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Peter Svidler vs Daniil Dubov
Russian Championship Superfinal (2012), Moscow RUS, rd 4, Aug-06
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Variation (B67)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Aug-06-12  Eyal: An interesting game. Dubov repeated the Rauzer line with which he lost to Alekseev in the final round of the recent "Higher League" qualifier (E Alekseev vs D Dubov, 2012), trying the suggested improvement 20...Qc7 (instead of Qe3), which he actually analyzed with Shipov before that game.

Svidler hasn't done his homework very well and by move 24 he was already about an hour behind Dubov on the clock, having to work things out at the board. Apparently 25.Bxf7 wasn't a bad idea, but it should have been followed by 26.Bd5 rather than Be6. After 26...d5! Dubov had a clear advantage and could have gotten very decent winning chances with <28...Qc1+!> 29.Qxc1 Rxc1+ 30.Rxc1 Bxc1 31.Nxf6 (31.Bf3 Be3 [with a mating threat by Rc8-c1] 32.Bd1 Rd8 [32...Rc8 33.Bc2] 33.Bxa4 [33.Bc2 b3] 33...Rxd3) 31...Kxf6 32.Kxc1 Kxf5 with the h-pawn falling next (33.g3 Kg4 or 33.Bc6 Rc8 don't help at all). But Dubov missed his chance, and a few moves later Svidler managed to force a draw with 33.Rd7+!. Interestingly, in that game with Alekseev Dubov also fell for a trick involving Rd7+ with a knight check on f6 looming.

Btw, on move 24 Dubov avoided a nasty trap:


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Here 24...Bxe4 (instead of a5! as played) looks obvious, but it loses to 25.Nxf6!! Kxf6 (25...Bxd3 26.Nd5+) 26.Rxd6+ Ke7 (26...Kg7 27.Rd7) 27.f6+ Ke8 28.Re1.

Aug-07-12  positionalgenius: Very interesting game. I'm glad a new crop of young russian players seems to be rising up.

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