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Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs Jorden van Foreest
Tata Steel Masters (2024), The Hague NED, rd 9, Jan-23
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Modern Bishop's Opening (C55)  ·  1-0

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Jan-23-24
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  An Englishman: Good Afternoon: Premature? The CG silicon monster has run for a few minutes by now, and gives 24...Kb8; 25.h4,h5; 26.Bg5,Rde8 with a slight advantage for White. What sayeth other monsters of silicon?
Jan-23-24  whiteshark: A bad day for the Two Knights Defense
Jan-23-24  Refused: Resignation also looked a bit premature to me.
White is better, that is out of the question, but is it outright resignable?

Saw an engine eval which gave it +- (+3.1 or something).

My main grievance with the black position is, I have no aticve plan whatsoever, thus no idea what to actually move.

Maybe van Foreest felt the same way and was simply not in the mood of getting steamrolled by Abdusattorov.

The longer I look at the black position the sadder and worse it looks.

Jan-23-24  BxChess: Thge cg stockfish is giving 24...Nb3 25. Qe2 Nbc5 26.g4 with an advantage +3.73 to white. van Forrest was also low on time.
Jan-23-24  cormier: depth=45 | Stockfish 16
+1.72 11. a4 Qd7 12. d4 Qg4 13. Nf3 Be6 14. d5 Rd8 15. c4 Bf5 16. h3 Qh5 17. Nbd2 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 exd4 20. Nf3 Nd7 21. Nxd4 Nc5 22. Re1 Bd3 23. Bf4 Kf7 24. Rad1 Nxb3 25. Rxd3 Nxd4 26. Rxd4 Bb4 27. Re6 c6 28. Be3 Rhf8 29. g4 Rd7 30. Kg2 Rc8 31. Rd3 Rcd8 32. g5 fxg5 33. Bxg5 cxd5 34. Re5 Rc8 35. cxd5 Kg8 36. b3 Rc2 37. h4 Kg7 38. Be3 Rc3 39. Rxc3 Bxc3 40. Re6 Bf6
Jan-23-24  cormier: depth=47 | Stockfish 16
+0.31 10... Qd7 11. d4 a4 12. Bc2 Qg4 13. Nf3 O-O 14. h3 Qh5 15. dxe5 Rd8 16. Qe2 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe2 18. Rxe2 fxe5 19. Nd2 Ra5 20. f4 Rf8 21. fxe5 Bf5 22. Bxf5 Rxf5 23. Nf3 Nc4 24. e6 Rad5 25. Nd4 Rf8 26. b3 axb3 27. axb3 Bf6 28. bxc4 Rxd4 29. cxd4 Bxd4+ 30. Kh1 Bxa1 31. Bf4 c6 32. Bd6 Re8 33. c5 Bf6 34. g4 h6 35. Kg2 Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening
Jan-23-24  cormier: depth=40 | Stockfish 16
+0.50 10. a4 Bg4 11. d4 exd4 12. h3 Bh5 13. cxd4 Bf7 14. Nc3 Nb4 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Qb3+ N6d5 17. Bf4 c6 18. Nd2 Re8 19. Nc4 Kf8 20. Bg3 Kg8 21. Ne4 b6 22. Re2 Bf8 23. Rae1 Kh8 24. Ned6 Rxe2 25. Rxe2 Bxd6 26. Nxd6 Qd7 27. Qf3 Rf8 28. h4 h6 29. Nf5 Re8 30. Rxe8+ Qxe8
Jan-24-24  goodevans: <Refused: Resignation also looked a bit premature to me...>

To me too to start with.

But White has so, so many threats. Possibly the main one is 25.b4 and when the N moves (with or without an exchange on b4) White can choose between Bb6 or even Ba7 threatening Nb6#. Stop one threat and there's half a dozen others to take its place.

Van Foreest is no mug and he knew the game was up.

Jan-24-24
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  Black Vampire: <BxChess> After 26.g4!, the black bishop cannot retreat to d7, �cause there�s a little issue if so: 27.N�d6! 😣 (ouch!) The queen is in the air... Apparently, the exchange on e6 goes in favor of White, which actually gives it the victory.
Jan-24-24  BxChess: <Black Vampire:> You are right. One can't shift the bishop to e6 because 24...Nb3 25. Qe2 Nbc5 26. g4 Be6 27. Bxe6+ Nxe6 gives:


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And moving it to d7 as in leads to 24...Nb3 25. Qe2 Nbc5 26. g4 Bd7 27. Nxd6+, which gives


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with a fork on f7 to come.

Jan-24-24
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  Black Vampire: Actually, Olga (the engine that CG provides by default) gives 28.Nxb7 as superior.
Jan-25-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  Honza Cervenka: In final position white threatens with 25.b4 axb4 26.cxb4 Nd3 27.Bb6 etc.

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