📕 13.Ne1!
The correct decision. White immediately swaps the nagging knight.(13.Qa4+?! Qd7 14.Qxc4 Nf4 is dangerous for White to say the least.) 13...Nxb2 14.Bxb2 Rxb2 15.Bxc4 Rb4 16.Qe2 Bg7 17.Nc2+/-.
The correct decision. White immediately swaps the nagging knight.(13.Qa4+?! Qd7 14.Qxc4 Nf4 is dangerous for White to say the least.) 13...Nxb2 14.Bxb2 Rxb2 15.Bxc4 Rb4 16.Qe2 Bg7 17.Nc2+/-.
📕 17.g4!
Preparing to "welcome" Black's king in the event of 0-0.
17...Ba6 (17...Nxg4 18.Rg1; 17...h6 18.Ne5! Qxd4 19.Nxf7!+/-) 18.Qe5 0-0 19.g5 Nh5 20.Qe4 g6 21.Qxc6+/-.
Preparing to "welcome" Black's king in the event of 0-0.
17...Ba6 (17...Nxg4 18.Rg1; 17...h6 18.Ne5! Qxd4 19.Nxf7!+/-) 18.Qe5 0-0 19.g5 Nh5 20.Qe4 g6 21.Qxc6+/-.
Round 1 at the Grenke Chess Classic in Germany: Vitiugov beat Bluebaum, all other games drawn (Naiditsch-Vachier_Lagrave, Caruana-Carlsen, Anand-Yifan Hou, and Meier-Aronian.). The event is sponsored by Grenke Leasing for the 5th year in a row. The tournament goes to April 9.
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Another photo from the 4th Georgian (Open) Championship, which was held in Kutaisi in the spring of 1941. Nikolai Sorokin v. Viktor Goglidze with, behind, left to right: ?, Genrikh Kasparian, Vladas Mikėnas, Akaki Pirtskhalava.
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