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23. g2d5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8
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23... e6d5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5
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24. b3a5
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Capturing the more important pawn.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5
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24... c8f5
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Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn.
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25. a5c6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1.
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25... f5b1
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6
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26. c6b8
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1
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26... b1a2
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8
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27. b8d7
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2
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27... f8e8
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7
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28. d7b6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8
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28... e8e2
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Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6
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29. c3c4
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance
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29... g8f8
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4
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30. d1d5
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Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8
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30... a2b1
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks.
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31. d5d8
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One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1
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31... f8e7
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal.
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32. d8d1
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7
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32... b1c2
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1
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33. b6c8
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One more nasty intermediate check.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2
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33... e7f6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check.
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34. d1d6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6
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34... f6g5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6
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35. g1f1
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5
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35... e2e8
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1
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36. d6d5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8
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36... g5f6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5
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37. c8d6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6
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37... e8a8
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6
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38. f1e2
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Giri has made a lot of progress. He centralized his pieces, activated his king and deprived the black pieces from their best squares. It is somewhat unusual to see the bishop dominated by the knight on such an empty board.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6 37... e8a8
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38... a8a1
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A blunder in time trouble.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6 37... e8a8 38. f1e2 Giri has made a lot of progress. He centralized his pieces, activated his king and deprived the black pieces from their best squares. It is somewhat unusual to see the bishop dominated by the knight on such an empty board.
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39. d6e8
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White wins a second pawn and the game.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6 37... e8a8 38. f1e2 Giri has made a lot of progress. He centralized his pieces, activated his king and deprived the black pieces from their best squares. It is somewhat unusual to see the bishop dominated by the knight on such an empty board. 38... a8a1 A blunder in time trouble.
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39... f6g6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6 37... e8a8 38. f1e2 Giri has made a lot of progress. He centralized his pieces, activated his king and deprived the black pieces from their best squares. It is somewhat unusual to see the bishop dominated by the knight on such an empty board. 38... a8a1 A blunder in time trouble. 39. d6e8 White wins a second pawn and the game.
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40. d5d6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6 37... e8a8 38. f1e2 Giri has made a lot of progress. He centralized his pieces, activated his king and deprived the black pieces from their best squares. It is somewhat unusual to see the bishop dominated by the knight on such an empty board. 38... a8a1 A blunder in time trouble. 39. d6e8 White wins a second pawn and the game. 39... f6g6
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40... f7f6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6 37... e8a8 38. f1e2 Giri has made a lot of progress. He centralized his pieces, activated his king and deprived the black pieces from their best squares. It is somewhat unusual to see the bishop dominated by the knight on such an empty board. 38... a8a1 A blunder in time trouble. 39. d6e8 White wins a second pawn and the game. 39... f6g6 40. d5d6
