📘 12...Qb8!
A multi-purpose move:
1- Unpinned the black knight
2-The threat of Nxe4
3- to More control over e5 square
4-Transferring the queen to a7 as needed
If black had played ...c6 with the idea of Qc7 immediately, white could have played d5 and gained initiative.
A multi-purpose move:
1- Unpinned the black knight
2-The threat of Nxe4
3- to More control over e5 square
4-Transferring the queen to a7 as needed
If black had played ...c6 with the idea of Qc7 immediately, white could have played d5 and gained initiative.
📘 Arizmendi lost his knight after the careless 38...b5? 39.a3
He should have played 38...Rc1
He should have played 38...Rc1
📘 15.b4! Prevents black from playing c5 and initiates an attack on the queenside by a4, Nb3 and a5 increasing white's space. If black avoids white knight to reach c5 by playing b6 white will have the opportunity of opening the a file.
📘 We have a Karlsbad with both sides having castled on the queenside. White has two main plans in this position:
1. A minority attack by b4-b5 to open lines and create weaknesses in black's pawn structure.
2. A piece attack on queenside e.g. by Rc3-a3.
Black played an interesting defensive move 17...Ne8!.
If white chooses the minority attack the knight is aiming at c4 from d6 and if white playes Rc3-a3 black can defend a7 by transfering the knight to c8 to avoid creating weaknesses around his king.
1. A minority attack by b4-b5 to open lines and create weaknesses in black's pawn structure.
2. A piece attack on queenside e.g. by Rc3-a3.
Black played an interesting defensive move 17...Ne8!.
If white chooses the minority attack the knight is aiming at c4 from d6 and if white playes Rc3-a3 black can defend a7 by transfering the knight to c8 to avoid creating weaknesses around his king.
📘 17.Q.c6??
White has just considered 17...b.c6 18.N.c6 and 17...Qe4+ 18.Qc2.
What he has missed is:
17...Rc8! 18.Qb5 Rh1!!
White resigned. If 19.R.h1 Qe4 and mate follows.
White has just considered 17...b.c6 18.N.c6 and 17...Qe4+ 18.Qc2.
What he has missed is:
17...Rc8! 18.Qb5 Rh1!!
White resigned. If 19.R.h1 Qe4 and mate follows.
📘 Oblivious to white's threat, Korneev played:
24...h6?? 25.Ra7! Qf8 26.Rf7+-
His position would have been quite playable if he had played 24...g6.
24...h6?? 25.Ra7! Qf8 26.Rf7+-
His position would have been quite playable if he had played 24...g6.
📘 6...Be6
Not a popular move. Korchnoi played it for the first time and strong GMs like Calrsen, Grischuk and Nepo played it occasionally.
7.c5
With the idea of gaining space in the queenside and making the bishop on e6 become useless.
One of the interesting ideas for black at this moment is sending the bishop back to c8 and then c6, Nfd7 and finally playing e5!
Not a popular move. Korchnoi played it for the first time and strong GMs like Calrsen, Grischuk and Nepo played it occasionally.
7.c5
With the idea of gaining space in the queenside and making the bishop on e6 become useless.
One of the interesting ideas for black at this moment is sending the bishop back to c8 and then c6, Nfd7 and finally playing e5!
📘 23...f6 is slowly preparing for e5; however, black could take the initiative by playing the sharp 23...e5! 24.f.e5 (24.d.e5 f6) 24...f6
📘 Black missed the opportunity for counterplay by playing
30...h5?
And now white can deprive black of any counterplay by 31.h4! Planning Ne2-g1-f3-e5
Black should have played 30...Bf6 planning g5.
30...h5?
And now white can deprive black of any counterplay by 31.h4! Planning Ne2-g1-f3-e5
Black should have played 30...Bf6 planning g5.
📘 15.f4!
With the idea of pawn storm in the kingside by playing g4-g5. That was the correct plan for White.
With the idea of pawn storm in the kingside by playing g4-g5. That was the correct plan for White.