🔹🔺 The interesting and tactical moments of the World Cup Round 6 Game 1 🔹🔺
23.Rfd1
This positions has actually happened once before in a game between Shulman and Svidler and black managed to equalize.
This positions has actually happened once before in a game between Shulman and Svidler and black managed to equalize.
📗31.Kf2
Activation of the king and supporting the d3 pawn. Now white pieces are free to do more important things.
Activation of the king and supporting the d3 pawn. Now white pieces are free to do more important things.
📗33.f5
With the idea of pawn breakthrough in the kingside with g5
With the idea of pawn breakthrough in the kingside with g5
📗34...Rh8
A clever move with the idea of taking control over the h file, if white does the breakthrough with g5.
A clever move with the idea of taking control over the h file, if white does the breakthrough with g5.
📗41.Kc3
By sacrificing the rook, Wesley So could get a good advantage with initiative.
41.R.b3! a.b3 2.g.f6 g.f6 3.Rg8+! Kd7 4.Nb4 +/- (with the idea of Nc6)
By sacrificing the rook, Wesley So could get a good advantage with initiative.
41.R.b3! a.b3 2.g.f6 g.f6 3.Rg8+! Kd7 4.Nb4 +/- (with the idea of Nc6)
🔹#23
1...Ne7!
In a fixed pawn center activating or exchanging the relatively inferior bishop is of prime importance. With the text move black wants to activate his bishop by playing Bf5 on the next move. After Bf5 black's bishop will seem more active than Bb3, So white can try to exchange bishops by playing 2.Qb1 Bf5 3.Bc2; however, black has a tiny advantage after the exchange of bishops as a relatively better bishop has remained for him.
1...Ne7!
In a fixed pawn center activating or exchanging the relatively inferior bishop is of prime importance. With the text move black wants to activate his bishop by playing Bf5 on the next move. After Bf5 black's bishop will seem more active than Bb3, So white can try to exchange bishops by playing 2.Qb1 Bf5 3.Bc2; however, black has a tiny advantage after the exchange of bishops as a relatively better bishop has remained for him.