Game of the Week #496
For the final Game of the Week in 2021 we are revisiting the Grand Swiss tournament in Riga, which was such a rich source of entertaining battles. We will have a look at a remarkable win Boris Gelfand achieved with the white pieces against Sergei Movsesian.
A sharp line that was obviously prepared led to a position with four queens on the board, raising many interesting theoretical questions.
Warm-up question: What would you play here with White?
When it comes to strategy, one of the key things that chess professionals understand much better than amateur players is the role of the bishop which is the key theme on this video course.
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In this opening Black opts for active piece play and is not afraid to fight for the initiative from an early stage. One of the many good features of this opening is that Black is often the side which controls the pace of the game.
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