📘7.Qe2
Anand has employed this idea in 2015. White keeps the opportunity to castle on both sides for himself.
(7.Qe2 Re8 8.Nc4 Nd7 9.Bd2 Bd6 10.g4 Nf8 11.Ne3 Ne6 12.Nf5 a5 13.h4 ½-½
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Anand has employed this idea in 2015. White keeps the opportunity to castle on both sides for himself.
(7.Qe2 Re8 8.Nc4 Nd7 9.Bd2 Bd6 10.g4 Nf8 11.Ne3 Ne6 12.Nf5 a5 13.h4 ½-½
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📘 33...Kf8!
White is a piece up with a winning position, so, he secures his king before the next operations.
White is a piece up with a winning position, so, he secures his king before the next operations.
📘 A typical idea in Chebanenko variation. Black defends the b7 pawn with the rook instead of the queen to keep his queen active. of course, the rook is temporarily out of the game.
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🔸FIDE Grand Prix Palma 2017
🔸Round 6
⚪️Gelfand,Boris (2719)
⚫️Inarkiev,Ernesto (2683)
🔸0-1
🔸Round 6
⚪️Gelfand,Boris (2719)
⚫️Inarkiev,Ernesto (2683)
🔸0-1
35.Nc5? (35.Bc4=)
White's carelessness.
35...Ng5! (with the idea of Nf3 and Rh2#).
36.Bg2 Bh3 37.B×h3 Nf3+ 0-1
if 38.Kf1 Rf2# or 38.Kh1 Rh2#
White's carelessness.
35...Ng5! (with the idea of Nf3 and Rh2#).
36.Bg2 Bh3 37.B×h3 Nf3+ 0-1
if 38.Kf1 Rf2# or 38.Kh1 Rh2#
18...Re8? (18...Bf5=)
Hammer has overlooked white's next simple combination.
19.B×h7+! N×h7 20.Q×g4 +/-
Hammer has overlooked white's next simple combination.
19.B×h7+! N×h7 20.Q×g4 +/-
22...R×f2?
He has neglected the opponent counterblow.
23.K×f2 Qe3+ 24.Kf1 Ne4 25.Q×g7! 1-0
He has neglected the opponent counterblow.
23.K×f2 Qe3+ 24.Kf1 Ne4 25.Q×g7! 1-0
26...Kf7?
The right idea but the wrong execution! Gelfand could have trapped enemy's queen with 26...Rc4 27.Qe7 Qb8 idea Re8 +-.
The right idea but the wrong execution! Gelfand could have trapped enemy's queen with 26...Rc4 27.Qe7 Qb8 idea Re8 +-.
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🔸FIDE Grand Prix Palma 2017
🔸Round 6
⚪️Riazantsev,Alexander (2651)
⚫️Rapport,Richard (2692)
🔸0-1
🔸Round 6
⚪️Riazantsev,Alexander (2651)
⚫️Rapport,Richard (2692)
🔸0-1
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🔸FIDE Grand Prix Palma 2017
🔸Round 7
⚪️Eljanov,Pavel (2707)
⚫️Hammer,Jon Ludvig (2629)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 7
⚪️Eljanov,Pavel (2707)
⚫️Hammer,Jon Ludvig (2629)
🔸1-0
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🔸FIDE Grand Prix Palma 2017
🔸Round 7
⚪️Riazantsev,Alexander (2651)
⚫️Gelfand,Boris (2719)
🔸0-1
🔸Round 7
⚪️Riazantsev,Alexander (2651)
⚫️Gelfand,Boris (2719)
🔸0-1
23.Bg5
White plays to trade off his bad bishop for the enemy's good one, If these bishops are removed, the white rook will have access to the e5-square.
23.Re2 This move can be faced with the sacrifice on h3!
23.Bd1 There is no idea behind this move.
White plays to trade off his bad bishop for the enemy's good one, If these bishops are removed, the white rook will have access to the e5-square.
23.Re2 This move can be faced with the sacrifice on h3!
23.Bd1 There is no idea behind this move.