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Baskaran Adhiban vs Levon Aronian
"Baskart Case" (game of the day Jul-12-2021)
Goldmoney Asian Rapid (2021) (rapid), chess24.com INT, rd 1, Jun-26
Reti Opening: Reversed Blumenfeld Gambit (A09)  ·  0-1

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Jul-12-21  Brenin: Like today's POTD, this GOTD illustrates the strength of B+N vs R in the endgame. The pun is truly groanworthy.
Jul-12-21
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  An Englishman: Good Evening: Used to rack up lots of wins with Reversed Benkos and Blumenfelds, but no ever played like Aronian does here. Starting to feel that my wins came more from luck than the openings.
Jul-12-21
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  HeMateMe: Terrific work from Aronian.

Easily the worst pun of the last 6 months...

Jul-12-21  nalinw: HeHatesHisOwnPun?
Jul-12-21  Andrew Chapman: I wonder whether white realised, when he played 36. f4, that black can move his knight to e4, since Re3 doesn't win a piece.

Why not?

Jul-12-21  AlicesKnight: <A.C. Why not?> - if you're asking, I assume 37.Re3 Bxc4 and if 38.Rxe4 then ... Bd5 and if 39.Kf3 then ... f5 and either way the R goes. When did he realise? - a good question indeed.
Jul-12-21
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  offramp: < Andrew Chapman: I wonder whether white realised, when he played 36. f4, that black can move his knight to e4, since Re3 doesn't win a piece. Why not? >

If 37.Re3...


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37...Bxc4!
38.Rxe4 Bd5.


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Easy to miss!

Jul-12-21  woodenplayer: <offramp> I still wonder, extending the line you give after 37. Re3, say 39. Kf3 exf4 40. Kxf4 Bxe4 41. Kxe4 if White doesn't have a better chance of a draw in this endgame.
Jul-12-21  woodenplayer: eh, to answer my own wondering, not against Stockfish and likely not against Aronian either.
Jul-12-21  AlicesKnight: <woodenplayer> Against 39.Kf3 Black plays ...f5 and wins the R for free, keeping the B (cf. my note above).

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