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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov defeats MVL in his formerly trusty Gruenfeld Defense in the opener of the #FIDEGrandPrix! 👏
#FIDEGrandPrix MVL bounces back to beat Mamedyarov in the second game of their match.
Tiebreaks to decide the winner of #Riga #GrandPrixFIDE.
Tiebreaks to decide the winner of #Riga #GrandPrixFIDE.
20...Ba6!? [Exchanging the black bad bishop with the opponent's good one makes Black's task easier to obtain equality.]
[20...Qd8 21.e4 c5 22.e5 Nh5 23.Bb5 Nf4 24.Rd2 c4 25.Qd1 Nf8 26.Ne1²; 20...c5 21.Qb2 Kg8 22.dxc5 Rxc5 23.Rd2²]
21.Bxa6 R8xa6 22.Nd2 Ne4? [¹22...Qd8=]
23.Ndxe4 dxe4 24.Qc4+/= [24.Reb2!?]
1–0
[20...Qd8 21.e4 c5 22.e5 Nh5 23.Bb5 Nf4 24.Rd2 c4 25.Qd1 Nf8 26.Ne1²; 20...c5 21.Qb2 Kg8 22.dxc5 Rxc5 23.Rd2²]
21.Bxa6 R8xa6 22.Nd2 Ne4? [¹22...Qd8=]
23.Ndxe4 dxe4 24.Qc4+/= [24.Reb2!?]
1–0