🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 5 Game 2
⚪️Wesley So
⚫️Vladimir Fedoseev
🔺1-0

🔺1.Be3
Activating the bishop by maneuvering it to e5.🔺

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 5 Game 2
⚪️Liren Ding
⚫️Richard Rapport
🔺1-0

🔺10.Ne5! The logical follow up of 9. Re1 on the previous move to occupy center with pawns by playing e4🔺

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 5 Game 2
⚪️Liren Ding
⚫️Richard Rapport
🔺1-0

🔺1.e5!
The Chinese super GM spent 22 minutes for this move. It is logical to open up lines, when we have development advantage.🔺

🔺 Round 5 Tie -Breaks 🔺

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 5 Rapid Game 1
⚪️Lagrave Vachier
⚫️Peter Svidler
🔺½-½

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 5 Rapid Game 2
⚪️Peter Svidler
⚫️Lagrave Vachier
🔺0-1

🔹🔺 The interesting and tactical moments of the World Cup Round 5 Tie -Breaks 🔹🔺

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 5 Rapid Game 1
⚪️Lagrave Vachier
⚫️Peter Svidler
🔺½-½

🔺1...N.g4!
Interesting sacrifice with the idea of creating a typical draw
2.K.g4 Re4+ 3.Rf4 R.f4 4.K.f4 =🔺

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 5 Rapid Game 2
⚪️Peter Svidler
⚫️Lagrave Vachier
🔺0-1

🔺1...a6
Controling the critical b5 square.🔺

🔸Fide World Cup 2017
🔸Round 5 Rapid Game 2
⚪️Peter Svidler
⚫️Lagrave Vachier
🔺0-1

🔺1.Kc7!

1. Defending the queen and getting ready for gxf5
2. A prophylactic move so in the case of hxg6 and Qxh8, the black's king won't be in check and black would be able to play gxf5 at the end.🔺

🔸GM Elshan Moradiabadi game analysis of the World Cup

⚪️Liren Ding Vs ⚫️Santosh Vidit