It often happens that a player is so fond of his advantageous position that he is reluctant to transpose to a winning endgame.
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Capablanca contemplating his 15th move against Vidmar in London 1922.
(Source: The Tatler, 23 August 1922)
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(Source: The Tatler, 23 August 1922)
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🔸Today in Game 2
✴️ Before the match, the two players had only played 16 classical games against each other. Tan had won three vs. two for Ju, and 10 draws. Today Ju equalized the score, and grabbed the lead with a win with the black pieces.
Playing 1...e5 for the first time against the English, it was her time to surprise and it worked well. She equalized comfortably and then got a strong initiative in an endgame with heavy pieces.
Tan again defended well, initially, but in time trouble she stumbled in a double-rook endgame and then came one tempo short.
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🔸Today in Game 2
✴️ Before the match, the two players had only played 16 classical games against each other. Tan had won three vs. two for Ju, and 10 draws. Today Ju equalized the score, and grabbed the lead with a win with the black pieces.
Playing 1...e5 for the first time against the English, it was her time to surprise and it worked well. She equalized comfortably and then got a strong initiative in an endgame with heavy pieces.
Tan again defended well, initially, but in time trouble she stumbled in a double-rook endgame and then came one tempo short.
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📘 19.R×b4?
Nakamura missed an opportunity to seize the advantage.
19.Nb3! B×b7 20.B×b7 Nc6 21.N×a5 N×a5 22.Be4 or B×a8 +-
19...B×g2 20.Rf4 Qc6 21.Qa4 B×d2 22.B×d2 Rfe8 23.R×e8 R×e8 24.Q×c6 B×c6
Nakamura missed an opportunity to seize the advantage.
19.Nb3! B×b7 20.B×b7 Nc6 21.N×a5 N×a5 22.Be4 or B×a8 +-
19...B×g2 20.Rf4 Qc6 21.Qa4 B×d2 22.B×d2 Rfe8 23.R×e8 R×e8 24.Q×c6 B×c6
📘 15...b5?
White intends to launch an attack on the Kingside by playing Qf2 and Ne5. Black should have met the threats with...Be7 and ...f6.
16.Qf2 b4 17.Ne2 b3 18.Ne5 B×e5 19.Q×f7+ Kd8 20.d×e5 b×a2 21.Kd2 +-
White intends to launch an attack on the Kingside by playing Qf2 and Ne5. Black should have met the threats with...Be7 and ...f6.
16.Qf2 b4 17.Ne2 b3 18.Ne5 B×e5 19.Q×f7+ Kd8 20.d×e5 b×a2 21.Kd2 +-
📘 97.Kd4!
The correct plan to win the game is transferring the king to the e5-square, since If he had played 97.d6+??, Black would have obtained a draw with 97...Ke6=.
97...Re2 98.Ne3 Rd2+ 99.Ke5 Re2 100.Bf4 Kd7 101.K×f5 +-
The correct plan to win the game is transferring the king to the e5-square, since If he had played 97.d6+??, Black would have obtained a draw with 97...Ke6=.
97...Re2 98.Ne3 Rd2+ 99.Ke5 Re2 100.Bf4 Kd7 101.K×f5 +-