@Anand-Ragger 2018.pgn
838 B
🔸 Viswanathan Anand - Markus Ragger, 3rd Chess Olympiad (2018)
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54... Rxf5+??
Vachier was lucky that his opponent made such a strange blunder.
54... Ra3! =
An amazing defensive resource.
A) 55. f6 Ra6 56. Kg5 Rxf6 57. Kxf6 Kd3 =
B) 55. Re4+ Kd5 56. Rxe3 Rxe3 57. Kxe3 Ke5 =
C) 55.Kg4 Kd3 56.f6 Ra7 57.Kf3 Rf7 58.R×e3+ Kd4 59.Re6 Kd5 60.Rb6 Ke5 =
55. Kxf5 Kd3 56. Kf4 1-0
Vachier was lucky that his opponent made such a strange blunder.
54... Ra3! =
An amazing defensive resource.
A) 55. f6 Ra6 56. Kg5 Rxf6 57. Kxf6 Kd3 =
B) 55. Re4+ Kd5 56. Rxe3 Rxe3 57. Kxe3 Ke5 =
C) 55.Kg4 Kd3 56.f6 Ra7 57.Kf3 Rf7 58.R×e3+ Kd4 59.Re6 Kd5 60.Rb6 Ke5 =
55. Kxf5 Kd3 56. Kf4 1-0
37... Bb2??
Van Foreest did not need to complicate the game. He should have continued with 37...Bb4 or 37...Kg7.
38. Bxb2 Nc4+ 39. Ke2 Nxb2 40.Bb3!
The knight is trapped.
40...b6 41. Kd2 h6 42. Kc3 Nxa4+ 43. Bxa4 Kf8 44. Kd3 Ke7 45. Ke3 Kf8 46. Kf4 Kg7 1-0
Van Foreest did not need to complicate the game. He should have continued with 37...Bb4 or 37...Kg7.
38. Bxb2 Nc4+ 39. Ke2 Nxb2 40.Bb3!
The knight is trapped.
40...b6 41. Kd2 h6 42. Kc3 Nxa4+ 43. Bxa4 Kf8 44. Kd3 Ke7 45. Ke3 Kf8 46. Kf4 Kg7 1-0
40... Be5 !
A superb and spectacular move by Iranian prodigy Alireza Firouzja. Now the threat is ...Rxg3.
40... Rxg3?? 41. Qxd4+ Qxd4 42. Bxd4+ R3g7 43. Rxd6 +-
41. Qe2
41. fxe5 Rxg3 42. Qxd4 Rxh3+! 43. Kg1 Nf3+! 44. Rxf3! Rxg2+ 45. Kxg2 Qxf3+ 46. Kg1 Rh1#
41... Bf6 42. Nh5 d3! 43. Qa2 Qe4 44. Ba5 Rxg2 45. Rxg2 Rxg2 46. Nxf6 Qf3 0-1
A superb and spectacular move by Iranian prodigy Alireza Firouzja. Now the threat is ...Rxg3.
40... Rxg3?? 41. Qxd4+ Qxd4 42. Bxd4+ R3g7 43. Rxd6 +-
41. Qe2
41. fxe5 Rxg3 42. Qxd4 Rxh3+! 43. Kg1 Nf3+! 44. Rxf3! Rxg2+ 45. Kxg2 Qxf3+ 46. Kg1 Rh1#
41... Bf6 42. Nh5 d3! 43. Qa2 Qe4 44. Ba5 Rxg2 45. Rxg2 Rxg2 46. Nxf6 Qf3 0-1
37. Qc4??
A fatal blunder.
35-year-old Slovenian GM overlooked an important intermediate move.
The correct is 37. Qd2! Qg1+ 38. Kf3 h4 39. e6 fxe6 40. Qd8 =
37... h4+! 38. Kh2
38. Kxh4 Qf2+ 39. Kg4 Qg2+ 40. Kh4 g5+ 41. fxg5+ Qxg5#
38... Qf2+ 39. Kh1 Qf3+ 1-0
if 40. Kg1 Qxe3+ 41. Kg2 Qg3+ 42. Kf1 Qxh3+
0-1
A fatal blunder.
35-year-old Slovenian GM overlooked an important intermediate move.
The correct is 37. Qd2! Qg1+ 38. Kf3 h4 39. e6 fxe6 40. Qd8 =
37... h4+! 38. Kh2
38. Kxh4 Qf2+ 39. Kg4 Qg2+ 40. Kh4 g5+ 41. fxg5+ Qxg5#
38... Qf2+ 39. Kh1 Qf3+ 1-0
if 40. Kg1 Qxe3+ 41. Kg2 Qg3+ 42. Kf1 Qxh3+
0-1
36.d5 [In the game, White played 36.d5 and achieved nothing.]
