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With a last-round win against Tigran Petrosian, Hovhannes Gabuzyan finished the Armenian Championships 2021 in style, as he won the event with an impressive 8½/11 score and a tournament performance rating of 2790.
Petrosian, playing white, tries to stifle Black’s Najdorf positionally, but is treated to
classic counter measures. The variation is of particular interest to me as I covered it in my Najdorf DVD for ChessBase. In the video, I talk through the theoretical developments.
What should Black play and why?
Another warm-up. White to play and mate in 2:
You’ll find older broadcasts in the Power Play category. To watch these you'll need a ChessBase Premium Account.
Daniel King is the prolific author of the Power Play series which numbers 28 volumes to date. The Tactic Turbo for the King’s Gambit is the subject of his most recent DVD.
Here’s a teaser: