Lagno,Kateryna vs. Goryachkina,Aleksandra - FIDE Women GP Monaco 2024-25 1-0
In the FIDE Women GP Monaco 2024-25 event on February 18, 2025, Kateryna Lagno made a move playing white pieces as follows: Kg6.
This move misses an opportunity to put pressure on the position and instead allows Aleksandra Goryachkina to gain better control over her kingside. By moving her king away from the center, it reveals that Black's attack is not as strong as it initially seemed. Furthermore, this move fails to reveal a more aggressive play, allowing Goryachkina to kick Lagno's piece in a potentially threatening manner.
Moreover, by playing Kg6, Lagno misses a chance to defend her most unprotected piece and instead puts it at risk of being attacked again. Despite the immediate threat to her king, this move does ultimately protect the piece from any further attack, but only because Goryachkina was unable to capitalize on the initial opportunity.
Lagno also fails to provide better protection for the underdefended piece by not playing a more solid pawn structure or developing other pieces to support it. However, by moving her king out of the way, she does manage to block Goryachkina's potential attack and prevent any further threats to her position.
Overall, while Kg6 may seem like a straightforward move, it ultimately misses several key opportunities to control the center and gain an advantage in terms of development and piece coordination.
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[Date "2025.02.18"]