Unity Chess Club
1.62K subscribers
18.2K photos
1.96K videos
4.35K files
6.66K links
Download Telegram
1...Qd7 , preparing ...Bc6-b5, then White should consider 2.g4 Bc6 3.g5 Bb5 4.Qf3 , intending g2-g3, Kg2 and Rh1 with attacking chances.
2.exf6 Bxf6 3.Qd3 Qd7 4.Bf4
A good diagonal for the bishop, where it prevents a liberating ...e6-e5 advance.
4...Bc6 5.Bc2 g6 6.Rad1 Bb5 7.Qd2 Ba6 8.Bb1 Rc6 9.Be5!
Swapping Black's "good" bishop in order to exploit his dark square weaknesses more efficiently.
9...Bxe5 10.Rxe5 Kg7 11.Rde1
White is clearly better.
Yates - Capablanca
Moscow 1925
Black to move
Restricting the bishop on f1. It is worth observing that, in the absence of knights, White is unable to exploit the blockading square on d4.
2.f4 g6!
Preventing f4-f5.
3.Kb1 h5 4.Bh4 Be7 5.Bg5?
A senseless sacrifice; but after:
5.Bxe7 Nxe7 Black is also clearly better thanks to his superior minor piece.
5...Bxg5 6.fxg5 Nxe5 7.Qe3 0-0
A sound extra pawn up, Black went on to win without major problems.
Karpov - Yusupov
Moscow 1983
White to move
Preventing Black's only active idea, ...Na5-c4. Besides which, a doubling of rooks with Rbc2 is enabled.
1...Ne7
1...Ra7 2.Rbc2 Raa6 3.Kh2 is similar.