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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand
Your Next Move (Rapid) (2018) (rapid), Leuven BEL, rd 6, Jun-13
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. l'Hermet Variation Berlin Wall Defense (C67)  ·  1-0

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Jun-15-18
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  Penguincw: Mostly equal position 'til 47...Rh3. Engines suggest 47...Ka8, 47...Kc8 or 47...Rg6.
Sep-07-19
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  g15713: E. 1
Black to move. Last: 42.Kxf5


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FinalGen considers the position as a draw.

42...Ke8 or Rh6 draws

Game continued:

42...Ke8 43. Ke5 Rh6 44. b3 Kd8 45. Rf7 Kc8! 46. a4

E. 1.1
Black to move. Last: 46.a4


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Black could have played 46...bxa4 47. bxa4 and now
47...Kb8 or Rg6 or Rh4 =

Also, 46...Rh4 or Rg6 draws

Game continued:

46...Kb8 47. a5

E. 1.2
Black to move. Last: 47.a5


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47...Rh3? was played
Why allow the White king access to d6?

Chess user <Penguincw>: <"Mostly equal position 'til 47...Rh3. Engines suggest 47...Ka8, 47...Kc8 or 47...Rg6.">

Game continued after 47...Rh3 with:

48. Kd6 Rc3 49. a6 Ka8 50. Rc7 Kb8 51. Rxc6 1-0

Anand lost this rook ending and another from the same tournament in

'Karjakin vs Anand, 2018

References:

'Your Next Move (Rapid) (2018)

'Your Next Move (Blitz) (2018)

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