Black to play and win !
2 Grandmasters (both with Elo above 2600) were battling in the last round of the U.S World Open played in Philly,PA.
The crucial moment didn't come in the opening or in the ending but in the middlegame.
Black gained a decisive advantage here, taking advatange of 38 Re1-e2?
2 comments:
I would start with 1..Bxh3! This bishop is tactically protected:
2. Kxh3? Qh5#, or 2. Bxh3 Rf3! and white has to give up to its Q to avoid the sequence 3..Qxg3+ 4.Kh1 Qxh3+ followed by 5.. Rf1#.
So, white must try to exchange the Q by playing 2. Qe3, yet black must say "no, thanks" by playing
2..Qg6. Again, white cannot take black's bishop due to the same reasons mentioned above
Now, 3.Qe4 loses to Bf5 followed by 4..Bd4 winning another pawn; 3. Be4 loses to Qh5 with multiple threats against the king; as far as I could see 3.Rf2 also loses, cause after massive exchanges, black wins: 3..Rxf2+ 4.Rxf2 Rxf2+
5. Kxf2 (if 5. Qxf2 Qe4+ and 6..Qxc4) Qc2+ 6. Qe2 to protect "c" pawn
(6.Kf3 Qxc4 7.Qxh6 Qxd5+ with a won game) Qxe2+ and again black wins
Fantastic.
The game was 1..Bh3! 2 Bh3 Rf3! and White gave up his queen and duly lost!
Congratulations !!
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