
The only decisive game of the fifth round was between former World Chess Champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov and Leinier Dominguez. The Bogo Indian was an interesting position with the Carlsbad pawn structure, and the resulting double Rooks endgame seemed headed for a draw. “Of course, with correct play it should be a draw,” Dominguez explained. However, he found 28…Kf8, which was a clever way to eliminate the problems with the 7th rank.
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