Alexandr Predke was a rating underdog in pool C of the Grand Prix series’ third leg in Berlin, but that did not prevent him from beating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the first round of the preliminary stage.
The Russian GM quickly punished the Frenchman’s imprecise handling of a Symmetrical English opening by launching a powerful kingside attack. Predke took advantage of the hook on g5, which helped White to open files towards the black king.
Exercise: Black has just castled. How should White start his attack on the kingside?
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