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41. d6d7
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6 37... e8a8 38. f1e2 Giri has made a lot of progress. He centralized his pieces, activated his king and deprived the black pieces from their best squares. It is somewhat unusual to see the bishop dominated by the knight on such an empty board. 38... a8a1 A blunder in time trouble. 39. d6e8 White wins a second pawn and the game. 39... f6g6 40. d5d6 40... f7f6
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41... g6h6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6 37... e8a8 38. f1e2 Giri has made a lot of progress. He centralized his pieces, activated his king and deprived the black pieces from their best squares. It is somewhat unusual to see the bishop dominated by the knight on such an empty board. 38... a8a1 A blunder in time trouble. 39. d6e8 White wins a second pawn and the game. 39... f6g6 40. d5d6 40... f7f6 41. d6d7
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42. e8g7
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6 37... e8a8 38. f1e2 Giri has made a lot of progress. He centralized his pieces, activated his king and deprived the black pieces from their best squares. It is somewhat unusual to see the bishop dominated by the knight on such an empty board. 38... a8a1 A blunder in time trouble. 39. d6e8 White wins a second pawn and the game. 39... f6g6 40. d5d6 40... f7f6 41. d6d7 41... g6h6
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42... a1a2
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6 37... e8a8 38. f1e2 Giri has made a lot of progress. He centralized his pieces, activated his king and deprived the black pieces from their best squares. It is somewhat unusual to see the bishop dominated by the knight on such an empty board. 38... a8a1 A blunder in time trouble. 39. d6e8 White wins a second pawn and the game. 39... f6g6 40. d5d6 40... f7f6 41. d6d7 41... g6h6 42. e8g7
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43. e2e3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6 37... e8a8 38. f1e2 Giri has made a lot of progress. He centralized his pieces, activated his king and deprived the black pieces from their best squares. It is somewhat unusual to see the bishop dominated by the knight on such an empty board. 38... a8a1 A blunder in time trouble. 39. d6e8 White wins a second pawn and the game. 39... f6g6 40. d5d6 40... f7f6 41. d6d7 41... g6h6 42. e8g7 42... a1a2
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43... a2a5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6 37... e8a8 38. f1e2 Giri has made a lot of progress. He centralized his pieces, activated his king and deprived the black pieces from their best squares. It is somewhat unusual to see the bishop dominated by the knight on such an empty board. 38... a8a1 A blunder in time trouble. 39. d6e8 White wins a second pawn and the game. 39... f6g6 40. d5d6 40... f7f6 41. d6d7 41... g6h6 42. e8g7 42... a1a2 43. e2e3
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44. d7e7
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6 37... e8a8 38. f1e2 Giri has made a lot of progress. He centralized his pieces, activated his king and deprived the black pieces from their best squares. It is somewhat unusual to see the bishop dominated by the knight on such an empty board. 38... a8a1 A blunder in time trouble. 39. d6e8 White wins a second pawn and the game. 39... f6g6 40. d5d6 40... f7f6 41. d6d7 41... g6h6 42. e8g7 42... a1a2 43. e2e3 43... a2a5
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44... a5c5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6 37... e8a8 38. f1e2 Giri has made a lot of progress. He centralized his pieces, activated his king and deprived the black pieces from their best squares. It is somewhat unusual to see the bishop dominated by the knight on such an empty board. 38... a8a1 A blunder in time trouble. 39. d6e8 White wins a second pawn and the game. 39... f6g6 40. d5d6 40... f7f6 41. d6d7 41... g6h6 42. e8g7 42... a1a2 43. e2e3 43... a2a5 44. d7e7
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45. e3d4
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6 37... e8a8 38. f1e2 Giri has made a lot of progress. He centralized his pieces, activated his king and deprived the black pieces from their best squares. It is somewhat unusual to see the bishop dominated by the knight on such an empty board. 38... a8a1 A blunder in time trouble. 39. d6e8 White wins a second pawn and the game. 39... f6g6 40. d5d6 40... f7f6 41. d6d7 41... g6h6 42. e8g7 42... a1a2 43. e2e3 43... a2a5 44. d7e7 44... a5c5
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45... c5e5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6 37... e8a8 38. f1e2 Giri has made a lot of progress. He centralized his pieces, activated his king and deprived the black pieces from their best squares. It is somewhat unusual to see the bishop dominated by the knight on such an empty board. 38... a8a1 A blunder in time trouble. 39. d6e8 White wins a second pawn and the game. 39... f6g6 40. d5d6 40... f7f6 41. d6d7 41... g6h6 42. e8g7 42... a1a2 43. e2e3 43... a2a5 44. d7e7 44... a5c5 45. e3d4
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46. e7e5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6 37... e8a8 38. f1e2 Giri has made a lot of progress. He centralized his pieces, activated his king and deprived the black pieces from their best squares. It is somewhat unusual to see the bishop dominated by the knight on such an empty board. 38... a8a1 A blunder in time trouble. 39. d6e8 White wins a second pawn and the game. 39... f6g6 40. d5d6 40... f7f6 41. d6d7 41... g6h6 42. e8g7 42... a1a2 43. e2e3 43... a2a5 44. d7e7 44... a5c5 45. e3d4 45... c5e5
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46... f6e5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6 37... e8a8 38. f1e2 Giri has made a lot of progress. He centralized his pieces, activated his king and deprived the black pieces from their best squares. It is somewhat unusual to see the bishop dominated by the knight on such an empty board. 38... a8a1 A blunder in time trouble. 39. d6e8 White wins a second pawn and the game. 39... f6g6 40. d5d6 40... f7f6 41. d6d7 41... g6h6 42. e8g7 42... a1a2 43. e2e3 43... a2a5 44. d7e7 44... a5c5 45. e3d4 45... c5e5 46. e7e5
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47. d4c3
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A fine win by Giri who used the little details to turn a small advantage into a win!
