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Yifan Hou vs Sergei Movsesian
World Cup (2011), Khanty-Mansiysk RUS, rd 1, Aug-29
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Variation (B49)  ·  0-1

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Aug-29-11  JohnBoy: <twin: She missed 28. Rxg7! winning instantly.>

Give some analysis please. I don't see the immediate win. After 28...Bxg7 do you propose 29.Qh6 or Bxg7+ or Qg5? I see black posting the knight at f5 (protecting against a rook lift Rd1-d4-h4) and white unable to kick it (g pawn is pinned. White does not have time for Rd1-d3 as black just takes the c3 knight.

I'd like to see you back up your statement.

Aug-29-11  redcircle: Lucky escape for Movsesian.The position out of the opening and after the exchange of the light-squared bishops is very interesting and actually slightly better for White.Personally i have lost as Black hundreds of times this position.The light squared bishop is valuable for Black in order to create counterplay in the long diagonal against the White and prevent White to create a mating attack.I believe that if Movsesian had her position he would have won.Anyway Hou is a great player(i do not underestimate her)and she would certainly have her chances to seriously fight against strong players in the future
Aug-29-11  redcircle: <create counterplay in the long diagonal against the White king> i wanted to say
Aug-29-11  lost in space: 28. Rxg7 is wining, but also 27. Qf4 is very good for White. I think this position is close to be called a win for white.


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After 28. Rxg7


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28...Bxg7 29. Qg5 Nf5 30. Rf1 is crushing


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She missed not only Rxg7 but also Qf4.

Aug-29-11  twinlark: <Johnboy> Sorry, had to go to bed and didn't see your query till I got up this morning (I'm in Australia), but I see <lost in space> stepped into the breach.
Sep-01-11  sharp position: lost in space- how would u face, if black would have played 29...ng6 instead of ....nf5?
Sep-09-11
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  Honza Cervenka: <sharp position: lost in space- how would u face, if black would have played 29...ng6 instead of ....nf5?> If 28.Rxg7 Bxg7 29.Qg5 Ng6, then simply 30.Qh6 and the game is over.
Jul-30-22  jrredfield: As others stated over a decade ago, White missed a great opportunity to gain a big advantage with 28. Rxg7! 28...Bxg7 29. Bf6xg7 Nxg7 30. Rf4 f5 31. e5xf6 (ep). The text move leads to a very slight advantage for White, but not near as easy to find the win.
Jul-30-22  Brenin: 28 Rxg7 Kxg7 29 Qg5 looks good (29 ... Nf5 30 Rf1), but it's late and I have an early start tomorrow morning, so no time to analyse it.
Jul-30-22  AIC: Hello. 28. Rxg7 Bxg7 29. Qg5 (or Qh6) Bxf6 30. exf6 is more successful. The rest of the black pieces cannot help their king too much.

This is rare for me - to see an opportunity missed by a GM. And I think this should be counted as a plus too, so I got five out of six this week :). Already better than the previous one

Jul-30-22  Steve.Patzer: Yeah, I was looking at Rxf7.
Jul-30-22  mel gibson: The text move 28. Bxe7 leads to a draw.

Stockfish 15 says:

28. Rxg7

(28. Rxg7 (♖g3xg7 ♗f8xg7 ♕d2-g5 ♘e7-f5 ♖d1-f1
♔h8xh7 ♖f1xf5 ♗g7-h6 ♕g5-h5 ♖c8-g8 ♕h5xf7+ ♖g8-g7 ♗f6xg7 d7-d5 ♕f7-h5 ♔h7xg7 ♖f5-f6 ♖c7-f7 ♕h5xh6+ ♔g7-g8 ♖f6-g6+ ♖f7-g7 ♖g6xg7+ ♕b7xg7 ♕h6xe6+ ♕g7-f7 ♕e6xf7+ ♔g8xf7 ♘c3xd5 ♔f7-e6 ♘d5-c7+ ♔e6xe5 ♘c7xa6 ♔e5-d6 h2-h4 ♔d6-e5 ♔h1-g1 ♔e5-f5 ♔g1-f2 ♔f5-f4 g2-g3+ ♔f4-e4 h4-h5 ♔e4-f5 ♔f2-f3 ♔f5-f6 g3-g4 ♔f6-e7 ♔f3-e3 ♔e7-f7 ♔e3-f4 ♔f7-e7 ♘a6-c7 b5-b4 ♘c7-a6 ♔e7-f7 ♘a6xb4 ♔f7-f8 g4-g5 ♔f8-e8 a2-a4 ♔e8-f8 a4-a5 ♔f8-e7 a5-a6 ♔e7-d6 a6-a7 ♔d6-d7 a7-a8♕ ♔d7-c7) +73.36/60 1843)

score for White +73.36 depth 60.

Jul-30-22  Ariogermano: Qh6 ?!
Jul-30-22  mel gibson: <
Jul-30-22 Ariogermano: Qh6 ?!>

28...Nf5

Jul-30-22  TheaN: Ah @#$% there goes my 5/5! The text move makes sense to take out the most important defender of the king side, but White missed the more direct shot <28.Rxg7! Bxg7>... so far I was good.

