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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Grunfeld Exchange 8.Rb1-TWIC 955

The Grunfeld 8.Rb1 exchange variation is a deep bed of theory. The Be5-c5(idea ...Ba5) is recommended in The Safest Grunfeld(Chess Stars 2011) but with 15...Ba5.

GM Maze tried a new idea-15...c4, but the pawn sacrifice was poorly followed up which turned it into a nice gift and a straight forward white win.

Ding Liren (2709) - Maze,S (2556) 
Grunfeld Exchange 8.Rb1[D85]
Reykjavik Open 2013 Reykjavik ISL (7.7), 24.02.2013


Position 1
White is well on the way to realizing the P+ advantage but the Bd7 stands in the way as a firm blockader. What should white do now?

White to Play


23...Kf8

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Queen’s Indian 4.a3 Ba6-TWIC 950 2013

TWIC 950
The 4...Ba6 line is an active plan where a typical plan is a central dark square blockade, for example here after 18...Nf4.

18...Nf4

The feature game shows a nice plan for combating black's buildup using a queenside attack.

Dobrov,V (2524) - Bocharov,D (2614) 
Queen’s Indian 4.a3 Ba6[E12]
Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS (6.3), 20.01.2013

Position 1
How should white continue?

White to Play

27..Kg7

Introduction Feb 28-2013

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