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TAL Memorial Morosevich Game

3 years ago · Quote · #1
PapaNickle

Move 26 for white? What is wrong with Nxh6

(4) Ponomariov,R (2739) - Morozevich,A (2750) [E04]
Tal Memorial Moscow RUS (9), 14.11.2009

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 a6 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Bg5 Be7 8.e3 0-0 9.Nbd2 e5 10.Nxc4 exd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Qxd4 13.exd4 Rd8 14.Rfd1 Bg4 15.Re1 Bb4 16.Rec1 Rab8 17.a3 Bf8 18.Ne3 Rxd4 19.Rxc7 Be2 20.Rxb7 Rxb7 21.Bxb7 Nd7 22.Nf5 Ra4 23.Re1 Bb5 24.Re8 h6 25.Be7 g6 26.b3 Ra5 27.Bb4 1-0
3 years ago · Quote · #2
PrawnEatsPrawn

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1563936
3 years ago · Quote · #3
khpa21

There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with Nxh6+. It's just that 26. b3! is much stronger.
3 years ago · Quote · #4
idosheepallnight

I bet Morozevich was expecting Nxh6+ too.
3 years ago · Quote · #5
PapaNickle

I see now. His plan was to strip him of that rook. He was completely defanged after that. No need for Nxh6 since he had material advantage anyway.
2 years ago · Quote · #6
NOLAUPT

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2 years ago · Quote · #7
NM OmarCayenne

After 26 Nxh6+ Kg7 Black would now have an outlet for his rook after 27 b3 Rd4. 26 b3 is a much nicer move: the rook is trapped, since it can't play to d4 or g4 (with the knight still on f5).

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