Velten,Paul vs. Ramos Santana,Marcelino - 2nd Vega de San Mateo 2024 1-0
In the 2nd Vega de San Mateo 2024 chess event on November 30, 2024, Marcelino Ramos Santana made a pivotal move with his queen on e7. The move follows a capture, setting up a potential material advantage for White. Furthermore, this move directly threatens to win material by putting pressure on the queen.
Additionally, it is notable that this move ignores the stronger threat posed by the White pieces, opting instead to focus solely on capturing material. By doing so, Marcelino Ramos Santana misses an opportunity to take advantage of a superior attacking chance.
Marcelino also fails to capitalize on the chance to capture material in this position, which could have further weakened White's position. Moreover, this move does not reveal any potential attacks on White pieces, leaving Black vulnerable to counter-attacks.
It is also worth mentioning that developing this piece for active play rather than passive defense is an interesting choice. Instead of simply retreating or holding onto the e7 square, Marcelino Ramos Santana chooses to proactively deploy his queen in this position.
Ultimately, by playing Qe7, Marcelino Ramos Santana misses out on better mobility opportunities with his bishop, which could have been leveraged more effectively. The move also fails to provide an opportunity for escape from a potential attack, potentially putting Black's king at risk.
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[Date "2024.11.30"]