Riga GP: Mamedyarov beats So

by Antonio Pereira
7/18/2019 – In the first game of the semi-finals at the FIDE Grand Prix in Riga we saw a couple of elite chess battles, as Shakhriyar Mamedyarov surprised Wesley So to get a quick win and Alexander Grischuk got himself in trouble out of a Berlin Defence against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Grischuk and So will have the white pieces in Friday's rematch encounters. | Photo: World Chess

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A Catalan and a Berlin

At the end of the twentieth century, when Garry Kasparov was dominating the chess elite, the best players in the world were looking for theoretical ways to 'solve the game'. To find surprising novelties was a huge commodity, with certain openings more prone to be explored by those following this 'scientific approach' — the Berlin and the Catalan were among these systems (in fact, one of the biggest advocates to this approach, Vladimir Kramnik, studied both of them deeply).

On day one of the semi-finals, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov uncorked a nice novelty in the Catalan to get a comfortable win over Wesley So, while Alexander Grischuk got himself in trouble from the black side of a Berlin Defence against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, but managed to save a draw in the end.


Match results

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Alexander Grischuk

Alexander Grischuk looking on his potential contenders | Photo: Niki Riga / World Chess 

Mamedyarov 1:0 So

The Azerbaijani went for a sharp line of the Catalan, in which White is a pawn down but gets the pair of bishops and cripples Black's pawn structure. As so often happens in this opening, the theoretical lines are lengthy and specific. This time, Mamedyarov was the first one to deviate:

 
Mamedyarov vs. So
Position after 13...Qd6

The novelty was the quiet 14.a3, which nonetheless prompted So to invest around fifteen minutes on 14...fb8. Later on, Mamedyarov mentioned that the American had told him in the post-mortem discussion that he considered his fourteenth move to have been a mistake, but the Azeri — who remembered this line completely — clarified that So's move was actually the best one in the position. 

The mistake came after 15.e4:

 
Position after 15.e4

So now spent twenty minutes on 15...c3, the crucial mistake. Mamedyarov seemed worried, as he thought he had every line analysed in full, except this one. But, in fact, he had not memorized it because it gave White too much of an advantage.

After explaining that this will probably be a 'one-off novelty', Mamedyarov noted that after e4 Black has the strong 15...♞xe4 — the point of this move is that after the long sequence 16.♗xe4 ♛xd4 17.♗e3 ♛xe4 18.♗xb6 ♜xb6 19.♖fe1 Black has the unexpected 19...♛g6. 

 
Analysis diagram
Position after 19.Rfe1

We certainly cannot blame So for not having seen this line from afar, as the more natural-looking 19...♛c2 or 19...♛f3, for example, are bad for Black.

After the text, it did not take long before the queens left the board. From that point on, Mamedyarov showed fine technique to prove his pair of bishops was stronger than Black's rook. Resignation came on move 34.

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 dxc4 7.Ne5 Nc6 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Na3 Bxa3 10.bxa3 Ba6 11.Qd2 E05: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3 Be7 Rb8 12.Qa5 Rb6 13.a4! The position is equal. Qd6
14.a3N Predecessor: 14.e4 Qb4 15.Qxb4 Rxb4 16.Ba3 Rxa4 17.Bxf8 Kxf8 18.Rfc1 Ra3 0-1 (42) Lenderman,A (2637)-Safarli,E (2681) chess.com INT 2019 14...Rfb8 15.e4 And now e5 would win. c3? 15...Qf8= and Black has nothing to worry. 16.e5+-
Double Attack 16...Qd8 17.exf6 aiming for Re1. Bxf1 18.Bxf1 c2 18...Qxd4 19.Be3 19.Qxa7 c2= 19...Qxf6 20.Qxa7 Rb3 19.Ra2 Qd5 20.Qxd5 cxd5 21.Rxc2 gxf6 22.Rxc7 R8b7 23.Rc5 Kg7 24.Kg2 Rb1 25.Bb5 Ra1 26.Rc3 Rb6 27.Bf4 Rb7 28.Kf3 Rd1 29.Be3 Rb1 30.Kg4 Rh1 31.h4 Kg6 32.Bd3+ f5+ 33.Kf3 Rd1 33...h5 34.Bb5 Rd1 34.g4 Accuracy: White = 90%, Black = 60%.
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Mamedyarov,S2765So,W27631–02019Grand Prix Riga 20194.1

Wesley So

It is tough to be an elite chess player — Wesley So knows it all too well | Photo: World Chess


