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Vincent Keymer vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
Airthings Masters (2022) (rapid), Chess24, rd 4, Feb-23
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (D32)  ·  1/2-1/2

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
1/2-1/2

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Feb-23-22  whiteshark: Nepo's WC prep at work
Feb-23-22
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  offramp: The position looks level, but Val Kilmer needs a win.
Feb-23-22  whiteshark: <chessgames> What about game 4 of Artemiev vs Ding match. Ding lost game 3 with White and the fourth game could bring the decision
Feb-23-22  whiteshark: White missed the tactical shot <21.Nd5!>


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1) +1.07 (41 ply) <21...Bb6 22.Bxd4 Nxd5 23.Bxb6 Qxb6 24.Bxd5 Qa5 25.Bxf7+> Rxf7 26.Qg4 Qf5 27.Qxf5 gxf5 28.Rfd1 Rfd7 29.Rxd7 Rxd7 30.Re1 Rd2 31.a4 Rb2 32.Re3 Kf7 33.Rc3 b5 34.axb5 axb5 35.Rc5 Rxb3 36.Rxf5+ Ke7 37.Rg5 Rb1+ 38.Kg2 Kf6 39.h4 Rb4 40.Rc5 g6 41.Kf3 Rb3+ 42.Kg4 Rb4+ 43.f4 Rb3 44.h5 gxh5+ 45.Rxh5

2) +1.52 (41 ply) 21...Ne2+ 22.Qxe2 Nxd5 23.Rad1 Qe6 24.Qxe6 fxe6 25.Be4 Bb6 26.Bxg6 Ne7 27.Bh5 Rxd1 28.Bxd1 Nf5 29.Be5 Rc8 30.Bf4 Bd4 31.Kg2 Kf7 32.Re1 Bc3 33.Rh1 Bf6 34.h4 b5 35.Re1 Bc3 36.Re4 Rc5 37.h5 Rd5 38.Bf3 Rd3 39.Re2 Nd4 40.Re3 Rxe3 41.fxe3 Nc2 42.g4 Nb4 43.a4 Nd3 44.Bd6 Ne1+ 45.Kg3 Nxf3 46.Kxf3 bxa4 47.bxa4 Bf6 48.Ke4

3) +1.91 (40 ply) 21...Nxd5 22.Qxd4 Nf6 23.Qxd6 Bxd6 24.Bxb7 a5 25.Rfd1 Be7 26.Bf3 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 Rb8 28.Re1 Bb4 29.Rc1 Nh7 30.h4 Rd8 31.Rc2 g5 32.h5 Nf8 33.Bg4 Nd7 34.Bf5 Nf6 35.h6 Ne8 36.hxg7 Nxg7 37.Bg4 f5 38.Be2 Rd2 39.Rxd2 Bxd2 40.Kg2 g4 41.Bc4+ Kh7 42.a3 Kg6 43.f3 Be3

6.0 minute analysis by Stockfish 11 v064

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Asked about this after the match, Vincent saw the sequence of moves to <25.Bxf7+> immediately.


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