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Miller,Ariel vs. Vazquez,Facundo - 8th Montevideo Open 2025 1/2-1/2

In the 8th Montevideo Open 2025 on 2025.02.01, Ariel Miller played a5 with white pieces against Facundo Vazquez with black pieces. The move allowed Facundo to miss an opportunity to threaten his opponent's position more forcefully. Facundo chose to ignore the stronger threat chance presented by this option, instead opting for other possibilities. He also missed revealing that he was attacking one of his opponent's pieces at a5. Furthermore, he failed to defend the piece on a5 against the potential attack from his opponent. Although Facundo defended the attacked piece on a5, it is now well-protected by his move, but this protection comes at the cost of better defenses elsewhere in the position. He also blocked an opponent's attack with the pawn on a5.
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[Date "2025.02.01"]