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Alireza Firouzja vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda
FTX Crypto Cup (2022) (rapid), Miami, FL USA, rd 4, Aug-18
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65)  ·  1-0

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May-07-23
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  offramp: Rapid.
The opening was level, and the players wento a ♕ + ♖ ending.


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For Duda, that ending was a bit of an ordeal. He had to watch his steps.
Things were going well.
40. hxg4=


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In this position,


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...White has a simple plan: ♙a3-a4 etc.
Jan-Krzysztof Duda had a good idea: 47...g4 followed by ...Rf3 and ...Ra3, behind the passed pawn.
The trouble is that the ♖c5 can take the ♙f5, leaving Black TWO pawns behind. Too much.

47...Re4+ would have been better,


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...but it is a hard ending.

These endings are always so hard...

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