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g2g3 3... d7d5 4. f1g2 4... f8b4 5. b1d2 5... e8g8 6. g1f3 6... d5c4 7. d1c2 A tricky opening line. 7... c7c5 Anish thought that Mickey was not too familiar with the line. According to my Megabase, this is the third main move. 8. d4c5 8... c4c3 It is useful to break the opponent's pawn chain whenever possible. 9. b2c3 9... b4c5 10. e1g1 10... d8c7 11. d2e4 A logical novelty. White clears the road for his pieces. 11... f6e4 12. c2e4 12... b8d7 13. c1f4 White's lead in the development gives him the advantage. 13... c5d6 14. f4d6 14... c7d6 15. f1d1 15... d6c7 16. e4b4 Black's main problem is his bishop on c8. If it can come out and reach c6, everything will be fine. But since the white bishop dominates on the long diagonal and the half-open b-file is in White's hands, this is not easy to achieve. That is what Catalan is all about! 16... d7f6 17. f3d4 Opens the g2-monster and threatens Nd4-b5-d6. 17... a7a6 18. d4b3 18... a6a5 An important moment. Adams lures the queen to c5 in order to win a tempo with b7-b6 move and free the bishop. That appears a bit slow though. 19. b4c5 19... c7b8 20. a1b1 This increases the pressure along the b file. Mickey will have to sacrifice a pawn to free his position sooner or later. However, Anish missed some counterplay by his opponent. 20... b7b6 21. c5d6 21... f6d5 Or else Black is completely paralized. 22. d6b8 22... a8b8 23. g2d5 23... e6d5 24. b3a5 Capturing the more important pawn. 24... c8f5 Initially missed by Giri when he played Ra1-b1. 25. a5c6 25... f5b1 26. c6b8 26... b1a2 27. b8d7 27... f8e8 28. d7b6 28... e8e2 Mickey can be happy with his defense so far. He managed to trade a lot of pawns and activate his pieces. Anish tries his best chance 29. c3c4 29... g8f8 30. d1d5 Giri admitted at the press conference that the position should be objectively a draw "of course" and started producing devilish tricks. 30... a2b1 31. d5d8 One more important intermediate check. Anish did not want to allow the bishop a chance to seize the long diagonal. 31... f8e7 32. d8d1 32... b1c2 33. b6c8 One more nasty intermediate check. 33... e7f6 34. d1d6 34... f6g5 35. g1f1 35... e2e8 36. d6d5 36... g5f6 37. c8d6 37... e8a8 38. f1e2 Giri has made a lot of progress. He centralized his pieces, activated his king and deprived the black pieces from their best squares. It is somewhat unusual to see the bishop dominated by the knight on such an empty board. 38... a8a1 A blunder in time trouble. 39. d6e8 White wins a second pawn and the game. 39... f6g6 40. d5d6 40... f7f6 41. d6d7 41... g6h6 42. e8g7 42... a1a2 43. e2e3 43... a2a5 44. d7e7 44... a5c5 45. e3d4 45... c5e5 46. e7e5 46... f6e5
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1. e2e4
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1... e7e5
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1. e2e4
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2. g1f3
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5
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2... b8c6
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3
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3. f1c4
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6
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3... f8c5
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4
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4. b2b4
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Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice.
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5
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4... c5b4
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice.
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5. c2c3
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4
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5... b4a5
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On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand.
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3
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6. d2d4
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand.
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6... d7d6
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4
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7. d1b3
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6
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7... d8d7
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3
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8. d4e5
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7
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8... a5b6
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5
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9. a2a4
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"This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6
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9... c6a5
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The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once!
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead
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10. b3a2
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once!
