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Duda's fantastic 35.e5!! calls to mind World Champion Emanuel Lasker's famous 35.e5!! against Capablanca way back in 1914!
26...Qg6! [A dual-purpose move: threatening mate at g2 and pinning the knight on e4.]
27.g3 [27.f3? Nxc3! 28.Rb3 Nxe4 29.fxe4 Rxd4–+]
27...Rde8?! [This move gives White more chances to defend. Black could have finished the game by choosing the following knight maneuver:]
[¹27...Nh3+!? △Ng5 28.Kg2™ Ndf4+ 29.Kf1 Rde8! 30.f3 Ng5 31.gxf4 Nxf3 32.Nf6+ Qxf6 33.Rxe7 Qxe7 34.Qd3 Nxh2+ 35.Kg2 Ng4–+]
28.f3 f5! 29.Qd2?? [Finally under the pressure, White commits a decisive blunder.]
[29.Kf1™ fxe4 30.gxf4 Kh8 31.Bxd5! cxd5 32.Re3³]
29...Nh3+! 30.Kg2 fxe4 31.fxe4 Rxe4 32.Rxe4 Rxe4 [32...Qxe4+!? 33.Kxh3 Qe6+! △Qe2 34.g4 Qe3+ 35.Qxe3 Rxe3+ 36.Kg2 Re2+–+]
33.Rb8+ Kf7 34.Rb7+ Kf6 35.Bxd5 Nf4+ [¹35...Re2+!–+ △Nf4]
36.Qxf4+ Rxf4 37.Rf7+ Kg5 38.Rxf4 cxd5–+
27.g3 [27.f3? Nxc3! 28.Rb3 Nxe4 29.fxe4 Rxd4–+]
27...Rde8?! [This move gives White more chances to defend. Black could have finished the game by choosing the following knight maneuver:]
[¹27...Nh3+!? △Ng5 28.Kg2™ Ndf4+ 29.Kf1 Rde8! 30.f3 Ng5 31.gxf4 Nxf3 32.Nf6+ Qxf6 33.Rxe7 Qxe7 34.Qd3 Nxh2+ 35.Kg2 Ng4–+]
28.f3 f5! 29.Qd2?? [Finally under the pressure, White commits a decisive blunder.]
[29.Kf1™ fxe4 30.gxf4 Kh8 31.Bxd5! cxd5 32.Re3³]
29...Nh3+! 30.Kg2 fxe4 31.fxe4 Rxe4 32.Rxe4 Rxe4 [32...Qxe4+!? 33.Kxh3 Qe6+! △Qe2 34.g4 Qe3+ 35.Qxe3 Rxe3+ 36.Kg2 Re2+–+]
33.Rb8+ Kf7 34.Rb7+ Kf6 35.Bxd5 Nf4+ [¹35...Re2+!–+ △Nf4]
36.Qxf4+ Rxf4 37.Rf7+ Kg5 38.Rxf4 cxd5–+
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Jan-Krzysztof Duda on his victory against Jeffery Xiong | FIDE World Cup 2019 | R4, G1 |
A good day for White but a bad day for the US as Grischuk, Vitiugov, Duda & MVL begin the Last 16 of the #FIDEWorldCup with wins!
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Interview with Alexander Grischuk | FIDE World Cup 2019 | R4, G1 |
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Evgenij Miroshnichenko on Nikita Vitiugov's win over Wesley So: "A positional masterpiece.
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Interview with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | FIDE World Cup 2019 | R4, G1 |
The leader has changed at the #WomenGrandPrixFIDE in Skolkovo!
Kateryna Lagno defeated Ju Wenjun while Koneru Humpy won against Valentina Gunina.
Top standings with 2 rounds to go:
1. Koneru - 7
2. Ju - 6½
3. Goryachkina 6
4. Lagno - 5½
Kateryna Lagno defeated Ju Wenjun while Koneru Humpy won against Valentina Gunina.
Top standings with 2 rounds to go:
1. Koneru - 7
2. Ju - 6½
3. Goryachkina 6
4. Lagno - 5½