Grayson Rorrer
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Gabriel Eidelman
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1.Nf3Nf62.g3d53.Bg2c64.O-OBg45.h3Bh56.c4e67.d4Nbd78.cxd5exd59.Ne5Ne410.Nd2f511.Nxe4dxe4?!N11...fxe4This position has only been reached once, with Grischuk playing the correct move but still being outplayed by Grischuk in an over-the-board blitz tournament held alongside the World Championship last year in Astana.12.Bf4Be7?!(12...g5!Nis the path to equality, preventing Bf4xe5, which indeed left White with a comfortable "squeeze" in this game.13.Be3Nxe514.dxe5Qe715.Rc1Bg7)13.f3exf314.exf3O-O15.Qd2Nxe516.Bxe5Qb617.f4Bf618.Rae1Rae819.Kh2±and White won on move 63 in Grischuk – Keymer, Astana, 2023 (blitz).12.Qb3Nxe5Practically forced, as12...Be713.Qxb7±was not acceptable.13.dxe5Qc8?!13...Bxe2was risky, but necessary.14.Re1(14.Qxb7is harmless, as now Black hasQc8!only after White lost the chance for e5-e6.15.Qb3Be7!(15...Bxf1?!16.Bxf1Rb817.Qc2)16.Re1Rb817.Qa4(17.Qe3Bd3)Qa6!makes nice use of the bishop's temporary residence on the e2-square in order to kick away White's annoying queen.)Bd315.Be3gives White better development and lasting pressure as compensation for the pawn.(15.e6no longer works now that Black is in time withQb6!, which is the activating potential he gave up on with ... Qd8-c8.)14.e6!...A suffocating resource.14....Bxe215.Re1Bd316.Bf4!...With e5-e6 played, now White has even more compensation for the pawn, as well as threats near Black's king.16....Be717.Bf1O-O17...Bxf118.Rxf1O-O19.Rad1Kh820.Rd7±18.Bxd3exd319.Rad1c520.Qxd3...White has regained the pawn and retains a killer edge with the better bishop, more active rooks, and that pesky little bugger on e6.20....Qc621.Qd7Rfe822.Qxc6bxc623.Be5Rad8?!Maybe Black had some chances with queens off the board, but not anymore.23...Red8!24.Rd7Rxd725.exd7Kf7!is the difference. After the text move, Black would have to burn a tempo on moving the rook off e8 in this line.26.Bc7of course, White should still be winning.24.Rd7Bf824...Rxd725.exd7Rd8(25...Rf826.Bxg7+−)26.Rd1Kf727.Bc7+−is how White would make use of that aforementioned extra tempo.25.Bc3Be726.Rxa7...White is winning.26....Bf627.Bxf6gxf628.Re2Ra829.Rxa8Rxa830.e7Re831.Kg21-0 White wins.1-0