Invite everyone to the party
Activity must never be underestimated, not even during the endgame phase. Jonas Buhl Bjerre showcased great technique throughout the Capablanca Memorial, correctly assessing when to go for the most active alternative, even when only a few pieces were left on the board.
Facing Elier Miranda in round 3, Bjerre infiltrated the opposite camp with his queen and rook to claim a second consecutive win.
40.Re1 grabs the initiative at once. Having the safer king and the threat of pushing the a-pawn allowed White to gain a few tempi to infiltrate with his major pieces.
Miranda resigned shortly after, as White’s tandem on the back rank was too much to handle.
47.Rf8 and Black resigned.
In similar fashion, Bjerre made the most of his active major pieces to beat Carlos Albornoz in round 7. An analogous strategy was employed by Alexandr Fier — who finished in second place — in his round-2 victory over Luis Quesada. Don’t forget to invite everyone to the party!
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1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Bg4 4.d4 e6 5.Be2 Nd7 6.h3 Bh5 7.0-0 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Ngf6 9.Nxf6+ Nxf6 10.c4 Be7 11.Be3 0-0 12.Rb1 a5 13.Ne5 Bxe2 14.Qxe2 Qc7 15.Bf4 Qb6 16.Rbd1 Rad8 17.Rfe1 Bb4 18.Rf1 Be7 19.b3 a4 20.bxa4 Qa6 21.Qb2 Nd7 22.Rb1 Nxe5 23.Bxe5 Qxa4 24.d5 Qxc4 25.Bxg7 Rfe8 26.dxc6 bxc6 27.Bh8 Bf8 28.Be5 Rd5 29.Rfe1 Bd6 30.Bxd6 Rxd6 31.Re3 Qd4 32.Rg3+ Kh8 33.Qb7 Rg8 34.Kh2 Rxg3 35.fxg3 Kg7 36.Rf1 Rd7 37.Qxc6 Qd5 38.Qc3+ Qd4 39.Qf3 f5 40.Re1 Qd5 41.Qc3+ Kg6 41...Qd4 42.Qc8 Qd6 43.a4 Qc7 44.Qe8 Rd3 45.Qxe6 Qxg3+ 46.Kg1+- 42.a4 Ra7 43.Qc8 Kf7?! 43...Qd7 44.Qg8+ Kf6 45.Qf8+ Kg6 46.g4 h6 47.Re3 Qc7+ 48.Rg3 fxg4 49.Qg8+ Kf6 50.hxg4 Rxa4 51.g5+ Kf5 52.Kh3 Qxg3+ 53.Kxg3 hxg5 54.Qf7+ Ke5 55.Qg6+- 43...Ra8 44.Rxe6+ Kf7 45.Rd6 Rxc8 46.Rxd5+- 44.Rb1 Qd7 45.Qh8 Kg6 46.Rb8 46...Qf7 47.Rf8 47.Rf8 Qg7 48.Rg8+- 1–0 - Start an analysis engine:
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| Bjerre,J | 2602 | Miranda Mesa,E | 2516 | 1–0 | 2023 | B11 | | 3.3 |
| Bjerre,J | 2535 | Albornoz Cabrera,C | 2593 | 1–0 | 2023 | B90 | | 7 |
| Fier,A | 2589 | Quesada Perez,L | 2559 | 1–0 | 2023 | B12 | | 2.5 |
| Sadhwani,R | 2627 | Martinez Duany,L | 2521 | 1–0 | 2023 | B36 | | 2.2 |
| Albornoz Cabrera,C | 2586 | Svane,R | 2623 | ½–½ | 2023 | C07 | | 2.1 |
| Bjerre,J | 2602 | Quesada Perez,L | 2559 | 1–0 | 2023 | A11 | | 5.2 |
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Most players prefer to attack rather than defend. But what is the correct way to do it? GM Dr Karsten Müller has compiled many rules and motifs to guide you, along with sharpening your intuition for the exceptions.
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