🔹21.Qc4! Good judgement. The resulting endgame should be highly in white's favor.
🔹32.Rc6? Throws away the advantage.
32.Nc3 Be7 33.Rc7 Bf6 34.d4 Ne8 35.Rc6 Be7 36.Bc1 Looks like a lost endgame.
32.Nc3 Be7 33.Rc7 Bf6 34.d4 Ne8 35.Rc6 Be7 36.Bc1 Looks like a lost endgame.
🔹9.Re1 A very rare line. Almost a novelty. The idea is that white goes for a fight against e4 square rightaway.
9.Rc1 c5 10.d5 exd5 11.cxd5 Nxd2 Would have been my choice with trust in Karpov-Salov and Calrsen-Cordova, although Carlsen ruined his position and was lucky to win!
9.Rc1 c5 10.d5 exd5 11.cxd5 Nxd2 Would have been my choice with trust in Karpov-Salov and Calrsen-Cordova, although Carlsen ruined his position and was lucky to win!
🔹14.e4 Now white has a clear advantage. Ding Liren's opening finess earned him a very good position without any risk or complication with only two possible results!
🔹26.R×e3 Material is equal but black's pawns will fall one after another. Also, seventh rank weakness would not let black to try any form of active defense.
🔹39.Rc2! world class technique. White gives up on his passed pawn to cut black king off the game for good!
🔹41.Kxd5 1-0 Thank you Mr.Ding Liren for a 21st century positional masterpiece!
Today we had two interesting games, which one do you like the chef to prepare?! :)
📗13.Bf4 And now this modern theoretical battle is a result of first ever Kasparov-Karpov battle!!
📗17...a5?! It is harmless but I do not like this move! Another pawn on dark square is too much agony for the bishop on d8!