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Baadur Jobava-Parham Maghsoodloo Bandar-e Anzali 2017 Black to move White has just won a pawn (on e5). How would you judge his chances?
Actually, Black was much better already, as the e-pawns is a clear (double)weakness.
32.Rdd1 is met by 32…Qa3, attacking both the most backward of the doubled pawns as well as the a2-pawn.
No! White’s king is in the middle, and in big trouble, because castling is impossible in view of mate on g2. Black brings on his reserves.
Without the rook on c7, White’s position clearly looks weaker, and in fact he is just lost. His king is vulnerable and lingering, and the h1-rook is out of play. Black avoided one more pitfall:
And not 28…Qb1+ 29.Kf2 Qxh1, in view of 30.Qf5, winning back material. The text move gains a piece.