Game of the Week #486
The German Bundesliga season 19-21 was completed in the past week and the OSG Baden-Baden won after a tense competition. The US Championships and the Russian Superfinals also came to an end, and with all these events going on, there are lots of games to choose from.
But the game A. Lenderman vs F. Caruana from the US Championship was particularly interesting. Caruana had a terrible start to the tournament, losing his number two spot in the world rankings in the process, but his fighting effort against Lenderman, our Game of the Week, deserves the highest praise.
Warm-up question: What would you play here with White?
A. Lenderman - F. Caruana, US Championship 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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