Aug-25-23 Mamedyarov vs B Sambuev, 2023
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sbevan: After 22...Qxd6 instead of 22...Kf8 the machine gives:
1) +0.97 (27 ply) 23.♗g3 fxg5 24.hxg5 O-O 25.♔g2 ♕e7 26.♗f2 ♖fb8 27.♖b1 ♘c8 28.♖xb8 ♖xb8 29.♕d2 ♘d6 30.♗e3 ♕c7 31.♖h1 ♖b5 32.♖c1 ♔g7 33.♖c2 ♖b8 34.♕f2 ♕e7 35.♔h2 ♘f7 36.f4 exf4 ... |
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Jun-20-23 M J Quakkelaar vs E Diemer, 1956
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sbevan: After 27...Kf7 machine gives:
1) +0.77 (24 ply) 28.f3 ♖f6 29.d4 ♖gf5 30.♖e3 a5 31.a3 b6 32.h3 c5 33.dxc5 bxc5 34.♔g2 ♖g5+ 35.♔h2 ♖gf5 36.h4 ♖d6 37.♖e2 ♖fd5 38.♔g3 ♖d2 39.♖xd2 ♖xd2 40.b3 ♖d3 |
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Mar-11-23 A Korobov vs Ponomariov, 2023
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sbevan: As a follow up to <goodevans> excellent comments, Chess 24 has this analysis: 26…f4! and it would be anyone’s game, but instead Ruslan was tempted by 26…Qxh2?, when after 27.Qd6! Korobov was suddenly winning. Play continued 27…Qg1+ 28.Ke2 Qxc1. Here 29.Qxc7? would lose ... |
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Dec-10-22 F Vallejo Pons vs T Sosa, 2022 
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sbevan: <fredthebear: Black burns his boats to get to the White king, but cannot prevent the monarch's escape.
25...Rf2+ would have been an interesting try.>
Whilst "an interesting try" after 26 Kd3:
1. The B is under attack;
2. W threatens to promote;
3. B is still a R down.
So |
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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 L 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
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