Mastering the Ruy Lopez

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pfren wrote:
Lyudmil_Tsvetkov έγραψε:

You suggested black could take on c7, that is why my Kd5 line.

Because of Ra8, however, which requires calculation, my preferred move would be

Kc4, as I pointed out, and then one black pawn falls, while the rook is still unactive.

I suggested 54...Rxc7 after 54.f4 (taking at d8 looks OK, too).

Just a silly question: 54.Kd5? Ra8 55.Kc4 makes no sense. Why not 54.Kc4 at once? It still looks bad after 54...Ra8, but does not waste a move.

Anyway, your 55.Kc4 loses to 55...Ra7 with Rb7 to follow.

It seems we are speaking different languages.

I just said I would prefer 54. Kc4, as am lazy to calculate what happens in the other line.

 

pfren
Lyudmil_Tsvetkov έγραψε:

What concerns where white could have played better, I guess both players played weak and

better moves could be found on almost every move.

For example, on move 28, instead of 28. h4, white could have played 28. Qh5 Qh7 29. Qg4 Qg6 30. Qh4 Qh7 31. Qa4, picking up a pawn for free.

This might have been sufficient for an easier win.

 

So... a Grandmaster and a Senior Master are playing a game using their engines with a 40 days/10 moves time control, and they are playing weak moves...

I wonder what you've been smoking, sir.

Black has no issues in your line, e.g. 29...Kf8 (instead of 29...Qg6), or 31...Qh6 at the end of the line. He is certainly not worse.

Bishop_g5
pfren wrote:
Bishop_g5 έγραψε:
pfren wrote:

 

 

Here is a game I finished recently, being white in a critical line of the Arkhangelsk. It's very sharp (9...h6 is safer than 9...0-0), but at a high level it can be archived as a draw.

The computer says in the final position that white is winning, which is not true, of course. Actually ALL the moves in that game after 9...0-0 are optimal, and have been played before!

 

 

Isn't Whites best chance play for an advantage to capture on f6 after 9...h6 and follow with Bd5! when the simplification on the Queenside leaves Black with backward pawns and not clear plan how to generate counterplay?

 

 

 

I don't get you.

9...h6 10.Bc1xf6 is an illegal move, isn't it?

Do you mean 9.a4 0-0 10.d4 Bb6 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bxf6?

 

Yes i was talking for your game vs Bracigliano and somehow i read your comment for 9...h6 and messed up the move order.

 

Lyudmil_Tsvetkov
pfren wrote:
Lyudmil_Tsvetkov έγραψε:

What concerns where white could have played better, I guess both players played weak and

better moves could be found on almost every move.

For example, on move 28, instead of 28. h4, white could have played 28. Qh5 Qh7 29. Qg4 Qg6 30. Qh4 Qh7 31. Qa4, picking up a pawn for free.

This might have been sufficient for an easier win.

 

So... a Grandmaster and a Senior Master are playing a game using their engines with a 40 days/10 moves time control, and they are playing weak moves...

I wonder what you've been smoking, sir.

Black has no issues in your line, e.g. 29...Kf8 (instead of 29...Qg6), or 31...Qh6 at the end of the line. He is certainly not worse.

What does 29...Kf8 change? White still picks the a4 pawn, this time a move earlier.

Oops, sorry, I did not understand, I thought it was a 3 minute game.

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I did not say white necessarily wins that, but he is much better. Those are 3 connected pawns on the king side.

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