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🔹 21st Dubai Open 2019- R6
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Karjakin Beats Anand, Catches Carlsen At Gashimov Memorial

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🔹 6th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2019- R6
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28...Rf8! [Bringing the rook into action with tempo.]

29.Qg3 [29.Qe3? Rg5! △Rf3 30.Rfd1 Rf3 31.Qe2 Bd4–+]

29...h5! [Offering the exchange sacrifice that White cannot accept it!]

[29...Rg5?! 30.Qxd6 Qxd6 31.Nxd6 Bxb2=/+]

30.Rfe1 [30.Nxe5 Bxe5 31.Qe3 Bf4!–+ △Qh4]

30...Bf6–+ [△h4]

[¹30...h4!‚ 31.Qxg4 Bh5 32.Qh3 Rg5 △Rf3 33.Re3 Bd4! △Rfg8 34.Kf1 Qf7 35.Qxh4 Rg4 36.Nxd6 Rxh4 37.Nxf7 Bxe3 38.fxe3 Rxf7+–+]

🔸Narcis 7 GM 2018
🔸Round 5
⚪️Anand,N (2394)
⚫️Kotronias,V (2505)
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28...Rf8! [Bringing the rook into action with tempo.]

29.Qg3 [29.Qe3? Rg5! △Rf3 30.Rfd1 Rf3 31.Qe2 Bd4–+]

29...h5! [Offering the exchange sacrifice that White cannot accept it!]

[29...Rg5?! 30.Qxd6 Qxd6 31.Nxd6 Bxb2=/+]

30.Rfe1 [30.Nxe5 Bxe5 31.Qe3 Bf4!–+ △Qh4]

30...Bf6–+ [△h4]

[¹30...h4!‚ 31.Qxg4 Bh5 32.Qh3 Rg5 △Rf3 33.Re3 Bd4! △Rfg8 34.Kf1 Qf7 35.Qxh4 Rg4 36.Nxd6 Rxh4 37.Nxf7 Bxe3 38.fxe3 Rxf7+–+]

⚫️#183 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Gaponenko,I (2420)
🔸Krush,I (2434)
🔸WCh Women 2018

19...Rc8!? [19...Bg7! A powerful tactical/strategic possibility that would bring Black a better position. 20.Nc6+ (20.Qxg7 Qxa5 21.Qd4 Nb6 (21...Qxa2?? 22.Ra4+–) 22.Rc3 Qxa2µ) 20...bxc6 21.Qxg7 Qe3+ 22.Kd1 Rhe8 23.Bf3 c5 24.Qc3 Nb6 25.Qxe3 Rxe3 26.Rc3 Rxc3 27.bxc3 Kc7³; 19...Ka8 20.Kb1 Rhg8 21.Bf3 Rde8 22.Rd1 Bg7 23.Qb4 Re7 24.c3 Rge8 25.a4=]

20.Qa3? [20.Nc6+! Ka8 (20...bxc6? 21.Rb4 (21.dxc6? Bxf4+ 22.Kb1 Be5 23.Qa3 Rxc6 24.Rb4 Qxb4 25.Qxb4+ Rb6–+) 21...Bxf4+ 22.Kb1 Be5 23.Rxb6+ Nxb6 24.Qb4 c5„) ]

20...Rxc4 21.Nxc4 Bxf4+-/+

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