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[Event “6th Sinquefield Cup 2018”]
[Site “Saint Louis USA”]
[Date “2018.08.18”]
[Round “1.3”]
[White “Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar”]
[Black “So, Wesley”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “D30”]
[WhiteElo “2801”]
[BlackElo “2780”]
[Annotator “Waldemar Moes,Better Your Chess!”]
[PlyCount “111”]
[EventDate “2018.08.18”]

{Hi all, and welcome to this chess news video. This is not just any video, it
is the 100th I am creating for the BetterYourChess channel! That in itself is
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is valid for 5 days only, so make sure to sign up in time. OK, now without
further ado, let’s discuss today’s game.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5
Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qc2 {Already a rare move.} h6 (6… c5 7. dxc5 Nbd7 8. Nc3
Nxc5 $11) 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. h4 $6 {Another very rare move, played before by
Jakovenko against Bacrot in 2015. White went on to lose that game.} g6 {We can
understand this move, but it is reactive.} ({Principled is:} 8… c5 9. g4 cxd4
10. g5 dxe3 11. gxf6 Qxf6 12. Bg2 exf2+ 13. Qxf2 Nc6 $13) 9. Nc3 (9. h5 g5 10.
Nc3) (9. g4 Bg7 10. g5 h5) 9… c5 $6 (9… h5) (9… Nc6) 10. dxc5 dxc4 $6 (
10… Na6) 11. h5 g5 12. Bxc4 $14 Qa5 13. Rc1 Nd7 $6 (13… Qxc5 14. Qe2 (14.
Ne4 Qb4+)) 14. O-O Bxc3 $6 (14… Qxc5 15. Ne4) (14… Nxc5 15. Nd4) 15. Qxc3
Qxc3 16. Rxc3 Nxc5 17. Ne5 (17. Bxe6 $4 Nxe6) 17… b6 (17… Nd7 18. Ng4 Kg7
19. Bb3 f5 20. Bxe6 $1 fxg4 21. Rc7 Rd8 22. Rd1 $16) 18. f4 $5 {Typical
Mamedyarov to give the opponent more to think about.} (18. Rd1 {was a solid
advantage.} Bb7 19. Ra3 $1) 18… Ne4 (18… Bb7 19. b4 (19. fxg5 hxg5 20. Ng4)
19… Ne4 20. Rd3) 19. Rd3 Ng3 20. Rf3 Ne4 {The whole knight journey was
criticized, but taking on h5 is more dangerous:} (20… Nxh5 21. Rh3 Nf6 22.
Rxh6 Kg7 23. fxg5 Ne4 24. Rh5 Bb7 25. Rd7 Nc5 26. Rd4 $16) 21. Rd4 Bb7 {The
knight must remain in place.} (21… Nc5 $2 22. fxg5 hxg5 23. Nxf7 Rxf7 24.
Rd8+ Kg7 25. h6+ Kg6 26. Rxf7 Kxf7 27. h7) 22. f5 (22. fxg5 $6 Nxg5) 22… Nf6
23. Rf1 (23. fxe6 $2 Bxf3 24. gxf3 fxe6 25. Bxe6+ Kh7 26. Rc4 Nxh5 27. Rc7+ Ng7
$8 (27… Kh8 $4 28. Ng6#) 28. Bd5 Rac8 29. Be4+ Kg8 30. Bd5+ $11) 23… Rae8 (
23… exf5 $2 24. Rxf5 $18) 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Ng6 (25. Rxf6 $5 Rxf6 26. Rd7 Bc8
27. Rxa7) 25… Rf7 26. Ne5 Rff8 27. Rd6 Bd5 28. Rxf6 $5 {Leading to a
favorable rook endgame, but will it be enough?} Rxf6 29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Rxf6
Rxe5 31. Rxh6 Rxe3 32. Rg6+ Kh7 33. Rxg5 Re2 34. Rxd5 Rxb2 35. Kh2 Rxa2 36. Kh3
a5 $2 {probably the losing move.} (36… Kh6 $1 37. g4 Ra1 38. Kh4 (38. Rd6+
Kg5 39. Rg6+ Kf4 40. h6 Rh1+ 41. Kg2 Rh4 42. g5 Kf5 43. Rg8 a5 44. Kg3 Rh5 $11)
38… Rh1+ 39. Kg3 Rg1+ 40. Kf3 Rf1+ 41. Kg2 Rc1 42. Rd6+ Kg5 43. Rg6+ Kf4 $11)
37. g4 a4 $2 (37… Kh6 $2 38. Kh4 Rh2+ 39. Kg3 Rc2 40. Rd6+ Kg5 41. Rg6# {is
an important difference!}) (37… Ra1) 38. g5 $18 a3 39. Rd7+ Kg8 40. Rd8+ Kh7
41. Rd7+ Kg8 42. Rd8+ Kh7 43. g6+ Kh6 44. Rh8+ $2 {An automatic and human move.
} (44. Rd7 $1 $18 Kxh5 45. g7 $18) 44… Kg7 45. Rh7+ Kg8 46. Ra7 (46. h6 $4
Ra1 47. Rb7 Rh1+ 48. Kg2 Rxh6 $11) 46… Ra1 47. Kg2 Rc1 (47… a2 48. h6) 48.
h6 Rc8 (48… Rc2+ 49. Kf3 Rc3+ 50. Ke4 Rc4+ 51. Ke3 $1 Rc3+ 52. Kd4 Rc8 53.
h7+ Kh8 54. Ke5 a2 55. Kf6 a1=Q+ 56. Rxa1 Rc6+ 57. Kg5 Rc5+ 58. Kh6 Rc8 59. g7#
) 49. Rxa3 b5 50. Ra7 Rb8 (50… b4 51. Rb7) 51. Kg3 {Nicely calculated, White
is just in time. Black resigned.} b4 52. Kg4 b3 53. h7+ {Mainly to create a
square on h6 for the king.} (53. Kg5 $4 Rb5+ {and White’s king will not find
shelter or the black b-pawn promotes.}) 53… Kh8 54. Kg5 b2 (54… Rb5+ 55.
Kh6 $18) 55. Kh6 b1=Q 56. g7# 1-0

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