game!),
23.g4!
This was underestimated by Larsen. I remember that I was very proud of this positional move, whereas the computer suggests it in the very first second! After giving up a pawn, White continues the fierce struggle for the initiative. (Kasparov).
23...Qxf5 24.gxf5 Rb4 25.Rh4 Rd8 26.a3! Ra4 27.gxh6.
This was underestimated by Larsen. I remember that I was very proud of this positional move, whereas the computer suggests it in the very first second! After giving up a pawn, White continues the fierce struggle for the initiative. (Kasparov).
23...Qxf5 24.gxf5 Rb4 25.Rh4 Rd8 26.a3! Ra4 27.gxh6.