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Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Andrey Esipenko
Tata Steel Masters (2022), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 13, Jan-30
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch. Capablanca Variation (E29)  ·  1-0

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Jan-30-22  Ulhumbrus: 15...Ne7 places the knight passively. Instead of this 15...g6 keeps the knight on g6 out of play and avoids tying the knight to the defence of the f5 pawn so that the knight becomes free to attack c4 or support the pawn advance ...d4

Instead of 17...Qd7, 17...d5 seems consistent, otherwise why else has Black played his knight to c7?

After 19 Bf2 the c4 pawn is no longer pinned and so no longer invites the attack ...d5.

After 23 Rbc1 both Carlsen and Svidler indicated that White had potentially a very dangerous attack on the king side after moves such as Bh4 or g4. This suggests that if Black is to start his own attacks on c4 or by ...d5 he can't delay it for too long and even a single move's unnecessary delay may be unaffordable. But then perhaps White can't afford to lost unnecessarily a single move either. Perhaps the Nimzoindian defence is like that: Both sides are trying to win so neither can afford any unnecessary delay.

Jan-30-22  Albertan: This game is analyzed by GM Daniel King in a video at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyQ...

Jan-30-22
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  An Englishman: Good Afternoon: Magnus Carlsen has warped all five of my remaining brain cells. All five. That's not as easy at it sounds, but his fondness for sacrificing a pawn in every game has ruined me.

After 13.dxc5, the thought immediately occurred to me--why not 13...Rc8 hoping for 14.cxb6,Qxb6+? If 14.Be3,bxc5; 15.Bxc5,d6; 15.Bd4,Qa5(Na5!?). If risky pawn sacs are good enough for the World Champion, they're good enough for me.

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