[The correct is 36.g4! hxg3 37.Qe5 g5 38.d5 Nd2 39.Kg2 Nf3 40.Qc7 Nd4 41.Kxg3 Kg6 42.Kg2 Re4 43.Qb6+ Kg7 44.d6; 36.g3!? Nxg3 37.d5 Rd4 38.Qxf7 Ne2+ 39.Kg2 Rxd5 40.Kf2 Re5 41.Qc4 Ng3 42.Qxh4+ Nh5²; 36.Qe5 Ng3! 37.Qb5 (37.Qxf4 Ne2+ 38.Kf2 Nxf4 39.Kf3 g5–+) 37...Rf1+ 38.Qxf1 Nxf1 39.Kxf1 Kg6 40.Kf2 Kf5 41.Ke3 g6 42.Kd3 Ke6 43.Ke4 f6 44.d5+ Kd6 45.Kd4 f5 46.Kc4 g5 47.Kd4 g4 48.hxg4 fxg4 49.Ke4 Kc5 50.Kf4 h3 51.gxh3 gxh3 52.Kg3 Kxd5 53.Kxh3]
36...Ng3 37.Qe1 Rd4 38.Qb1+ g6 39.Qb7 Rf4 40.Qb5 Rf5 41.Qc4 Rf4 42.Qb5 Nf5 43.d6 Rd4 44.d7 Ng7 45.Kf2 Ne6 46.Ke3 Rd6 47.Qa4 Kg7 48.Qb5 Kf6 49.Qb8 Rxd7 50.Qh8+ Kg5 51.Qe5+ Kh6 52.Qh8+ Kg5 53.Ke4 ½–½
[The correct is 36.g4! hxg3 37.Qe5 g5 38.d5 Nd2 39.Kg2 Nf3 40.Qc7 Nd4 41.Kxg3 Kg6 42.Kg2 Re4 43.Qb6+ Kg7 44.d6; 36.g3!? Nxg3 37.d5 Rd4 38.Qxf7 Ne2+ 39.Kg2 Rxd5 40.Kf2 Re5 41.Qc4 Ng3 42.Qxh4+ Nh5²; 36.Qe5 Ng3! 37.Qb5 (37.Qxf4 Ne2+ 38.Kf2 Nxf4 39.Kf3 g5–+) 37...Rf1+ 38.Qxf1 Nxf1 39.Kxf1 Kg6 40.Kf2 Kf5 41.Ke3 g6 42.Kd3 Ke6 43.Ke4 f6 44.d5+ Kd6 45.Kd4 f5 46.Kc4 g5 47.Kd4 g4 48.hxg4 fxg4 49.Ke4 Kc5 50.Kf4 h3 51.gxh3 gxh3 52.Kg3 Kxd5 53.Kxh3]
36...Ng3 37.Qe1 Rd4 38.Qb1+ g6 39.Qb7 Rf4 40.Qb5 Rf5 41.Qc4 Rf4 42.Qb5 Nf5 43.d6 Rd4 44.d7 Ng7 45.Kf2 Ne6 46.Ke3 Rd6 47.Qa4 Kg7 48.Qb5 Kf6 49.Qb8 Rxd7 50.Qh8+ Kg5 51.Qe5+ Kh6 52.Qh8+ Kg5 53.Ke4 ½–½
49...Bxf5? [49...Kf3! 50.Nb6 Bxf5 51.Nd5 Bg6 52.Nf4 Bf7 53.Kd4 h4! (53...Kf2–+) 54.Kd3 hxg3 55.hxg3 Kxg3 56.Ke3 Kh2 57.Ke4 Be8 58.Kf5 Kg3 59.Nd3 (59.Ne2+ Kf2 60.Nc1 (60.Kxg4 Bd7+ 61.Kf4 Kxe2–+) 60...g3 61.Nd3+ Ke2 62.Nf4+ Kf3 63.Nd3 Bb5 64.Ne1+ Kf2 65.Kg4 Kxe1 66.Kxg3 Ke2 67.Kf4 Bd3) 59...Bb5 60.Nb4 Kf3 61.Kxf6 g3 62.Nc2 Kf2 63.Nd4 Bf1 64.Nf5 g2–+; 49...Bd7 50.Kd2 Bxf5 51.Nd6+ Ke5 52.Nb5 Bd7 53.Nc3 Kd4 54.Ne2+ Ke4 55.Nc3+ Ke5 (55...Kf3 56.Nd5 f5 (56...Bf5 57.Nxf6 Bg6 58.Nd5 Kf2 59.Nf4 Bf7 60.Nd3+ Kg2 61.Ke3 Kxh2 62.Ne5 h4 (62...Kxg3 63.Nxf7 h4 64.Nh6 h3 65.Nf5+ Kg2 66.Kf4=) 63.gxh4 g3 (63...Bh5) 64.Nf3+ Kg2 65.Ne1+ Kf1 66.Kf4 Kf2 67.Nd3+ Kg2 68.Ne1+=) 57.Nf6 Bb5 58.Nxh5 Kg2 59.Ke3 Kxh2 60.Kf4 Bd3 61.Nf6 Kh3 62.Nh5=) 56.Ke3 Be8 57.Ne2 Bf7 58.Nf4 Kf5 59.Ng2 Kg5 60.Kf2 Bb3 61.Ke3 Be6 62.Nf4 Bc4 63.Ng2 Bd5 64.Nf4 Ba2 65.Ne2 Bc4 66.Nd4 Bf7 67.Ne2 Bb3 68.Nd4=]
50.Nd6+ Ke5 51.Nc4+ Kd5 52.Ne3+ Ke4 53.Kd2 Be6 54.Ke2 f5 55.Ng2 Bf7 56.Kf2 Bc4 57.Nf4 h4 58.Ng2 h3 59.Nf4 Bf7 ½–½
50.Nd6+ Ke5 51.Nc4+ Kd5 52.Ne3+ Ke4 53.Kd2 Be6 54.Ke2 f5 55.Ng2 Bf7 56.Kf2 Bc4 57.Nf4 h4 58.Ng2 h3 59.Nf4 Bf7 ½–½
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 17
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A: 23... Ne6 – 5
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C: 23...c5 – 4
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B: 23...Nf6
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A: 23... Ne6 – 5
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@YaminiG, @MerissaWongso, @Sophia_Peng, vivek, Rachel
C: 23...c5 – 4
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Gavin, @RichardPeng, Michael, Alan
B: 23...Nf6
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