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While everyone thinks it's a pity that Magnus Carlsen is no longer defending his World Championship title and the match between the World's number 2 and 3 is not drawing the same type of attention, it remains a very fascinating thing to follow.
Nepomniachtchi started in the match as the favourite, and indeed Ding Liren suffered a loss as early as game 2. We will discuss what makes Nepomniachtchi the favourite, how he managed to win the second game and how Ding should continue the match.
Warm-up question: What would you play here with White?
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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