7/29/2016 – As so often before it was the Najdorf that brought Maxime Vachier-Lagrave an important victory. The French Grandmaster had Black in the third game of his match against Peter Svidler, and Svidler, who had to win the game to stay in the match, tried an unusual, sharp line of the Najdorf. But while Vachier-Lagrave at one point in the game was worse he managed to win with a surprising counterattack. Including rapid and classical games Vachier-Lagrave now leads 7.5-2.5 and won the match with one round to go.
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Peter Svidler (left, with White) needed to win and is going for Maxime Vachier-Lagrave's favorite Najdorf.
May Maxime Vachier-Lagrave likes the Najdorf because the
opening offers so many resources?
Peter Svidler missed a chance in a good position
Analysis with Daniel King
Peter Svidler still wondering about the game
Games
Daniel King interviews the players
"Juniors Challenge":
Parallel to the "Masters Challenge", the duel between Svidler and Vachier-Lagrave, Dutch GM Benjamin Bok plays a match against Swiss IM Nico Georgiadis and GM Francesco Rambaldi from Italy faces Swiss IM Noel Studer - these two matches are the "Juniors Challenge".
Benjamin Bok (left) won the match against Nico Georgiadis:
he leads with 7.5-2.5.
The match between Francesco Rambaldi (left) and Noel Studer
is still open though Rambaldi leads 6-4.
The Masters Tournament
The Masters Tournament is a strong open full of grandmasters, experienced players and rising talents. After four rounds five players share the lead with 3.5/4.
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