📘 9.Bg5 was Anand's novelty against Giri in 2016 to reply Ng6 with Nh4. In fact, the idea was not a novel one and had been played in similar positions decades ago.
📘 Wei Yi has set up an impenetrable fortress. For instance:
61.Qf7 Re6 attacking e5 62.Qc7 Rg6 cutting off the king.
61.Qf7 Re6 attacking e5 62.Qc7 Rg6 cutting off the king.
📘 White by keeping his initiative and a series of threats try to distract black from playing Nf6.
23.Qf2 (threatening Bb6) c5 (giving up the exchange by Nf6 was a better practical decision) 24.Qf4! g5 25.Qf3 g4?! 26.Qf4 Rf6 27.B×e8 R×e8 28.Qg5 +-
23.Qf2 (threatening Bb6) c5 (giving up the exchange by Nf6 was a better practical decision) 24.Qf4! g5 25.Qf3 g4?! 26.Qf4 Rf6 27.B×e8 R×e8 28.Qg5 +-
17...N×c4 18.Q×c4 b5! 0-1
After the distraction of the queen, the knight will fall!
After the distraction of the queen, the knight will fall!
📘 14.Bd2
A logical retreat in an isolated queen pawn structure to avoid the exchange of bishops. The value of the white's central pawn, which has given spatial advantage to white is in the middlegame.
A logical retreat in an isolated queen pawn structure to avoid the exchange of bishops. The value of the white's central pawn, which has given spatial advantage to white is in the middlegame.
📘 24...Nxc3?
A favor from black!
25.Be3?
which is returned by white! He could simply take the piece: 25.Qxc3 Bb4 26.Qa1+-
25...Nd5? Another one! 25...Qe6 should have been played.
26.Rxf7!+-
A favor from black!
25.Be3?
which is returned by white! He could simply take the piece: 25.Qxc3 Bb4 26.Qa1+-
25...Nd5? Another one! 25...Qe6 should have been played.
26.Rxf7!+-
📘 27.R×g7?
The game move can be defended:
27...K×g7 28.Bh6+ Kg8 29.Qd7 Re7 30.Q×c6 Rae8=
The winning variation was
27.Qd7 Bf8 28.Ng4! (R×h7? Nf6) Qa3 29.R×h7 +-
The game move can be defended:
27...K×g7 28.Bh6+ Kg8 29.Qd7 Re7 30.Q×c6 Rae8=
The winning variation was
27.Qd7 Bf8 28.Ng4! (R×h7? Nf6) Qa3 29.R×h7 +-
📘 20...Raf8?! 21.Be3+/- prevents Bc5, defends f2, and threatens to take e5.
Black should have changed the move order and started with 20...Bc5.
Black should have changed the move order and started with 20...Bc5.