10... Ne7!
This is a very important positional idea, Black wants to play ...Nf5 followed by ...Be7 (freeing d6) and ...Nd6, focusing the crucial e4-square and then preparing ...f6 at some point. Karjakin had a game like this as Black, and even if he hadn't, it's obvious that he knew this plan as being the most effective for Black. I wonder what was his idea playing the London, because in this game, Adams got a very healthy position early on, and one of Karjakin's biggest qualities is choosing, knowing and understanding his openings nearly better than anyone else in the world. Possibly he was wanted to try this quick g4-g5 as in the game, but it's hard to say.
11. Qf3 Nf5 12.Bf2 cxd4 13. exd4 Be7 14. Ng4 Nxg4 15. Qxg4 Nd6 =
This is a very important positional idea, Black wants to play ...Nf5 followed by ...Be7 (freeing d6) and ...Nd6, focusing the crucial e4-square and then preparing ...f6 at some point. Karjakin had a game like this as Black, and even if he hadn't, it's obvious that he knew this plan as being the most effective for Black. I wonder what was his idea playing the London, because in this game, Adams got a very healthy position early on, and one of Karjakin's biggest qualities is choosing, knowing and understanding his openings nearly better than anyone else in the world. Possibly he was wanted to try this quick g4-g5 as in the game, but it's hard to say.
11. Qf3 Nf5 12.Bf2 cxd4 13. exd4 Be7 14. Ng4 Nxg4 15. Qxg4 Nd6 =
56... Ng7?
A wrong decision. Black should have brought his king to the action.
56... Kg7! would be correct, with the idea of ...Kf6=. 57. Qc7+ Kg8 58. Qe5 Qd1 59. Bf4 Qc2+ 60. Kf1 Qd1+ =
57. e7 Ne8 58. Qf2 g5 59. Qf5+ Kh6 60. Qe5 Kg6 61. Kf2 Qh7 62. Qxg5+ Kf7 63. Qxd5+ 1-0
A wrong decision. Black should have brought his king to the action.
56... Kg7! would be correct, with the idea of ...Kf6=. 57. Qc7+ Kg8 58. Qe5 Qd1 59. Bf4 Qc2+ 60. Kf1 Qd1+ =
57. e7 Ne8 58. Qf2 g5 59. Qf5+ Kh6 60. Qe5 Kg6 61. Kf2 Qh7 62. Qxg5+ Kf7 63. Qxd5+ 1-0
12.Ng5!
Grandmaster Jim Plaskett implied that his opponent probably already had a lost position. His view certainly seems justified by the game continuation:
12...Nf6 13.Nb6 Qc7 14.Nc4! fxe4 15.Ne6 Qc8 16.f5!
The defence for Black is not easy, White is not ready to trade is superstrong knight e6 for some material advantage.
16...Rg8 17.Nb6 exd3 18.cxd3 Qb8 19.fxg6 Bh8 20.g7! Bxg7 21.Bg5+-
This energetic move neatly combines the defense of g2 square with the development and attack.
Grandmaster Jim Plaskett implied that his opponent probably already had a lost position. His view certainly seems justified by the game continuation:
12...Nf6 13.Nb6 Qc7 14.Nc4! fxe4 15.Ne6 Qc8 16.f5!
The defence for Black is not easy, White is not ready to trade is superstrong knight e6 for some material advantage.
16...Rg8 17.Nb6 exd3 18.cxd3 Qb8 19.fxg6 Bh8 20.g7! Bxg7 21.Bg5+-
This energetic move neatly combines the defense of g2 square with the development and attack.
At first glance, the position seems finely balanced with arguably White's kingside offensive plan being the easier to implement, but...
9...Nd4!
The move is very awkward:
10.Nxd4 cxd4 11.Nd1 dxe4 12.dxe4 Bb4+ 13.Bd2 Bxd2+ 14.Kxd2
When the white king has been embarrassed and he is left with a bad bishop and a worse pawn structure too.
14...0-0 15.Ne2 e5! 16.f5
16.fxe5 Nd7-/+
16...a5 17.Rhc1 Ba6-/+
9...Nd4!
The move is very awkward:
10.Nxd4 cxd4 11.Nd1 dxe4 12.dxe4 Bb4+ 13.Bd2 Bxd2+ 14.Kxd2
When the white king has been embarrassed and he is left with a bad bishop and a worse pawn structure too.
14...0-0 15.Ne2 e5! 16.f5
16.fxe5 Nd7-/+
16...a5 17.Rhc1 Ba6-/+
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 607
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C: g5 – 6
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Esmaeil, @Sophia_Peng, مجید, Atharva, Zhenrui, Sanjana
B: Rb8 – 3
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Evan, @RichardPeng, Raymond
A: h5
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C: g5 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
Esmaeil, @Sophia_Peng, مجید, Atharva, Zhenrui, Sanjana
B: Rb8 – 3
👍👍👍👍 33%
Evan, @RichardPeng, Raymond
A: h5
▫️ 0%
👥 9 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 608
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C: f4 – 9
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@mahyarebrahimi1983, شیدا, @ALI_MRF2017, Evan, @RichardPeng, مجید, Zhenrui, Sanjana, Raymond
A: Rae1 – 1
👍 10%
@Sophia_Peng
B: c4
▫️ 0%
👥 10 people voted so far.
public poll
C: f4 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 90%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, شیدا, @ALI_MRF2017, Evan, @RichardPeng, مجید, Zhenrui, Sanjana, Raymond
A: Rae1 – 1
👍 10%
@Sophia_Peng
B: c4
▫️ 0%
👥 10 people voted so far.
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