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Dommaraju Gukesh vs Ding Liren
Ding - Gukesh World Championship Match (2024), Singapore SIN, rd 13, Dec-11
French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Variation (C11)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Dec-11-24  whiteshark: 31... Rf8 is the only move
Dec-11-24
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  Open Defence: <FSR: SF says ...Qf7 instead of ...Qxe1 is terrible! White trades rooks, then Ne4 +1 advantage for White.> White didnt trade but I think Ding will find Rf8
Dec-11-24
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  Troller: 31..Rc7?? 32.Nf6+ followed by Rxe8+ and Qxc7.
Dec-11-24
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  OhioChessFan: At least I know now why SF wanted Black to trade Q for 2 R's. 😉
Dec-11-24  siamesedream: <whiteshark: 31... Rf8 is the only move> And Ding played it.
Dec-11-24  optimal play: He found Rf8!

He’s still alive!

Dec-11-24
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  perfidious: <siamesedream: 31. ... Rf8 only move according to Leko/Naroditzky>

The idea must be to meet 32.Nd6 with 32....Rc7; everything else looks lost for him.

Dec-11-24  vonKrolock: rbe7 pins the knight ... then maybe rd1!?
Dec-11-24  vonKrolock: Rf8: playing an only move in time pressure ...
Dec-11-24
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  OhioChessFan: Black has little time in a complicated position....
Dec-11-24  siamesedream: Gukesh didn't find a killing blow again.
Dec-11-24
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  offramp: Hooray! Soon we might see the famous Nd6 takes unmoved bishop c8.
Dec-11-24
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  perfidious: Ding puts paid to that by playing 38....Bd7.
Dec-11-24
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  halito27: Gukesh had a forced win? I didn’t see it either.
Dec-11-24  Messiah: <halito27: Gukesh had a forced win? I didn’t see it either.>

Next time please calculate more precisely. 🙏🙏🙏

Dec-11-24
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  FSR: SF points out the weird 40...Bc6 with the idea of 41.Qxc6 Qh4! 40...Qc1+ and 40...Bf5 also fine.
Dec-11-24  optimal play: And Ding gets to time control with an even game.

Incredible survival by Ding.

It’s not over yet but Gukesh must realise he has let a golden opportunity escape.

Dec-11-24
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  halito27: <Messiah> Haha, if I could do that I would be sitting in one of those chairs instead of these guys!
Dec-11-24
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  perfidious: <Next time please experiment with the Pirc-Ufimtsev (1...d6).>

Played that often in the 1970s and 1980s.

Dec-11-24  vonKrolock: exchanging a pair of rooks before Ne4 a few moves earlier ...
Dec-11-24  whiteshark: Battle rap in the rest room

analysis after 40… Bf5

Score: 0.00

PV: 41. Qd4 Rg8 42. h3 Bh7 43. Re6 Rc8 44. Re5 Bxe4 45. Rxe4 Qg5 46. h4 Qd8 47. Kf2 Qxd4+ 48. Rxd4 Rc6 49. g4 Kh7 50. h5 c3 51. bxc3 Rxc3 52. a4 bxa4 53. Rxa4 g6 54. hxg6+ Kxg6 55. Ra2 Rc6 56. f4 h5 57. gxh5+

2,176,807,670 nodes, 15,248,342 nodes/sec, depth 75 ply (34 selective), 1,633,769 Syzygy hits

Dec-11-24  siamesedream: <halito27: Gukesh had a forced win? I didn’t see it either.>

Leko and Naro just discussing that Gukesh should exchange Rooks (31. RxR+) before playing 32. Ne4.

Dec-11-24  qkxwsm: 33.Qb6 Qd7 34.Ne8 Rc6 black is fine
Dec-11-24
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  halito27: Thanks, <FSR>. Wow, that’s certainly not an easy line to spot!
Dec-11-24
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  Caparlsen: Ding dried the position. If he does not commit a gross mistake in time trouble, he will be in good disposition to score the next game.
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