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1. e2e4 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g8f6 The Pirc is a rare guest at top level. Since Kramnik is missing in Wijk, one should normally expect it from Ivanchuk here, but it is Van Wely who gives it a try for the second time. 3. b1c3 3... g7g6 4. f2f4 The Austrian attack remains White's most aggressive choice. 4... f8g7 5. f1d3 5... e7e5 Not the most common move, but one that was recently tested at the top level. 6. d4e5 6... d6e5 7. g1f3 7... e5f4 8. c1f4 8... e8g8 9. d1d2 9... b8c6 10. e1c1 10... f6g4 Loek is trying to take control of the e5 square. 11. c3d5 You win something, you lose something. The d5-square is no longer protected by the knight on f6. White's central control secures him an edge. 11... c6e5 The other move seems more natural 12. h2h3 Anish is now fighting for the e5-square. He wants it all and now obviously. 12... e5f3 13. g2f3 13... g4e5 14. d3e2 14... c8e6 15. f4g5 White lures the pawn to the f6 square to imprison the bishop. At least for a while. Anish has taken down one of the knights. Now 15... f7f6 16. g5e3 16... c7c6 Naturally, Black does not tolerate the knight in the center. 17. f3f4 An important idea. Giri plays extremely energetically to hold the initiative. 17... e5f7 18. f4f5 18... g6f5 Forced as the endgame is very bad for Black: 19. d5f4 Completeting the idea. The knight is optimally placed on f4 and the black pawns on f5 and f6 limit the scope of the black pieces. 19... d8d2 20. e3d2 20... a8e8 Alas, Black is losing one of the bishops. 21. h1g1 This is tempting, but White had solid alternative instead that would have given him the advantage without any risk 21... g8h8 22. g1g7 This was Anish's point but now Loek could have defended. The amazing prophilaxys 22... h8g7 23. f4h5 23... g7g6 24. d1g1 The king is in danger, White wins the knight. 24... f7g5 25. h5f4 25... g6g7 26. h3h4 26... h7h6 27. e2h5 27... e6f7 28. e4f5 28... f7h5 29. f4h5 29... g7f7 30. h4g5 30... f6g5 This gives White another trump. Better was 31. h5g3 31... e8d8 32. g1h1 In the endgame a rook and a pawn are usually as good as the two light pieces, and sometimes even better. However, this is not the case in the actual position as the rooks are lacking open files and the black pawns on the kingside are weaknesses rather than passers. Giri converts his advantage with an iron hand. 32... d8d4 33. h1h6 33... f8d8 34. h6h7 A useful intermediate check to worsen the position of the king. 34... f7g8 35. h7h2 35... d4g4 36. g3e2 36... d8d5 37. h2f2 37... g8f7 38. b2b3 White stabilized the situation. 38... b7b5 39. b3b4 Fixes the pawns in order to attack them later with pieces. 39... c6c5 40. a2a3 40... c5b4 41. a3b4 41... a7a5 Loek correctly tries to trade as many pawns as possible. 42. e2c3 42... d5e5 43. b4a5 43... b5b4 44. c3a2 44... e5a5 45. a2b4 45... g4g1 46. c1b2 46... g5g4 47. b4d3
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1. e2e4 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g8f6 The Pirc is a rare guest at top level. Since Kramnik is missing in Wijk, one should normally expect it from Ivanchuk here, but it is Van Wely who gives it a try for the second time. 3. b1c3 3... g7g6 4. f2f4 The Austrian attack remains White's most aggressive choice. 4... f8g7 5. f1d3 5... e7e5 Not the most common move, but one that was recently tested at the top level. 6. d4e5 6... d6e5 7. g1f3 7... e5f4 8. c1f4 8... e8g8 9. d1d2 9... b8c6 10. e1c1 10... f6g4 Loek is trying to take control of the e5 square. 11. c3d5 You win something, you lose something. The d5-square is no longer protected by the knight on f6. White's central control secures him an edge. 11... c6e5 The other move seems more natural 12. h2h3 Anish is now fighting for the e5-square. He wants it all and now obviously. 12... e5f3 13. g2f3 13... g4e5 14. d3e2 14... c8e6 15. f4g5 White lures the pawn to the f6 square to imprison the bishop. At least for a while. Anish has taken down one of the knights. Now 15... f7f6 16. g5e3 16... c7c6 Naturally, Black does not tolerate the knight in the center. 17. f3f4 An important idea. Giri plays extremely energetically to hold the initiative. 17... e5f7 18. f4f5 18... g6f5 Forced as the endgame is very bad for Black: 19. d5f4 Completeting the idea. The knight is optimally placed on f4 and the black pawns on f5 and f6 limit the scope of the black pieces. 19... d8d2 20. e3d2 20... a8e8 Alas, Black is losing one of the bishops. 21. h1g1 This is tempting, but White had solid alternative instead that would have given him the advantage without any risk 21... g8h8 22. g1g7 This was Anish's point but now Loek could have defended. The amazing prophilaxys 22... h8g7 23. f4h5 23... g7g6 24. d1g1 The king is in danger, White wins the knight. 24... f7g5 25. h5f4 25... g6g7 26. h3h4 26... h7h6 27. e2h5 27... e6f7 28. e4f5 28... f7h5 29. f4h5 29... g7f7 30. h4g5 30... f6g5 This gives White another trump. Better was 31. h5g3 31... e8d8 32. g1h1 In the endgame a rook and a pawn are usually as good as the two light pieces, and sometimes even better. However, this is not the case in the actual position as the rooks are lacking open files and the black pawns on the kingside are weaknesses rather than passers. Giri converts his advantage with an iron hand. 32... d8d4 33. h1h6 33... f8d8 34. h6h7 A useful intermediate check to worsen the position of the king. 34... f7g8 35. h7h2 35... d4g4 36. g3e2 36... d8d5 37. h2f2 37... g8f7 38. b2b3 White stabilized the situation. 38... b7b5 39. b3b4 Fixes the pawns in order to attack them later with pieces. 39... c6c5 40. a2a3 40... c5b4 41. a3b4 41... a7a5 Loek correctly tries to trade as many pawns as possible. 42. e2c3 42... d5e5 43. b4a5 43... b5b4 44. c3a2 44... e5a5 45. a2b4 45... g4g1 46. c1b2 46... g5g4 47. b4d3 47... a5b5
