11/7/2024 – In the European Club Championship, lower rated players occasionally faced GM superstars, such as Erigaisi, Gukesh, Abdusattarov, Praggnanandhaa or others. And in the very first round, Pragg had to deal with IM Francois Godart from Belgium, rated 2377. In a Sicilian Rossolimo, Godart had a pawn less, but strong counterplay. Counterplay that was so strong that the strong moves seemed to play themselves. Robert Ris took a closer look.
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Mastering these tactical motifs is essential to deepen your understanding of the game and become a better player. After all, you neither want to overlook the given chances by your opponent, nor blunder yourself!
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The Underdog!
with IM Robert Ris
We all love stories where a vastly underrated player surprises everyone by beating a much stronger player. Fortunately, we are all human.
But how do these things happen? What are the moves that lead to success? And what can we learn from these examples for the times when we face a stronger opponent?
Dutch IM Robert Ris presents us with real-life examples of such encounters from the past month. Together with his co-host Arne Kaehler, they look at the tactics and strategies that led to the upset victory.
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5e64.0-0Nge75.Re1b65...a66.c3a67.Bxc67.Bf17.Be27.Ba47...Nxc68.d4d59.exd5Qxd510.c4Qxc411.d5Nb412.Nc3Qd313.Bf413.Bd2Be714.Ne5Qc215.Qf30-016.d616.Re2!?Qf517.Qxf5exf518.Bf4Bf619.a3g520.axb4gxf421.bxc5bxc522.Nc6Bd723.Ra5Bxc324.bxc3Bxc625.dxc6Rfc826.Rxc5a5=16...Bxd617.Qxa8Bxe518.Rxe5Qxd21-0 (64) Suyarov,M (2359)-Vaishali,R
(2497) Sant Boi de Llobregat 202313...Be714.Ne514.Na4!?14.d6Bf614...Qxd115.Raxd10-015...Nxd516.Rxd516.Nxd5exd517.Rxd5Be616...exd517.Nxd5Bd8!18.Ng6+Be619.Nxh8Kd720.Nc3Be716.Nc6Nxc6?16...Bf6!17.Bd6Re818.Nxb4cxb419.Bxb4Bd717.dxc6b518.a418.Bc7f619.Nd5exd520.Rxe7d421.Bb6Bf522.Bxc5Rf722...d323.g4!Bxg424.Rxd3+-23.c7±18...b419.Ne419.Nd5exd520.Rxe7Be621.Rb719...c420.Bd620.Rd4f621.Rxc420...Ra720...Bxd621.Rxd6±21.Rd4Bxd622.Nxd6c323.Rxb4Rc723...cxb224.Nb7!Bxb725.cxb7Rb826.Rd1!+-Raxb727.Rxb7Rxb728.Rd8#24.Rc424.bxc3?!Rxc624...cxb225.Rb1f625...Rd826.Nxc8Rdxc827.Rxb2Kf828.Rb626.Rxb2Rd827.Rd2e528.Kf1Be629.Rc3Rb830.Nb7Kf830...Rbxb7?31.cxb7Rxc332.b8Q++-30...Rbc831.Rd631.g3Ke732.f4e4?!32...exf433.gxf432...Rbc833.Rd4f534.Rc5g635.Kf235.Re5?Rxc635...Bf7?35...Bc8!?36.Re5+Kf637.Rd6+Kg738.Re8Kf7=35...Rbc836.Rd636.Re5+Kf836...Kf637.Rd6+Kg738.Rd7Rxd738...Rxc639.Ree7Rf640.Nd6Rf841.Ne8+Rxe842.Rxe8+-39.cxd737.Rd6Be838.Nd8!Rcc838...Rb2+39.Ke3Rxh240.Ne6++-39.c7!Rb2+39...Rxc740.Ne6+40.Ke3Rb3+40...Rxh241.Ne6+Kf742.Rd8+-41.Kf2Bxa441...Rb2+42.Kg1Rb1+43.Kg2Rb2+44.Kh342.Ne6+Ke743.Rxa643.Rd8?Rxc744.Nxc7+Kxd843...Rb2+44.Ke3Bb344...Bd745.Nc5+Kf746.Nxd7+-45.Rb6Kd746.Nc5+Kxc747.Rxb3Rxh247...Rxb3+48.Nxb3Kd649.Nd2Rc3+50.Ke2Kd751.Ra5+-48.Rc3Ra848...Kd849.Nb7+Kd750.Rd5+Ke651.Rd6+48...Kb849.Nd7+Kb750.Rb5+Ka651.Rb6+Ka752.Ra3#49.Nxe4+Kb650.Nd61–0
Mastering these tactical motifs is essential to deepen your understanding of the game and become a better player. After all, you neither want to overlook the given chances by your opponent, nor blunder yourself!
Mastering these tactical motifs is essential to deepen your understanding of the game and become a better player. After all, you neither want to overlook the given chances by your opponent, nor blunder yourself!
Arne KaehlerArne Kaehler, a creative mind who is passionate about board games in general, was born in Hamburg and learned to play chess at a young age. By teaching chess to youth teams and creating chess-related videos on YouTube, Arne was able to expand this passion and has even created an online course for anyone who wants to learn how to play chess. Arne writes for the English and German news sites, but focuses mainly on content for the ChessBase media channels.
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