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26. c1b1
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6
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26... f7g7
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Around this point both players were very short of time.
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1
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27. c3b5
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time.
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27... c7d8
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5
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28. f2f3
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8
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28... h8f8
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3
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29. g1g2
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8
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29... f6f5
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A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game.
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2
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30. g2c2
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The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough.
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game.
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30... b6a8
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough.
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31. e3a7
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White wins another pawn. The end is near...
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8
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31... f5e4
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near...
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32. f3e4
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4
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32... f8f4
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4
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33. h3g2
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4
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33... h5d1
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2
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34. c2d2
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1
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34... d1g4
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2
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35. a7b7
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4
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35... f4f7
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7
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36. b7a6
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Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7
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36... a8b6
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool
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37. e1d3
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6
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37... b6c4
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3
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38. d2c2
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It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward.
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4
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38... g4c8
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All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore.
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward.
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39. a6a8
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When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen.
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore.
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39... c4e3
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen.
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40. c2e2
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3
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40... e3g2
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2
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41. e2g2
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2
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41... d8b6
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The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation.
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2
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42. a2a4
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation.
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42... b6e3
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All of a sudden, White loses the knight!
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation. 42. a2a4
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43. h1d1
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation. 42. a2a4 42... b6e3 All of a sudden, White loses the knight!
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43... f7f1
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation. 42. a2a4 42... b6e3 All of a sudden, White loses the knight! 43. h1d1
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44. d1f1
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation. 42. a2a4 42... b6e3 All of a sudden, White loses the knight! 43. h1d1 43... f7f1
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44... e3d3
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation. 42. a2a4 42... b6e3 All of a sudden, White loses the knight! 43. h1d1 43... f7f1 44. d1f1
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45. g2c2
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation. 42. a2a4 42... b6e3 All of a sudden, White loses the knight! 43. h1d1 43... f7f1 44. d1f1 44... e3d3
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45... d3f1
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation. 42. a2a4 42... b6e3 All of a sudden, White loses the knight! 43. h1d1 43... f7f1 44. d1f1 44... e3d3 45. g2c2
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46. b1b2
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation. 42. a2a4 42... b6e3 All of a sudden, White loses the knight! 43. h1d1 43... f7f1 44. d1f1 44... e3d3 45. g2c2 45... d3f1
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46... f1e1
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The culmination of the game.
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation. 42. a2a4 42... b6e3 All of a sudden, White loses the knight! 43. h1d1 43... f7f1 44. d1f1 44... e3d3 45. g2c2 45... d3f1 46. b1b2
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47. a8a7
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White blunders for the last time.
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation. 42. a2a4 42... b6e3 All of a sudden, White loses the knight! 43. h1d1 43... f7f1 44. d1f1 44... e3d3 45. g2c2 45... d3f1 46. b1b2 46... f1e1 The culmination of the game.
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47... e1b4
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation. 42. a2a4 42... b6e3 All of a sudden, White loses the knight! 43. h1d1 43... f7f1 44. d1f1 44... e3d3 45. g2c2 45... d3f1 46. b1b2 46... f1e1 The culmination of the game. 47. a8a7 White blunders for the last time.
