Game of the Week #456
Anish Giri won the Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2021, which is very impressive after his disappointing Tata finish and with the Candidates coming up. While Giri has a reputation of a safety first player, he consistently played dynamic 1.e4 lines with White and the sharp Najdorf with Black.
In the final against Nepomniachtchi Giri first played 7.Nxc6!? against the Taimanov, but it seems that he forgot his preparation. When it counted most, he tried the new 7.g4! variation, which we studied last week by looking at a game of Nils Grandelius. Just like Grandelius Giri went on to win a smooth game.
Warm-up question: What would you play here with White?
A. Giri - I. Nepomniachtchi, Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2021
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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The continuous stream of new ideas in the Sicilian makes 1..c5 the most popular answer to 1.e4. On this DVD I do give an introduction to the most important Sicilian systems.
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