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15... h7h6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1
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16. g5f6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6
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16... d8f6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6
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17. a1c1
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White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6
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17... a7a6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots.
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18. f1d1
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6
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18... b7b5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1
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19. f3e1
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Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5
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19... f8e8
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger.
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20. a2a3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8
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20... g7f8
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3
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21. d1d2
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Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8
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21... b4d3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness.
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22. e1d3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3
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22... c5c4
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3
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23. b3d1
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4
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23... c4d3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1
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24. e2d3
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Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3
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24... f8d6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process.
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25. g2g3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3
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26. d3f5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5
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26... f6f5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5
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27. g1g2
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"I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5
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27... a8e8
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White.
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28. d1f3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8
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28... f5d7
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3
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29. h2h4
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7
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29... d7b7
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4
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30. d2e2
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The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7
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30... e5e2
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target.
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31. c3e2
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2
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31... d6e5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2
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32. b2b4
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4
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33. c1d1
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The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8
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33... h6h5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5.
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34. e2c1
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5
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34... d8d6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1
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35. c1b3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6
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35... d6f6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3
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36. f3e4
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6
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36... e5d6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4
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37. e4e8
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6
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37... g8g7
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8
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38. b3c5
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In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7
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38... b7a7
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward.
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39. c5e4
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7
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39... f6f5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4
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40. e8c6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5
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40... d6c7
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6
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41. d5d6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6 40... d6c7
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41... c7d8
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6 40... d6c7 41. d5d6
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42. d6d7
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6 40... d6c7 41. d5d6 41... c7d8
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42... a6a5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6 40... d6c7 41. d5d6 41... c7d8 42. d6d7
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43. d1d5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6 40... d6c7 41. d5d6 41... c7d8 42. d6d7 42... a6a5
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43... a5b4
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6 40... d6c7 41. d5d6 41... c7d8 42. d6d7 42... a6a5 43. d1d5
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44. a3b4
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6 40... d6c7 41. d5d6 41... c7d8 42. d6d7 42... a6a5 43. d1d5 43... a5b4
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44... a7a2
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6 40... d6c7 41. d5d6 41... c7d8 42. d6d7 42... a6a5 43. d1d5 43... a5b4 44. a3b4
