Game of the Week #479
The Aimchess US rapid preliminaries were impressively won by Artemiev, half a point ahead of Carlsen and a full point ahead of Firouzja and Aronian.
There were almost too many interesting games to choose from, but we felt Naroditsky deserves special mention. With Black he played several interesting King’s Indian games, and our Game of the Week is his subtle opening play followed by an impressive attack with the white pieces against So.
Warm-up question: What would you play here with White?
D. Naroditsky vs W. So - Aimchess US Rapid (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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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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