🔹#8
1.Bxf6 This curious exchange is the consequence of White's previous move. White gives his beautiful bishop for a knight. This
theme had also been a subject at our training sessions. In chess, what matters is always which pieces remain on the
board. In this case, White possesses two knights against a knight and a bad bishop in a closed position. That is a
highly favourable material balance. 1...Bxf6 2.b4 🔹

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 2 Game 2
⚪️Ian Nepomniachtchi (2741)
⚫️Baskaran Adhiban (2670)
🔺½-½

The correct arrangement for black to win:
1. Bringing the king to d7 and controlling the passed pawn
2. Moving the rook to the second rank and protecting the pawn on a2
3. Moving the bishop to e6 and protecting the pawn on a2
Now the black's rook is free and would be able to win the weak pawn on g5 with Rg4.

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 2 Game 2
⚪️Ian Nepomniachtchi (2741)
⚫️Baskaran Adhiban (2670)
🔺½-½

An interesting preparation to attack on the weak c4 pawn by the Indian Super grandmaster.

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 2 Game 2
⚪️Ian Nepomniachtchi (2741)
⚫️Baskaran Adhiban (2670)
🔺½-½

The strongest move here instead of the 1...Bb3 was 1...Re6. after that the e4 pawn is not defensible and if Black tries to defend it then:

🔺 Round 2 Tie -Breaks 🔺

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 2 Rapid Game 3
⚪️Baadur Jobava
⚫️Yu Yangyi
🔺1-0

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 2 Rapid Game 1
⚪️Peter Svidler
⚫️Viktor Erdos
🔺1-0

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 2 Blitz Game 1
⚪️Vladislav Artemiev
⚫️Teimour Radjabov
🔺1-0

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 2 Rapid game 4
⚪️wesley So
⚫️Matthias Bluebaum
🔺1-0

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 2 Rapid game 4
⚪️Anish Giri
⚫️Alexander Motylev
🔺1-0

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 2 Rapid game 2
⚪️Alexander Grischuk
⚫️Jorge Cori
🔺1-0