Kudrin,Ivan vs. Eshwar Veerappan Aiyappan - FIDE World School-ch O-13 2025 1/2-1/2
In the FIDE World School-ch O-13 2025 game between Ivan Kudrin playing with white pieces and Eshwar Veerappan Aiyappan playing with black pieces on 2025.03.22, White's move Qxf5 is a capture that gains material, threatening to deliver a checkmate by claiming one of Black's most valuable pieces. This move ignores the potential for a more powerful attack on another piece and instead focuses on grabbing a key strategic advantage. By capturing the queen, White frees up a powerful piece to be used in active play later in the game. However, this decision also allows Black to potentially kick back by targeting one of White's own pieces, creating a dynamic that can shift the balance of power between the two players. Furthermore, Qxf5 sets up a fork, which can attack multiple of Black's pieces simultaneously, but White fails to capitalize on this opportunity to launch a full-scale attack.
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[Date "2025.03.22"]