📘 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-+
📘 10.Rb1
An interesting move from the Finnish FM. Now if black plays 10...a4 white can move the knight to c2 after Na1 to protect d4 and to prepare b4. White can also consider occupying d5 outpost by Ne3-d5 maneuver in some cases.
An interesting move from the Finnish FM. Now if black plays 10...a4 white can move the knight to c2 after Na1 to protect d4 and to prepare b4. White can also consider occupying d5 outpost by Ne3-d5 maneuver in some cases.
📘 8...Nfd7
The idea of this old move is Nb6 and Nc6 to attack d4. It was initially played by WCH Vasily Smyslov in 1947. Later Smyslov tried this line twice with white and twice with black against Botvinnik in world chamionship matches and won both of the games inwhich he fought against his own line with white!
The idea of this old move is Nb6 and Nc6 to attack d4. It was initially played by WCH Vasily Smyslov in 1947. Later Smyslov tried this line twice with white and twice with black against Botvinnik in world chamionship matches and won both of the games inwhich he fought against his own line with white!