Alizada,Agshin vs. Salimov,Shovkat - Azerbaijan-ch 1st League 2025 1-0
In the Azerbaijan-ch 1st League 2025 match between Agshin Alizada and Shovkat Salimov on January 7, 2025, Black made a move with Rc8 that followed capture, threatening to gain material, but choosing instead for an equal trade, despite being aware of superior threat chances.
The move also ignored the possibility of capturing without playing, yet opted for proposing equal piece exchange, forcing White's piece movement as a result. It overlooked a knight's better suited move and missed favorable material exchanges.
However, the Rc8 move did gain tempo advantage by not waiting to make another move first. The player chose to develop their piece for active play instead of avoiding an attack on a piece, rather than protecting an underdefended piece.
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[Date "2025.01.07"]