Game analysis with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov


Vachier-Lagrave ½:½ Grischuk

Two well-established members of the elite explored the notorious Berlin Defence and followed a Vachier-Lagrave v Aronian game from the 2018 London Chess Classic until move 12. Grischuk himself spent some time — as usual — before going for the novelty of the game:

 
Vachier-Lagrave vs. Grischuk
Position after 12.Re1

The players started figuring things out over the board after 12...a5, and things seemed to be going well for Black until Vachier-Lagrave's 21st move:

 
Position after 20...fxe6

The problem with 21.d3 is that Grischuk had not foreseen it, while he already thought it was only a matter of time before a draw would be agreed. The Russian, in fact, spent over half an hour before finding the correct plan to defend against White's initiative — to advance on the queenside with 21...b5, 22...b4, 23...a4.

Grischuk kept pushing his queenside pawns later on:

 
Position after 26.Rh8

The game continued 26...b3 27.cxb3 axb3 28.a4 c5 29.a5 c4 30.a6 c3 and the point was split three moves later. Both players were not sure whether White had some study-like win at some point, but certainly Vachier-Lagrave was the one with the chances.

 
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 Be7 C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4 10.Nc3 Nh4 Black wants to play ...Nxf3+. 11.Nxh4 Bxh4 12.Re1 a5N Predecessor: 12...b6 13.g4 Be7 14.Be3 Bd7 15.Rad1 Kc8 16.Ne2 Re8 17.Nf4 1-0 (49) Vachier Lagrave, M (2781)-Aronian,L (2765) London 2018 13.Ne2 Bd7 14.Bd2 Kc8 15.Bc3 Re8 16.Rad1 g6 17.Nf4 Bg5 18.e6 Bxe6 19.Nxe6 Rxe6 20.Rxe6 fxe6= Endgame KRB-KRB 21.Rd3 b5! 22.Rf3 b4! 23.Be5 a4 24.Rf8+ Bd8 25.Bf6 Kd7 26.Rh8 b3 27.cxb3 axb3 The position is equal. 28.a4! c5! 29.a5!
Hoping for a6. Of course not 29.Rxh7+ Kd6 29...c4 Don't blunder 29...Bxf6? 30.Rxa8 c4 31.a6± 30.a6! Rxd8+ is the strong threat. c3 And not 30...Bxf6 31.Rxa8 Bd4 32.Rb8± 31.Rxh7+ Kd6 32.Bxc3 And now Rh8 would win. Rxa6 33.Kf1 Accuracy: White = 56%, Black = 85%.
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | Photo: Niki Riga / World Chess


