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Andrey Esipenko vs Surya Shekhar Ganguly
Qatar Masters Open (2024), Doha QAT, rd 3, Dec-05
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange. Positional Variation (D35)  ·  1-0

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Dec-14-24  Murky: So, why didn't Esipenko play 21. Nc5 attacking the black queen and then capturing the pawn on b7? Seems like the obvious play. But 21.... Qd5 22. Nxb7 Be4! 23. Ne1 (disconnecting the white rooks) 23... c5! 24. Nxc5? Ra8 winning the unprotected rook on a1.
Dec-17-24
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  PawnSac: < Murky: So, why didn't Esipenko play 21. Nc5 attacking the ..queen and ..pawn on b7? Seems like the obvious play. >

Yea, Nc5 does look best, but not just because of the Pb7. After 21.... Qd5 i would not play 22. Nxb7?! Instead, < 22.Rfe1 ! > steps up white's game in the center (threat e4), while maintaining the threat on b7.


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It's the idea of attacking on two parts of the board. Double threats give opportunity. As long as the white Q attacks the Rb8 the Re8 cannot leave the back rank, so the threat e4 is stronger.

Take a good look at the position.. White can play a strategy of "surround and capture" with the b pawn.. imagine Qb6 and Ra7. The pawn doesn't need to be captured immediately. It's tactically stronger to maintain double threats with complications, giving black more difficult problems to solve.

Dec-17-24
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  Open Defence: <Pawnsac> nice line... it still seems level though after 21.Nc5 Qd5 22.Rfe1 Bg4 23.Nd2

If 23.e4 in this line then 23...Qh4 24.Ne5 Bxe5 25.dxe5 Qxe5 is good for Black (if 24.Nd2 in this line then Bxd4)

White also has 23.Nd2 (might be better) when 23...Be7 24.h3 Bf5 seems level

the threat of Bb4 keeps the b7 pawn on for now

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