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Yifan Hou vs Maxim Matlakov
Tata Steel Masters (2018), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 4, Jan-16
Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. General (C89)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
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rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
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Jan-16-18  Marmot PFL: Just run Freddie the f-pawn
Jan-16-18  BOSTER: How to beat Hou?
Jan-16-18
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  Stonehenge: <How to beat Hou?>

Just get into an endgame.

Jan-16-18  chessdgc2: Black is clearly better...can White find a way told hold a Draw? I seriously doubt it.
Jan-16-18
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  offramp: It looks very bad for Yifan Hou. She cannot sensibly stop the black f-pawn.
Jan-16-18
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  An Englishman: Good Morning; 47.h5 represents a nice try in a bad position. 47...gxh5; 48.Rg8+. 47...g5; 48.h6.
Jan-16-18  Marmot PFL: If black wants to play gh5 he should play 47...Re4+ first to stop Rg8+ and Kxf5
Jan-16-18  chessdgc2: h5!! But what else does she have? The choice here is very simple: Either gxh5 or g5. This is where detailed calculations come in. It's simple math, but it's also energy-taxing. If Black captures, White's options improve. If he doesn't....well....??
Jan-16-18  Fanques Fair: 26-Qc2 would give much more prospects to save the game.
Jan-16-18  dehanne: Someone needs to come in last.
Jan-16-18  John Abraham: 9. exd5 is standard Marshall theory, very likely leading to a draw but at least better than the result of this game. perhaps Hou thought black had prepared something in the opening.

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