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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  vonKrolock: <FSR: 33.Qb6! wins, e.g. 33...Qd7 34.Ne8! Leko and Naroditsky were wrong. Rf8 was losing, and Rbe7 was forced.> consider this
Dec-11-24  Dezaxa: After 33. Qb6 Qd7 34. Ne8 Rc6 Black is better than fine, Black is winning easily. Gukesh did not miss anything.
Dec-11-24
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  FSR: My apologies. I have been spouting nonsense. Somehow I had 30.Rfe1 on the board rather than 30.Rde1, as actually played. So ignore my line, <halito27> (actually Stockfish's line, but in a position that never occurred, with the other rook on e1).
Dec-11-24
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  Sally Simpson: Re5 Re7 perpetual. Tempting. Both players will be tired.
Dec-11-24  whiteshark: 42... Bxe4 or 42...Qh4 to come next.
Dec-11-24
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  perfidious: <FSR: My apologies. I have been spouting nonsense....>

We are well used to it elsewhere. (laughs)

Dec-11-24
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  halito27: Interesting. I like to watch these games without engines or commentary so I certainly miss lines all the time. My sense of this game all along has been that white is better but if I was black, I could hold it so of course, a player of Ding’s caliber should hold it more easily. It’s just his time management that gives cause for concern.
Dec-11-24
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  perfidious: Ding is now well ahead on the clock? Impossible.
Dec-11-24  siamesedream: Repetition in the air.
Dec-11-24
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  halito27: No problem, <FSR>. But now I can stop looking at the position and wondering what I’m missing! 😂
Dec-11-24  whiteshark: 44... c3 to safe harbour the draw
Dec-11-24  whiteshark: he really did it
Dec-11-24
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  Sally Simpson: GUkesh has knocked back the pertual. Risky but if he wants be the champion then risks have to be taken.
Dec-11-24
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  offramp:


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48...a4
49. Rb6 A3
50. Rxh6.

Dec-11-24  vonKrolock: still a draw even if white wins a pawn ... lets see
Dec-11-24
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  offramp: From 49...Qc6 Stockfish gives this line.
51.Rxb5 a4 52. Rd5 Qg6+ 53. Kh2 Ra8 54. Rd6 Qh7 55. f4 a3 56. f5 a2 57. f6 a1=Q 58. fxg7+ Qxg7 59. Rxh6+ Kg8 60. Qd5+ Kf8 61. Qd6+ Kg8
Dec-11-24
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  perfidious: The key idea for Black now is ....h7-h5, known since Duras-Capablanca. He can hold if White gets h4-h5 in, but that is tougher.
Dec-11-24
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  offramp: I'm really pleased that they carry on.
Dec-11-24
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  Teyss: "You made me sweat in game 9 with a slightly superior R+3Ps vs R+3Ps endgame? My turn to make you sweat with R+3Ps vs R+2Ps."
Dec-11-24
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  offramp: I'm pretty certain that this will end as K v K.
Dec-11-24
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  OhioChessFan: Thanks for the game cg c
Dec-11-24  Zimmermannn: After 17. Qf3 when Gukesh threw his chances, I foretold a draw. Eccola.
Dec-11-24
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  offramp: 64. h5 looks better than 64. f5. But the game was drawn anyway at that point.
Dec-11-24
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  keypusher: A really fascinating game. They definitely gave the fans their money's worth.
Dec-11-24
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  FSR: I think the main winning chance missed was after 30...Qf7? (30...Qxe1 was correct). Then instead of 31.Ne4?, trading rooks first and then playing 32.Ne4 would have given Gukesh a huge advantage.
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