📘 5.Qa4+
This interesting old variation has been introduced by Alekhine, the fourth world champ. The idea of Qa4 is forcing black to play Nc6, which blocks his c pawn.
This interesting old variation has been introduced by Alekhine, the fourth world champ. The idea of Qa4 is forcing black to play Nc6, which blocks his c pawn.
📘 16...Nd8 to attack the center and grabbing space by playing c5. After black plays c5 if white plays d5 then black can play c4 and Nb7-c5. After c5 if white takes either e5 or c5, black takes back the pawn and plays Ne6 to reach the f4 outpost or to reach the d3 outpost after he plays c4.
📘 23...Nb7! threatening to attack and win the weak a5 pawn by Qd8. Black can also consider Re8-e7-c7 to attack c3, the other white's weakness.
📘 A test for 9.h4!?, which was introduced by Kasparov few weeks ago in Saint Louis 2017 blitz tournament, in a standard game.
📘 In this position Akobian played 20.Q.c4 N.c4 21.R.d7 which leads only to a draw.
Instead, he could have played 20.Rd3!! with the idea of Qc3 or Be3 with a winning position. For instance:
20...B.d3 21.Q.d3 f.e4 22.Qb3 Re8 23.Be3 +-
Instead, he could have played 20.Rd3!! with the idea of Qc3 or Be3 with a winning position. For instance:
20...B.d3 21.Q.d3 f.e4 22.Qb3 Re8 23.Be3 +-
📘 The veteran, Jan Timman, blundered by playing 41...Qe7?? 42.N.e6+-