This was a game between Dubov, Daniil (RUS) – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (FRA)
Black to move! What is the correct plan? Write it out please!
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January 3, 2021
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Bg5, Tb1, Ke6 etc.
1…Bg5 (threatening 2…Bc1 cutting the R off from b1) 2. Rb1 Bc1 and with White’s Rook now serving a life sentence on b1, and the Black B also taking the c1-h6 diagonal away from the White K it’s a simple matter to create a second passed pawn. Now 3. Ke2 Ke6 4. Kd3 Ke5 and the White King is also in zugzwang. So White has to move his pawns. 5. g3 h5 (stopping g4) 6. h3 f6 7. h4 and now that the g- and h-pawns are also immobilized. 7…f5! 8. ef K:f5 and now Black gobbles up the g- and h-pawns and it’s all over.