Wang Yue vs Nikita Vitiugov (2012)

Wang Yue vs Nikita Vitiugov
Russia vs China (2012) · Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (D38) · 1/2-1/2

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Jul-05-12		offramp: One of the great things about chess is when one is playing through a game and one arrives at a position such as after 33...Rb7. click for larger view It is a fairly sedentary R+N+4P v R+N+4P endgame. But one carries on playing through the game and by move 53 the game has become a razor-edged middlegame - it has gone backwards: click for larger view In this position black is threatening to win immediately with 53...Re2+ 54.Kf4 Qc1+ 55.Kf5 Qh1!! White comes up with a stunning practical solution: 53.Rh6+! click for larger view This leads to the following position click for larger view ...and we are back to the endgame again. Thanks you, Yue and Vitiugov! Good game!

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