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Alexander Grischuk vs Luke McShane
Tal Memorial (2012), Moscow RUS, rd 1, Jun-08
English Opening: King's English. Four Knights Variation Fianchetto Lines (A29)  ·  1-0

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Jun-08-12  Clodhopper: Given the positional advantage Grischuk has by move 14, the win seems to take longer than it should. What about 23. Qh4 followed by 24. Be4? (if 23 ..., f5, 24. Qf6+)
Jun-08-12  zubenator: take that, McShane!
Jun-08-12  kellmano: <clodhopper> 23 ....Re5 perhaps? Then if 24. Be4, .....f5
Jun-08-12  Ulhumbrus: 11...Nxf3+?! moves the knight a third time to exchange it for a knight moved once, making a loss of two tempi for development. An alternative is 11...Bf5 attacking the weak square d3 as well as the square e4.

13...bxc4 draws white's queen on to the square c4 where she helps to prevent the c7 pawn from advancing to c6. An alternative to 13...bxc4 is 13...Bd7 defending the b5 pawn again

After 16...Bc5 the bishop becomes a potential target for the attack Na4. An alternative is 16...c6 as on 17 Bxc6 Rc8 pins and attacks the bishop.

20...Re7 may be the last mistake. After 20...Re6 Black can prepare the move ...Ne4 by ...Qe7

McShane's failure to arrange to move forward his c7 pawn in the opening at least to the square c6 may have cost him the game.

Jun-08-12  lemaire90: Great game by Grischuk ! White's play from move 54 is just too perfect.
Jun-08-12  luzhin: I think the big blunder was 17...Re8. The point is that after 18.Na4! Black can't play the planned Rb4 because of 19.Qa6 Bxa4 20.Rxc5! Qb8 21.Rxa5 and he's busted. McShane should have played 17...Qe7 getting his Q off the d-file. Then if 18.Na4 Rb4 19.Qc2 Bxa4 20.bxa4 Ne4 Black has reasonable counterplay.
Jun-08-12
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  LoveThatJoker: <lemaire90> Great game by Grischuk indeed!

LTJ

Jun-11-12  paavoh: More than a 55-point rating difference.

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