Game of the Week #476
The World Cup was suprisingly won by Duda, who impressively beat Carlsen in the semi-finals.
Meanwhile the Chessable Masters took place, with Jorden van Foreest making it to the final eight and a star performance by the tactical wizard from Vietnam, Le Quang Liem.
But at the end of the day it was once more Wesley So who won the tournament, beating Le Quang Liem in the final match, using the same attacking device twice.
Warm-up question: What would you play here with White?
Wesley So - Le Quang Liem, Chessable Masters 2021
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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The Modern Pirc is actually a mixture of the Caro-Kann and the Pirc. In many lines Black combines the ideas of the classical Pirc in which the fianchettoed bishop is important with the Caro-Kann idea to fight for the center with c6-d5.
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