World Championship Match 2017, Game 6

[Ingo_Zachos]

Borghetti losing both sides of the same ballot!
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In the 6th game World Champion Michele Borghetti suffered another defeat.
For the first time i years he lsot both sides of the same opening.

Now he trails by 0-3, suffereing almost the same fate as his last challenger Lubabalo Kondlo in their 2015 match.

Score after 6 games:

GM Scarpetta (ITA) 3
GM Borghetti (ITA) 0
Drawn 3
34 games to go!

[Event "WCM 2017 - round-1 - game-6"]
[Year"2017"]
[Red"SCARPETTA Sergio"]
[White"BORGHETTI Michele"]
[Result"1-0"]

1. 11-16 21-17 2. 9-14 17-13 3. 16-19 24x15 4. 10x19 23x16 5. 12x19 13-9
6. 6x13 27-24 7. 19-23 26x19 8. 8-11 31-26 9. 4-8 32-27 10. 1-6 27-23
11. 14-17 23-18 12. 17-21 18-15 13. 11x18 22x15 14. 5-9 25-22 15. 9-14
29-25 16. 8-12 {Black Wins} 1-0

[Alex_Moiseyev]

S. Scarpetta vs M. Borghetti
3-moves WCM 2017, G6

White to move ........................ White to move and draw
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1. 11-16 21-17 2. 9-14 17-13 3. 16-19 24x15 4. 10x19 23x16 5. 12x19 13-9 (A) 6. 6x13 27-24 7. 19-23 26x19 8. 8-11 (B) 31-26 (C) 9. 4-8 32-27 (C) 10. 1-6 27-23 (D) 11. 14-17 (E) 23-18 12. 17-21 18-15 13. 11x18 22x15 14. 5-9 25-22 15. 9-14 29-25 16. 8-12 Black Wins

A) Temporarily pitch 13-9 at move #5 is weak and shall be avoided. If pitch played, red should return man 19-23 with better position as played in the game. See diagram #1 after temporarily pitch and 8-11.

B) On diagram #1 after 8-11 white should immediately trade 19-15 which keeps them out of most troubles. 31-26 as played in the game is seriously weakening first row and allow red to trap white pieces in center.

C) This trade 19-15 was still available at moves #9 and #10.

D) See diagram #2 before 10. 27-23? which is losing move for white. 19-15 is last time in the game when red can secure a draw by 19-15*.

E) After 27-23 red has three scientific wins: 14-17* (as played in the game), 6-10* and 8-12*.

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