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48... g4g3
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1. e2e4 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g8f6 The Pirc is a rare guest at top level. Since Kramnik is missing in Wijk, one should normally expect it from Ivanchuk here, but it is Van Wely who gives it a try for the second time. 3. b1c3 3... g7g6 4. f2f4 The Austrian attack remains White's most aggressive choice. 4... f8g7 5. f1d3 5... e7e5 Not the most common move, but one that was recently tested at the top level. 6. d4e5 6... d6e5 7. g1f3 7... e5f4 8. c1f4 8... e8g8 9. d1d2 9... b8c6 10. e1c1 10... f6g4 Loek is trying to take control of the e5 square. 11. c3d5 You win something, you lose something. The d5-square is no longer protected by the knight on f6. White's central control secures him an edge. 11... c6e5 The other move seems more natural 12. h2h3 Anish is now fighting for the e5-square. He wants it all and now obviously. 12... e5f3 13. g2f3 13... g4e5 14. d3e2 14... c8e6 15. f4g5 White lures the pawn to the f6 square to imprison the bishop. At least for a while. Anish has taken down one of the knights. Now 15... f7f6 16. g5e3 16... c7c6 Naturally, Black does not tolerate the knight in the center. 17. f3f4 An important idea. Giri plays extremely energetically to hold the initiative. 17... e5f7 18. f4f5 18... g6f5 Forced as the endgame is very bad for Black: 19. d5f4 Completeting the idea. The knight is optimally placed on f4 and the black pawns on f5 and f6 limit the scope of the black pieces. 19... d8d2 20. e3d2 20... a8e8 Alas, Black is losing one of the bishops. 21. h1g1 This is tempting, but White had solid alternative instead that would have given him the advantage without any risk 21... g8h8 22. g1g7 This was Anish's point but now Loek could have defended. The amazing prophilaxys 22... h8g7 23. f4h5 23... g7g6 24. d1g1 The king is in danger, White wins the knight. 24... f7g5 25. h5f4 25... g6g7 26. h3h4 26... h7h6 27. e2h5 27... e6f7 28. e4f5 28... f7h5 29. f4h5 29... g7f7 30. h4g5 30... f6g5 This gives White another trump. Better was 31. h5g3 31... e8d8 32. g1h1 In the endgame a rook and a pawn are usually as good as the two light pieces, and sometimes even better. However, this is not the case in the actual position as the rooks are lacking open files and the black pawns on the kingside are weaknesses rather than passers. Giri converts his advantage with an iron hand. 32... d8d4 33. h1h6 33... f8d8 34. h6h7 A useful intermediate check to worsen the position of the king. 34... f7g8 35. h7h2 35... d4g4 36. g3e2 36... d8d5 37. h2f2 37... g8f7 38. b2b3 White stabilized the situation. 38... b7b5 39. b3b4 Fixes the pawns in order to attack them later with pieces. 39... c6c5 40. a2a3 40... c5b4 41. a3b4 41... a7a5 Loek correctly tries to trade as many pawns as possible. 42. e2c3 42... d5e5 43. b4a5 43... b5b4 44. c3a2 44... e5a5 45. a2b4 45... g4g1 46. c1b2 46... g5g4 47. b4d3 47... a5b5 48. b2c3
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1. e2e4 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g8f6 The Pirc is a rare guest at top level. Since Kramnik is missing in Wijk, one should normally expect it from Ivanchuk here, but it is Van Wely who gives it a try for the second time. 3. b1c3 3... g7g6 4. f2f4 The Austrian attack remains White's most aggressive choice. 4... f8g7 5. f1d3 5... e7e5 Not the most common move, but one that was recently tested at the top level. 6. d4e5 6... d6e5 7. g1f3 7... e5f4 8. c1f4 8... e8g8 9. d1d2 9... b8c6 10. e1c1 10... f6g4 Loek is trying to take control of the e5 square. 11. c3d5 You win something, you lose something. The d5-square is no longer protected by the knight on f6. White's central control secures him an edge. 11... c6e5 The other move seems more natural 12. h2h3 Anish is now fighting for the e5-square. He wants it all and now obviously. 12... e5f3 13. g2f3 13... g4e5 14. d3e2 14... c8e6 15. f4g5 White lures the pawn to the f6 square to imprison the bishop. At least for a while. Anish has taken down one of the knights. Now 15... f7f6 16. g5e3 16... c7c6 Naturally, Black does not tolerate the knight in the center. 17. f3f4 An important idea. Giri plays extremely energetically to hold the initiative. 17... e5f7 18. f4f5 18... g6f5 Forced as the endgame is very bad for Black: 19. d5f4 Completeting the idea. The knight is optimally placed on f4 and the black pawns on f5 and f6 limit the scope of the black pieces. 19... d8d2 20. e3d2 20... a8e8 Alas, Black is losing one of the bishops. 21. h1g1 This is tempting, but White had solid alternative instead that would have given him the advantage without any risk 21... g8h8 22. g1g7 This was Anish's point but now Loek could have defended. The amazing prophilaxys 22... h8g7 23. f4h5 23... g7g6 24. d1g1 The king is in danger, White wins the knight. 