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48. b2a2
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation. 42. a2a4 42... b6e3 All of a sudden, White loses the knight! 43. h1d1 43... f7f1 44. d1f1 44... e3d3 45. g2c2 45... d3f1 46. b1b2 46... f1e1 The culmination of the game. 47. a8a7 White blunders for the last time. 47... e1b4
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48... g7f6
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation. 42. a2a4 42... b6e3 All of a sudden, White loses the knight! 43. h1d1 43... f7f1 44. d1f1 44... e3d3 45. g2c2 45... d3f1 46. b1b2 46... f1e1 The culmination of the game. 47. a8a7 White blunders for the last time. 47... e1b4 48. b2a2
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49. c2f2
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation. 42. a2a4 42... b6e3 All of a sudden, White loses the knight! 43. h1d1 43... f7f1 44. d1f1 44... e3d3 45. g2c2 45... d3f1 46. b1b2 46... f1e1 The culmination of the game. 47. a8a7 White blunders for the last time. 47... e1b4 48. b2a2 48... g7f6
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49... e7f5
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation. 42. a2a4 42... b6e3 All of a sudden, White loses the knight! 43. h1d1 43... f7f1 44. d1f1 44... e3d3 45. g2c2 45... d3f1 46. b1b2 46... f1e1 The culmination of the game. 47. a8a7 White blunders for the last time. 47... e1b4 48. b2a2 48... g7f6 49. c2f2
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50. e4f5
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation. 42. a2a4 42... b6e3 All of a sudden, White loses the knight! 43. h1d1 43... f7f1 44. d1f1 44... e3d3 45. g2c2 45... d3f1 46. b1b2 46... f1e1 The culmination of the game. 47. a8a7 White blunders for the last time. 47... e1b4 48. b2a2 48... g7f6 49. c2f2 49... e7f5
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50... c8f5
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation. 42. a2a4 42... b6e3 All of a sudden, White loses the knight! 43. h1d1 43... f7f1 44. d1f1 44... e3d3 45. g2c2 45... d3f1 46. b1b2 46... f1e1 The culmination of the game. 47. a8a7 White blunders for the last time. 47... e1b4 48. b2a2 48... g7f6 49. c2f2 49... e7f5 50. e4f5
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51. a7a8
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation. 42. a2a4 42... b6e3 All of a sudden, White loses the knight! 43. h1d1 43... f7f1 44. d1f1 44... e3d3 45. g2c2 45... d3f1 46. b1b2 46... f1e1 The culmination of the game. 47. a8a7 White blunders for the last time. 47... e1b4 48. b2a2 48... g7f6 49. c2f2 49... e7f5 50. e4f5 50... c8f5
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51... h6h4
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I suspect that Meier missed from far away that the black king escapes the checks after
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1. g1f3 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g7g6 3. e2e4 3... f8g7 The Modern Defense is becoming a more and more fashionable way to fight for the win with the black pieces when a higher-rated player wants to avoid the beaten tracks and take some risk against a lower-rated one. The results though are somewhat questionable. 4. f1e2 4... b8d7 5. c2c4 Meier prefers to steer the game into the KID. 5... e7e5 6. b1c3 6... g8e7 7. h2h4 7... h7h6 8. g2g4 An idea by Jeroen Piket, or actually Yuri Averbakh if we're exact. This move can be called an aggressive prophylaxis. 8... d7b6 A new move for an over-the-board game. Caruana forces his opponent to make a decision. 9. g4g5 Which is not bad for White at all. In fact he is very happy to close the kingside and to concentrate on the other wing where he is better by default. 9... h6g5 This is the actual novelty. 10. c1g5 10... c8g4 Black does not want to allow the closure of the center, but the continuation 11. d4d5 11... f7f6 In case that Black tries to castle long with 12. g5e3 12... g7h6 Naturally, this bishop is weaker than the one on e3 and should be traded. 13. d1d3 13... g4h5 Black can also castle long 14. e1c1 14... e8f7 15. d1g1 15... d8d7 16. e3h6 16... h8h6 It seems that Caruana did everything right: he exchanged the bad bishop, put the good bishop on the nice h5-stand, connected the rooks and yet, his position is quite unpleasant. Black lacks any realistic counterplay and the knight on b6 is very poor. 17. e2f1 Transferring the bishop to an excellent position. 17... a8h8 A serious inaccuracy. 18. f1h3 18... d7d8 19. f3e1 Now the black bishop remains empty and because of it the rooks suffer. Add to that the knight on b6 and you will understand how Caruana felt at this moment of the game. 19... c7c6 20. b2b3 Meier is not in a hurry and slowly prepares the queenside assault. 20... b6d7 21. d3e3 21... c6d5 22. c4d5 22... d7c5 23. b3b4 Meier goes for the pawn. 23... c5d7 24. e3a7 24... d8c7 25. a7e3 25... d7b6 26. c1b1 26... f7g7 Around this point both players were very short of time. 27. c3b5 27... c7d8 28. f2f3 28... h8f8 29. g1g2 29... f6f5 A wise, practical decision. It is time to go fishing while it is possible, or else Meier will make it to the time control and will slowly finish the game. 30. g2c2 The deadly threat is Nb5-c7, but Rc2-c7 is painful enough. 30... b6a8 31. e3a7 White wins another pawn. The end is near... 31... f5e4 32. f3e4 32... f8f4 33. h3g2 33... h5d1 34. c2d2 34... d1g4 35. a7b7 35... f4f7 36. b7a6 Only few seconds are left on the clock and White avoids any discovered attack. After the cool 36... a8b6 37. e1d3 37... b6c4 38. d2c2 It is hard to put a question mark on this move but it misses a long move backwards. This is happening quite often with experienced players (unexperienced too!). The reason? The brain is looking forward when attacking rather than backward. 38... g4c8 All of a sudden, the black pieces co-operate well. The black queen gets into the game along the black squares and nothing is clear anymore. 39. a6a8 When it rains, it pours. A very unfortunate square for the queen. 39... c4e3 40. c2e2 40... e3g2 41. e2g2 41... d8b6 The time trouble is over and a devastated Georg Meier cannot adjust to the new situation. 42. a2a4 42... b6e3 All of a sudden, White loses the knight! 43. h1d1 43... f7f1 44. d1f1 44... e3d3 45. g2c2 45... d3f1 46. b1b2 46... f1e1 The culmination of the game. 47. a8a7 White blunders for the last time. 47... e1b4 48. b2a2 48... g7f6 49. c2f2 49... e7f5 50. e4f5 50... c8f5 51. a7a8
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1. e2e4
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No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez?
