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Vidit Santosh Gujrathi vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
World Championship Candidates (2024), Toronto CAN, rd 11, Apr-17
Russian Game: Paulsen Attack (C42)  ·  0-1

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Apr-17-24
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  Check It Out: Wow, third live game today. CG is feeling frisky!

52.Rc1. I predict a draw here.

Apr-17-24
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  offramp:


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Nepo might play this to the bitter end.

Apr-17-24
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  Korora: Even if that bitter end is another threefold.
Apr-18-24
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  Korora: Tick-tock-tick-tock...
Apr-18-24
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  perfidious: Das Partie ist uber.
Apr-18-24
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  FSR: Incredible game. And Nepo takes the sole lead with just three rounds left. This is his third Candidates and he has never stood worse than equal first.
Apr-18-24  Ifanivan: Vidit has winning position on 37th move,but the winning line too complicated
Apr-18-24
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  Breunor: Computer says the losing move is 60 Nb2 +. 69 Ne5 keeps the game going.
Apr-18-24  Atking: Time pressure again? 58...Nxc3+ 59.RxN+ KxR 60.BxR KxN 61.Be5 Black can't seriously win this.
Apr-18-24  Atking: I'm very surprise how optimistically Nepo is approaching the game. He was in serious difficulty in a lot of games during this Candidates and still acts like he could win.
Apr-18-24  mk volkov: Mate in ten.
Apr-18-24  GlennOliver: Incredibly complex endgame.

Hard to follow and understand all of the nuances in both directions, even with computer assistance.

A brilliant performance from Ian Nepomniachtchi.

If Nepomniachtchi does win this tournament and become the challenger, this game will be seen as the key step.

Apr-18-24  vonKrolock: Post-mortem press conference. Ian alone, points out also the opportunities missed by his adversary. Class... https://youtu.be/6VeSbgyqnsE?si=Ekf...
Apr-18-24  Atking: <Ifanivan: Vidit has winning position on 37th move> Indeed... 37.. NxN 38.cxN c4+ 39.Kxc4 RxB 40.RxR BxR 41.Kb5 e4 42.c4 a4 43.c5 Bxc5 44.KxB a3 45.d6 a2 46.d7 a1=Q 47.d8=Q+ looks very promising for White. Probably the first time pressure. With White the 3 Indian Chess talents got a very serious advantage against Nepo with only two draws as result.
Apr-18-24  Andrew Chapman: <<Ifanivan: Vidit has winning position on 37th move> Indeed... 37.. NxN 38.cxN c4+ 39.Kxc4 RxB 40.RxR BxR 41.Kb5 e4 42.c4 a4 43.c5 Bxc5 44.KxB a3 45.d6 a2 46.d7 a1=Q 47.d8=Q+ looks very promising for White. Probably the first time pressure. With White the 3 Indian Chess talents got a very serious advantage against Nepo with only two draws as result.> That is, with 37. Nxd5, sacrificing a piece.
Apr-18-24  Olavi: One doesn't need to see further than 41.Kb5, and that is seen in a flash.
Apr-18-24  Saniyat24: Vidit should not have lost that game- https://youtu.be/pz-V-RoOVfA?si=DJd...
Apr-18-24  cormier: depth=41 | Stockfish 16
+2.36 34. h5 Kg7 35. h6+ Kf7 36. Kd3 Nc8 37. Nd5 a3 38. Bc1
Apr-18-24  cormier: depth=43 | Stockfish 16
0.00 33... Kg7 34. h5 gxh5 35. Kf5 h4 36. g6 c8 37. Ne8+ Ng8
Apr-18-24  cormier: depth=50 | Stockfish 16
0.00 33... Kg7 34. Nd5 Kf7 35. Nxb6 Rxb6 36. Rxa4 a6 37. Kd5
Apr-19-24
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  pcalugaru: Wow... what a game!
Apr-19-24  Atking: <One doesn't need to see further than 41.Kb5> My thought too but I put the race of pawns to make it clear <Vidit should not have lost that game> He should have even won it. As a lot of Nepo's opponents during this Candidates. Gukesh, Prag and Vidit got a serious - to not say a winning one - advantage with White, to got only 1 points out 3. 2 points it's quite a lot in such tournament...
Apr-19-24
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  HeMateMe: How to NOT draw, with the Petrov! I see nepo in another WC match.
Apr-29-24  Atking: "I'm sorry"

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