24... f7g5 25. h5f4 25... g6g7 26. h3h4 26... h7h6 27. e2h5 27... e6f7 28. e4f5 28... f7h5 29. f4h5 29... g7f7 30. h4g5 30... f6g5 This gives White another trump. Better was 31. h5g3 31... e8d8 32. g1h1 In the endgame a rook and a pawn are usually as good as the two light pieces, and sometimes even better. However, this is not the case in the actual position as the rooks are lacking open files and the black pawns on the kingside are weaknesses rather than passers. Giri converts his advantage with an iron hand. 32... d8d4 33. h1h6 33... f8d8 34. h6h7 A useful intermediate check to worsen the position of the king. 34... f7g8 35. h7h2 35... d4g4 36. g3e2 36... d8d5 37. h2f2 37... g8f7 38. b2b3 White stabilized the situation. 38... b7b5 39. b3b4 Fixes the pawns in order to attack them later with pieces. 39... c6c5 40. a2a3 40... c5b4 41. a3b4 41... a7a5 Loek correctly tries to trade as many pawns as possible. 42. e2c3 42... d5e5 43. b4a5 43... b5b4 44. c3a2 44... e5a5 45. a2b4 45... g4g1 46. c1b2 46... g5g4 47. b4d3 47... a5b5 48. b2c3 48... g4g3
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1. e2e4 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g8f6 The Pirc is a rare guest at top level. Since Kramnik is missing in Wijk, one should normally expect it from Ivanchuk here, but it is Van Wely who gives it a try for the second time. 3. b1c3 3... g7g6 4. f2f4 The Austrian attack remains White's most aggressive choice. 4... f8g7 5. f1d3 5... e7e5 Not the most common move, but one that was recently tested at the top level. 6. d4e5 6... d6e5 7. g1f3 7... e5f4 8. c1f4 8... e8g8 9. d1d2 9... b8c6 10. e1c1 10... f6g4 Loek is trying to take control of the e5 square. 11. c3d5 You win something, you lose something. The d5-square is no longer protected by the knight on f6. White's central control secures him an edge. 11... c6e5 The other move seems more natural 12. h2h3 Anish is now fighting for the e5-square. He wants it all and now obviously. 12... e5f3 13. g2f3 13... g4e5 14. d3e2 14... c8e6 15. f4g5 White lures the pawn to the f6 square to imprison the bishop. At least for a while. Anish has taken down one of the knights. Now 15... f7f6 16. g5e3 16... c7c6 Naturally, Black does not tolerate the knight in the center. 17. f3f4 An important idea. Giri plays extremely energetically to hold the initiative. 17... e5f7 18. f4f5 18... g6f5 Forced as the endgame is very bad for Black: 19. d5f4 Completeting the idea. The knight is optimally placed on f4 and the black pawns on f5 and f6 limit the scope of the black pieces. 19... d8d2 20. e3d2 20... a8e8 Alas, Black is losing one of the bishops. 21. h1g1 This is tempting, but White had solid alternative instead that would have given him the advantage without any risk 21... g8h8 22. g1g7 This was Anish's point but now Loek could have defended. The amazing prophilaxys 22... h8g7 23. f4h5 23... g7g6 24. d1g1 The king is in danger, White wins the knight. 24... f7g5 25. h5f4 25... g6g7 26. h3h4 26... h7h6 27. e2h5 27... e6f7 28. e4f5 28... f7h5 29. f4h5 29... g7f7 30. h4g5 30... f6g5 This gives White another trump. Better was 31. h5g3 31... e8d8 32. g1h1 In the endgame a rook and a pawn are usually as good as the two light pieces, and sometimes even better. However, this is not the case in the actual position as the rooks are lacking open files and the black pawns on the kingside are weaknesses rather than passers. Giri converts his advantage with an iron hand. 32... d8d4 33. h1h6 33... f8d8 34. h6h7 A useful intermediate check to worsen the position of the king. 34... f7g8 35. h7h2 35... d4g4 36. g3e2 36... d8d5 37. h2f2 37... g8f7 38. b2b3 White stabilized the situation. 38... b7b5 39. b3b4 Fixes the pawns in order to attack them later with pieces. 39... c6c5 40. a2a3 40... c5b4 41. a3b4 41... a7a5 Loek correctly tries to trade as many pawns as possible. 42. e2c3 42... d5e5 43. b4a5 43... b5b4 44. c3a2 44... e5a5 45. a2b4 45... g4g1 46. c1b2 46... g5g4 47. b4d3 47... a5b5 48. b2c3 48... g4g3 49. f2f3
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50. d2f4
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1. e2e4 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g8f6 The Pirc is a rare guest at top level. Since Kramnik is missing in Wijk, one should normally expect it from Ivanchuk here, but it is Van Wely who gives it a try for the second time. 3. b1c3 3... g7g6 4. f2f4 The Austrian attack remains White's most aggressive choice. 4... f8g7 5. f1d3 5... e7e5 Not the most common move, but one that was recently tested at the top level. 6. d4e5 6... d6e5 7. g1f3 7... e5f4 8. c1f4 8... e8g8 9. d1d2 9... b8c6 10. e1c1 10... f6g4 Loek is trying to take control of the e5 square. 11. c3d5 You win something, you lose something. The d5-square is no longer protected by the knight on f6. White's central control secures him an edge. 11... c6e5 The other move seems more natural 12. h2h3 Anish is now fighting for the e5-square. He wants it all and now obviously. 12... e5f3 13. g2f3 13... g4e5 14. d3e2 14... c8e6 15. f4g5 White lures the pawn to the f6 square to imprison the bishop. At least for a while. Anish has taken down one of the knights. Now 15... f7f6 16. g5e3 16... c7c6 Naturally, Black does not tolerate the knight in the center. 17. f3f4 An important idea. Giri plays extremely energetically to hold the initiative. 17... e5f7 18. f4f5 18... g6f5 Forced as the endgame is very bad for Black: 19. d5f4 Completeting the idea. The knight is optimally placed on f4 and the black pawns on f5 and f6 limit the scope of the black pieces. 