Top 10 chess: October 2020

Friday, October 30, 2020

2020 US Chess Championship

Wesley So won convincingly his second US Champion title.

This was played as a rapid chess ( 25 minutes + 5 seconds) online but still gives him the 2020 US Chess Champion title. While Nakamura participated, Fabiano Caruana wasn't part of the tournament as he was supposed to be in the World Chess Candidates tournament -postponed to 2010-

Lets replay a critical game : So-Xiong

Wesley So won that game and Jeffery Xiong finished 2nd in the tournament. This also showcases Wesley's style, very solid, few mistakes and converting small edges.

US Chess Championship 2020: Xiong-Nakamura game

https://www.uschesschamps.com/2020-us-championships/2020-us-championship/the-field

Official Website US chess Championship 2020 won by Wesley So with 9 points out of 11.

Lets take a look at a remarkable game between J. Xiong and H. Nakamura. Xiong demonstrated excellent skills a few days shy of his 20th birthday. A name to watch in the coming years !

And here's the game

US Chess Championship 2020: Ray Robson win against Hikaru Nakamura

Brilliant win by Ray Robson against GM Hikaru Nakamura at the 2020 US Chess Championship played online this year.

https://www.uschesschamps.com/2020-us-championship-recap/2020-us-championship-day-4-recap

Robson-Nakamura with comments

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

English Defense : no a5 for Black main ideas

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Nf3 f5 7. O-O Nf6 8. Rb1 O-O 9. b4 h6 10. b5 Ne7

Tabiya for English with no a7-a5. Played by G.Kasparov against Psakhis in 1990 Spain training match.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Tactics for Black

Black to play and win

Solution: replay here

and another one from same opening : Black to play and win

Solution: replay here(2)

https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=grSgexUAsBRcbIv5FhHUG/eM2adNH64OTLcnBDUI+LRXNHpcbPv+zVQKDhi9eibV

Full games to analyze the english defence here

Full games English b5-a4

Sunday, October 25, 2020

Alekhine defense ed6 variation

Here Black is playing ed6 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 exd6

6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nge2 Bf6

9. Be3 O-O 10. b3 Re8 11. O-O

11. O-O Bg4 ( 11... a5 12. Qd2 a4 ) ( 11... Bg5 12. Qd2 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Qe7 14. e4 Nb4 15. Rae1 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 ) 12. Qd2 d5 ( 12... Nb4 13. Bb1 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 c5 15. a3 Nc6 16. Ra2 Qe7 17. h3 g6 18. d5 Ne5 19. Qc1 Bg7 20. a4 Nbd7 1-0 (58) Naiditsch,A (2581)-Timman,J (2623) Dortmund 2002 ) 13. c5 Bxe2 14. Bxe2 Nc8 15. Bg4!? ( 15. b4 N8e7 ( 15... Nxb4 16. Rab1 Nc6 17. Rxb7 Na5 18. Rb4 Ne7 19. Bd3 ) 16. b5 Na5 17. Qc2 ) ( 15. Bf3 N8e7 16. g4 h6 17. Rad1 b6 ) 15... b6 16. Rac1 N8e7 ( 16... bxc5 17. Nxd5 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Qxd5 19. Be3 ) 17. cxb6 cxb6 18. Rfe1 a6 19. Ne2 Ra7 20. Rc3 Qa8 21. Rec1 a5 22. Nf4 Bg5 23. Bf3 Bxf4 24. Bxf4 a4 25. b4 Nxb4 26. Bd6 Na6 27. Be2 Nf5 28. Ba3 Kh8 29. Bb5! Rg8 30. h3 g6 31. g4 Ng7 32. Qg5 f5 33. Bd6 fxg4 34. Be5 Nb4 35. hxg4 Qb7 36. Rh3 Qc8 37. Qxg6 Qxg4+ 38. Qxg4 Rf8 39. Rc8 Kg8 40. Rf3 *

Saturday, October 24, 2020

Alekhine Defense: White's repertoire

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 g6

White will proceed with Be3,Rc1 and b3 while Black is putting his bishop on g7

7. Be3 Bg7 8. Rc1 O-O 9b3

Here we are at a crossroads.

