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Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
"Outside Ian" (game of the day Nov-28-2019)
GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz (2019) (rapid), Kolkata IND, rd 7, Nov-24
Scotch Game: Mieses Variation (C45)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
1-0

rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
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Nov-25-19  Cheapo by the Dozen: The whole second half of the game comes down to an outside passed pawn.
Nov-28-19
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  FSR: As usual, I don't get the pun.
Nov-28-19  Scuvy: Outside in?
Nov-28-19  Cheapo by the Dozen: <Scuvy>,

Of course.

Nov-28-19  RandomVisitor: The losing move is likely 39...Kc7. Black should keep the queens on the board in order to create threats which hamper the advancement of the a-pawn.


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Stockfish_19103117_x64_modern:

<53/42 05:33 0.00 39...Qf2+ 40.Ka3 Qc5+ 41.Qb4 Qe3+> 42.Nb3 Qd3 43.Qc5 Bxc4 44.Qxc6+ Kd8 45.Qb6+ Ke8 46.Qb4 g5 47.Qb6 Qc3 48.Qb8+ Kd7 49.hxg5 hxg5 50.Qd6+ Ke8 51.Qb4 Qd3 52.a5 Bd5 53.Qb8+ Ke7 54.Qd6+ Ke8

Nov-28-19  RandomVisitor: 20...c4! with attacking chances


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Stockfish_19103117_x64_modern:

<43/70 02:57 2,053,358k 11,579k -1.03 20...c4 21.Qxc4 Qa3+> 22.Kd2 Rd8 23.Ke2 0-0 24.Rd2 Nb4 25.Nd4 Ba6 26.Nb5 Bxb5 27.axb5 Nxd3 28.Rxd3 Qb2+ 29.Kf3 Rxd3+ 30.Qxd3 Qxe5 31.Rc1 Rb8 32.g3 Qxb5 33.Qxb5 Rxb5 34.Rc3 Kf8 35.Ke3 Ke8 36.Rxc7 Rxb3+ 37.Kd4 Rb4+ 38.Ke5 Rb5+ 39.Kd6 Rb6+ 40.Kd5 Ra6 41.Rc3 a4 42.Ra3 Ke7 43.Kc5 Kf6 44.Kb5 Ra8 45.f3 g6 46.Rxa4 Rxa4 47.Kxa4 h5 48.Kb5

white might have tried the risky 31.bxc4


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Stockfish_19103117_x64_modern:

<42/97 03:21 +1.28 31.bxc4 Qe6 32.Kc1 Qg4 33.g3> Bc8 34.Nd2 Qe2 35.f4 Bf5 36.Qxa5 Kb7 37.Qc3 Bg4 38.Kb2 Ka6 39.Ka2 Qf2 40.a5 Qe1 41.Qb2 Kxa5 42.Nb3+ Kb6 43.Qd2 Qe2 44.Qxe2 Bxe2 45.Nd2 Kc7 46.Kb3 Kd7 47.Ne4 Ke6 48.Kc3 Kf5 49.Nd6+ Ke6 50.Nb7 g5 51.Nxc5+ Kf5 52.fxg5 hxg5 53.Kd4 gxh4 54.gxh4 Bd1 55.Nb7 f6 56.exf6 Kxf6 57.Nd8 Bf3 58.Kc5 Bg4 59.Nxc6

Nov-28-19  faulty: i liked the pun
Nov-28-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: I dont understand the pun.
Nov-28-19  MelvinDoucet: <The losing move is likely 39...Kc7.> It's more likely 38... ♕c5. A key drawing idea for black is to put his queen on e2, maintaining pressure on all of white's weak pawns on g3, e5 and c4 and making it hard for white to avoid perpetual checks. It also defends c6 tactically on account of ♕f1+ followed by ♕g2+.

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