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ANNOTATED GAME

Rublevsky Game #1 Dark Square Holes
Rublevsky (2680) vs. Volkov (2640)
Annotated by: raskerino (1841)
Chess opening: French (C06), Tarrasch, closed variation, main line
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35... g5 36. Ng7+
And black resigns in view of 36... Kg4 37.Qf5#. I think this was a wonderful attack, white played excellent moves to cover the dark squares at the end, but all along white was creating holes, by move 19 black had all SIX pawns on light squares. I think the bishop for knight exchange was the best move of the game, it led to black's inability to defend dark squares, and made black lose his one strong piece. This was also a surprisingly powerful attack for so few pieces, but black's holes made up for the lack of pieces. I hope you enjoyed this game! Please comment if you have any criticism, idea, or just want to say anything.
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