Saturday
May252019
Moscow Grand Prix, Round 1 Games
Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 4:58PM
I've kept up with rounds two and three, but didn't present the round 1 games. Here they are, some with annotations.
I've kept up with rounds two and three, but didn't present the round 1 games. Here they are, some with annotations.
Reader Comments (2)
I was watching the Jacovenko - Wei game and the engine thought 22 Rad1 was the wrong rook - 22 Rfd1 seemed correct as Jacovenko gave up play down the a file.
I believe Marc is right about the Jacovenko - Wei Yi game. In the post-game interview, the Chinese himself thought 20.Qf3 instead of Qd3 was a turning point, but engine evaluations indicate that it was indeed a case of the wrong rook two move later. 22.Rfd1! is much better than Rad1 and probably winning, the point being that after 22...c5 White can increase the pressure with the other rook - 23.Ra7! (Nxd7 becoming a huge threat now), e.g. 23...Ra8 24.Nxf7! (Rb7 is also very strong) 24...Qe8 25.Nd6.