19... d8d2 20. e3d2 20... a8e8 Alas, Black is losing one of the bishops. 21. h1g1 This is tempting, but White had solid alternative instead that would have given him the advantage without any risk 21... g8h8 22. g1g7 This was Anish's point but now Loek could have defended. The amazing prophilaxys 22... h8g7 23. f4h5 23... g7g6 24. d1g1 The king is in danger, White wins the knight. 24... f7g5 25. h5f4 25... g6g7 26. h3h4 26... h7h6 27. e2h5 27... e6f7 28. e4f5 28... f7h5 29. f4h5 29... g7f7 30. h4g5 30... f6g5 This gives White another trump. Better was 31. h5g3 31... e8d8 32. g1h1 In the endgame a rook and a pawn are usually as good as the two light pieces, and sometimes even better. However, this is not the case in the actual position as the rooks are lacking open files and the black pawns on the kingside are weaknesses rather than passers. Giri converts his advantage with an iron hand. 32... d8d4 33. h1h6 33... f8d8 34. h6h7 A useful intermediate check to worsen the position of the king. 34... f7g8 35. h7h2 35... d4g4 36. g3e2 36... d8d5 37. h2f2 37... g8f7 38. b2b3 White stabilized the situation. 38... b7b5 39. b3b4 Fixes the pawns in order to attack them later with pieces. 39... c6c5 40. a2a3 40... c5b4 41. a3b4 41... a7a5 Loek correctly tries to trade as many pawns as possible. 42. e2c3 42... d5e5 43. b4a5 43... b5b4 44. c3a2 44... e5a5 45. a2b4 45... g4g1 46. c1b2 46... g5g4 47. b4d3 47... a5b5 48. b2c3 48... g4g3 49. f2f3 49... b5b7
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1. e2e4 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g8f6 The Pirc is a rare guest at top level. Since Kramnik is missing in Wijk, one should normally expect it from Ivanchuk here, but it is Van Wely who gives it a try for the second time. 3. b1c3 3... g7g6 4. f2f4 The Austrian attack remains White's most aggressive choice. 4... f8g7 5. f1d3 5... e7e5 Not the most common move, but one that was recently tested at the top level. 6. d4e5 6... d6e5 7. g1f3 7... e5f4 8. c1f4 8... e8g8 9. d1d2 9... b8c6 10. e1c1 10... f6g4 Loek is trying to take control of the e5 square. 11. c3d5 You win something, you lose something. The d5-square is no longer protected by the knight on f6. White's central control secures him an edge. 11... c6e5 The other move seems more natural 12. h2h3 Anish is now fighting for the e5-square. He wants it all and now obviously. 12... e5f3 13. g2f3 13... g4e5 14. d3e2 14... c8e6 15. f4g5 White lures the pawn to the f6 square to imprison the bishop. At least for a while. Anish has taken down one of the knights. Now 15... f7f6 16. g5e3 16... c7c6 Naturally, Black does not tolerate the knight in the center. 17. f3f4 An important idea. Giri plays extremely energetically to hold the initiative. 17... e5f7 18. f4f5 18... g6f5 Forced as the endgame is very bad for Black: 19. d5f4 Completeting the idea. The knight is optimally placed on f4 and the black pawns on f5 and f6 limit the scope of the black pieces. 19... d8d2 20. e3d2 20... a8e8 Alas, Black is losing one of the bishops. 21. h1g1 This is tempting, but White had solid alternative instead that would have given him the advantage without any risk 21... g8h8 22. g1g7 This was Anish's point but now Loek could have defended. The amazing prophilaxys 22... h8g7 23. f4h5 23... g7g6 24. d1g1 The king is in danger, White wins the knight. 24... f7g5 25. h5f4 25... g6g7 26. h3h4 26... h7h6 27. e2h5 27... e6f7 28. e4f5 28... f7h5 29. f4h5 29... g7f7 30. h4g5 30... f6g5 This gives White another trump. Better was 31. h5g3 31... e8d8 32. g1h1 In the endgame a rook and a pawn are usually as good as the two light pieces, and sometimes even better. However, this is not the case in the actual position as the rooks are lacking open files and the black pawns on the kingside are weaknesses rather than passers. Giri converts his advantage with an iron hand. 32... d8d4 33. h1h6 33... f8d8 34. h6h7 A useful intermediate check to worsen the position of the king. 34... f7g8 35. h7h2 35... d4g4 36. g3e2 36... d8d5 37. h2f2 37... g8f7 38. b2b3 White stabilized the situation. 38... b7b5 39. b3b4 Fixes the pawns in order to attack them later with pieces. 39... c6c5 40. a2a3 40... c5b4 41. a3b4 41... a7a5 Loek correctly tries to trade as many pawns as possible. 42. e2c3 42... d5e5 43. b4a5 43... b5b4 44. c3a2 44... e5a5 45. a2b4 45... g4g1 46. c1b2 46... g5g4 47. b4d3 47... a5b5 48. b2c3 48... g4g3 49. f2f3 49... b5b7 50. d2f4
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51. f3g3
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1. e2e4 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g8f6 The Pirc is a rare guest at top level. Since Kramnik is missing in Wijk, one should normally expect it from Ivanchuk here, but it is Van Wely who gives it a try for the second time. 3. b1c3 3... g7g6 4. f2f4 The Austrian attack remains White's most aggressive choice. 4... f8g7 5. f1d3 5... e7e5 Not the most common move, but one that was recently tested at the top level. 6. d4e5 6... d6e5 7. g1f3 7... e5f4 8. c1f4 8... e8g8 9. d1d2 9... b8c6 10. e1c1 10... f6g4 Loek is trying to take control of the e5 square. 11. c3d5 You win something, you lose something. The d5-square is no longer protected by the knight on f6. White's central control secures him an edge. 11... c6e5 The other move seems more natural 12. h2h3 Anish is now fighting for the e5-square. He wants it all and now obviously. 