📘 This position has arisen in two more games:
🔸11.Qe2 d×e4 12.N×e4 h6! 13.Be3! N×e4 14.d×e4 R×e4 15.Qd3 B×f3 16.Q×d8 R×d8 17.B×c5 +/=
Anand-Caruana Norway 2015 ½-½
🔸11.Qe2 h6 12.Re1 a5 13.Qf1 a4 14.e5 Nd7 15.d4 Bb6 16.c4
Grandelius (2649)-Aronian (2784) Norway 2016 ½-½
11.e5!? A novelty by 21-year-old Grigoriy Oparin .
11...R×e5 12.g4 N×g4! 13.N×e5 Qh4 14.h×g4 Qg3+ 15.Kh1 Qh3+ 16.Kg1 Qg3+
and draw by a perpetual check.
🔸11.Qe2 d×e4 12.N×e4 h6! 13.Be3! N×e4 14.d×e4 R×e4 15.Qd3 B×f3 16.Q×d8 R×d8 17.B×c5 +/=
Anand-Caruana Norway 2015 ½-½
🔸11.Qe2 h6 12.Re1 a5 13.Qf1 a4 14.e5 Nd7 15.d4 Bb6 16.c4
Grandelius (2649)-Aronian (2784) Norway 2016 ½-½
11.e5!? A novelty by 21-year-old Grigoriy Oparin .
11...R×e5 12.g4 N×g4! 13.N×e5 Qh4 14.h×g4 Qg3+ 15.Kh1 Qh3+ 16.Kg1 Qg3+
and draw by a perpetual check.
📘 25.Kf1
Vachier missed a golden opportunity to win the opponent's rook: 25.Be3! R×b2 26.Kf1 With the idea of Bc1+-.
25...Re8 26.N×a7 Nc5 27.Bc4 +/-
Vachier missed a golden opportunity to win the opponent's rook: 25.Be3! R×b2 26.Kf1 With the idea of Bc1+-.
25...Re8 26.N×a7 Nc5 27.Bc4 +/-
📘 19...Bf7 20.Qf3!
A Karpovian move! Dubov with this prophylactic move prevents Black from playing e5 and obtaining counterplay.
20... Kh8 21.h4! Be6 22.g4
A Karpovian move! Dubov with this prophylactic move prevents Black from playing e5 and obtaining counterplay.
20... Kh8 21.h4! Be6 22.g4
📘 30...R×e6??
There is more resistance in the following defence: 30...Qc6 31.Qe2 Bg7
31.Rg8!+ K×g8 32.Q×d5 Qb5 33.Q×e6 Kg7 34.Rd1 1-0
There is more resistance in the following defence: 30...Qc6 31.Qe2 Bg7
31.Rg8!+ K×g8 32.Q×d5 Qb5 33.Q×e6 Kg7 34.Rd1 1-0
📕23.Rd1!
White has a slight advantage here as usual. With no entry squares on the c-file, white is free to retain his rook. Black's main problem is the lack of play. White controls the center and can build his plans around that. Black needs some counter, but there isn't any since d5 always runs into e5.
White has a slight advantage here as usual. With no entry squares on the c-file, white is free to retain his rook. Black's main problem is the lack of play. White controls the center and can build his plans around that. Black needs some counter, but there isn't any since d5 always runs into e5.
16.e5!
Another for the collection of cases where the side with the knights opens the position! In fact, here black's structure will be left severely dented. the dual weaknesses on c6 and the e6/e7 moisture on the e-file do not bode well for black.
If 16.Nd2, then 16...Bh6! 17.Nc4 Qd8 18.Be3 Bb5 with equal chances.
16.Qd2? Qxd2 17.Nxd2 Bh6 I prefer black's position.
Another for the collection of cases where the side with the knights opens the position! In fact, here black's structure will be left severely dented. the dual weaknesses on c6 and the e6/e7 moisture on the e-file do not bode well for black.
If 16.Nd2, then 16...Bh6! 17.Nc4 Qd8 18.Be3 Bb5 with equal chances.
16.Qd2? Qxd2 17.Nxd2 Bh6 I prefer black's position.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 283
B: Re1 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 55%
A: Ra4 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍 45%
C: Qd2
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.
B: Re1 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 55%
A: Ra4 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍 45%
C: Qd2
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 284
C: g4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 62%
B: Nc1 – 4
👍👍👍👍 31%
A: b5 – 1
👍 8%
👥 13 people voted so far.
C: g4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 62%
B: Nc1 – 4
👍👍👍👍 31%
A: b5 – 1
👍 8%
👥 13 people voted so far.