Black can play 9..Nc6 which White should reply with 10 d5!

or Black can play directly 9..e7-e5 leading to an ending after 10 de5

Here's the position after 9..e5, where White should take on e5

10. dxe5 ( 10. Nf3!? Nc6 ( 10... Bg4 11. Be2 Nc6 see other line ) 11. Be2 Bg4 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. O-O f5 14. c5 Nd7 15. Ng5 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 f4 17. Ne6 ) ( 10. d5 f5 11. f3 N8d7 ) 10... dxe5 ( 10... Bxe5 11. Nf3 Bg4 12. Be2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nc6 14. Qd2 Re8 15. O-O Qd7 16. Rcd1 Rad8 17. Rfe1 Bg7 18. h4 +/- ) 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. c5 N6d7 [#] 13. Bc4 Nc6 ( 13... Nf8 14. Nb5 Nc6 15. Nd6 Ne6 16. Nf3 ) ( 13... h6 14. Nb5 ) 14. Nf3 [#] ( 14. Ne4 Na5 15. Bb5 a6 16. Be2 Nf6 17. Bg5 ) 14... Na5 ( 14... h6 15. Ne4 [#] ( 15. Rd1 b6 16. Bd5 Bb7 17. Ne4 Nf6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. O-O += ) 15... Na5 ( 15... Nf8 16. Nd6 Rd7 17. h4!? ) ( 15... Re8 16. h4 ) 16. Be2 f5 ( 16... Nf8 ) ( 16... Nc6 ) 17. Nd6 Nc6 18. Bc4+ Kh7 19. h4 Bf8 20. h5 f4 21. Bd2 g5 ( 21... Nxc5 22. Nf7 Re8 23. b4 Ne4 24. b5 Nxd2 25. hxg6+ Kg7 26. Kxd2 Bb4+ 27. Kd1 ) 22. Nf7 Re8 23. b4 e4 24. N3xg5+ hxg5 25. Nxg5+ Kh8 26. h6 Be7 27. Nf7+ Kh7 28. Bd5 Nf6 29. Ng5+ Kg6 30. Bf7+ 1/2-1/2 (30) Ottesen,S (2364)-Schmidt,L (2388) ICCF email 2016 ) ( 14... Nd4? 15. Ng5 Rf8 16. Nce4 Nf5 17. O-O Nf6 18. Rfd1 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Bh6 21. Kf2 Rb8 22. b4 Kg7 23. Nd6 Bg5 24. Rd5 Bf6 25. b5 Be6 26. Rd3 Be7 27. Bxe6 fxe6+ 28. Ke2 Bxd6 29. cxd6 Rf7 30. Rc7 e4 31. Rd1 Rd8 32. d7 b6 33. Rxa7 Kf6 34. a4 Ke7 35. Rb7 1-0 (35) Ivanchuk,V (2734)-Palatnik,S (2478) Odessa/Istanbul 2006 ) 15. Be2 b6 ( 15... Nc6 16. Nb5 Nf8 17. Nd6 h6 ( 17... Ne6 18. Bc4 Ncd4 19. O-O! Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Bf8 21. Rfd1 Bxd6 22. Rxd6 +/- ) 18. Bc4 ) 16. b4!? ( 16. cxb6 Nxb6 17. O-O += ) 16... Nc6 17. b5 Nd4 18. c6 Nc5 19. O-O *

And here the position after 9..Nc6 10 d5! (as 10 Be2 allows 10..d5 or 10..e5 with idea Bg4 and Nd4 if white pushes d5 )

10. d5! ( 10. Be2?! e5 ( 10... d5 11. c5 Nd7 12. Nxd5 Ndb8 ) 11. Nf3 Bg4 ( 11... f5 ) 12. d5 ( 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. c5 Nd7 14. O-O h6 15. h3 Be6 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. Ne4 ) 12... Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nd4 14. h4 ) 10... Ne5 11. Be2 [#] 11... e6 ( 11... h5 12. Nf3 Ng4 13. Bd4 Bh6 14. O-O Bxc1 15. Qxc1 f6 16. h3 Ne5 17. Nh4 g5 18. f4 gxh4 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Bxe5 fxe5 21. Qg5+ +- ) ( 11... f5 12. f4 Ng4 13. Bxg4 fxg4 14. Nge2 e5 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. O-O ) ( 11... Re8 12. f4 Ned7 13. Nf3 Nf6 14. O-O e6 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Bd4 ) 12. f4! Ned7 [#] ( 12... Bh6 13. Qd2 Ng4 14. Bxg4 Qh4+ 15. Qf2 Qxg4 16. h3 ) 13. dxe6! fxe6 ( 13... Qe7 14. Nf3! ( 14. Bd4!? Qxe6 ( 14... Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Nc5 16. f5 gxf5 ( 16... fxe6 17. fxg6 e5 18. gxh7+ Kh8 19. Qe3 ) 17. exf7+ ) 15. Nf3 same line as 14 Nf3 ) ( 14. Nh3 probably the best according to Stockfish12 14... Qxe6 ( 14... Nc5 15. f5 gxf5 16. exf7+ Rxf7 17. Bg5 ) 15. Bd4 Nf6 16. O-O ) 14... Nc5 ( 14... Qxe6 15. Bd4 ( 15. Bf2 Nc5 16. O-O Bd7 17. Nd4 ) 15... Nf6 16. O-O Re8 17. Ng5 ) 15. f5! gxf5 16. exf7+ Rxf7 17. Bg5 Bf6 ( 17... Qe6 18. Bf4 ) 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. Qd4 ) ( 13... Re8 14. exf7+ Kxf7 15. Bd4 ) 14. Qxd6 e5 ( 14... Nf6 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Nf3 ) *