12... e5f3 13. g2f3 13... g4e5 14. d3e2 14... c8e6 15. f4g5 White lures the pawn to the f6 square to imprison the bishop. At least for a while. Anish has taken down one of the knights. Now 15... f7f6 16. g5e3 16... c7c6 Naturally, Black does not tolerate the knight in the center. 17. f3f4 An important idea. Giri plays extremely energetically to hold the initiative. 17... e5f7 18. f4f5 18... g6f5 Forced as the endgame is very bad for Black: 19. d5f4 Completeting the idea. The knight is optimally placed on f4 and the black pawns on f5 and f6 limit the scope of the black pieces. 19... d8d2 20. e3d2 20... a8e8 Alas, Black is losing one of the bishops. 21. h1g1 This is tempting, but White had solid alternative instead that would have given him the advantage without any risk 21... g8h8 22. g1g7 This was Anish's point but now Loek could have defended. The amazing prophilaxys 22... h8g7 23. f4h5 23... g7g6 24. d1g1 The king is in danger, White wins the knight. 24... f7g5 25. h5f4 25... g6g7 26. h3h4 26... h7h6 27. e2h5 27... e6f7 28. e4f5 28... f7h5 29. f4h5 29... g7f7 30. h4g5 30... f6g5 This gives White another trump. Better was 31. h5g3 31... e8d8 32. g1h1 In the endgame a rook and a pawn are usually as good as the two light pieces, and sometimes even better. However, this is not the case in the actual position as the rooks are lacking open files and the black pawns on the kingside are weaknesses rather than passers. Giri converts his advantage with an iron hand. 32... d8d4 33. h1h6 33... f8d8 34. h6h7 A useful intermediate check to worsen the position of the king. 34... f7g8 35. h7h2 35... d4g4 36. g3e2 36... d8d5 37. h2f2 37... g8f7 38. b2b3 White stabilized the situation. 38... b7b5 39. b3b4 Fixes the pawns in order to attack them later with pieces. 39... c6c5 40. a2a3 40... c5b4 41. a3b4 41... a7a5 Loek correctly tries to trade as many pawns as possible. 42. e2c3 42... d5e5 43. b4a5 43... b5b4 44. c3a2 44... e5a5 45. a2b4 45... g4g1 46. c1b2 46... g5g4 47. b4d3 47... a5b5 48. b2c3 48... g4g3 49. f2f3 49... b5b7 50. d2f4 50... g3g2
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51... b7e7
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A blunder.
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1. e2e4 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g8f6 The Pirc is a rare guest at top level. Since Kramnik is missing in Wijk, one should normally expect it from Ivanchuk here, but it is Van Wely who gives it a try for the second time. 3. b1c3 3... g7g6 4. f2f4 The Austrian attack remains White's most aggressive choice. 4... f8g7 5. f1d3 5... e7e5 Not the most common move, but one that was recently tested at the top level. 6. d4e5 6... d6e5 7. g1f3 7... e5f4 8. c1f4 8... e8g8 9. d1d2 9... b8c6 10. e1c1 10... f6g4 Loek is trying to take control of the e5 square. 11. c3d5 You win something, you lose something. The d5-square is no longer protected by the knight on f6. White's central control secures him an edge. 11... c6e5 The other move seems more natural 12. h2h3 Anish is now fighting for the e5-square. He wants it all and now obviously. 12... e5f3 13. g2f3 13... g4e5 14. d3e2 14... c8e6 15. f4g5 White lures the pawn to the f6 square to imprison the bishop. At least for a while. Anish has taken down one of the knights. Now 15... f7f6 16. g5e3 16... c7c6 Naturally, Black does not tolerate the knight in the center. 17. f3f4 An important idea. Giri plays extremely energetically to hold the initiative. 17... e5f7 18. f4f5 18... g6f5 Forced as the endgame is very bad for Black: 19. d5f4 Completeting the idea. The knight is optimally placed on f4 and the black pawns on f5 and f6 limit the scope of the black pieces. 19... d8d2 20. e3d2 20... a8e8 Alas, Black is losing one of the bishops. 21. h1g1 This is tempting, but White had solid alternative instead that would have given him the advantage without any risk 21... g8h8 22. g1g7 This was Anish's point but now Loek could have defended. The amazing prophilaxys 22... h8g7 23. f4h5 23... g7g6 24. d1g1 The king is in danger, White wins the knight. 24... f7g5 25. h5f4 25... g6g7 26. h3h4 26... h7h6 27. e2h5 27... e6f7 28. e4f5 28... f7h5 29. f4h5 29... g7f7 30. h4g5 30... f6g5 This gives White another trump. Better was 31. h5g3 31... e8d8 32. g1h1 In the endgame a rook and a pawn are usually as good as the two light pieces, and sometimes even better. However, this is not the case in the actual position as the rooks are lacking open files and the black pawns on the kingside are weaknesses rather than passers. Giri converts his advantage with an iron hand. 32... d8d4 33. h1h6 33... f8d8 34. h6h7 A useful intermediate check to worsen the position of the king. 34... f7g8 35. h7h2 35... d4g4 36. g3e2 36... d8d5 37. h2f2 37... g8f7 38. b2b3 White stabilized the situation. 38... b7b5 39. b3b4 Fixes the pawns in order to attack them later with pieces. 39... c6c5 40. a2a3 40... c5b4 41. a3b4 41... a7a5 Loek correctly tries to trade as many pawns as possible. 42. e2c3 42... d5e5 43. b4a5 43... b5b4 44. c3a2 44... e5a5 45. a2b4 45... g4g1 46. c1b2 46... g5g4 47. b4d3 47... a5b5 48. b2c3 48... g4g3 49. f2f3 49... b5b7 50. d2f4 50... g3g2 51. f3g3
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52. d3e5
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A very creative and interesting game in which Anish Giri sacrificed first a pawn and then an exchange to prove his advantage.
