Game of the Week #503
The Americans completely dominated the group stage of the FIDE GP in Berlin. Nakamura won Group A after a tough defence in the final game against Esipenko. Group B had no American participant and was won by Rapport after beating Wojtaszek in the tiebreak. Last week we saw how Aronian was a class of his own in group C. This week we will see how group D was decided by an ongoing theoretical battle in the Italian between Dominguez and So.
Warm-up question: What would you play here with Black?
L. Dominguez - W. So, Berlin Grand Prix 2022
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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