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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian
Norway Chess (2015), Stavanger NOR, rd 1, Jun-16
Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (D38)  ·  1-0

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Jun-16-15
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  Penguincw: MVL starting to turn it around against Aronian. In his 4 first classical games with white against Aronian, MVL was +0,-2,=2, but has since gone on a +2,-0,=1 run!
Jun-16-15  Conrad93: I'm not sure what's wrong 16...Bxf3 17. Rxf3 h4.
Jun-16-15  Conrad93: So, according to might Stockfish my idea is terrible and stupid.

Apparently, the really subtle capture 20...Bxd5 21. Rae1 Be6 22. Rxe5


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22...0-0-0 23. Re1 Bxf5 24. Qxf5+ Qd7


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is very drawish for white, but I still prefer black

Jun-16-15  Everett: Will the old Aronian ever return? He has not been the same leading up to and after his facial surgery.
Jun-17-15  Chess for life: MVL has good queen ending technique. This game reminded me of this one: M Vachier-Lagrave vs Jobava, 2014 (also played in Norway, incidentally).
Jun-17-15
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  HeMateMe: what happened, regarding his face?
Jun-17-15
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  Penguincw: Analysis of this game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B21....
Jun-17-15  Severin: <HeHateMe> It wasn't injured or anything. I believe the surgery was cosmetic. He got a nose job, although he said it was because he had difficulty breathing through his nose.
Jun-17-15
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  HeMateMe: Good to know, I thought he had been injured, somehow.

He's not going to start moonwalking, or anything like that, is he?

Jun-18-15  wildrookie: Was move 20 by Aronian an oversight, a blunder, a miscalculation or a necessity? I'm just a club-level player and can't see the point in sacrificing the Bishop. Can someone shed some light on it, please?
Jun-18-15
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  moronovich: <wildrookie: Was move 20 by Aronian an oversight, a blunder, a miscalculation or a necessity?> If he withdraws the bishop Rae1 will follow.Same with -BxB,QxB,Knight moves and now Rae1 with decisive advantage.

Hope that helps.The zwischenzug Re1 is probably what you overlooked.

Good luck for further improvement!

Jun-18-15  wildrookie: Thank you, moronovich, for your helpful comment. It's really illuminating.
Jun-18-15
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  moronovich: <wildrookie> !

You are always welcome.

Jun-19-15  Everett: <HeMateMe> He couldn't breath through his nose. Perhaps it was a deviated septum. http://sport.news.am/eng/news/40793...
Jun-20-15  Ulhumbrus: After 13 fxg3 White's pawn structure has been spoilt but Black has conceded far more, if Black's king will now be exposed to attack wherever the black king is placed.
Jun-26-15
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  thegoodanarchist: <everin: <HeHateMe> It wasn't injured or anything. I believe the surgery was cosmetic. He got a nose job, although he said it was because he had difficulty breathing through his nose.>

Now he is receiving too much oxygen to his brain, and is suffering from oxygen intoxication. That is the reason his play has declined.

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