Blind man’s buff

余泱漪 (Yú Yāngyī) – Ian Aleksandrovich Nepomniachtchi

7th 海南 (Hǎinán) 儋州 (Dānzhōu) Super Grandmaster Chess Tournament “人民网 (People’s Daily Online) Cup”; 儋州 (Dānzhōu), July 9, 2016

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In the position of the diagram (after 48. ... Rh8-h6) White is a clear Pawn to the good and stands much better. His next (hasty) move, however, is a big mistake that gives his opponent an unexpected way to complicate matters: 47. Qc6? Re7? But Nepo completely overlooks it, and, as things go, falls for it! After 47. ... Ne5! 48. dxe5 fxe5 49. Qxh6+ Kxh6 50. Rf1! Black’s task is not easy anyway, since the e4-Pawn is doomed, but he could still hope for last-minute salvation. 48. dxc5. Now Black’s Pawns fall like rotten pears. The rest is very easy. 48. ... g4 49. Qd6 Rf7 50. Qf4 Qh5 51. Rxe4 Ne5 52. Rd1 Rh8 53. Rxb4 Qh7 54. Qe4 Qh5 55. Rb7 Re8 56. Rxf7+ Qxf7 57. c6 Nf3+ 58. Bxf3 Rxe4 59. Bxe4 Kh6 60. Rc1 Qc7 61. b4 1 : 0.

余泱漪 (Yú Yāngyī) vs. Ian Aleksandrovich Nepomniachtchi
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