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1... e7e5
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez?
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2. f2f4
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Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago.
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5
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2... e5f4
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago.
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3. g1f3
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4
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3... d7d5
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The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3
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4. e4d5
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate
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4... g8f6
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5
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5. f1e2
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This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center.
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6
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5... f6d5
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center.
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6. c2c4
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5
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6... d5e7
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4
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7. b1c3
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A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well.
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7
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7... e7g6
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well.
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8. h2h4
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6
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8... f8e7
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This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4
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9. h4h5
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after
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9... g6h4
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5
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10. c3d5
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A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal:
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4
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10... b8c6
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The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal:
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11. d2d4
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White insists as in the line
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead
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11... h4g2
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Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center.
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line
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12. e1f1
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center.
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12... g2e3
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1
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13. d5e3
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3
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13... f4e3
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3
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14. d4d5
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Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible.
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3
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14... c6b4
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible.
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15. a2a3
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4
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15... b4a6
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4 15. a2a3
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16. c1e3
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4 15. a2a3 15... b4a6
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16... e8g8
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Adams has brought the king into relative safety behind the pawns. However, since White cleared the road for his rooks on the kingside and due to his central control he retains good compensation for the pawn.
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4 15. a2a3 15... b4a6 16. c1e3
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17. d1c2
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4 15. a2a3 15... b4a6 16. c1e3 16... e8g8 Adams has brought the king into relative safety behind the pawns. However, since White cleared the road for his rooks on the kingside and due to his central control he retains good compensation for the pawn.
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17... c8g4
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Adams develops a piece and discourages the white bishop to get on the b1-h7 diagonal. This, however, leaves the other diagonal slightly suffering.
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4 15. a2a3 15... b4a6 16. c1e3 16... e8g8 Adams has brought the king into relative safety behind the pawns. However, since White cleared the road for his rooks on the kingside and due to his central control he retains good compensation for the pawn. 17. d1c2
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18. h5h6
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4 15. a2a3 15... b4a6 16. c1e3 16... e8g8 Adams has brought the king into relative safety behind the pawns. However, since White cleared the road for his rooks on the kingside and due to his central control he retains good compensation for the pawn. 17. d1c2 17... c8g4 Adams develops a piece and discourages the white bishop to get on the b1-h7 diagonal. This, however, leaves the other diagonal slightly suffering.
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18... g7g6
