White is GM Humpy Koneru. Black is GM Predojevic. This game was played earlier today. It is Black to move. Black continued poorly and lost this game.
Play this position out as Black and try to hold. Play this position as White and try to win.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
without making sweeping pronouncements….I think black should find bouterplay on the b2 square…..seems to me the B rook and queen can easily put enough pressure there to compensate for whites slight material advantage.
Dizzy D
i think it is not THAT easy… :))
e.g.
1…rb8?!
2.qa6 qe5? (to put pressure on b2 …)
3.rc8+ rxc8
4.qxc8+ bf8
5.qxf8#
my first move would have been
1….h5 – a universal move:
1) king safety (rb8 is now possible)
2)threat of moving forward the passer pawn (white has to concentrate on both, it’s own king safety (b2 square) and the wing action.)
combining the motifs, black can go for a draw, i don’t think black is better in the given position.
greetings, Vohaul
:(a) 33…Qe5 34.Qe2 Qf5 35.Qd3 Qa5 ( 35…Qe5 36.Qe3 Qf5 37.Qd3 Qe5 38.Qe3 Qf5 39.Qb6 h5 40.Qb7 Rf7 41.Rd7 Rxd7 42.Qxd7 Kh7 +=) 36.Qa3 Qf5 37.Rd6 h5 38.Qd3 Qxd3 39.Rxd3 Kh7 +=; (b) 33…Qf4 34.Qa6 Qe4 35.Qe2 Qf5 36.Qd3 Qe5 37.Qe3 Qf5 38.Qd3 Qe5 39.Qd7 Qe4 40.Qc6 Qxc6 41.Rxc6 Rxf2 42.b4 h5 43.Rd7 Kg8 44.Rxe6 Rf7 45.Rd5 Bf6 +/-]