Now I played the more straightforward 29.Bxg7+?! which is no more than a draw after 29....Kxg7 30.Qg5+ Ng6=. My intended line 31.Qf6+? actually loses as White gives a crucial tempo to Black; instead Rd4! = now is a draw. 31.Qf6+? Kxh7 32.Qxf7+ Kh6 33.Rd4 d5! -+ and Black reinforces the defense.

When a combination doesn't work, swap the moves! <29.Qg5!> with the same threats but a move to boot. Black now has the option to bring the knight in, but either square fails: after 29....Ng6 Black loses the option to defend g7 leading to 30.Qh6! #9 which is absolutely brilliant.

Instead, 29....Nf5, gives White the one move she needed to take out the defender. Fatally this time, as 30.Rf1 +- with Rxf5 and/or Qg7 are almost unavoidable. I say almost, as Black can avoid immediate mate with 30....Kxh7 31.Rxf5 Bh6 32.Qh5 Rg8! 33.Qxf7+ Rg7 34.Bxg7 d5!


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Black ends up getting the d-pawn out, but it's just too late as after 35.Qh5 Kxg7 36.Rf6! +- Black loses at least a piece and two pawns and soon the game.

Brilliant combination, especially 28.Rxg7 Bxg7 29.Qg5 Ng6 30.Qh6!


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Jul-30-22  Hercdon: I wonder if it was games like this that caused her to give up chess
Jul-30-22  Messiah: <Strongest Force: Terrible!>

I have to agree.

Jul-30-22
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  Open Defence: I was thinking Qh6 but that is countered by 28...Nf5
Jul-30-22  King.Arthur.Brazil: The King(who?, me) saw the line: 8. ♖xg7 ♗xg7 29. ♕g5! ♘g6! 30. h4 ♖xc3 31. h5 ♖h3+ 32. ♔g1 ♕b6+ 33. ♔f1 ♕e3! 34. ♕xe3! ♖xe3 35. hxg6 fxg6. I realized that White attack would fail, so I looked into the score 0x1 and gave up. Today is not the good one for me.
Jul-30-22  King.Arthur.Brazil: <TheaN> I forget 30.♕h6!! really!.
Jul-30-22  agb2002: White has an extra pawn.

Black threatens Rxc3-gxf6 and gxf6.

The queen doesn't allow Rd4. This suggests 28.Rxg7 Bxg7 (28... Rxc3 29.Rg8+ Kxh7 30.Rh8+ Kg6 31.Qg5#) 29.Qh6:

A) 29... Nf5 30.Bxg7+ Nxg7 31.Rd4

A.1) 31... Rxc3 32.Rg4 Nf5 33.Qf6+ Kxh7 34.Qxf7+ Kh8 (34... Kh6 35.Qg6#) 35.Qh5+ Nh6 36.Qxh6#.

A.2) 31... Rc4 32.bxc4 Rxc4, unclear.

A.3) 31... d5 32.Rg4

A.3.a) 32... Nf5 33.Qf6+ Kxh7 34.Rg5, with the threat Rh5+ and mate next, wins.

A.3.b) 32... f5(6) 33.exf6 Nf5 34.Qg6 Qa8 35.f7 Rxf7 (due to Qg8+ and mate in two; 35... Ng7 36.Qxg7#) 36.Qxf7 looks good for White (36... Rf8 37.Qxe6 Ng7 38.Qe1).

B) 29... Bxf6 30.Qxf6+ Kxh7 31.Qxf7+

B.1) 31... Kh8 32.Rd4 Rc4 (32... Nxf5 33.Rg4 seems to win) 33.bxc4 Rxd4 34.Rxd4 bxc4 35.Qxe7 Qb2 36.Qf6+ Kg8 37.Qf3 Qa1+ 38.Nd1 wins decisive material.

B.2) 31... Kh6 32.Rd4 looks similar to previous lines.

Jul-30-22  agb2002: I saw 29.Qg5 Nf5 but missed 30.Rf1, attacking the knight.

My 29.Qh6 loses to 29... Nf5 30.Bxg7+ Nxg7 31.Rd4 f5 32.exf6 Nf5 33.Qg5 d5.

Better luck next time.

Jul-30-22  stst: Both 28.BxP+ or 28.Qh6 lead to sticky routes.... The only thing left for some threat would be
28.RxP
If 28.....BxR
29.Qg5 BxB
30.QxB+ KxP
31.Rd4 Kg8
32.Rh4 Ng6
33.Rh6 RxN may be?
34.Ph4 Kf8
35.Rh7 doomed
If 34.......d5
35.Ph5 to take the N, if flights? Qh8#
if not, PxN next and Rh7 decides
Jul-30-22  stst: after posting , saw the length of the game?! ah, another White to move but loss. Totally spoiled!! I saw the three possible penetrations: BxP+, Qh6, but Rxg7 the more subtle but forceful, as so analyzed by Stockfish!!
Jul-30-22  Brenin: White's 28 Bxe7 was a missed opportunity, turning her clear advantage into an equal game, but her N sacrifice 32 Nf4 seems extraordinary, with no compensation resulting from it after 32 ... gxf4 33 Qxf4 Qe4, more or less forcing the Q exchange, e.g. 34 Qh6 Qxe5 and Black's Ps roll forward.
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