📘 White tried to refrain from main theoretical lines by playing 12.a3.
The most popular move is 12.g3 to place bishop on h3 in the case that white plays Nd5 and black takes it with bishop. Another idea of g3 can be preparing to play g4 after h3 and Be2.
12.h3 can be responded by 12...h4, blocking the kingside.
The most popular move is 12.g3 to place bishop on h3 in the case that white plays Nd5 and black takes it with bishop. Another idea of g3 can be preparing to play g4 after h3 and Be2.
12.h3 can be responded by 12...h4, blocking the kingside.
📘 Idani finalized his queenside attack by a few forced moves:
41...a2+ 42.Ka1 B×b2!+ 43.K×b2 Rb8+ 44.Kc1 a1Q -+
41...a2+ 42.Ka1 B×b2!+ 43.K×b2 Rb8+ 44.Kc1 a1Q -+
📘 43...Kg6!
Bringing the king out of the 7th rank not just to defend the queen and unpin the bishop, but to start mating attacks by Qd5 or Qf5 on the next move without allowing the white queen take the e7 bishop with check!
Bringing the king out of the 7th rank not just to defend the queen and unpin the bishop, but to start mating attacks by Qd5 or Qf5 on the next move without allowing the white queen take the e7 bishop with check!
📘45.Qb7?
White missed a simple win:
45.Qa7+ and Qxe3 wins a rook.
45...Kh6 46.Qg7+ Kg5 47.Rg1+ Reg3 48.R×g3+ Q×g3 49.R×h3 Qe1+=
And draw by perpetual checks
White missed a simple win:
45.Qa7+ and Qxe3 wins a rook.
45...Kh6 46.Qg7+ Kg5 47.Rg1+ Reg3 48.R×g3+ Q×g3 49.R×h3 Qe1+=
And draw by perpetual checks
📘 52.b3?!
By moving to b3, this pawn can be attacked by a black knight from d4.
By moving to b3, this pawn can be attacked by a black knight from d4.
📘 A beautiful termination of the game:
27.R×h6! 1-0
if 27...K×h6 (N×h6 28.Q×g5+ Kh7 29.Nf6+) 28.Q×g5+ Kh7 29.Rh1+
27.R×h6! 1-0
if 27...K×h6 (N×h6 28.Q×g5+ Kh7 29.Nf6+) 28.Q×g5+ Kh7 29.Rh1+
📘 8.Be2
This move was initially played by Caruana against Radjabov in 2013 with success. The idea is to retreat the bishop before setting up a Maroczy bind by playing c4.
This move was initially played by Caruana against Radjabov in 2013 with success. The idea is to retreat the bishop before setting up a Maroczy bind by playing c4.
📘 38.R×e6! A tactical solution!
38...Nh6+ ( f×e6 39.N×e6+ Kg8 40.Nxf8 Nh6+ 41.Kg5 Nf7+ 42.Kg6 Kxf8 43.h6+- )
39.R×h6! K×h6 40.Kf5! K×h5 41.f4 1-0
38...Nh6+ ( f×e6 39.N×e6+ Kg8 40.Nxf8 Nh6+ 41.Kg5 Nf7+ 42.Kg6 Kxf8 43.h6+- )
39.R×h6! K×h6 40.Kf5! K×h5 41.f4 1-0
📘 7.b4!?
This move has been played twice. In 2015, Anton successfully played it against Salem and in 2017 Nepom used it against Harikrishna. The idea of this move is to win a tempo and to control the central square d4. For instance:
7...cxb4 8.Bb2 to make some problems for black in developing his kingside.
This move has been played twice. In 2015, Anton successfully played it against Salem and in 2017 Nepom used it against Harikrishna. The idea of this move is to win a tempo and to control the central square d4. For instance:
7...cxb4 8.Bb2 to make some problems for black in developing his kingside.
📘 White's position on the queenside is almost lost, so he correctly tries to go for complications on the kingside.
30.Ng4!
And now:
A) 30...N×b4? 31.R×f6! Qc5
(31...g×f6 32.Nh6+ Kf8 33.Nhf5 B×f5 34.N×f5 Qd7 35.Qh6+ Kg8 36.Q×f6 h5 37.Qg6+ Kh8 38.Qh6+ Kg8 39.Rf1+- with an irresistible attack on the kingside.)
32.Nh6+ g×h6
(Kh8 33.Nf7+ Kg8 34.Nh6+= perpetual)
33.Qg3+ Kh8 34.Ne6!! B×e6 35.Qc3! Kg8 36.Qg3+ Kh8 37.Qc3 =
B) 30...Bxg4! 31.hxg4 Nxb4 32.Nxb5 Qd7! 32.Nc3 (32.Nd4 Nxd5) 32...Qxg4-/+
C) In the game, black tried the solid 30...Re7 to prevent the tactical idea, Rxf6.
30.Ng4!
And now:
A) 30...N×b4? 31.R×f6! Qc5
(31...g×f6 32.Nh6+ Kf8 33.Nhf5 B×f5 34.N×f5 Qd7 35.Qh6+ Kg8 36.Q×f6 h5 37.Qg6+ Kh8 38.Qh6+ Kg8 39.Rf1+- with an irresistible attack on the kingside.)
32.Nh6+ g×h6
(Kh8 33.Nf7+ Kg8 34.Nh6+= perpetual)
33.Qg3+ Kh8 34.Ne6!! B×e6 35.Qc3! Kg8 36.Qg3+ Kh8 37.Qc3 =
B) 30...Bxg4! 31.hxg4 Nxb4 32.Nxb5 Qd7! 32.Nc3 (32.Nd4 Nxd5) 32...Qxg4-/+
C) In the game, black tried the solid 30...Re7 to prevent the tactical idea, Rxf6.
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🔸European Team Championship 2017
🔸Round 5
⚪️Pavasovic,Dusko (2548)
⚫️Stefansson,Hannes (2508)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 5
⚪️Pavasovic,Dusko (2548)
⚫️Stefansson,Hannes (2508)
🔸1-0