📘 56...Rc8? 57.Ng2+?
Probably Nepom underestimated his position and didn't calculate his opponent's back rank threats correctly and went for a draw, but he missed the winning variation:
57.h6 Rc1 58.h7 Ke2+ 59.Kg2 Qa1 60.Nf1!!
Beautiful and super strong move! Probably Nempo missed this move in his calculations.
60...R.f1 61.Qc4+ Kd2 62.Qd5+
White wins the pawn with tempo, then with some additional checks, wins the rook on f1, and Black should resign.
Probably Nepom underestimated his position and didn't calculate his opponent's back rank threats correctly and went for a draw, but he missed the winning variation:
57.h6 Rc1 58.h7 Ke2+ 59.Kg2 Qa1 60.Nf1!!
Beautiful and super strong move! Probably Nempo missed this move in his calculations.
60...R.f1 61.Qc4+ Kd2 62.Qd5+
White wins the pawn with tempo, then with some additional checks, wins the rook on f1, and Black should resign.
📘 18...Rg8?
A mistake. Black had to transfer his king to the safe place in the queenside immediately.
18...Rc6 with the idea of Kc8 was correct.
A mistake. Black had to transfer his king to the safe place in the queenside immediately.
18...Rc6 with the idea of Kc8 was correct.
📘 Mate in 5:
36...R.f3! 37.R.f3 Re1+ 38.Kg2 Re2+ 39.Kf1 Qe1# 0-1
36...R.f3! 37.R.f3 Re1+ 38.Kg2 Re2+ 39.Kf1 Qe1# 0-1
📘 43...Rb6
But the continuation 43...Qe2 44.Q.d6 Rb1! could have finished the game much more nicely.
But the continuation 43...Qe2 44.Q.d6 Rb1! could have finished the game much more nicely.
22...Ka7
A good prophylactic move so in the case of moving the rook up, White wouldn't be able to do any check in the back rank.
A good prophylactic move so in the case of moving the rook up, White wouldn't be able to do any check in the back rank.
📘 26...Kg7?
The Slovakian IM missed a beautiful finale:
26...Rb8! and now either white takes the exchange by 27.Nd7 Kg7 28.N.b8 R.b8 or not he can not reasonably defend black's nate threat on b2. Defending b2 from the second rank will be refuted by a neat check on g5!
The Slovakian IM missed a beautiful finale:
26...Rb8! and now either white takes the exchange by 27.Nd7 Kg7 28.N.b8 R.b8 or not he can not reasonably defend black's nate threat on b2. Defending b2 from the second rank will be refuted by a neat check on g5!
📘 Mutual blunders!
33...Qb5?? (33...e4+ 34.Q.e4 Q.c3=) 34.Kd2?? (34.c4! Qb3+ 35.Ke2 Qb2+ 36.Rd2+-)
34...Q.f1-+
33...Qb5?? (33...e4+ 34.Q.e4 Q.c3=) 34.Kd2?? (34.c4! Qb3+ 35.Ke2 Qb2+ 36.Rd2+-)
34...Q.f1-+
📕 #55
1.Qf1!
Deep positional judgement by Karpov. He has correctly avoided the trade of queens. By Qf1 white can transfer his queen to the active c4 square; moreover, He can consider the possibility of Be2 with the idea of Bc4 to press on the f file.
1.Qf1!
Deep positional judgement by Karpov. He has correctly avoided the trade of queens. By Qf1 white can transfer his queen to the active c4 square; moreover, He can consider the possibility of Be2 with the idea of Bc4 to press on the f file.