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Vahap Sanal vs Faustino Oro
Sharjah Masters (2025), Sharjah UAE, rd 1, May-17
Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation (A04)  ·  1/2-1/2

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May-18-25
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  offramp: This was a crucial position.


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40...Bc6. That was played to protect the pawn at a5. The ♙ at a5 lived a charmed life.
41. Bd1 Kg8? I think that was the last move of the time control.
42. Rc7 now the ♗ at c6 is short of squares.
Black was all right because
42...Qd5 protects the ♗ and threatens # at g2.


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43. e4! Does that move win a piece?
43...Qa5! is very clever because after
44. Rxc6 Qe1+
45. Kh2 Qxd1
...Black wins the piece back!
But now


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46. Nxf7!!
A brilliant winner! White has a checkmating attack.
*****
Somehow, White went wrong.
A different sort of middlegame started at move 64. It was a different type of attack.


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64. Qc2.
*****
There was probably a win for White around move 70.


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The game was drawn at move 93.
Tough game.

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