Sunday, 5 November 2023

Oops, I forgot to castle

 Another game that shows the perils of not castling. In this case Vasilly Ivanchuk (who is old enough to know better) comes a cropper against the Worlds youngest GM, Abhimanyu Mishra


Mishra,Abhimanyu (2592) - Ivanchuk,Vasyl (2653) [B66]
2023 FIDE Grand Swiss Douglas (10.39), 04.11.2023

Start positionPrevious MoveNext MoveEnd positionPlay movesStop playing
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe3 Be7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Bc4 Bb7 13. Rhe1 h5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Qc7 18. Rc5 Qd8 19. Rd5 Qc7 20. Rc5 Qd8 21. Qf3 Kf8 22. Rxh5 Rxh5 23. Qxh5 Kg7 24. Re3 Bd6 25. Qg4+ Kf8 26. Rh3 Ke7 27. Qe4+ Kd7 28. Qb7+ Ke8 29. Rh8+ Bf8 30. Rh7 Be7 31. Qc6+ 1-0

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