The piece trade that decided the game · Road to GM, Game 195

November 8, 2021 NHaselton Uncategorized

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The importance of trading pieces when it favors you, and declining trades when they favor your opponent can clearly be seen in this game. It was decided by one incorrect piece trade.

I faced a strong Fide master in the Croatian league, and, after having gotten a pleasant, equal position, in which I had no issues at all, I initiated a piece trade that made my position collapse in a matter of moves. One trade lost me the game.

Learn from this. Never trade unless you’ve carefully considered the consequences.

III A Liga, Round 3
FM Bozinovic B. (2185) – Tomic S. (1942)
Moscow Semi-Slav

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 Qe7 8. e3 g6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rfe1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. e4 Na6 15. d5 cxd5 16. exd5 Nc5 17. Qc2 Qf6 18. Nd4 exd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 Qg5 21. Nf3 Qh5 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. b4 Ne6 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Nxg6+ Kg8 26. Nxf8 Rxf8 27. Qe4 e5 28. Rd7 a5 29. b5 Qe8 30. Rb7 Qe6 31. a4 Qd6 32. g3 Rc8

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