Game of the Week #471
The semifinals of the Goldmoney Asian Rapid tournament were stellar: Carlsen vs. Aronian and Ding vs. Artemiev. In both cases, the underdog made a spectacular comeback.
We focus on a game from the final between Aronian and Artemiev. There were several fascinating encounters to choose from, but in the end it was the last game of the final that qualified as our Game of the Week. Superior universal strategy followed by a keen tactical eye secured Aronian tournament victory.
Warm-up question: What would you play here with White?
Aronian vs. Artemiev - Goldmoney Asian Rapid 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 Modern Pirc is actually a mixture of the Caro-Kann and the Pirc. In many lines Black combines the ideas of the classical Pirc in which the fianchettoed bishop is important with the Caro-Kann idea to fight for the center with c6-d5.
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