Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Dubov master of the attack: Dubov-Artemiev with game analysis

Dubov delays castle, mounts an attack using Rh1 as well as rook Lift Ra1-a3 and rook over Ra3-g3 (ROVER attack).


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Start positionPrevious MoveNext MoveEnd positionPlay movesStop playing
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Rc1 O-O ( 8... Ne4!? 9. Ncxe4 dxe4 10. Bh4 ) 9. Be2 Bxc3 10. Rxc3 Qxa2 11. Qc1! idea is Ra3 trapping the queen 11...  Qa5 12. Ra3 Qd8 13. e4!? [%cal Ya3h3][#] This opens the 3rd rank and the rook on a3 can move over g3 and h3. Rook over or Rover manouver ! 13...  h6 14. h4! starting the attack 14...  Qe8 ( 14... e5!? preventing 15e4-e5 and opening the center: White has not castled yet. 15. Rg3 ( 15. f4 exd4 16. e5 ) 15... Kh8 with a very complex position 16. exd5 exd4 17. Ne4!? ) ( 14... hxg5? taking the bishop loses right away. 15. hxg5 Ne8 16. Rah3 f5 17. g6! wins ) 15. e5! Nh7 16. Rg3 [#] White has a strong attack.Rook lift or Rover completed 16...  Kh8 ( 16... hxg5 17. hxg5 g6 18. Rgh3 Nxg5 19. Rh6 Qd8 20. Nf3 +- ) 17. Nf3 with Bxh6 the main threat. Black is playing without Ra8 and Bc8, and all white pieces are targetting Blacks kingside. 17...  f5!? This move occurs in similar positions stemming from french defense. We reached a critical moment in the game ( 17... Rg8 18. Bd3 ) 18. exf6 ( 18. Bxh6!? more direct 18... gxh6 19. Qxh6 Qf7 ( 19... Rf7!? probably the best defense 20. Ng5!? ) 20. Rhh3 second rook joins the attack 20... f4 21. Rg6 Rg8 22. h5 giving here an example showing White is actually winning 22... Ndf8 23. Rxg8+ Qxg8 24. Qxf4 Qg7 25. Rg3 Qe7 26. Bd3 +- ) 18...  Ndxf6 19. Bxf6 ( 19. Bxh6!? ) 19...  Nxf6 20. Ne5 [#] White has full compensation for the pawn. Knight on e5 can go to g6and Black has not fully developed his pieces ( Ra8,Bc8). Dubov went for a more positional play without sacrificing on h6. 20...  Ne4 ( 20... Kg8 21. Qxh6 ) 21. Re3 ( 21. Rg6!? ) 21...  c5 ( 21... Rxf2? 22. Rxe4 ) ( 21... Nxf2 22. O-O! this move is legal and wins the knight ! ) 22. dxc5 Rf5 [#] 23. Rxe4!? Exchange sacrifice which wasnt forced 23...  dxe4 24. Qc3 b6? a big mistake, ..Bd7 was called for as this was faster to activate queenside pieces. ( 24... Bd7 25. g4 Rf8 26. h5 Kh7 27. b4 ) 25. g4! Rxe5 Giving back the exchange ( 25... Rf8 26. c6! ) 26. Qxe5 Qc6?! ( 26... Bb7 27. g5 e3 ) 27. g5 h5 ( 27... e3 28. f3! ) 28. O-O +- castling at last 28...  Qxc5? ( 28... bxc5? 29. g6! and Qh5+ is next ) ( 28... Bb7 29. b4 e3 30. f3! ) 29. Qxe4 Rb8 [#] 30. Qg6! [%csl Ye8,Yh5][%cal Ye2d3] This move is stronger than Bxh5. Qe8+,Qh5+ and Bd3 are threats 30...  Qf5 31. Qe8+ Kh7 32. Rd1! Main threat is Qh5+ followed by Rd8+.also Bd3 winning the queen is very strong. Blacks position collapses. 32...  Bb7 33. Qxb8 Qe4 34. Bd3 wins the queen. 1-0

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