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1. e2e4 1... d7d6 2. d2d4 2... g8f6 The Pirc is a rare guest at top level. Since Kramnik is missing in Wijk, one should normally expect it from Ivanchuk here, but it is Van Wely who gives it a try for the second time. 3. b1c3 3... g7g6 4. f2f4 The Austrian attack remains White's most aggressive choice. 4... f8g7 5. f1d3 5... e7e5 Not the most common move, but one that was recently tested at the top level. 6. d4e5 6... d6e5 7. g1f3 7... e5f4 8. c1f4 8... e8g8 9. d1d2 9... b8c6 10. e1c1 10... f6g4 Loek is trying to take control of the e5 square. 11. c3d5 You win something, you lose something. The d5-square is no longer protected by the knight on f6. White's central control secures him an edge. 11... c6e5 The other move seems more natural 12. h2h3 Anish is now fighting for the e5-square. He wants it all and now obviously. 12... e5f3 13. g2f3 13... g4e5 14. d3e2 14... c8e6 15. f4g5 White lures the pawn to the f6 square to imprison the bishop. At least for a while. Anish has taken down one of the knights. Now 15... f7f6 16. g5e3 16... c7c6 Naturally, Black does not tolerate the knight in the center. 17. f3f4 An important idea. Giri plays extremely energetically to hold the initiative. 17... e5f7 18. f4f5 18... g6f5 Forced as the endgame is very bad for Black: 19. d5f4 Completeting the idea. The knight is optimally placed on f4 and the black pawns on f5 and f6 limit the scope of the black pieces. 19... d8d2 20. e3d2 20... a8e8 Alas, Black is losing one of the bishops. 21. h1g1 This is tempting, but White had solid alternative instead that would have given him the advantage without any risk 21... g8h8 22. g1g7 This was Anish's point but now Loek could have defended. The amazing prophilaxys 22... h8g7 23. f4h5 23... g7g6 24. d1g1 The king is in danger, White wins the knight. 24... f7g5 25. h5f4 25... g6g7 26. h3h4 26... h7h6 27. e2h5 27... e6f7 28. e4f5 28... f7h5 29. f4h5 29... g7f7 30. h4g5 30... f6g5 This gives White another trump. Better was 31. h5g3 31... e8d8 32. g1h1 In the endgame a rook and a pawn are usually as good as the two light pieces, and sometimes even better. However, this is not the case in the actual position as the rooks are lacking open files and the black pawns on the kingside are weaknesses rather than passers. Giri converts his advantage with an iron hand. 32... d8d4 33. h1h6 33... f8d8 34. h6h7 A useful intermediate check to worsen the position of the king. 34... f7g8 35. h7h2 35... d4g4 36. g3e2 36... d8d5 37. h2f2 37... g8f7 38. b2b3 White stabilized the situation. 38... b7b5 39. b3b4 Fixes the pawns in order to attack them later with pieces. 39... c6c5 40. a2a3 40... c5b4 41. a3b4 41... a7a5 Loek correctly tries to trade as many pawns as possible. 42. e2c3 42... d5e5 43. b4a5 43... b5b4 44. c3a2 44... e5a5 45. a2b4 45... g4g1 46. c1b2 46... g5g4 47. b4d3 47... a5b5 48. b2c3 48... g4g3 49. f2f3 49... b5b7 50. d2f4 50... g3g2 51. f3g3 51... b7e7 A blunder.
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1. c2c4
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1... e7e6
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1. c2c4
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2. g2g3
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6
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2... d7d5
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3
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3. f1g2
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5
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3... g8f6
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2
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4. g1f3
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For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan.
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6
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4... d5d4
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And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players.
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan.
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5. e1g1
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players.
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5... c7c5
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1
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6. e2e3
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5
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6... b8c6
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3
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7. e3d4
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6
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7... c5d4
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4
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8. d2d3
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4
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8... f8d6
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3
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9. b1a3
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6
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9... e6e5
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Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual.
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3
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10. c4c5
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Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual.
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10... d6c5
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This is more or less forced.
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural
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11. a3c4
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White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop.
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced.
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11... f6d7
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop.
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12. f1e1
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7
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12... e8g8
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Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1
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13. f3e5
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn
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13... c6e5
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5
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14. c4e5
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5
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14... d7e5
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5
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15. e1e5
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The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them.
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5
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15... d8b6
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Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside.
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them.
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16. a2a4
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Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6.
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside.
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16... a7a5
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Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook.
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6.
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17. d1c2
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Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook.
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17... c5b4
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried
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18. e5b5
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4
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18... b6e6
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5
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19. c1f4
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White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn.
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6
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19... c8d7
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Wesley defends creatively.
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn.
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20. g2d5
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To kick away the queen from the e-file.
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively.
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20... e6f6
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file.
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21. b5b7
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6
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21... a8c8
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7
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22. c2d1
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8
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22... d7e6
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1
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23. b7b6
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6
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23... f8e8
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6
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24. d5e6
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8
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24... e8e6
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6
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25. a1c1
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An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness.
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6
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25... c8e8
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness.
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26. b6e6
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8
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26... f6e6
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6
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27. f4d2
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6
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27... b4d2
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2
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28. d1d2
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Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual...
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2
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28... e6f5
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual...
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29. c1c4
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5
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29... f5d5
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4
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30. b2b4
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5
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30... a5b4
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4
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31. d2b4
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was
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31... h7h5
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4
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32. c4d4
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5
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32... d5f3
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4
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33. d4e4
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Now Giri is in time to take control of the position.
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3
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33... e8d8
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position.
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34. e4e3
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8
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34... f3d1
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3
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35. g1g2
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1
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35... d8d3
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2
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36. e3d3
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3
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36... d1d3
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The most unpleasant scenario happened for So. White's plan is to place the pawn on a5, then bring the queen to b7 (b6) from where it will defend the king from the checks and push all the way to a8.
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3 36. e3d3
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37. h2h4
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Good technique. Anish prevents the opening of his king and this is Black's only chance.
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3 36. e3d3 36... d1d3 The most unpleasant scenario happened for So. White's plan is to place the pawn on a5, then bring the queen to b7 (b6) from where it will defend the king from the checks and push all the way to a8.
