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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Nico Georgiadis
Biel (2018), Biel SUI, rd 5, Jul-26
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Variation (A18)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
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Jul-26-18  posoo: now i KNOW dat Gorgodus is BETER than me at CHESSE but dis serosly looks like da SMASHINGS i give out to da nibble nobbers in da park!

SIMPLE and easy and a DOLTISH rookfork at da end!

if i were Maxim i woda lolled in da man's face and said CHEK!

Chess is not a quiet game.

Jul-26-18  Andrew Chapman: I thought b6 was slow. Bg4 looked natural but allows Bh7+. Engine says Bf5. Andrew
Jul-27-18  cormier:


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Analysis by Houdini 4:

d 23 dpa 1. = (0.00): 11...dxc3 12.Re1 Be7 13.Bd3 Qd6 14.Rc1 Be6 15.Rxc3 Bxg5 16.Nxg5 0-0-0 17.Qb1 Rhf8 18.Be4 Qc5 19.Nf3 Na5 20.Bd3 Nc6 21.Be4 Na5

d 22 dpa 2. + / = (0.33): 11...Bc5 12.Bd3 Qd6 13.Nd2 f5 14.Re1+ Kf7 15.Qf3 Ne5 16.Rxe5 Qxe5 17.Bf4 Qe7 18.cxd4 Bd6 19.Bxd6 cxd6 20.Bxf5 Kg8 21.Bxc8 Rxc8 22.Rb1 b6 23.Qd5+ Qf7 24.Qxd6 Re8 25.Qg3 Re2 26.Nf3 h6 27.d5 Qf5 28.Rc1 Rxa2 29.Re1 Kh7 30.Nd4 Qg6

Jul-31-18  PJs Studio: Years ago this line was looked at as better for white. But valuations change over the years for sure.
Aug-04-18
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  al wazir: 35...Rxa4. Now what?
Aug-04-18  ChessHigherCat: <al wazir was here> What's wrong with 36. Rxh7 and white is two pawns up and the knight is very well placed for forks and such.

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