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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Richard Rapport
FIDE Grand Prix Belgrade (2022), Belgrade SRB, rd 8, Mar-10
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Modern Steinitz Defense (C72)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-10-22  Everett: Real chess
Mar-10-22  whiteshark: especially in view of the high stakes involved.
Mar-10-22  Everett: Interesting ending. Three connected for White, though down a N for two pawns.

Of note, if White’s pawn was on f7, 56.Rb6+ would be in the cards.

Mar-10-22  whiteshark: both sides are going to ♕
Mar-10-22  whiteshark: and Richard is the first finalist
Mar-10-22  Steve.Patzer: 47. Nxh6 and MVL would have won.
Mar-10-22  whiteshark: ... and before that RR could have had it easier:


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Black to move

1) =0.00 (48 ply) 23...Ke7 24.Ra1 a5 25.Ra2 Rhd8 26.Re1 Ra7 27.Ra3 a4 28.Rea1 Rda8 29.c3 Kf6 30.c4 Rb8 31.cxb5 Rxb5 32.Rxa4 Rab7 33.Ra6 Rb4 34.Re1 R4b6 35.Rea1

2) =0.00 (48 ply) 23...a5 24.Ra1 Ke7 25.Ra2 Rhd8 26.Re1 Ra7 27.Ra3 a4 28.Rea1 Rda8 29.c3 Kf6 30.c4 Rb8 31.cxb5 Rxb5 32.Rxa4 Rab7 33.Ra6 Rb4 34.Re1 R4b6 35.Rea1

3) =0.00 (47 ply) 23...Kf7 24.c4 bxc4 25.Rxc4 Rhc8 26.Rh1 d5 27.exd5 cxd5 28.Rg4 Ne4 29.Nxe4 dxe4 30.Rxe4 Rab8 31.Rxe5 Rxb3 32.Rf1 Rxb2+ 33.Kh3 Rb5 34.Rfe1 Rxe5 35.Rxe5 Kf6 36.Rd5 Kg5 37.f6+ Kxf6 38.Rd6+ Ke5 39.Rxa6 Kf5 40.g4+ Kf4 41.Ra4+ Kf3 42.Kh4 g5+ 43.Kxg5

6.0 minute analysis by Stockfish 11 v064

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