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37... g7g5
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Which Wesley knows very well! Perpetual is the magic word for him.
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3 36. e3d3 36... d1d3 The most unpleasant scenario happened for So. White's plan is to place the pawn on a5, then bring the queen to b7 (b6) from where it will defend the king from the checks and push all the way to a8. 37. h2h4 Good technique. Anish prevents the opening of his king and this is Black's only chance.
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38. b4b8
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3 36. e3d3 36... d1d3 The most unpleasant scenario happened for So. White's plan is to place the pawn on a5, then bring the queen to b7 (b6) from where it will defend the king from the checks and push all the way to a8. 37. h2h4 Good technique. Anish prevents the opening of his king and this is Black's only chance. 37... g7g5 Which Wesley knows very well! Perpetual is the magic word for him.
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38... g8g7
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3 36. e3d3 36... d1d3 The most unpleasant scenario happened for So. White's plan is to place the pawn on a5, then bring the queen to b7 (b6) from where it will defend the king from the checks and push all the way to a8. 37. h2h4 Good technique. Anish prevents the opening of his king and this is Black's only chance. 37... g7g5 Which Wesley knows very well! Perpetual is the magic word for him. 38. b4b8
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39. b8e5
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3 36. e3d3 36... d1d3 The most unpleasant scenario happened for So. White's plan is to place the pawn on a5, then bring the queen to b7 (b6) from where it will defend the king from the checks and push all the way to a8. 37. h2h4 Good technique. Anish prevents the opening of his king and this is Black's only chance. 37... g7g5 Which Wesley knows very well! Perpetual is the magic word for him. 38. b4b8 38... g8g7
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39... f7f6
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3 36. e3d3 36... d1d3 The most unpleasant scenario happened for So. White's plan is to place the pawn on a5, then bring the queen to b7 (b6) from where it will defend the king from the checks and push all the way to a8. 37. h2h4 Good technique. Anish prevents the opening of his king and this is Black's only chance. 37... g7g5 Which Wesley knows very well! Perpetual is the magic word for him. 38. b4b8 38... g8g7 39. b8e5
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40. e5e3
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3 36. e3d3 36... d1d3 The most unpleasant scenario happened for So. White's plan is to place the pawn on a5, then bring the queen to b7 (b6) from where it will defend the king from the checks and push all the way to a8. 37. h2h4 Good technique. Anish prevents the opening of his king and this is Black's only chance. 37... g7g5 Which Wesley knows very well! Perpetual is the magic word for him. 38. b4b8 38... g8g7 39. b8e5 39... f7f6
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40... d3c4
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3 36. e3d3 36... d1d3 The most unpleasant scenario happened for So. White's plan is to place the pawn on a5, then bring the queen to b7 (b6) from where it will defend the king from the checks and push all the way to a8. 37. h2h4 Good technique. Anish prevents the opening of his king and this is Black's only chance. 37... g7g5 Which Wesley knows very well! Perpetual is the magic word for him. 38. b4b8 38... g8g7 39. b8e5 39... f7f6 40. e5e3
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41. h4g5
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3 36. e3d3 36... d1d3 The most unpleasant scenario happened for So. White's plan is to place the pawn on a5, then bring the queen to b7 (b6) from where it will defend the king from the checks and push all the way to a8. 37. h2h4 Good technique. Anish prevents the opening of his king and this is Black's only chance. 37... g7g5 Which Wesley knows very well! Perpetual is the magic word for him. 38. b4b8 38... g8g7 39. b8e5 39... f7f6 40. e5e3 40... d3c4
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41... c4d5
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3 36. e3d3 36... d1d3 The most unpleasant scenario happened for So. White's plan is to place the pawn on a5, then bring the queen to b7 (b6) from where it will defend the king from the checks and push all the way to a8. 37. h2h4 Good technique. Anish prevents the opening of his king and this is Black's only chance. 37... g7g5 Which Wesley knows very well! Perpetual is the magic word for him. 38. b4b8 38... g8g7 39. b8e5 39... f7f6 40. e5e3 40... d3c4 41. h4g5
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42. e3f3
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3 36. e3d3 36... d1d3 The most unpleasant scenario happened for So. White's plan is to place the pawn on a5, then bring the queen to b7 (b6) from where it will defend the king from the checks and push all the way to a8. 37. h2h4 Good technique. Anish prevents the opening of his king and this is Black's only chance. 37... g7g5 Which Wesley knows very well! Perpetual is the magic word for him. 38. b4b8 38... g8g7 39. b8e5 39... f7f6 40. e5e3 40... d3c4 41. h4g5 41... c4d5
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42... d5g5
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3 36. e3d3 36... d1d3 The most unpleasant scenario happened for So. White's plan is to place the pawn on a5, then bring the queen to b7 (b6) from where it will defend the king from the checks and push all the way to a8. 37. h2h4 Good technique. Anish prevents the opening of his king and this is Black's only chance. 37... g7g5 Which Wesley knows very well! Perpetual is the magic word for him. 38. b4b8 38... g8g7 39. b8e5 39... f7f6 40. e5e3 40... d3c4 41. h4g5 41... c4d5 42. e3f3
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43. f3b7
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3 36. e3d3 36... d1d3 The most unpleasant scenario happened for So. White's plan is to place the pawn on a5, then bring the queen to b7 (b6) from where it will defend the king from the checks and push all the way to a8. 37. h2h4 Good technique. Anish prevents the opening of his king and this is Black's only chance. 37... g7g5 Which Wesley knows very well! Perpetual is the magic word for him. 38. b4b8 38... g8g7 39. b8e5 39... f7f6 40. e5e3 40... d3c4 41. h4g5 41... c4d5 42. e3f3 42... d5g5
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43... g7h6
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3 36. e3d3 36... d1d3 The most unpleasant scenario happened for So. White's plan is to place the pawn on a5, then bring the queen to b7 (b6) from where it will defend the king from the checks and push all the way to a8. 37. h2h4 Good technique. Anish prevents the opening of his king and this is Black's only chance. 37... g7g5 Which Wesley knows very well! Perpetual is the magic word for him. 38. b4b8 38... g8g7 39. b8e5 39... f7f6 40. e5e3 40... d3c4 41. h4g5 41... c4d5 42. e3f3 42... d5g5 43. f3b7
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44. b7a8
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3 36. e3d3 36... d1d3 The most unpleasant scenario happened for So. White's plan is to place the pawn on a5, then bring the queen to b7 (b6) from where it will defend the king from the checks and push all the way to a8. 37. h2h4 Good technique. Anish prevents the opening of his king and this is Black's only chance. 37... g7g5 Which Wesley knows very well! Perpetual is the magic word for him. 38. b4b8 38... g8g7 39. b8e5 39... f7f6 40. e5e3 40... d3c4 41. h4g5 41... c4d5 42. e3f3 42... d5g5 43. f3b7 43... g7h6
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44... h6g7
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3 36. e3d3 36... d1d3 The most unpleasant scenario happened for So. White's plan is to place the pawn on a5, then bring the queen to b7 (b6) from where it will defend the king from the checks and push all the way to a8. 37. h2h4 Good technique. Anish prevents the opening of his king and this is Black's only chance. 37... g7g5 Which Wesley knows very well! Perpetual is the magic word for him. 38. b4b8 38... g8g7 39. b8e5 39... f7f6 40. e5e3 40... d3c4 41. h4g5 41... c4d5 42. e3f3 42... d5g5 43. f3b7 43... g7h6 44. b7a8
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45. a8a7
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The endgame is extremely complex with many checks and hidden details.