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45. d5f5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6 40... d6c7 41. d5d6 41... c7d8 42. d6d7 42... a6a5 43. d1d5 43... a5b4 44. a3b4 44... a7a2
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45... g6f5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6 40... d6c7 41. d5d6 41... c7d8 42. d6d7 42... a6a5 43. d1d5 43... a5b4 44. a3b4 44... a7a2 45. d5f5
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46. c6c3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6 40... d6c7 41. d5d6 41... c7d8 42. d6d7 42... a6a5 43. d1d5 43... a5b4 44. a3b4 44... a7a2 45. d5f5 45... g6f5
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46... g7g6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6 40... d6c7 41. d5d6 41... c7d8 42. d6d7 42... a6a5 43. d1d5 43... a5b4 44. a3b4 44... a7a2 45. d5f5 45... g6f5 46. c6c3
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47. e4c5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6 40... d6c7 41. d5d6 41... c7d8 42. d6d7 42... a6a5 43. d1d5 43... a5b4 44. a3b4 44... a7a2 45. d5f5 45... g6f5 46. c6c3 46... g7g6
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47... a2d5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6 40... d6c7 41. d5d6 41... c7d8 42. d6d7 42... a6a5 43. d1d5 43... a5b4 44. a3b4 44... a7a2 45. d5f5 45... g6f5 46. c6c3 46... g7g6 47. e4c5
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48. c3f3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6 40... d6c7 41. d5d6 41... c7d8 42. d6d7 42... a6a5 43. d1d5 43... a5b4 44. a3b4 44... a7a2 45. d5f5 45... g6f5 46. c6c3 46... g7g6 47. e4c5 47... a2d5
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48... d5d6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6 40... d6c7 41. d5d6 41... c7d8 42. d6d7 42... a6a5 43. d1d5 43... a5b4 44. a3b4 44... a7a2 45. d5f5 45... g6f5 46. c6c3 46... g7g6 47. e4c5 47... a2d5 48. c3f3
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49. f3a8
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6 40... d6c7 41. d5d6 41... c7d8 42. d6d7 42... a6a5 43. d1d5 43... a5b4 44. a3b4 44... a7a2 45. d5f5 45... g6f5 46. c6c3 46... g7g6 47. e4c5 47... a2d5 48. c3f3 48... d5d6
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49... d6b6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6 40... d6c7 41. d5d6 41... c7d8 42. d6d7 42... a6a5 43. d1d5 43... a5b4 44. a3b4 44... a7a2 45. d5f5 45... g6f5 46. c6c3 46... g7g6 47. e4c5 47... a2d5 48. c3f3 48... d5d6 49. f3a8
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50. a8d5
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Vladislav Artemiev could not make it to the medals but proved that he has a bright future. Now ex-Russian champion Igor Lysyj won his first game in the last round.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... g7g6 3. b1c3 3... d7d5 4. g1f3 4... f8g7 5. d1b3 5... d5c4 6. b3c4 6... c8e6 "An obvious idea. Somehow nobody had played like this and I did not seriously analyze it" - Lysyj. 7. c4a4 Now Artemiev's opening play will be pure success and he gets a chance to fight for the bronze medal. 7... e6d7 8. a4c2 8... c7c5 9. d4d5 9... e8g8 10. e2e4 10... e7e6 11. f1e2 11... e6d5 12. e4d5 Lysyj made an interesting parallel with a line of the English opening, where White has a much better version with his queen on d1 and the black bishop on c8 instead of d7. 12... b8a6 13. c1g5 From far away Lysyj thought that he could castle but here he realized that 13... d7f5 14. c2b3 14... a6b4 15. e1g1 15... h7h6 16. g5f6 16... d8f6 17. a1c1 White can be happy for not losing the pawn but it is still his opponent who is calling the shots. 17... a7a6 18. f1d1 18... b7b5 19. f3e1 Lysyj believed his opponent missed this resource. Now the knight on b4 is in danger. 19... f8e8 20. a2a3 20... g7f8 21. d1d2 Now the knight remains in trouble and Black has to demonstrate resourcefullness. 21... b4d3 22. e1d3 22... c5c4 23. b3d1 23... c4d3 24. e2d3 Black did everything he could, but lost a pawn in the process. 24... f8d6 25. g2g3 25... e8e5 26. d3f5 26... f6f5 27. g1g2 "I understood that the situation of the pawn on b5 will make it much easier for me to convert the extra pawn" - Lysyj. The c6- and c5-squares in particular are of paramount importance for White. 27... a8e8 28. d1f3 28... f5d7 29. h2h4 29... d7b7 30. d2e2 The rook swap makes it easier to White to coordinate his forces as the d5 pawn is no longer a huge target. 30... e5e2 31. c3e2 31... d6e5 32. b2b4 32... e8d8 33. c1d1 The correct set up. The rook is placed behind the passer and next the knight goes to the wonderful outpost on c5. 33... h6h5 34. e2c1 34... d8d6 35. c1b3 35... d6f6 36. f3e4 36... e5d6 37. e4e8 37... g8g7 38. b3c5 In addition to the extra pawn White has the more active pieces. All of them are optimally placed to help the pawn go forward. 38... b7a7 39. c5e4 39... f6f5 40. e8c6 40... d6c7 41. d5d6 41... c7d8 42. d6d7 42... a6a5 43. d1d5 43... a5b4 44. a3b4 44... a7a2 45. d5f5 45... g6f5 46. c6c3 46... g7g6 47. e4c5 47... a2d5 48. c3f3 48... d5d6 49. f3a8 49... d6b6
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1. d2d4
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1... f7f5
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1. d2d4
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2. g2g3
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5
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2... g8f6
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3
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3. f1g2
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6
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3... e7e6
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2
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4. g1f3
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6
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4... d7d5
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3
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5. e1g1
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5
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5... f8d6
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1
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6. c2c4
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6
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6... c7c6
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6 6. c2c4
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7. d1c2
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6 6. c2c4 6... c7c6
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7... e8g8
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6 6. c2c4 6... c7c6 7. d1c2
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8. b1c3
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6 6. c2c4 6... c7c6 7. d1c2 7... e8g8
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8... c8d7
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6 6. c2c4 6... c7c6 7. d1c2 7... e8g8 8. b1c3
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9. a2a3
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White is stronger on the queenside and one of his typical plans is to advance the pawns there.
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6 6. c2c4 6... c7c6 7. d1c2 7... e8g8 8. b1c3 8... c8d7
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6 6. c2c4 6... c7c6 7. d1c2 7... e8g8 8. b1c3 8... c8d7 9. a2a3 White is stronger on the queenside and one of his typical plans is to advance the pawns there.
