10/13/2023 – Offerspill Sjakklubb started the 38th European Chess Club Cup Open as fourth seed. Magnus Carlsen, Offerspill's first board, was certainly the main reason for this - after all he is the world number one with a rating of 2839. But it was still a big surprise that the Norwegians won the cup! One team member in particular - Pranav Venkatesh (whose birthday is today!) - rocked the house with 5.0/7 points. His game against Super Grandmaster Jorden Van Foreest was particularly daring. Robert Ris shows this magical Underdog victory.
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.e4
1,173,500
54%
2421
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1.d4
952,126
55%
2434
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1.Nf3
283,503
56%
2440
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1.c4
183,155
56%
2442
---
1.g3
19,796
56%
2427
---
1.b3
14,442
54%
2427
---
1.f4
5,921
48%
2377
---
1.Nc3
3,851
50%
2384
---
1.b4
1,771
48%
2379
---
1.a3
1,234
54%
2405
---
1.e3
1,075
49%
2409
---
1.d3
961
50%
2378
---
1.g4
668
46%
2360
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1.h4
465
54%
2381
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1.c3
436
51%
2426
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1.h3
283
56%
2419
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1.a4
116
60%
2462
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1.f3
99
47%
2428
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1.Nh3
92
67%
2511
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1.Na3
42
62%
2482
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Please, wait...
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.0-0Be76.d3b57.Bb3d68.c30-09.a4Bd710.Bc2Re811.Re111.d4?exd412.cxd4Nb411...h612.h3Bf813.Nbd2Ne713...d514.d4exd415.e51-0 (58) Pranav,V (2579)
-Sargsyan,S (2631) Eforie Nord 202313...Rb8!?14.b414.axb5axb515.Nf1Ne716.d4Ng61/2-1/2 (56) Grandelius,N (2635)-Ding,L (2806) chess24.com
INT 202214...Ne715.axb5axb516.d4Ng61-0 (38) Carlsen,M (2847)-Ding,
L (2799) chess24.com INT 202114.d4Ng615.Nf1Qb815...c516.d5
1/2-1/2 (30) Karjakin,S (2788)-Leko,P (2717) Ningbo 201116.Ng3Bc617.Bd2Qb718.Qb1Bd719.b4bxa420.Bxa4Bxa421.Rxa4d5?21...Nd7!?22.exd5Nxd522...Qxd523.Ra5+-22...exd423.c4±23.dxe5Qc624.Qb324.Ra2±Nxc325.Qc2Bxb426.Re3+-24...Nb625.Ra225.Raa1Nc426.Bxh6gxh627.Nd425...Nc426.Nd4Qd527.f4Rad8?27...a5!28.Rxa5c528...Nxa529.Qxd529.Nf3Rad828.Bc1Bxb429.cxb429.Qxb4c529...Qxd4+30.Kh2Nb630...Qd331.Qc231.e6!Qd531...fxe632.Rxe6+-32.Qb1!Qd332...Rxe633.Rxe6Qxe634.f533.Qa1fxe633...Rxe634.Nh5f635.Rxe634.Rd2!Qb535.Rxd8Rxd836.f5?36.Rxe6Rd637.Rxd6cxd638.Qd4+-36...exf537.Bxh6!?37.Nh5Rd738.Re8+Kf738...Kh7??39.Qxg7+Rxg740.Nf6#39.Qxg7+Kxe840.Qxg6+Rf7=37...Rd737...gxh6??38.Nh5Rd739.Qf6Nf840.Re740.Re8Qxb440...Rxe741.Qxe7+-38.Nh5Qxb438...gxh639.Qf639.Bxg7Qd6+40.Kh1Nd5!41.Be541.Bb2!?41...Nxe541...Qc642.Rxe5Nc342...Ne743.Qxc3Qd1+44.Kh2Qxh545.g445.Qc6Rf746.Re8+Rf847.Re6±45...Qh646.Rxf5Qd2+46...Rd2+47.Kg347.Qxd2Rxd2+48.Kg3Rd849.Ra5Ra850.Kf4c550...Kf751.h451.Ke451.Rxc5a551...Kg752.Kd5Rh853.Ra3Rc854.Rxa6c455.Ra2c356.Rc2Kg657.Kd4Rd8+58.Kxc3Rh859.Rh2Kg560.Kd4Rh761.Ke4Rh8??61...Rf761...Ra762.Rd2Rh763.Rd3Rh864.Rd5+Kg665.Rd6+Kg5=62.Kf3Kh462...Ra863.h4+Kg664.Re263.Re2Rf8+63...Kxh364.Re5Kh464...Rf8+65.Rf564...Rg865.Rh5#65.Kf4Rf8+66.Rf5Rh867.Rf7+-64.Kg2Ra865.Re7Ra2+66.Kf3Ra3+66...Kxh367.Rh7#67.Kf4Ra4+68.Kf5Ra5+69.Kf6Ra6+69...Kxh370.g570.Re6Ra571.Kg6Ra371...Kxh372.g5Kg473.Re4+Kf374.Rb472.g5Re373.Rf673.Rxe373...Rf374.Kh6Rxh375.g61–0
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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