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Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Nijat Abasov
World Championship Candidates (2024), Toronto CAN, rd 6, Apr-10
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (D32)  ·  1-0

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Apr-10-24
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  stevemcd87: Good Puzzle.
White to move 41. ?


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Apr-10-24  Toribio3: Amazing. Two Knights are better than Two Bishops!!!
Apr-11-24  Jamboree: If this was the only game of chess you had ever seen, you'd assume that knights are worth at least double or triple what bishops are worth. Especially after 41. Ra5!, black is paralyzed because after any exchange of rooks the knight simply OWNS the bishop and totally dominates the board, preventing the bishop from going to almost any square; just by standing still the knight escorts the a-pawn all the way to the eighth rank.
Apr-11-24  goodevans: <stevemcd87: Good Puzzle. White to move 41. ?> I agree. Not quite weekend material but difficult enough that GM Abasov failed to work it out OTB.

'Tis striking that, just as in Firouzja vs Nakamura, 2024 from the previous round, it's surprisingly easy to see why the losing move, in this case <40...Kg7?>, is bad.


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White's connected passed pawns are obviously dangerous and Black's B has very limited scope. In particular, it can't cover the critical square a7 to stop the a-pawn advancing. Under those circumstances it was crucial for Abasov to keep his R even if it might cost him a pawn (White threatens Nf6+ and Nxg4).

This was the last move before the time control but Abasov was up on the clock and had time to think it through (which he didn't use). Finding a drawing strategy, if one exists, would be hard but what you don't want to do is play a move that loses instantly to a fairly straightforward idea.

Apr-11-24  Saniyat24: Pragg's God-Knight...!

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