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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri
Your Next Move (Rapid) (2018) (rapid), Leuven BEL, rd 8, Jun-14
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation (D35)  ·  1-0

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Jun-14-18  dashjon: very nice gane
Jun-29-18  patzer2: After 28. Nxb5!, Black might have been better off declining the sacrifice with 28...Bb7 = rather than accepting it with 28...axb5 29. Bxb5 ⩲.
Jun-29-18  patzer2: However, 28...axb5 29. Bxb5 ⩲ wasn't the decisive error.

The decisive mistake was trying to hold onto the extra piece with 29...Ra7? and allowing 30. Rc1! +- (+1.54 @ 33 ply, Stockfish 8).

Instead, 29...Rxd6 30. Bxa4 Rd4 31. Bb5 Bb7 = to ⩲ ((+0.26 @ 33 ply, Stockfish 8) gives Black drawing chances.

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