📘 Qf3
The active knight on e5 outpost, along with two active bishops calls for a kingside attack! Maneuvering the queen to h3 via the third rank is a powerful plan.
The active knight on e5 outpost, along with two active bishops calls for a kingside attack! Maneuvering the queen to h3 via the third rank is a powerful plan.
📘 An interesting idea is
9...Nb6. Now:
If 10.Ba2 Nfd7 with the idea of e.d4 and Nc5 to attack a4.
If 10.Bf1 e.d4 11.N.d4 d5
with an acceptable position for black.
9...Nb6. Now:
If 10.Ba2 Nfd7 with the idea of e.d4 and Nc5 to attack a4.
If 10.Bf1 e.d4 11.N.d4 d5
with an acceptable position for black.
📘 Grachev with a series of forcing moves finishes black off!
19.Rfd1Nf6 20.Bb6 Raa8 21.B.b7 Rab8 22.Bc6 Rf8 23.Bc7 Rbc8 24.Bb7 1-0
19.Rfd1Nf6 20.Bb6 Raa8 21.B.b7 Rab8 22.Bc6 Rf8 23.Bc7 Rbc8 24.Bb7 1-0
📘 Black has just blundered by playing 20...Qh5?
A forced beautiful combination is the last scene!
21.Nf7+ Kg8 22.Nh6+ Kh8 23.R.g7! K.g7 24.Rg1+ 1-0
A forced beautiful combination is the last scene!
21.Nf7+ Kg8 22.Nh6+ Kh8 23.R.g7! K.g7 24.Rg1+ 1-0
📘 The 48 years old IM blundered in a defensible position.
40.Qf5?? Nd4 0-1
40.Qf5?? Nd4 0-1
📘 The favorite line of Mamedyarov and Morozevich. Manedyarov in general is a fan of flank attacks by pushing g or h pawns!
📘 18.h.g6?
A miscalculation by the Italian IM.
18...f.g6! 19.Q.c4+ d5 20.e.d5 Nd6-+
A miscalculation by the Italian IM.
18...f.g6! 19.Q.c4+ d5 20.e.d5 Nd6-+