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1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nc3 Nb6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0-0 Be7 8.d3 0-0 9.a3 Be6 10.Be3 Nd5 A29: English Opening: Four Knights Variation with 4 g3 11.Nxd5 Bxd5 12.Qa4 a6 The position is equal. 13.Rac1 Re8 14.Rfe1
14...h6N Predecessor: 14...Bf8 15.Ng5 h6 16.Bxd5 Qxd5 17.Qe4 Qxe4 18.Nxe4 Rac8 19.Bc5 f5 20.Nd2 Bxc5 21.Rxc5 1-0 (48) Tomashevsky,E (2738)-Kramnik,V (2801) Moscow 2012 15.Nd2 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Qd5+ 17.Qe4 Rad8 18.Rc2 f5 18...Qe6 keeps more tension. 19.Rec1 Rd5 20.Qc4 Red8 21.Qb3 Qc8 19.Qxd5+ Rxd5 20.Rec1 Bd6 21.Nc4 Kf7 22.f3 h5 23.Bf2 g6 24.Rc3 Be7 25.e4 Rd7 26.Kf1 Bg5 27.R1c2 Red8 28.Ke2 fxe4 29.fxe4 Ke6 30.b4?
30.h4= and White is okay. Bh6 31.Rb3 30...Rf7? 30...Nd4+!-+ 31.Bxd4 exd4 31.Nb2 Rdf8 32.Nd1
32...Rxf2+!       33.Nxf2 Nd4+       Double Attack 34.Ke1 Nxc2+ 35.Rxc2       Endgame KRB-KRN c6 36.Nd1 Ra8 37.Nc3 b5 38.Ne2 Kd6 39.d4 Re8 40.dxe5+ 40.d5= cxd5 41.Nc3 40...Rxe5 41.Nc3 c5 Black should try 41...Re6 42.Ke2 Ke5 42.Ke2 c4 43.a4 bxa4 44.h4 White should play 44.Nxa4 Rxe4+ 45.Kf3 44...Bh6 45.Ra2 45.Nxa4 was worth a try. Rxe4+ 46.Kf3 45...a5-+ 46.Rxa4 axb4 47.Rxb4 Kc5 48.Rb7 Kd4 49.Nb5+ 49.Nd1 might work better. 49...Kxe4 50.Rb8 Kd5+ 51.Kf2 Kc5 51...Be3+-+ is more deadly. 52.Kf3 Bd2 53.Rd8+ Kc5 52.Na3 c3 Threatens to win with ...Rd5. 53.Rc8+
53...Kb4! 54.Nc2+ Kb3 55.Nd4+ Kb2 And now ...Be3+ would win. 56.Rb8+ Kc1 Hoping for ...Be3+. 57.Ne2+ Kc2 Strongly threatening ...Be3+. 58.Rc8 Bd2 59.Rc6 g5 60.hxg5 Rxg5 61.Kf3 Kb2 61...Re5 ...Re3+ is the strong threat. 62.Rc7 Re3+ 63.Kf2 Re8 64.Nxc3 Rf8+ 65.Kg2 Bxc3 62.Rb6+= Ka3 Black wants to play ...Rc5. 62...Ka2 seems wilder. 63.Ke4 c2 64.Rc6 Kb2 65.Rb6+ Ka3 63.Nd4 63.Ke4= remains equal. 63...Re5 64.Nc2+ Ka4 65.Rb4+ Ka5 66.Rh4 Rf5+ 67.Ke4 Rg5 68.Kf3 Kb5 69.g4 hxg4+ 70.Rxg4 Rh5 70...Rxg4 71.Kxg4 Bh6 71.Ke2 Rh2+ 72.Kd3 Rh3+ 73.Ke2 73.Kd4= 73...Kc5 74.Nb4 Kd6 74...Be3 75.Kd1= Rh2 76.Rc4 Ke5 77.Kc2 Rg2 78.Rxc3 78.Kb3 is interesting. Rg8 79.Rc5+ Kd6 80.Rc6+ Kd7 81.Rc4 78...Bxc3+ 79.Kxc3 Ke4 80.Nc2 Rg3+ Black has an edge. 81.Kc4 Rg8 82.Nb4 Rc8+ 83.Kb5 Accuracy: White = 49%, Black = 55%.
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Giri,A2779Karjakin,S2748½–½2019A20Grand Prix Riga 20191.1
Giri,A2779Karjakin,S2748½–½2019A15Grand Prix Riga 20191.1
Giri,A2779Karjakin,S27481–02019A13Grand Prix Riga 20191.1
Karjakin,S2748Giri,A2779½–½2019C65Grand Prix Riga 20191.1
Karjakin,S2748Giri,A2779½–½2019C67Grand Prix Riga 20191.1
Karjakin,S2748Giri,A27791–02019B90Grand Prix Riga 20191.1
So,W2763Harikrishna,P27341–02019C54Grand Prix Riga 20191.2
So,W2763Harikrishna,P2734½–½2019C54Grand Prix Riga 20191.2
Aronian,L2756Yu,Y27361–02019A11Grand Prix Riga 20191.2
Aronian,L2756Yu,Y2736½–½2019A11Grand Prix Riga 20191.2
Yu,Y2736Aronian,L27561–02019E32Grand Prix Riga 20191.2
Yu,Y2736Aronian,L2756½–½2019E06Grand Prix Riga 20191.2
Harikrishna,P2734So,W2763½–½2019E06Grand Prix Riga 20191.2
Harikrishna,P2734So,W2763½–½2019E06Grand Prix Riga 20191.2
Svidler,P2737Duda,J2729½–½2019C42Grand Prix Riga 20191.3
