To appreciate how close the Blaze came to running up the score, take a look at GM Dmitry Gurevich's near-miss on Board 1.
Compare the diagram in Dmitry's game to the diagram in Arjun's game!
Endgame question: Black is a pawn up in the final position. Why was a draw agreed?
1.Kf2 Kd3 2.h3!=
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ReplyDeleteNevermind; it looks like 70...Rd3 71.Ra1 holds. Still, it did feel like Dmitry had a winning advantage in this game.
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