📘 23.Re3!
With the idea of doubling the rooks in the only open file
With the idea of doubling the rooks in the only open file
📘 25.N.f7!
Tactics come from superior positions!
25...R.e3 26.R.e3 K.f7 27.Rf3! +/-
Tactics come from superior positions!
25...R.e3 26.R.e3 K.f7 27.Rf3! +/-
📘 15.Ne1!
With the idea of transferring the knight to the more active e3 square and getting ready for f4-f5
With the idea of transferring the knight to the more active e3 square and getting ready for f4-f5
📘 4...Bf5!?
An interesting and uncommon move to stop White from playing e4 and entering to the main line of king's Indian Defense.
Kamran Shirazi, Iraian International Master who lives in France is expert in this line. Caruana also played this move occasionally.
An interesting and uncommon move to stop White from playing e4 and entering to the main line of king's Indian Defense.
Kamran Shirazi, Iraian International Master who lives in France is expert in this line. Caruana also played this move occasionally.
📘 29.Rc1?! =
A slow move in the critical moment of the game. White should have played activity:
29.b3! Rc8 30.f4 +/-
A slow move in the critical moment of the game. White should have played activity:
29.b3! Rc8 30.f4 +/-
📘 40.Kd2? c4! -+
White had to create harmony between his pieces to defend his King. The correct move was:
40.Nd2! =
Covering the king and make a connection between the queen and the king. Now if c4, then Qc8, if Qc3, then Qc2, and if Be3, then Qc8 following Qxc5! and all black's threats were gone.
White had to create harmony between his pieces to defend his King. The correct move was:
40.Nd2! =
Covering the king and make a connection between the queen and the king. Now if c4, then Qc8, if Qc3, then Qc2, and if Be3, then Qc8 following Qxc5! and all black's threats were gone.
📘 13.Ba4!
1. Stopping black from Ne5! by protecting the bishop on a4.
2. Make a harmony between the queen and the bishop.
3. Protecting the c2 square
4. In the right moment, transferring the bishop to the a2-g8 diagonal.
1. Stopping black from Ne5! by protecting the bishop on a4.
2. Make a harmony between the queen and the bishop.
3. Protecting the c2 square
4. In the right moment, transferring the bishop to the a2-g8 diagonal.
📘 12.Nbd2
There are 2 more interesting moves here:
A) 12.b3 with the idea of delaying the development of the knight. Now in the case of cxd4, cxd4 and White will bring the knight to the game from the more active c3 square.
B) 12.Kh1 an interesting move and Kramnik's novelty in 2003. Here are the ideas behind this move:
1. Delaying the development of the knight with the same reason that mentioned above
2. Now if Qc7 or Bf6 or Re8, White would be able to play d5 and not let Black to play f5 right away.
3. Clearing the g1 square for the rook. In some of the variations when white plays g4, the rook will come to the game with tempo.
There are 2 more interesting moves here:
A) 12.b3 with the idea of delaying the development of the knight. Now in the case of cxd4, cxd4 and White will bring the knight to the game from the more active c3 square.
B) 12.Kh1 an interesting move and Kramnik's novelty in 2003. Here are the ideas behind this move:
1. Delaying the development of the knight with the same reason that mentioned above
2. Now if Qc7 or Bf6 or Re8, White would be able to play d5 and not let Black to play f5 right away.
3. Clearing the g1 square for the rook. In some of the variations when white plays g4, the rook will come to the game with tempo.
📘We can compare the attacking style of Alexei Shirov with the style of former world champion Mikhail Tal. Here he made 5 dynamic and energetic moves that caused his opponent to play poorly and lose the game:
32.Rb6! Bb7 33.Qb1 Ba8 34.Qb4 Rd8?! 35.Ra6(idea Bb6) Qe7 36.Bf4 +-
32.Rb6! Bb7 33.Qb1 Ba8 34.Qb4 Rd8?! 35.Ra6(idea Bb6) Qe7 36.Bf4 +-
📘 Well known and beautiful mate by Shirov in the last round of the tournament!