John Hipshon vs Vidur Bhalavat — Winning the Exchange

Committing the queen to the same file as an opposing rook proves costly.

Committing the queen to the same file as an opponent's rook is not the best idea, as we see here. Winning the exchange was enough for John Hipshon to bring home the point.

John Hipshon vs Vidur Bhalavat

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[Event "John Hipshon v Vidur Bhalavad: Chapter 1"]
[Date "2024.11.14"]
[Result "*"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Opening "London System"]
[StudyName "John Hipshon v Vidur Bhalavad"]
[ChapterName "Chapter 1"]
[ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/Zb0NuEnh/7OIvtMyp"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/gabe2663"]
[UTCDate "2024.11.14"]
[UTCTime "13:47:15"]
[Orientation "white"]

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.05] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.06] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.25] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.08] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.16] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.02] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.13] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.05] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.23] } 7. Be2 { [%eval -0.07] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.16] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.09] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 0.23] } 9. h3 { [%eval -0.27] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval -0.19] } 10. exd4 { [%eval -0.19] } 10... b6 { [%eval 0.35] } 11. Bb5 { [%eval 0.28] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.18] } 12. Be2 { [%eval 0.03] } 12... e5 { [%eval 0.01] } 13. dxe5 { [%eval -0.19] } 13... dxe5 { [%eval -0.16] } 14. Bg5 { [%eval -0.31] } 14... h6 { [%eval -0.3] } 15. Bh4 { [%eval -0.34] } 15... e4 { [%eval -0.2] } 16. Ne1 { [%eval -0.35] } 16... Qe7 { [%eval 0.0] } 17. Nc2 { [%eval 0.07] } 17... Rad8 { [%eval 0.06] } 18. Ne3 { [%eval 0.09] } 18... g5 { [%eval 0.13] } 19. Bg3 { [%eval 0.05] } 19... Ne5 { [%eval 0.07] } 20. Qc2 { [%eval 0.02] } 20... Bc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 21. Nf5 { [%eval 0.18] } 21... Qd7 { [%eval 0.12] } 22. Nxg7 { [%eval 0.08] } 22... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 23. Rad1 { [%eval -0.03] } 23... Qe6 { [%eval 0.25] } 24. Nb3?? { [%eval -3.02] } { Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } (24. Bxe5) 24... Qe7?? { [%eval 1.48] } { Blunder. Nf3+ was best. } (24... Nf3+ 25. Kh1 e3 26. Bh2 g4 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Bg3 Ne4 29. hxg4 Qg6 30. Qc1) 25. Nd4 { [%eval 1.4] } 25... Bd7 { [%eval 1.38] } 26. Bb5 { [%eval 1.16] } 26... Kg8 { [%eval 1.49] } 27. Bxd7 { [%eval 1.58] } 27... Qxd7? { [%eval 3.17] } { Mistake. Rxd7 was best. } (27... Rxd7 28. Nf5) 28. Bxe5 { [%eval 3.23] } 28... Rxe5 { [%eval 3.09] } 29. Nc6 { [%eval 3.23] } 29... Qxc6 { [%eval 3.19] } 30. Rxd8+ { [%eval 3.15] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval 3.12] } 31. Qd2 { [%eval 3.24] } 31... Nd5 { [%eval 3.37] } 32. Rd1 { [%eval 3.1] } 32... Nf4 { [%eval 2.98] } 33. Qd6 { [%eval 2.84] } 33... Qc5 { [%eval 3.19] } 34. Qxc5 { [%eval 2.88] } 34... Rxc5?! { [%eval 3.7] } { Inaccuracy. bxc5 was best. } (34... bxc5 35. R1d7 a5 36. Ra7 h5 37. Rdd7 Rf5 38. Rd2 Re5 39. Rxa5 g4 40. b4) 35. R1d7 { [%eval 3.15] } 35... Ne6?! { [%eval 4.06] } { Inaccuracy. Rb5 was best. } (35... Rb5 36. b3 Rc5 37. c4 b5 38. cxb5 h5 39. Rd1 g4 40. hxg4 hxg4 41. R8d7) 36. Ra8 { [%eval 3.84] } 36... a5 { [%eval 3.77] } 37. Raa7 { [%eval 3.49] } 37... Rc6?! { [%eval 4.4] } { Inaccuracy. Rf5 was best. } (37... Rf5 38. Rd2 Rb5 39. Kf1 Rf5 40. Re2 Nc5 41. b4 Nd3 42. Re7 Rf6 43. R7xe4) 38. Rxf7+ { [%eval 4.32] } 38... Kg8?! { [%eval 5.95] } { Inaccuracy. Kg6 was best. } (38... Kg6 39. Rfd7 a4 40. Ra8 b5 41. Rb8 Nf4 42. Rxb5 h5 43. Rb4 a3 44. bxa3) 39. Rfb7 { [%eval 5.47] } *

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