Piece mobility is an important factor in assessing a position. So much so that Karpov (or his ghost writer) once said that the most important strategy in chess is to increase your mobility and reduce your opponents. If White in the following game had followed this advice, he might not have chosen 42.Ra7. The attempt to win the pawn was futile, but at least it provided an entertaining final position.
ZONAL 2.5 ABSOLUTO CHILE 2025 Polideportivo Estadio Nacional (1.1), 09.03.2025
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 dxc4 10. O-O Bd7 11. Bxc4 Bd6 12. Qd1 e5 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bd6 17. Qh5 c6 18. Nc3 Qe7 19. Rf3 Be6 20. Bd3 f5 21. e4 Qf7 22. Qh4 Bc5+ 23. Kh1 Bd4 24. Re1 Rae8 25. Bc2 Bxc3 26. Rxc3 fxe4 27. Bxe4 Qxf4 28. Qxf4 Rxf4 29. Bf3 Bf7 30. Rxe8+ Bxe8 31. Rd3 Bg6 32. Rd8+ Rf8 33. Rd7 Rf7 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Kg1 Re7 36. Kf2 Bf5 37. b4 Kg6 38. Rd6+ Be6 39. a4 Kf6 40. Rd8 Ke5 41. Ra8 a6 42. Ra7 Bd5 43. Bg4 Kd4 44. Bc8 c5 45. bxc5 Kxc5 46. Bg4 Re8 47. a5 Kb4 48. Bf3 Bxf3 49. Kxf3 Rb8 0-1
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