The Neo-Archangelsk with 7.a4 Rb8 8.Nxe5
The Neo-Archangelsk (6...Bc5) has been considered as one of the most ambitious ways for Black to meet the Ruy Lopez. Since the ensuing lines are incredibly sharp and deeply analysed, you either love or hate this opening!
In the first leg of the Candidates event Fabiano Caruana employed this variation twice and at the Magnus Invitational, the World Champion himself has also played it twice so far.
In this part of the Fast & Furious show we'll go back to the variations with Nxe5, which was in the 90s considered to be the critical challenge of Black's active development of his dark-squared bishop and is currently in the centre of attention again!
The Philidor structure (White pawns on d4 and e4, Black pawns on d6 and e5), is a fundamental position in the open games. In his new training course, IM Sam Collins shows you just how much explosive power is packed into this apparently simple structure.As a warming-up exercise, a game I played myself ten years ago. Black to play! Can you work out the tactical complications?
R. van Kampen vs R. Ris, Haarlem 2010
Move the pieces on the live diagram – solution below!
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When choosing an opening repertoire, there are days when you want to play for a win with Black, when you want to bear down on your opponent’s position with a potentially crushing attack. The Najdorf is perfect for just such occasions. Strategy, combinations, attack and defence, sacrifices and marvellous manoeuvres — exciting chess is all about the Najdorf!Robert is on air every other Thursday at 17:00 UTC (19:00 CEST / 15:00 EST)
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23...Be6 24.Ba5 Qd6 25.Kh1 Bxd5 26.Qxf5 Qc5 27.Qd7 Rg6 28.Rg1 Bc6 29.Rc7 Qxg1+ 30.Kxg1 Bxd7 31.Rxd7 Rc8 32.Kf2 Ra6 33.Bc3 Rac6 34.g4 R6c7 35.Rd5 f6 36.Kf3 Kf7 37.Bb4 Rb8 38.c3 Rbb7 39.Ke4 Rd7 40.Kd4 Rxd5+ 41.Kxd5 Rd7+ 42.Kxc4 Rd2 43.Ba3 Rxh2 44.b4 Ke8 45.b5 Kd7 ½–½ - Start an analysis engine:
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| Van Kampen,R | 2475 | Ris,R | 2423 | ½–½ | 2010 | C78 | Haarlem BDO-A | 3 |
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