Friday, October 23, 2020

10 Brilliant games by World Champion Magnus Carlsen through the years

Brilliant Games Played by Magnus Carlsen : 10 games selected top10chess

1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 d6 3. e4 e5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. exf5 Bxf5 6. d4 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. Qxd4 Nf6 9. Bc4 c6 10. Bg5 b5 11. Bb3 Be7 12. O-O-O Qd7 13. Rhe1 Kd8 14. Rxe7 Qxe7 15. Qf4 Bd7 16. Ne4 d5 17. Nxf6 h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Qd4 1-0

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

10 brilliant chess games ever played -Black pieces

Brilliant Games Ever Played : 10 games with the Black Pieces top10chess

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. a3 a6 8. b4 Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qd2 Qe7 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 Rd8 14. Qe2 Bb7 15. O-O Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bc7 18. e4 Rac8 19. e5 Bb6+ 20. Kh1 Ng4 21. Be4 Qh4 22. g3 Rxc3 23. gxh4 Rd2 24. Qxd2 Bxe4+ 25. Qg2 Rh3 White resigns 0-1

Monday, October 19, 2020

Nimzo Indian 4 f3, the Bc5 Variation

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 8. d5 Bc5

9. Nf3 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nbd7 12. Bd3

Chessbase Replay Link with PGN

Saturday, October 17, 2020

Carlsen Spanish Torture vs Tari : Norway Chess 2020

Spanish d3 variation. Carlsen demonstrates Knight vs Bishop domination against Tari. norwaychess.no/en/

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bd7 9. c3 Na5 ( Relevant: 9... b4 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nc4 Rb8 12. h3 h6 13. Re1 Be6 14. a5 bxc3 15. bxc3 Qc8 16. Ba2 Re8 17. Bd2 Bf8 18. Ne3 Bxa2 19. Rxa2 Qe6 20. c4 Nb4 21. Ra3 c5 22. Rb3 Rb7 23. Bxb4 Reb8 24. Nc2 Be7 25. Qd2 Nh5 26. Reb1 Bd8 27. Kh2 Nf4 28. Ne3 cxb4 29. Ra1 Qg6 30. Ra4 Kh7 31. Qb2 Bg5 32. Nxg5+ Qxg5 33. g3 Ne6 34. Raxb4 Rxb4 35. Rxb4 Rxb4 36. Qxb4 Nc5 37. Qc3 Qh5 38. Ng4 f5 39. exf5 Adams,M (2701)-Harikrishna,P (2719) Biel 2020 0-1 ) 10. Ba2 c5 ( 10... bxa4 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Bb1 Bb5 13. Bc2 Nb7 14. c4 Bd7 15. Bxa4 Bxa4 16. Qxa4 Nc5 17. Qc2 a5 18. b3 Ne6 19. Bb2 c5 20. Ra4 Nd7 21. Rfa1 Nb8 22. Nf1 Nc6 23. Ne3 Qd7 24. Bc3 Bd8 25. Qd1 Rb8 1/2-1/2 (53) Carlsen,M (2837)-Ding,L (2774) Saint Louis 2017 ) 11. Bg5 O-O [#] 12. Nbd2 ( 12. axb5 axb5 13. Na3 Qb8 14. Nc2 h6 15. Bh4 c4 16. Nb4 Be6 17. Re1 Qb7 18. d4 Bg4 19. Bb1 Nb3 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Ba2 Nxe4 22. Bxe7 Ned2 23. Bxb3 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 Bxf3 25. Bxd6 Bxd1 26. Bxd1 exd4 27. cxd4 Qd7 28. Bg3 Qxd4 29. Bf3 Qd2 30. Rd1 Qxd1+ 31. Bxd1 Ra1 32. Kg2 Rxd1 33. Be5 f6 34. Bc3 Kf7 35. Nc2 g5 36. h3 Kg6 37. Na3 Rd5 38. Kf3 f5 39. Kg3 f4+ 40. Kg2 Kf5 41. f3 h5 Caruana,F (2807)-Topalov,V (2761) Saint Louis 2016 ½-½ ) 12... Rb8 13. axb5 axb5 14. Re1 b4?! gives control of c4 and also d5 ( 14... Nc6 15. Nf1 ( 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nf1 Bg5 17. Nxg5 Qxg5 18. g3 ) ) 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 bxc3 17. bxc3 white has a file, Black has b file 17... Qc7 ( 17... Ne8!? 18. Be3 ( 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Ra7 ) ) 18. Qc2 Bb5 ( 18... Ra8 ) 19. Bxb5 Rxb5 20. Bxf6! Bxf6 21. Nd2 21... Qc6 22. Qa4 control of the a file 22... Rfb8 23. Nc4! Be7 24. g3 Qc8 25. Qd1 bouncing around to the kingside 25... g6 26. Kg2 Bf8 27. Qf3 Queen on f3 eyes f7 pawn 27... Rb3 28. Rec1 Qe6 29. Ra7 29... R8b7 30. Rxb7 Rxb7 31. Ra1 +/- 31... h5 32. Ra8 Kg7 33. Ne3 33... Rc7? ( 33... Qd7 34. Nd5 ( 34. h4 Ra7 35. Rxa7 Qxa7 36. Nd5 Be7 37. Qd1 Qb7 38. Qa1 Bf8 39. Qa2 Be7 ) 34... Be7 35. h4 Ra7 ) 34. Nd5 Rc8 35. Ra7 35... Rb8 [#] Qf3,Nd5 and Ra7 are optimized. time to open the kingside 36. h3! Rd8 37. g4 hxg4 38. hxg4 38... Rd7 ( 38... g5 39. Ne3 +- 39... Rc8 40. Ra1 Kg8 41. Rh1 Bg7 42. Nf5 Qf6 43. Qe3 Kf8 44. c4 Ra8 45. Rh7 Bh8 46. Qh3 Kg8 47. Ne7+ Kf8 48. Rxh8+ Kxe7 49. Rxa8 ) 39. Ra8 39... f6 40. g5! f5 41. Qh3! 41... Rf7 42. Re8! ( 42. Qh4 ) 42... Qxe8 ( 42... Qd7 43. Qh6+ ) 43. Qh6+ Kg8 44. Qxg6+ Kh8 ( 44... Bg7 45. Nf6+ ) 45. Nf6! 1-0

