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Crazy game it was!
@Chess-Network said in #1:
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You are missing a very important point after 35...Ng4 which is 36.Dd8+ Kg7 37.Rxe4 Be3+ 38.Rxe3 Qc1+ 39.Bf1 Qxe3+ 40.Kh1 Qf3+ 41.Bg2 Qd1+ 42.Bf1 Qxf1#
I believe Giri saw Ng4 with the Qb6 idea but was annoyed by Qd8+. So he wrongly tried to avoid it by reversing the move-order with first Qb6 and only after 36.Rxe4 he planned 36...Ng4 which would bring us back to the winning idea.
I haven't seen any commentator showing this critical line which once again proofs we are mainly looking at the engines.
The amount of blunders in this game by both players and no one catching the blunders is just..... insane.
That was a crazy game!!!
@mvhk said in #3:
> You are missing a very important point after 35...Ng4 which is 36.Dd8+ Kg7 37.Rxe4 Be3+ 38.Rxe3 Qc1+ 39.Bf1 Qxe3+ 40.Kh1 Qf3+ 41.Bg2 Qd1+ 42.Bf1 Qxf1#
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> I believe Giri saw Ng4 with the Qb6 idea but was annoyed by Qd8+. So he wrongly tried to avoid it by reversing the move-order with first Qb6 and only after 36.Rxe4 he planned 36...Ng4 which would bring us back to the winning idea.
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> I haven't seen any commentator showing this critical line which once again proofs we are mainly looking at the engines.
Thanks for sharing that. Important line for sure.
35...Ng4 which is 36.Dd8+ Kg7 37.Rxe4 Be3+ 38.Rxe3 Qc1+ 39.Bf1 Qxe3+ 40.Kh1 Qf3+ 41.Bg2 Qd1+ 42.Bf1 Qxf1#
It was truly a great and incredible match. They played very bravely and ruthlessly. It was a breathtaking and fiercely played match.
cool