Svidler,P2737Duda,J2729½–½2019C24Grand Prix Riga 20191.3
Duda,J2729Svidler,P2737½–½2019A05Grand Prix Riga 20191.3
Duda,J2729Svidler,P27371–02019A05Grand Prix Riga 20191.3
Grischuk,A2766Vitiugov,N27271–02019A05Grand Prix Riga 20191.4
Mamedyarov,S2765Dubov,D2700½–½2019D33Grand Prix Riga 20191.4
Vitiugov,N2727Grischuk,A27660–12019D40Grand Prix Riga 20191.4
Dubov,D2700Mamedyarov,S27650–12019A34Grand Prix Riga 20191.4
Grischuk,A2766Vitiugov,N2727½–½2019E11Grand Prix Riga 20191.5
Aronian,L2756Yu,Y2736½–½2019A11Grand Prix Riga 20191.5
Yu,Y2736Aronian,L2756½–½2019C50Grand Prix Riga 20191.5
Vitiugov,N2727Grischuk,A2766½–½2019C58Grand Prix Riga 20191.5
Aronian,L2756Yu,Y2736½–½2019D10Grand Prix Riga 20191.6
Nakamura,H2754Topalov,V2740½–½2019A05Grand Prix Riga 20191.6
Topalov,V2740Nakamura,H27541–02019C65Grand Prix Riga 20191.6
Yu,Y2736Aronian,L2756½–½2019E06Grand Prix Riga 20191.6
Nakamura,H2754Topalov,V2740½–½2019C88Grand Prix Riga 20191.7
Topalov,V2740Nakamura,H2754½–½2019C54Grand Prix Riga 20191.7
Vachier-Lagrave,M2775Navara,D27341–02019B11Grand Prix Riga 20191.8
Navara,D2734Vachier-Lagrave,M2775½–½2019B51Grand Prix Riga 20191.8
So,W2763Karjakin,S2748½–½2019E20Grand Prix Riga 20192.1
Karjakin,S2748So,W2763½–½2019C42Grand Prix Riga 20192.1
Grischuk,A2766Yu,Y27361–02019D37Grand Prix Riga 20192.2
Mamedyarov,S2765Duda,J2729½–½2019D78Grand Prix Riga 20192.2
Mamedyarov,S2765Duda,J2729½–½2019D45Grand Prix Riga 20192.2
Karjakin,S2748So,W2763½–½2019C65Grand Prix Riga 20192.2
Duda,J2729Mamedyarov,S2765½–½2019D78Grand Prix Riga 20192.2
Grischuk,A2766Yu,Y2736½–½2019D16Grand Prix Riga 20192.3
So,W2763Karjakin,S2748½–½2019C65Grand Prix Riga 20192.3
Karjakin,S2748So,W2763½–½2019C50Grand Prix Riga 20192.3
Yu,Y2736Grischuk,A2766½–½2019E46Grand Prix Riga 20192.3
Yu,Y2736Grischuk,A2766½–½2019E06Grand Prix Riga 20192.3
Duda,J2729Mamedyarov,S27650–12019A06Grand Prix Riga 20192.3
Vachier-Lagrave,M2775Topalov,V2740½–½2019B51Grand Prix Riga 20192.4
So,W2763Karjakin,S2748½–½2019C65Grand Prix Riga 20192.4
Topalov,V2740Vachier-Lagrave,M27750–12019B90Grand Prix Riga 20192.4
So,W2763Karjakin,S27481–02019A29Grand Prix Riga 20192.5
Karjakin,S2748So,W2763½–½2019A01Grand Prix Riga 20192.6
Vachier-Lagrave,M2775Grischuk,A2766½–½2019C67Grand Prix Riga 20193.1
Mamedyarov,S2765So,W27631–02019E06Grand Prix Riga 20193.1
Grischuk,A2766Vachier-Lagrave,M27750–12019A50Grand Prix Riga 20193.2
So,W2763Mamedyarov,S2765½–½2019D27Grand Prix Riga 20193.2
Mamedyarov,S2765Vachier-Lagrave,M27751–02019D85Grand Prix Riga 20194.1
Vachier-Lagrave,M2775Mamedyarov,S27651–02019C54Grand Prix Riga 20194.2
Mamedyarov,S2765Vachier-Lagrave,M2775½–½2019D85Grand Prix Riga 20194.3
Vachier-Lagrave,M2775Mamedyarov,S2765½–½2019C54Grand Prix Riga 20194.4
Mamedyarov,S2765Vachier-Lagrave,M2775½–½2019D85Grand Prix Riga 20194.5
Vachier-Lagrave,M2775Mamedyarov,S2765½–½2019C54Grand Prix Riga 20194.6
Vachier-Lagrave,M2775Mamedyarov,S27650–12019C54Grand Prix Riga 20194.7
Mamedyarov,S2765Vachier-Lagrave,M27750–12019E12Grand Prix Riga 20194.8
Vachier-Lagrave,M2775Mamedyarov,S27650–12019E67Grand Prix Riga 20194.9

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