Rafael Duailibe Leitao vs Fabiano Caruana (2010)

Rafael Duailibe Leitao vs Fabiano Caruana
Chess Olympiad (2010) · Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation (D76) · 0-1

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Oct-03-10		maxxowar: 16...dxc3!! It's depressing for a patzer like me to see these kind of moves. Will I ever be able to understand chess?

Oct-04-10		notyetagm: 15 ? click for larger view (VARIATION) 15 d4xe5? click for larger view 15 ... d8xd1+! <remove guard: d3> click for larger view 16 c3xd1 c4-d3 click for larger view CHESSBASE ANNOTATES -> http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... <15.a3 <<<15.dxe5? Qxd1+!! 16.Nxd1 Bd3 wins the exchange>>>> Note how this combination is possible only because of the great <LACK OF MOBILITY> of the boxed-in White b1-queen.

Oct-05-10		Quentinc: Why not 24.Qd2?

Oct-26-10		jerseybob: 24.Qd1 is a blunder, but after the better Qd2, 24..Na4 should win.

Dec-06-10		whiteshark: Wicked! What wild walkthrough. Wonder where White went wrong? Will watch world weather while waiting...

Dec-06-10		jrlepage: 24. Qd2 Na4 25.Kg2 seems to hold. And sacrificing on b2 (N or B) fails to mate threats or perp.

Dec-08-10		jerseybob: 25..Bf6 might be a way to keep the game going. But after 26.e4,Be6 27.Bd5,c5 28.Bxe6,fxe6 29.Qf4 who's winning?

May-28-11		Whitehat1963: An underappreciated game, I think.

Apr-24-12		notyetagm: Game Collection: DEFENDERS! DEFENDERS! DEFENDERS! THAT IS A DEFEN

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