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Teimour Radjabov vs Richard Rapport
World Championship Candidates (2022), Madrid ESP, rd 6, Jun-23
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Variation (B46)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Jun-23-22
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  saffuna: I wonder if Radjabov state of mind, struggling in this game and not winning classical games for quite a while, affected his failure to see the win with 49. Bh2.

He seemed focused on securing the 7th-rank draw with 29. Rf7.

Computer says Rapport's big blunder was 37...Rh4+.

Jun-23-22  Fanques Fair: It´s a shame that Radjabov didn´t spot his real winning chances. I guess it´s too many years only looking for draws.
Jun-24-22  Margetic D: Pitty for Radjabov,of course.I guess it was the time control (move 39), but it is still hard to believe that at such level the relatively easy win is missed. This was not the first time in this tournament. Rapport missed in totally winning position in Round 2 against Firouzja simple moves to win the game. Here, 39. Bh2 and after time control, black would be lost. After this, Rapport remains the king of draw. Carlsen told after Round 5 that nobody is playing really well until now, although Caruana and Nepomniachtchi are playing , until now, quite acceptable. Well, let s see what happens in next 8 Rounds.
Jun-24-22  Z free or die: <<Margetic D> Here, 39. Bh2 and after time control, black would be lost>

Is this true? I'm not sure exactly how to go from an eval of +1.41/39-ply, after 39.Bh2, with Black three pawns up, to a clear and decisive win for White.

Sure, Black will loss his bishop, but this ending looks very, very complicated to convert.

(Where's Giri's recap of R-6? Maybe he's waiting for the engine eval of 39.Bh2 to get to 40+-ply? Finegold says it's a White win, but doesn't go into any real details beyond getting the bishop)

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