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Merijn van Delft-Michal Krasenkow Vlissingen 2015 White to move
35.Bxd7! Rxd7 36.Qxf6?
With the king as the major target in the battle of the major pieces, here the vulnerable black king should have prompted White to look for the attack.
36.Qe3 was the obvious move, when Black is immediately in big trouble. For example: 36…Rg6 37.g4!.
And although White may be slightly better in this rook ending, a large part of his advantage has vanished now. Eventually, too passive play even granted Krasenkow a lucky victory.
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Ju Wenjun-Valentina Gunina Beijing rapid 2014 Black to move
Black is a pawn down, but all her pieces are better placed – she’s the one in the driver’s seat!
24…Bxe5 25.dxe5 Qxe5 26.Qxd5 Qxe2 and Black is perfectly fine, but the position has been simplified.
26.Bf3 looks like a sensible trade, but Black remains clearly better after 26…Rxb2.
29…b3 30.axb3 Rb7 was a better attempt to instigate some counterplay, though after 31.Qd1 Rxb3 32.Rc7 White is clearly better.