Game of the Week #482
After a one and a half year break the Dutch team competition finally started again and the match En Passant vs AMEVO Apeldoorn, in which eleven Grandmasters, including Anish Giri took part, was the first big clash. It ended with a hard-fought 5-5.
The game of the match was the encounter between Thomas Beerdsen and Paul Velten, though Thomas spoiled his attacking masterpiece in the end. Still, the amazing concept he used deserves to be studied as our Game of the Week.
Warm-up question: What would you play here with White?
T. Beerdsen - P. Velten, Dutch Team Championships 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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