Game of the Week #548: Erwin L'Ami vs S. Tiviakov

by Merijn van Delft
12/28/2022 – In his “Game of the Week” show #548 Merijn van Delft looks at a game from the Dutch Championship and analyses a fine straightforward win which Erwin L'Ami scored against Sergey Tiviakov. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
The most popular chess program offers you everything you will need as a dedicated chess enthusiast, with innovative training methods for amateurs and professionals alike.

Game of the Week #548

The end of the year is always a lovely time for chess fans, who are spoiled with the World Rapid and Blitz Championship. Since Magnus Carlsen will lose his title in classical chess, this event has become even more important to him and so far he is on track.

Meanwhile, in the Netherlands the national championship is played in an interesting knock-out format. From the quarterfinals we will study the very instructive strategical masterpiece by Erwin L'Ami versus Sergey Tiviakov.

Warm-up question: What would you play here with White?

 
E. L'Ami vs S. Tiviakov, Dutch Championship 2022
Position after 9...0-0

This week’s show

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.

Watch previous shows

Recent shows

Many more Game of the Week shows are available in ChessBase Videos

Links

Merijn van Delft is an International Master from the Netherlands who lived in Hamburg for many years and is currently based in Amsterdam. After scoring a GM norm in 2017 he is eager for more. His ChessBase show on Wednesday evenings has been running for over ten years now.
We use cookies and comparable technologies to provide certain functions, to improve the user experience and to offer interest-oriented content. Depending on their intended use, analysis cookies and marketing cookies may be used in addition to technically required cookies. Here you can make detailed settings or revoke your consent (if necessary partially) with effect for the future. Further information can be found in our data protection declaration.