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Match 1 Game 2: Khorkov Breaks Through

Match 1 Game 2

26+ (Khorkov* - Peltier) 1(27)2 1(28)1[2,3] 4(29)28 4(30)5 4(31)29[5-10] 5(32)31 6(33)6[7,8] 5(34)9 9(35)32 9(36)10 2(37)2[3] 30(38)35[10,34,36] 34(39)36[10] 7(40)8 7(41)8 11(42)12 11(43)11[12,13] 14(44)43 12(45)12[13] 14(46)15 14(47)44[15] 16(48)17 16(49)16[17,18] 19(50)20 19(51)19[20,21] 22(52)49 22(53)23 23(54)23[22,52,53] 51(55)54 7(56)8 46(57)47 I

Jeff Peltier's early handling of the switch battle that erupts from Roman Khorkov's serve of 26+, an analogue of 8+, seems adroit, and he appears to have great chances to get the even number of switchmen he needs to win this fight. But when Khorkov abruptly resolves a switch, it is clear that things have gone badly amiss for Right. Khorkov still has to extract the expected odd number of survivors from spots 11 - 26, but his muscular technique proves equal to the task.

This loss in a minimalist setting puts maximal pressure on Peltier, who will need to win the next game in order to keep the match alive.

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