Game of the Week #569: Samuel Sevian vs Nodirbek Yakubboev

by Merijn van Delft
5/25/2023 – In Game of the Week #569, Merijn van Delft shows why it's good to be prepared and looks at how Samuel Sevian won convincingly against Nodirbek Yakubboev's King's Indian at the Sharjah Masters. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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Game of the Week #569

The 6th edition of the Sharjah Masters is a very strong tournament with the whole new generation of top players taking part. At the time of writing, one group of players is leading with 5.5 out of 8 and anything is possible.

In round four, Samuel Sevian played a fine piece of home preparation against Nodirbek Yakubboev's King's Indian. His play was convincing right to the end, which makes it our game of the week.

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

S. Sevian - N. Yakubboev, Sharjah Masters 2023
Position after 14...a5

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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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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.
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