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10... a5c4
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2
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11. a2c4
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4
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11... g8e7
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4
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12. e5d6
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7
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12... c7d6
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6
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13. e1g1
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6
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13... e8g8
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Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk.
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1
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14. c4d3
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk.
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14... e7g6
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3
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15. a4a5
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6
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15... b6c5
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5
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16. c1e3
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White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board.
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5
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16... f8e8
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Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance.
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board.
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17. b1d2
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board. 16... f8e8 Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance.
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17... c5e3
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board. 16... f8e8 Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance. 17. b1d2
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18. d3e3
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board. 16... f8e8 Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance. 17. b1d2 17... c5e3
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18... d6d5
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board. 16... f8e8 Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance. 17. b1d2 17... c5e3 18. d3e3
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19. f1e1
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board. 16... f8e8 Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance. 17. b1d2 17... c5e3 18. d3e3 18... d6d5
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19... d5e4
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board. 16... f8e8 Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance. 17. b1d2 17... c5e3 18. d3e3 18... d6d5 19. f1e1
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20. d2e4
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The weak isolated pawn disappeared but White has the initiative. He threatens now Ne4-f6!
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board. 16... f8e8 Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance. 17. b1d2 17... c5e3 18. d3e3 18... d6d5 19. f1e1 19... d5e4
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20... d7e7
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board. 16... f8e8 Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance. 17. b1d2 17... c5e3 18. d3e3 18... d6d5 19. f1e1 19... d5e4 20. d2e4 The weak isolated pawn disappeared but White has the initiative. He threatens now Ne4-f6!
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21. e4d6
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board. 16... f8e8 Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance. 17. b1d2 17... c5e3 18. d3e3 18... d6d5 19. f1e1 19... d5e4 20. d2e4 The weak isolated pawn disappeared but White has the initiative. He threatens now Ne4-f6! 20... d7e7
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21... e7e3
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board. 16... f8e8 Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance. 17. b1d2 17... c5e3 18. d3e3 18... d6d5 19. f1e1 19... d5e4 20. d2e4 The weak isolated pawn disappeared but White has the initiative. He threatens now Ne4-f6! 20... d7e7 21. e4d6
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22. f2e3
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board. 16... f8e8 Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance. 17. b1d2 17... c5e3 18. d3e3 18... d6d5 19. f1e1 19... d5e4 20. d2e4 The weak isolated pawn disappeared but White has the initiative. He threatens now Ne4-f6! 20... d7e7 21. e4d6 21... e7e3
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22... e8d8
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The white pawns are a mess but since Black did not finish his development there are various problems along the open d- and half-open b-file.
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board. 16... f8e8 Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance. 17. b1d2 17... c5e3 18. d3e3 18... d6d5 19. f1e1 19... d5e4 20. d2e4 The weak isolated pawn disappeared but White has the initiative. He threatens now Ne4-f6! 20... d7e7 21. e4d6 21... e7e3 22. f2e3
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23. e1d1
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board. 16... f8e8 Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance. 17. b1d2 17... c5e3 18. d3e3 18... d6d5 19. f1e1 19... d5e4 20. d2e4 The weak isolated pawn disappeared but White has the initiative. He threatens now Ne4-f6! 20... d7e7 21. e4d6 21... e7e3 22. f2e3 22... e8d8 The white pawns are a mess but since Black did not finish his development there are various problems along the open d- and half-open b-file.
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23... a8b8
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board. 16... f8e8 Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance. 17. b1d2 17... c5e3 18. d3e3 18... d6d5 19. f1e1 19... d5e4 20. d2e4 The weak isolated pawn disappeared but White has the initiative. He threatens now Ne4-f6! 20... d7e7 21. e4d6 21... e7e3 22. f2e3 22... e8d8 The white pawns are a mess but since Black did not finish his development there are various problems along the open d- and half-open b-file. 23. e1d1
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24. d1d4
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board. 16... f8e8 Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance. 17. b1d2 17... c5e3 18. d3e3 18... d6d5 19. f1e1 19... d5e4 20. d2e4 The weak isolated pawn disappeared but White has the initiative. He threatens now Ne4-f6! 20... d7e7 21. e4d6 21... e7e3 22. f2e3 22... e8d8 The white pawns are a mess but since Black did not finish his development there are various problems along the open d- and half-open b-file. 23. e1d1 23... a8b8
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24... c8e6
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The bishop is out and it is time for White to take care of the balance.
