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Gandonka_biylaaa
Aug 3, 2025
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[FEN "3q1rk1/p5pp/8/4p3/4P1b1/4Q3/PPr2PP1/RN3RK1 b - - 0 1"] [spoiler]The right move: 1...Bf3! And not 1...Rc6, as many people think. Rc6 only seems powerful – in fact, after 2.Nd2! and the subsequent reorganization, White has excellent counterplay. Full analysis below.[/spoiler] 1... Rc6 (1... Bf3 {[25] :} 2. Re1 Qd7 3. Nd2 Bxg2 4. Qb3+ Kh8 5. Qxc2 Qh3 6. f3 Qg3 7. Nf1 Bxf1+ 8. Kxf1 Rxf3+ 9. Ke2 Rf2+ 10. Kd1 Qg4+ 11. Kc1 Qf4+ 12. Kb1 Rxc2 13. Kxc2 h5 14. a4 g5 15. b4 g4 16. b5 g3 17. a5 h4 18. b6 h3 19. Rac1 Qf7 20. Kb2 axb6 21. a6 h2) {[40] :} 2. Nd2 Rh6 3. Rac1 Qh4 4. f3 Bc8 5. Qc5 Qh2+ 6. Kf2 Bh3 7. Rg1 Rg6 8. Ke1 Rxg2 9. Rxg2 Bxg2 10. Qc4+ Kh8 11. Qc5 Qf4 12. Qf2 Bh3 13. Rc3 Rd8 14. Nc4 Be6 15. Ne3 h6 16. b3 a5 17. Nf1 Qf8 18. Qb6 Qf6 19. Rc6 Rd3 20. Rd6 Rxf3 21. Qd8+ Kh7 22. Qxf6 Rxf6 23. Ra6 a4 24. Rxa4 h5 25. Ra5 h4 26. Rxe5 Kh6 27. Ne3 h3 28. Nf1 g5 29. a4 g4 30. a5 Bd7 31. Rc5 Rf3 *
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