Hill,Alistair vs. Fava,Lorenzo - XTX Markets London Masters 2024 1/2-1/2
In the event XTX Markets London Masters 2024 on November 30, 2024, Alistair Hill playing with white pieces made the move exd4, which is a capture move that eliminates one of Black's attacking pieces.
This move results in a free piece for White.
However, it ignores the opportunity to exchange material more beneficially.
By doing so, it reveals a blocked attack by Black.
As a consequence, this move just creates a passed pawn on d4, but unfortunately, it fails to provide a better escape from the subsequent attack.
Furthermore, the player misses the chance to develop another piece, which could have been more advantageous.
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[Date "2024.11.30"]