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Robert Hess vs Julio Becerra Rivero
US Championship (2009), St. Louis, MO USA, rd 2, May-09
Spanish Game: Exchange. Bronstein Variation (C69)  ·  1-0

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May-10-09  notyetagm: 32 ... ?


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GM Alex Baburin in Chess Today CT-3106:

<32 ... Rc2

Black should have played 32...c5
33.bxc5 Rxc5,
<<<reducing the remaining pawn material>>>.>

(VAR)
32 ... c6-c5 33 b4xc5 ♖c1xc5


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Baburin's variation is an excellent example of the endgame principle that you <TRADE PAWNS WHEN DEFENDING IN THE ENDGAME>, because <FEWER PAWNS MEANS FEWER PROBLEMS>.

May-11-09  JohnBoy: What Becerra seems to have missed with 32...Rc2 is that white's active king participates in the creation of a mating net. White is essentially playing a piece up in the last ten moves. A very instructive finish.
May-11-09  notyetagm: <JohnBoy: What Becerra seems to have missed with 32...Rc2 is that white's active king participates in the creation of a mating net. White is essentially playing a piece up in the last ten moves. <<<A very instructive finish.>>>>

Yes, an <ENDGAME MATING NET>.

May-12-09
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  keypusher: Wow, what an imposing game of chess.

When I saw the position after 25. Qg3 at first I thought the score must be wrong. :-)


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25....Qxd4 26. Be5 is simple enough, but hard for me to see in advance.

Position after 36....Raa2


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White's final king march is a great capstone to this game.

May-12-09
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  keypusher: Sorry, second diagram should read <after 36....Kh7".

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