Friday, October 9, 2020

Key ideas in English d6,g6,f5 system (A26)

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Thursday, October 8, 2020

Quick wins in the sicilian with Black

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 B43 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation 5... Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O h5 8. Qe2 Bc5 9. Nb3 Ng4 10. g3 Ba7 11. Bf4 d6 12. h3 Ne5 13. Be3 Nbc6 14. Bxa7 Rxa7 15. f4 Nxd3 16. cxd3 h4 17. g4 b5 18. Rac1 Qb6+ 19. Kg2 Bb7 20. Nd5 exd5 21. exd5+ Ne7 22. Rfe1 Bxd5+ 23. Kh2 White resigns. 0-1

Monday, October 5, 2020

Facing the London System: d5,c5,Bd6,b6 the Nc6-e7 move leading to Ne7-g6 or Ne7-f5-d6

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 d5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10.O-O Rc8 leads to the following position. Black will play Nc6-e7 ,Rc7 and Qa8 controlling e4 in the first game

Let's see how the play unfolded in Korobov-Kamsky 2013 (plan for Black-> Ne7,Rc7,Qa8)

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 d5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. O-O Rc8 ( 10... Ne7 different move order 11. f4 ( 11. Qb1 ) 11... Ne4 12. Bh4 f6! Pavlovic 2014 ) 11. f4!? starting the standard plan right away ( 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. f4 Ne7 13. Qf3 Nf5 Kosic-Korobov see main line; Black played ..Be7,..Nd6 and ..Nfe4 controlling e4 ) 11... Ne7! 12. Qb1!? prevents Blacks primary plan of Ne7-f5 ( 12. Bh4 Ne4! 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rf3 cxd4 15. exd4 f6 16. Ng4 f5 17. Ne5 g5! Diagram [#] Black attacks first 18. Bxe4 fxe4 19. Rg3 Rxf4 20. Qh5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Ba6 ( 21... Kh8 ) ) ( 12. Qf3 Nf5 13. Bf2 Be7 14. g4 ( 14. Qh3 cxd4 15. exd4 Ne4 16. Rad1 Nfd6 17. Rfe1 g6 very solid for black ) ( 14. Ng4 Nxg4 15. Qxg4 Nd6 16. Qh3 f5 17. Nf3 Bf6 18. Bh4 Ne4 19. a4 Bc6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. g4 fxg4 22. Qxg4+ Kh8 23. Kh1 Qe7 ) 14... Nd6 15. g5 Nfe4 16. Qh3 Nf5 17. Rad1 Qe8 followed by f7-f6! ) 12... Rc7 ( 12... Ng6!? Diagram [#] best square for the knight; Key position for the variation 13. a3 ( 13. h4 Qc7 14. Bf2 Kh8 15. Qd1 Ne7 16. g4 Ne4 ) ( 13. Bf2 c4 14. Bc2 b5 15. h3 b4 16. g4 bxc3 17. bxc3 Rb8 18. Qe1 Qa5 19. g5 Bxe5 20. fxe5 Ne4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. h4 Bc6 23. Bg3 Ne7 24. a4 Nf5 ) 13... c4 14. Bc2 b5 15. h3 a5 16. Ng4 Nxg4 17. hxg4 Bc6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 f5 20. gxf5 exf5 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Bxf5 Rce8 ) ( 12... g6?! 