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4 15. a2a3 15... b4a6 16. c1e3 16... e8g8 Adams has brought the king into relative safety behind the pawns. However, since White cleared the road for his rooks on the kingside and due to his central control he retains good compensation for the pawn. 17. d1c2 17... c8g4 Adams develops a piece and discourages the white bishop to get on the b1-h7 diagonal. This, however, leaves the other diagonal slightly suffering. 18. h5h6
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4 15. a2a3 15... b4a6 16. c1e3 16... e8g8 Adams has brought the king into relative safety behind the pawns. However, since White cleared the road for his rooks on the kingside and due to his central control he retains good compensation for the pawn. 17. d1c2 17... c8g4 Adams develops a piece and discourages the white bishop to get on the b1-h7 diagonal. This, however, leaves the other diagonal slightly suffering. 18. h5h6 18... g7g6
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4 15. a2a3 15... b4a6 16. c1e3 16... e8g8 Adams has brought the king into relative safety behind the pawns. However, since White cleared the road for his rooks on the kingside and due to his central control he retains good compensation for the pawn. 17. d1c2 17... c8g4 Adams develops a piece and discourages the white bishop to get on the b1-h7 diagonal. This, however, leaves the other diagonal slightly suffering. 18. h5h6 18... g7g6 19. c2c3
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4 15. a2a3 15... b4a6 16. c1e3 16... e8g8 Adams has brought the king into relative safety behind the pawns. However, since White cleared the road for his rooks on the kingside and due to his central control he retains good compensation for the pawn. 17. d1c2 17... c8g4 Adams develops a piece and discourages the white bishop to get on the b1-h7 diagonal. This, however, leaves the other diagonal slightly suffering. 18. h5h6 18... g7g6 19. c2c3 19... e7f6
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Black has to abandon the diagonal as
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4 15. a2a3 15... b4a6 16. c1e3 16... e8g8 Adams has brought the king into relative safety behind the pawns. However, since White cleared the road for his rooks on the kingside and due to his central control he retains good compensation for the pawn. 17. d1c2 17... c8g4 Adams develops a piece and discourages the white bishop to get on the b1-h7 diagonal. This, however, leaves the other diagonal slightly suffering. 18. h5h6 18... g7g6 19. c2c3 19... e7f6 20. e3d4
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4 15. a2a3 15... b4a6 16. c1e3 16... e8g8 Adams has brought the king into relative safety behind the pawns. However, since White cleared the road for his rooks on the kingside and due to his central control he retains good compensation for the pawn. 17. d1c2 17... c8g4 Adams develops a piece and discourages the white bishop to get on the b1-h7 diagonal. This, however, leaves the other diagonal slightly suffering. 18. h5h6 18... g7g6 19. c2c3 19... e7f6 20. e3d4 20... f6e7 Black has to abandon the diagonal as
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Adams prepares a counter-attack despite being low on time.
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4 15. a2a3 15... b4a6 16. c1e3 16... e8g8 Adams has brought the king into relative safety behind the pawns. However, since White cleared the road for his rooks on the kingside and due to his central control he retains good compensation for the pawn. 17. d1c2 17... c8g4 Adams develops a piece and discourages the white bishop to get on the b1-h7 diagonal. This, however, leaves the other diagonal slightly suffering. 18. h5h6 18... g7g6 19. c2c3 19... e7f6 20. e3d4 20... f6e7 Black has to abandon the diagonal as 21. c4c5 Rapport plays further. He could have forced a draw with
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The point behind White's play. It seems as he is winning now, but Black has managed to improve the coordination of his pieces.
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4 15. a2a3 15... b4a6 16. c1e3 16... e8g8 Adams has brought the king into relative safety behind the pawns. However, since White cleared the road for his rooks on the kingside and due to his central control he retains good compensation for the pawn. 17. d1c2 17... c8g4 Adams develops a piece and discourages the white bishop to get on the b1-h7 diagonal. This, however, leaves the other diagonal slightly suffering. 18. h5h6 18... g7g6 19. c2c3 19... e7f6 20. e3d4 20... f6e7 Black has to abandon the diagonal as 21. c4c5 Rapport plays further. He could have forced a draw with 21... f8e8 Adams prepares a counter-attack despite being low on time.
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22... e7f8
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This covers the g7-square and the king, and unleashes the power of the heavy pieces.
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4 15. a2a3 15... b4a6 16. c1e3 16... e8g8 Adams has brought the king into relative safety behind the pawns. However, since White cleared the road for his rooks on the kingside and due to his central control he retains good compensation for the pawn. 17. d1c2 17... c8g4 Adams develops a piece and discourages the white bishop to get on the b1-h7 diagonal. This, however, leaves the other diagonal slightly suffering. 18. h5h6 18... g7g6 19. c2c3 19... e7f6 20. e3d4 20... f6e7 Black has to abandon the diagonal as 21. c4c5 Rapport plays further. He could have forced a draw with 21... f8e8 Adams prepares a counter-attack despite being low on time. 22. c5c6 The point behind White's play. It seems as he is winning now, but Black has managed to improve the coordination of his pieces.
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4 15. a2a3 15... b4a6 16. c1e3 16... e8g8 Adams has brought the king into relative safety behind the pawns. However, since White cleared the road for his rooks on the kingside and due to his central control he retains good compensation for the pawn. 17. d1c2 17... c8g4 Adams develops a piece and discourages the white bishop to get on the b1-h7 diagonal. This, however, leaves the other diagonal slightly suffering. 18. h5h6 18... g7g6 19. c2c3 19... e7f6 20. e3d4 20... f6e7 Black has to abandon the diagonal as 21. c4c5 Rapport plays further. He could have forced a draw with 21... f8e8 Adams prepares a counter-attack despite being low on time. 22. c5c6 The point behind White's play. It seems as he is winning now, but Black has managed to improve the coordination of his pieces. 22... e7f8 This covers the g7-square and the king, and unleashes the power of the heavy pieces.
