Game of the Week #638: Gukesh D - F. Caruana

by Merijn van Delft
9/26/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft takes another look at the Olympiad. He analyses the game between Gukesh and Caruana, in which Gukesh showed why he has what it takes to be a champion. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
In this Fritztrainer: “Attack like a Super GM” with Gukesh we touch upon all aspects of his play, with special emphasis on how you can become a better attacking player.

Game of the Week #638

True champions can win on demand. Gukesh is only 18 years old, but he won the Candidates earlier this year and now won the Olympiad with his team, scoring an amazing 9 out of 10 on the first board. His performance earned him 30 rating points and he is now 5th in the world rankings, just behind Nakamura, Erigaisi (!) and Caruana. In the penultimate round, India beat the USA and our game of the week is Gukesh-Caruana, another win on demand, securing two gold medals.

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

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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.