How Mark Paragua Missed Some Winning Combinations in World Chess Cup 2011

It's Game 2 in Round 1 of World Chess Cup 2011 between GM Michael Adams (2715) of England and Mark Paragua (ELO 2545) of the Philippines. Adams already clinched the first game, so Paragua playing as black need to win this game in order to proceed to the tie-breaks.

Adams actually started out strong at the start of the game until he committed a blunder on his 36th move, which however Mark failed to capitalize on. He missed some more opportunities to draw the total control of the game.

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After black's 46th move, although computer analyses will tell that black clearly has an advantage, with the accurate moves from Michael Adams, the game is a draw. And so it did after white's 111th move.

It was a long but exciting game. Replay the game 2 between GM Michael Adams vs. GM Mark Paragua in World Chess Cup 2011 Round 1.