Game of the Week #467
Top level chess has finally moved back to over-the-board chess again, with the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest. Some strange recent trends turn out to be persistent though, with Radjabov instantly drawing his games and MVL refusing to repeat his opening lines.
From the first 20 games, 14 were boring draws. Fortunately, the amazing game So-Caruana, which we will study, seems to have broken the spell.
Warm-up question: What would you play here with White?
W. So - F. Caruana, Superbet Chess Classic Tournament, Bucharest 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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