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10. b2b4
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6 6. c2c4 6... c7c6 7. d1c2 7... e8g8 8. b1c3 8... c8d7 9. a2a3 White is stronger on the queenside and one of his typical plans is to advance the pawns there. 9... d7e8
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10... b8d7
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6 6. c2c4 6... c7c6 7. d1c2 7... e8g8 8. b1c3 8... c8d7 9. a2a3 White is stronger on the queenside and one of his typical plans is to advance the pawns there. 9... d7e8 10. b2b4
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11. b4b5
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A logical novelty. Shabalov consistently continues with his plan. Instead
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6 6. c2c4 6... c7c6 7. d1c2 7... e8g8 8. b1c3 8... c8d7 9. a2a3 White is stronger on the queenside and one of his typical plans is to advance the pawns there. 9... d7e8 10. b2b4 10... b8d7
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Once more Black has to calculate the principled capture:
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6 6. c2c4 6... c7c6 7. d1c2 7... e8g8 8. b1c3 8... c8d7 9. a2a3 White is stronger on the queenside and one of his typical plans is to advance the pawns there. 9... d7e8 10. b2b4 10... b8d7 11. b4b5 A logical novelty. Shabalov consistently continues with his plan. Instead
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12. b5c6
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6 6. c2c4 6... c7c6 7. d1c2 7... e8g8 8. b1c3 8... c8d7 9. a2a3 White is stronger on the queenside and one of his typical plans is to advance the pawns there. 9... d7e8 10. b2b4 10... b8d7 11. b4b5 A logical novelty. Shabalov consistently continues with his plan. Instead 11... f6e4 Once more Black has to calculate the principled capture:
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12... b7c6
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6 6. c2c4 6... c7c6 7. d1c2 7... e8g8 8. b1c3 8... c8d7 9. a2a3 White is stronger on the queenside and one of his typical plans is to advance the pawns there. 9... d7e8 10. b2b4 10... b8d7 11. b4b5 A logical novelty. Shabalov consistently continues with his plan. Instead 11... f6e4 Once more Black has to calculate the principled capture: 12. b5c6
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13. c3e4
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6 6. c2c4 6... c7c6 7. d1c2 7... e8g8 8. b1c3 8... c8d7 9. a2a3 White is stronger on the queenside and one of his typical plans is to advance the pawns there. 9... d7e8 10. b2b4 10... b8d7 11. b4b5 A logical novelty. Shabalov consistently continues with his plan. Instead 11... f6e4 Once more Black has to calculate the principled capture: 12. b5c6 12... b7c6
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13... f5e4
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6 6. c2c4 6... c7c6 7. d1c2 7... e8g8 8. b1c3 8... c8d7 9. a2a3 White is stronger on the queenside and one of his typical plans is to advance the pawns there. 9... d7e8 10. b2b4 10... b8d7 11. b4b5 A logical novelty. Shabalov consistently continues with his plan. Instead 11... f6e4 Once more Black has to calculate the principled capture: 12. b5c6 12... b7c6 13. c3e4
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14. f3g5
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6 6. c2c4 6... c7c6 7. d1c2 7... e8g8 8. b1c3 8... c8d7 9. a2a3 White is stronger on the queenside and one of his typical plans is to advance the pawns there. 9... d7e8 10. b2b4 10... b8d7 11. b4b5 A logical novelty. Shabalov consistently continues with his plan. Instead 11... f6e4 Once more Black has to calculate the principled capture: 12. b5c6 12... b7c6 13. c3e4 13... f5e4
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14... d8e7
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Shabalov played all the logical moves and got nothing from the opening. Gorovets' position is too solid, this is the Wall after all!
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6 6. c2c4 6... c7c6 7. d1c2 7... e8g8 8. b1c3 8... c8d7 9. a2a3 White is stronger on the queenside and one of his typical plans is to advance the pawns there. 9... d7e8 10. b2b4 10... b8d7 11. b4b5 A logical novelty. Shabalov consistently continues with his plan. Instead 11... f6e4 Once more Black has to calculate the principled capture: 12. b5c6 12... b7c6 13. c3e4 13... f5e4 14. f3g5
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15. g5h3
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6 6. c2c4 6... c7c6 7. d1c2 7... e8g8 8. b1c3 8... c8d7 9. a2a3 White is stronger on the queenside and one of his typical plans is to advance the pawns there. 9... d7e8 10. b2b4 10... b8d7 11. b4b5 A logical novelty. Shabalov consistently continues with his plan. Instead 11... f6e4 Once more Black has to calculate the principled capture: 12. b5c6 12... b7c6 13. c3e4 13... f5e4 14. f3g5 14... d8e7 Shabalov played all the logical moves and got nothing from the opening. Gorovets' position is too solid, this is the Wall after all!
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15... d7f6
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1. d2d4 1... f7f5 2. g2g3 2... g8f6 3. f1g2 3... e7e6 4. g1f3 4... d7d5 5. e1g1 5... f8d6 6. c2c4 6... c7c6 7. d1c2 7... e8g8 8. b1c3 8... c8d7 9. a2a3 White is stronger on the queenside and one of his typical plans is to advance the pawns there. 9... d7e8 10. b2b4 10... b8d7 11. b4b5 A logical novelty. Shabalov consistently continues with his plan. Instead 11... f6e4 Once more Black has to calculate the principled capture: 12. b5c6 12... b7c6 13. c3e4 13... f5e4 14. f3g5 14... d8e7 Shabalov played all the logical moves and got nothing from the opening. Gorovets' position is too solid, this is the Wall after all! 15. g5h3
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