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3 36. e3d3 36... d1d3 The most unpleasant scenario happened for So. White's plan is to place the pawn on a5, then bring the queen to b7 (b6) from where it will defend the king from the checks and push all the way to a8. 37. h2h4 Good technique. Anish prevents the opening of his king and this is Black's only chance. 37... g7g5 Which Wesley knows very well! Perpetual is the magic word for him. 38. b4b8 38... g8g7 39. b8e5 39... f7f6 40. e5e3 40... d3c4 41. h4g5 41... c4d5 42. e3f3 42... d5g5 43. f3b7 43... g7h6 44. b7a8 44... h6g7
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45... g7g6
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1. c2c4 1... e7e6 2. g2g3 2... d7d5 3. f1g2 3... g8f6 4. g1f3 For the time being Anish refrains from the Catalan. 4... d5d4 And Wesley stops it for good. Now the game will take a Reti course, or a reverse Benoni one if we want to be more exact. Interestingly enough, this position is pretty fresh for both the players. 5. e1g1 5... c7c5 6. e2e3 6... b8c6 7. e3d4 7... c5d4 8. d2d3 8... f8d6 9. b1a3 9... e6e5 Here we are in the Modern line of the Modern Benoni reversed with two extra tempi for White. One by default, and a second one due to Black's opening development with e7-e6-e5. This fact allows White a chance to play more aggressively than usual. 10. c4c5 Anish comes up with a novelty! Previously only the natural 10... d6c5 This is more or less forced. 11. a3c4 White's idea becomes clear. He wants to regain the pawn in the most comfortable way by swapping off both the knights and clearing the road for his g2 bishop. 11... f6d7 12. f1e1 12... e8g8 Correct! Black cannot keep the pawn 13. f3e5 13... c6e5 14. c4e5 14... d7e5 15. e1e5 The smoke has cleared. White is slightly better thanks to his better bishops which insert strong pressure on the queenside. The heavy pieces are also ready to assist them. 15... d8b6 Wesley tries to finish the development on the queenside. 16. a2a4 Anish actively opposes this. The pawn has an intention to go all the way to a6. 16... a7a5 Stops the pawn but allows the b5 square for the white rook. 17. d1c2 Anish concentrates on queenside play. His position was very rich and he could have tried 17... c5b4 18. e5b5 18... b6e6 19. c1f4 White is not in a hurry. He knows that the pressure will soon be converted into an extra pawn. 19... c8d7 Wesley defends creatively. 20. g2d5 To kick away the queen from the e-file. 20... e6f6 21. b5b7 21... a8c8 22. c2d1 22... d7e6 23. b7b6 23... f8e8 24. d5e6 24... e8e6 25. a1c1 An important in-between move which makes use of the back-rank weakness. 25... c8e8 26. b6e6 26... f6e6 27. f4d2 27... b4d2 28. d1d2 Anish won a pawn and managed to trade plenty of pieces. The technical part of the game starts now where White still has plenty of work to do. The presence of the heavy pieces gives Black a lot of chances. He can: 1) Swap the queens at the right moment to reach a theoretically draw endgame. 2) Swap the rooks at the right moment to deliver perpetual. 3) Try an attack which is usually very strong with the heavy pieces on board. White, on his turn, should try to swap off the rooks rather than the queens and avoid the scenario with the perpetual... 28... e6f5 29. c1c4 29... f5d5 30. b2b4 30... a5b4 Wesley missed his chance. Strong was 31. d2b4 31... h7h5 32. c4d4 32... d5f3 33. d4e4 Now Giri is in time to take control of the position. 33... e8d8 34. e4e3 34... f3d1 35. g1g2 35... d8d3 36. e3d3 36... d1d3 The most unpleasant scenario happened for So. White's plan is to place the pawn on a5, then bring the queen to b7 (b6) from where it will defend the king from the checks and push all the way to a8. 37. h2h4 Good technique. Anish prevents the opening of his king and this is Black's only chance. 37... g7g5 Which Wesley knows very well! Perpetual is the magic word for him. 38. b4b8 38... g8g7 39. b8e5 39... f7f6 40. e5e3 40... d3c4 41. h4g5 41... c4d5 42. e3f3 42... d5g5 43. f3b7 43... g7h6 44. b7a8 44... h6g7 45. a8a7 The endgame is extremely complex with many checks and hidden details.
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