
After a dramatic final round in Reykjavik against compatriot Praggnanandhaa (throwing away a decisive advantage and tournament victory), Gukesh bounced back immediately by winning the traditional weekender in La Roda played over Easter.
In the 3rd round of the event the young Indian star managed to win a nice game in a typical Sicilian Rauzer. The rare move 7.Bb5 is becoming a more popular weapon for White and certainly deserves some further investigation!
Exercise: The following position is taken from my analysis of this line. Do you see White's idea?
You can move the pieces on the live diagram!
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