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Wesley So vs Pavel Eljanov
Tata Steel Masters (2017), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 7, Jan-21
Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Jan-21-17
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  Mateo: And after 30...Qxd5, Black threatens ...Re8.
Jan-21-17  Marmot PFL: Thought black could have doubled rooks and played for Rf2+. as it is Rb8 is not in play.
Jan-21-17
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  An Englishman: Good Morning: Looking at 31...Qc6. White can't break the pin except by 32.Kg1??,Nf3+.
Jan-21-17
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  Mateo: <An Englishman: Good Morning: Looking at 31...Qc6. White can't break the pin except by 32.Kg1??,Nf3+.> At first glance, you are right. But White has a tactical defence, 32.Rc4!. If 32...Qxc4? 33.Nf6+!.
Jan-21-17
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  FSR: After 31...Qc6, 32.Rc4 is possible, when the rook can't be taken because of Nf6+. A repetition of position may result after 32...Qd5 33.Rd4.
Jan-21-17  not not: and black is still pawn down
Jan-21-17  Marmot PFL: after all the tactics the players reach a rather quiet looking rook ending.
Jan-21-17  not not: how about Rb4? attacking b7 pawn
Jan-21-17
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  An Englishman: Good Morning: Doesn't look that quiet to me--both sides have weak pawns everywhere. The biggest weakness might be the b7 pawn. If that falls, Black will have a hard time saving the a6 pawn, one of the advantages of the quart-grip.
Jan-21-17
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  Mateo: 38...Rf(e)xe3 would not be the best. White exchanges a pair of Rooks and plays Rb4. This is the point of 38.Rd4.
Jan-21-17  Viktorerro: Rd4, with Black's b7 pawn in sight.
Jan-21-17
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  keypusher: Good game!
Jan-21-17  JASAHA: Heading for a Draw.
Jan-21-17
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  An Englishman: Good Morning: And they promptly agreed to a draw. Honestly believed the position had more life than that, which probably explains why they play and I kibitz.
Jan-21-17  RandomVisitor: FEN:


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Komodo-10.1-64bit:

0.00/35 38. ... Rf7 39.Rb4 c6 40.Kg2 Rg6+ 41.Kh1 Rgf6 42.Re2 Re6 43.Kg1 Re5 44.Rd4 d5 45.Kg2 Kh7 46.Rb4 Rfe7 47.Kf3 Kh6 48.Rf4 Kh5 49.b4 g6 50.e4 Kh6 51.Rg4 R5e6 52.Re1 Kh5 53.Rf4 Re5 54.Re2

Jan-21-17  Marmot PFL: The players call it a draw, the extra white doubled pawn not having any significance.
Jan-21-17  Marmot PFL: Magnus winning, although Giri might resign before game can be switched.
Jan-21-17  not not: not playing on? common, its just a board game, play it up!
Jan-21-17  RandomVisitor: After 29.Kg2 black was arguably winning


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<-1.62/29 29...Rbf8> 30.Nxe4 Nf3 31.Qh3 c5 32.dxc6 Qxc6 33.Qg4 d5 34.Rb6 Qc4 35.Nf6+ R5xf6 36.Qxc4 dxc4 37.Rxf6 Rxf6 38.Rf1 Ne5 39.Rxf6 gxf6 40.h4 Kg7 41.e4 Nc6 42.g4 Nxa5 43.Kf3 Nc6 44.Kf4 Ne5 45.Kf5 Nf7 46.Ke6 Kg6 47.h5+ Kg7 48.Kd5 b5 49.Kc5 Kh6 50.Kb6 Ne5 51.Kxa6 Nxg4 52.Kxb5 Ne5 53.Kb4 Kxh5

Jan-21-17
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  keypusher: Can we see Carlsen-Giri?
Jan-21-17  Marmot PFL: Black was in far too much time trouble to calculate anything like that.
Jan-21-17  BOSTER: C5 is good enough.
Jan-21-17  JASAHA: Amazingly Bowie gives Lazerithian commentary on this game: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b06x7...
Jan-21-17  paavoh: @ An Englishman, keypusher: Thanks guys for a good conversation on opening choice a few pages back. Always a pleasure to read your posts.
Jan-22-17
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  An Englishman: Good Evening: Thanks for the kind words, <paavoh>.
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