Thomas,Andreas vs. de la Chevallerie,Gilbert - DSAM Bad Wildungen 2024-25 0-1
In the game between Thomas (playing with white pieces) and de la Chevallerie (playing with black pieces) at the DSAM Bad Wildungen 2024-25 event on November 23, 2024, White made a move that deviated from optimal play.
Thomas's h5 move follows capture. This move allows Black to potentially recapture with their pawn, but in this case, it doesn't seem to have been considered as an option by de la Chevallerie.
By playing h5, Thomas misses the opportunity to threaten his opponent directly with a potential capture on that square.
This move also ignores the superior threat chance that can be posed on the board by Black's pawn structure.
However, it does develop White's piece for active play.
The game had the potential to reveal an attack on de la Chevallerie's piece if White had opted for h5 differently.
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[Date "2024.11.23"]