🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 5 Game 2
⚪️Vachier Lagrave
⚫️Peter Svidler
🔺½-½

1.Nd4
But 1.Qd2! was stronger, with threats: (N.g7-f5-Q.h6)

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 5 Game 2
⚪️Wesley So
⚫️Vladimir Fedoseev
🔺1-0

🔺1...a6
With idea to take control over the proper squares of the white queen🔺

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 5 Game 2
⚪️Wesley So
⚫️Vladimir Fedoseev
🔺1-0

🔺1.Re2
The standard idea of doubling rooks in only open file on the board🔺

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 5 Game 2
⚪️Wesley So
⚫️Vladimir Fedoseev
🔺1-0

1.Nd2 with the idea of sending the knight to the active c5 square.

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 5 Game 2
⚪️Wesley So
⚫️Vladimir Fedoseev
🔺1-0

🔺Nc1
the knight is no longer useful in b3🔺

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 5 Game 2
⚪️Wesley So
⚫️Vladimir Fedoseev
🔺1-0

🔺1.h4!
Taking advantage of the knight being overloaded on g6.🔺

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 5 Game 2
⚪️Wesley So
⚫️Vladimir Fedoseev
🔺1-0

🔺1.Qe6!+/-
A right decision for entering to the superior endgame.🔺

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 5 Game 2
⚪️Wesley So
⚫️Vladimir Fedoseev
🔺1-0

🔺1.b4!
Considering the weaknesses on the kingside, creating another weakness on the queenside makes defence more difficult for black.🔺

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 5 Game 2
⚪️Wesley So
⚫️Vladimir Fedoseev
🔺1-0

🔺1.Be3
Activating the bishop by maneuvering it to e5.🔺

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 5 Game 2
⚪️Liren Ding
⚫️Richard Rapport
🔺1-0

🔺10.Ne5! The logical follow up of 9. Re1 on the previous move to occupy center with pawns by playing e4🔺

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 5 Game 2
⚪️Liren Ding
⚫️Richard Rapport
🔺1-0

🔺1.e5!
The Chinese super GM spent 22 minutes for this move. It is logical to open up lines, when we have development advantage.🔺