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Bartlomiej Macieja vs Viktor Korchnoi
Calvia Olympiad (2004), Calvia ESP, rd 9, Oct-24
Scotch Game: Mieses Variation (C45)  ·  1-0

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Dec-17-23
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  plang: 15 Be2 had been White's only choice and had been played by Kasparov in wins against Adama at Sarajevo 1999 and Timman at Wijk aan Zee 2000; 15 Rc1 was new and has become the most popular move since this game. After the game Macieja thought that 17 f4 would have been stronger. Perhaps Black should have considered 18..Qf5 as the rook ending after 22 Rxc4 was problematic due to his fractured pawn structure. It would have been hard for White to make progress had Black played 24..Rfd8! 25 Ree2..R8d6. 30..Rfd6 looks like another improvement. After 35 Ra5 White had made considerable progress. 36..Rf8 was suggested as a better move. 47 g4 would have been stronger winning after 47..Rg2 48 Rf4+..Kxb3 49 Kxc5..Rc2+ 50 Kb5..c6+ 51 Kb6..c5 52 a5..c4 53 a6..c3 54 a7..Ra2 55 Kb7..c2 56 Rf1. Black presumably played 47..Rc2! with the idea of ..c4 and if he had indeed played 48..c4 he could have drawn the queen ending after 49 bxc..Rxc4 50 Re4. 49..Rg1! was best defense when White would have been required to play with great precision to get the win.

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