May-04-22 Shirov vs J van Foreest, 2022
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sbevan: Interesting game. |
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Apr-21-22 S Maze vs D Kolbus, 2022
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sbevan: Really good game I think |
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Mar-05-22 A Predke vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2022 
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sbevan: I agree <sicilianchameleon>, especially with "inhuman". |
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Oct-18-21 Bruzon Batista vs Xiong, 2021 
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sbevan: The db I looked at gives these # games with these % Wins as of 2021 Move #Games W Draw B 8…Qc7 57 26.3 % 31.6 % 42.1 %
8... Be7 25 36 % 60 %
Which seems to indicate that 8...Qc7 is a better choice than 8...Be7, as the W/D % are greater for B. (apologies for the |
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Feb-11-21 Nepomniachtchi vs Bluebaum, 2021
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sbevan: 2 Q!
Another good game in the French in this tournament by GM Bluebaum . |
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Feb-11-21 Aronian vs Bluebaum, 2021
Jan-25-21 N Grandelius vs Harikrishna, 2021
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sbevan: < HeMateMe: always thought the French Advance was a loser.> Interestingly enough the Advance gives B excellent chances, based on the OE numbers:
Total 4996
W wins 1948 (almost 38.5%)
B wins 1750 (almost 35%)
D 1298 (almost 26%)
Percentages approximate. |
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Dec-19-20 G Harutjunyan vs E Alekseev, 2015
Dec-10-20 Aronian vs Nepomniachtchi, 2020
Oct-18-20 Dolmatov vs Polugaevsky, 1988 
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sbevan: 35.♖f7.
Is a beautiful move. |
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