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4 15. a2a3 15... b4a6 16. c1e3 16... e8g8 Adams has brought the king into relative safety behind the pawns. However, since White cleared the road for his rooks on the kingside and due to his central control he retains good compensation for the pawn. 17. d1c2 17... c8g4 Adams develops a piece and discourages the white bishop to get on the b1-h7 diagonal. This, however, leaves the other diagonal slightly suffering. 18. h5h6 18... g7g6 19. c2c3 19... e7f6 20. e3d4 20... f6e7 Black has to abandon the diagonal as 21. c4c5 Rapport plays further. He could have forced a draw with 21... f8e8 Adams prepares a counter-attack despite being low on time. 22. c5c6 The point behind White's play. It seems as he is winning now, but Black has managed to improve the coordination of his pieces. 22... e7f8 This covers the g7-square and the king, and unleashes the power of the heavy pieces. 23. c6b7
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24. e2a6
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4 15. a2a3 15... b4a6 16. c1e3 16... e8g8 Adams has brought the king into relative safety behind the pawns. However, since White cleared the road for his rooks on the kingside and due to his central control he retains good compensation for the pawn. 17. d1c2 17... c8g4 Adams develops a piece and discourages the white bishop to get on the b1-h7 diagonal. This, however, leaves the other diagonal slightly suffering. 18. h5h6 18... g7g6 19. c2c3 19... e7f6 20. e3d4 20... f6e7 Black has to abandon the diagonal as 21. c4c5 Rapport plays further. He could have forced a draw with 21... f8e8 Adams prepares a counter-attack despite being low on time. 22. c5c6 The point behind White's play. It seems as he is winning now, but Black has managed to improve the coordination of his pieces. 22... e7f8 This covers the g7-square and the king, and unleashes the power of the heavy pieces. 23. c6b7 23... a8b8
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24... d8d5
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Suddenly the tables have turned and the hunter became hunted.
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1. e2e4 No Nimzowitsch-Larsen or Bird today? Rapport goes for the lenghty theoretical lines in the Ruy Lopez? 1... e7e5 2. f2f4 Ah no! Back to the Bird, but on the second move. The only players who dared to try the King's Gambit on a high level that I remember so far are Nakamura and Short. In fact the American GM used this special weapon to defeat none else but... Adams himself four years ago. 2... e5f4 3. g1f3 3... d7d5 The central counter-strike is one of the two main options for Black to fight the gambit. The other one is to be greedy and stick to the pawn. In a recent Rapport had to fight against the immediate 4. e4d5 4... g8f6 5. f1e2 This modest developing move is designed to allow the white pawns more room in the center. 5... f6d5 6. c2c4 6... d5e7 7. b1c3 A novelty. Rapport wants to save a tempo and ruin Black's optimal defensive set-up. This, however, gives an additional option for Adams as well. 7... e7g6 8. h2h4 8... f8e7 This is the extra option Black has. He can attack the white king along the h4-e1 diagonal. However I see no clear way for White to exploit the extra tempo after 9. h4h5 9... g6h4 10. c3d5 A nice way to fight the counter-attack that challenges the black active pieces. The knight on h4 is way more annoying than it seems at a glance as these short lines reveal: 10... b8c6 The games of the old masters have taught us how unhealthy opening greedyness can be. Instead 11. d2d4 White insists as in the line 11... h4g2 Not only for the pawn itself, but to trade the knight on the rim for the one in the center. 12. e1f1 12... g2e3 13. d5e3 13... f4e3 14. d4d5 Black lacks one tempo for full happiness, White tries to use the moment as best as possible. 14... c6b4 15. a2a3 15... b4a6 16. c1e3 16... e8g8 Adams has brought the king into relative safety behind the pawns. However, since White cleared the road for his rooks on the kingside and due to his central control he retains good compensation for the pawn. 17. d1c2 17... c8g4 Adams develops a piece and discourages the white bishop to get on the b1-h7 diagonal. This, however, leaves the other diagonal slightly suffering. 18. h5h6 18... g7g6 19. c2c3 19... e7f6 20. e3d4 20... f6e7 Black has to abandon the diagonal as 21. c4c5 Rapport plays further. He could have forced a draw with 21... f8e8 Adams prepares a counter-attack despite being low on time. 22. c5c6 The point behind White's play. It seems as he is winning now, but Black has managed to improve the coordination of his pieces. 22... e7f8 This covers the g7-square and the king, and unleashes the power of the heavy pieces. 23. c6b7 23... a8b8 24. e2a6
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