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board. 16... f8e8 Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance. 17. b1d2 17... c5e3 18. d3e3 18... d6d5 19. f1e1 19... d5e4 20. d2e4 The weak isolated pawn disappeared but White has the initiative. He threatens now Ne4-f6! 20... d7e7 21. e4d6 21... e7e3 22. f2e3 22... e8d8 The white pawns are a mess but since Black did not finish his development there are various problems along the open d- and half-open b-file. 23. e1d1 23... a8b8 24. d1d4
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25. c3c4
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board. 16... f8e8 Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance. 17. b1d2 17... c5e3 18. d3e3 18... d6d5 19. f1e1 19... d5e4 20. d2e4 The weak isolated pawn disappeared but White has the initiative. He threatens now Ne4-f6! 20... d7e7 21. e4d6 21... e7e3 22. f2e3 22... e8d8 The white pawns are a mess but since Black did not finish his development there are various problems along the open d- and half-open b-file. 23. e1d1 23... a8b8 24. d1d4 24... c8e6 The bishop is out and it is time for White to take care of the balance.
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25... b7b6
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board. 16... f8e8 Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance. 17. b1d2 17... c5e3 18. d3e3 18... d6d5 19. f1e1 19... d5e4 20. d2e4 The weak isolated pawn disappeared but White has the initiative. He threatens now Ne4-f6! 20... d7e7 21. e4d6 21... e7e3 22. f2e3 22... e8d8 The white pawns are a mess but since Black did not finish his development there are various problems along the open d- and half-open b-file. 23. e1d1 23... a8b8 24. d1d4 24... c8e6 The bishop is out and it is time for White to take care of the balance. 25. c3c4
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26. a5b6
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1. e2e4 1... e7e5 2. g1f3 2... b8c6 3. f1c4 3... f8c5 4. b2b4 Wow! The Evans Gambit at the highest possible level! Hikaru supoprts his reputation of a trouble-maker. Some years back he tried the King's Gambit, and now the Evans one. "It is an English opening", Hikaru explained later, "and much better than the King's Gambit." Since the opening is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the hosts felt quite enthusiastic about it and Nigel Short even joked that Nakamura had already deserved his next year's invitation with this choice. 4... c5b4 5. c2c3 5... b4a5 On the other hand, Hikaru's opening choice should not be a complete surprive if we recall the player who revived the gambit. Garry Kasparov that is, yes! The following crushing game was played 19 years ago, and the victim was... Anand. 6. d2d4 6... d7d6 7. d1b3 7... d8d7 8. d4e5 8... a5b6 9. a2a4 "This got me slightly off-line" - Vishy. Indeed, this is quite a rare move and the majority of the games continued instead 9... c6a5 The light-squared bishop is a beast and should be traded at once! 10. b3a2 10... a5c4 11. a2c4 11... g8e7 12. e5d6 12... c7d6 13. e1g1 13... e8g8 Vishy decided to make sensible and solid moves first and not take unnecessary risk. 14. c4d3 14... e7g6 15. a4a5 15... b6c5 16. c1e3 White wants to attack the d6-pawn and needs the bishops off the board. 16... f8e8 Vishy plays in a very classical way and prepares the d6-d5 advance. 17. b1d2 17... c5e3 18. d3e3 18... d6d5 19. f1e1 19... d5e4 20. d2e4 The weak isolated pawn disappeared but White has the initiative. He threatens now Ne4-f6! 20... d7e7 21. e4d6 21... e7e3 22. f2e3 22... e8d8 The white pawns are a mess but since Black did not finish his development there are various problems along the open d- and half-open b-file. 23. e1d1 23... a8b8 24. d1d4 24... c8e6 The bishop is out and it is time for White to take care of the balance. 25. c3c4 25... b7b6
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