Halfway points😎Sinquefield Cup

Game analysis with Vladimir Kramnik

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⚫️#277 (Strategy-ًBlack to Move)
🔸Garcia Palermo,C (2391)
🔸David,Alb (2555)
🔸78th ch-ITA Women 2018

16...a5!? [A good minority attack in order to create some weaknesses on the opponent's camp.]

[16...Qd7 17.a5 b5 18.c5 Red8 19.Bc2 Bd5 20.Qb1 Rac8 21.Ne4 Nxe4 22.Bxe4 Bxe4 23.Rxe4 Qb7 24.Bg3 dxc5 25.dxc5²; 16...Rb8 17.Qc2 Qd7 18.Rec1 Rbc8 19.Qb1 Ne7 20.b5 a5 21.c5 bxc5 22.dxc5 Rxc5 23.Rxc5 dxc5 24.Ne5 Qd8 25.Ndc4 Ned5±]

17.bxa5 Rxa5 18.c5? [18.Rab1„]

18...dxc5 19.Bb5 Bd5 20.Nc4 Re7 [20...Rxb5 21.axb5 cxd4 22.Qd3 Bb4 23.Red1 Bc5 24.Nxd4 Nh5 25.Ne3 Ngf4 26.Bxf4 Nxf4 27.Qf1 Qg5 28.Nxd5 Nxh3+ 29.Kh2 exd5 30.gxh3 Bxd4 31.Ra3³ (31.Rxd4? Qe5+ 32.Kg2 Qxd4–+) ]

21.dxc5 bxc5 22.Nfd2?-/+ [22.Nfe5 would be correct: 22...Rb7 23.Qd3 Ra8 24.Red1=]

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