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Eltaj Safarli vs Pavel Eljanov
Gashimov Memorial (Group B) (2014), Shamkir AZE, rd 5, Apr-24
Spanish Game: Closed. Martinez Variation (C78)  ·  0-1

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Apr-24-14  paavoh: An unusual endgame with a pair of Knights for both. I found these always tricky to play OTB.
May-01-14
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  sbevan: <paavoh: An unusual endgame with a pair of Knights for both. I found these always tricky to play OTB.>

Yes.

May-01-14  Gilmoy: I always found these <openings> to be excruciating to evaluate. Who'd'a thunk that <13.a5> would become <the> strategic weakness? <19..Rb5> points the way: now even swapping off QRRB doesn't relieve White's structural flaws.

White's sole defender Nb3 faces an inevitable Nc6/Nb7 outnumbering, plus his weak g3 ties his K to f2/f3. He can only push in the center, but without support it simply overworks his own K, inviting Black's walk to h3.

The endgame took skill to convert, like Meb holding his Boston Marathon lead over the last 24.2 miles. Somehow White drifted behind around 11-15, and never caught up.

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