13. Bh4 Nh5 14. g4 Ng7 15. Bf6 Ne8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bh6 Ng7 18. Ndf3 Bc7 19. Qe1! fxe5 20. fxe5 Qd7 21. Ng5 Rxf1+ 22. Qxf1 Rf8 23. Qh3 ) 13. Bh4 White activates his bishop 13... Ng6! 14. Bg5 ( 14. Bf2 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qa8 =+ ) ( 14. Nxg6! fxg6 ( 14... hxg6 15. Rf3 ) 15. Qe1 ( 15. Rf3 a5 ) 15... Qe8 16. a4 a5 ) 14... Qa8! controlling e4! 15. f5?! ( 15. Qe1 cxd4 16. cxd4 ( 16. exd4 Ne4! 17. Qe3 Ne7 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Rae1 f5 ) 16... Ne4 ) ( 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Ng4 f5 17. Nf6+ Kh8 18. Nh5 c4 19. Bc2 Qd8 = ) 15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Qe1 ( 17. Nf3 Bd6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qe1 Kh8 20. Qh4 Qd8 21. e4 Rg8 ) 17... h6! 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Qg3 e5 21. Bf5 Qe8 22. c4 d4?! ( 22... Bg5! 23. cxd5 ( 23. h4 Bf4! 24. exf4 Rxf5 ) 23... Bxd5 ) 23. Ne4 Rc6 24. Rae1 Kh8 25. b3 Bc8 26. Bxc8 Qxc8 27. h3 Qe6 0-1 (74) Kamsky, G (2721)-Korobov,A (2713) Antalya 2013 28. Rf3 Be7 29. Rxf8+ Bxf8 30. exd4 cxd4 31. Nf2 Bd6 32. Qf3 Rc8 33. Nd3 Rf8 34. Qe4 Qf5 35. Qxf5 Rxf5 36. Rf1 Rf6 37. Re1 Re6 38. Re4 Kg8 39. Kf2 Kf7 40. Ke2 Re8 41. Kf3 Ke6 42. Re2 Kf5 43. Nf2 Rf8 44. g3 h5 45. Ne4 Bb4 46. Rf2 Rd8 47. Rf1 a5 48. a4 d3 49. Ke3+ Ke6 50. Ng5+ Ke7 51. Nf3 d2 52. Ke2 e4 53. Ng5 e3 54. Nf3 Bc5 55. Ne5 Ke6 56. Nd3 Kd6 57. Rf5 Kc6 58. Ne5+ Kc7 59. Rf1 Bd6 60. Nd3 Bxg3 61. Rg1 g5 62. c5 Bf2 63. cxb6+ Kxb6 64. Rh1 g4 65. hxg4 hxg4 66. Rh6+ Kc7 67. Rh7+ Kc8 68. Rh1 g3 69. Nf4 Kb7 70. Ng2 Kc6 71. Kd1 Kc5 72. Rh5+ Kb4 73. Rb5+ Ka3 74. Re5 Rd3 0-1 (74) Kamsky,G (2721)-Korobov,A (2713) Antalya 2013 0-1

in the second game, White tried to play f2-f4 after 9Ne5, followed by Qf3 and g4-g5. Black succeeded in Karjakin-Adams as well as Mitkov-Borgeos Mateo. Note the Nc6-e7-f5-d6 Knight Maneuver followed by Nfe4

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. f4 10... Ne7 11. Qf3 11... Nf5 12. Bf2 Be7 13. g4 Nd6 14. g5 with the sharp position below

14..Nfe4 and Black controls e4.

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