8/30/2018 – One of the chief draws of any Grand Chess Tour event is the extensive and high-quality coverage on the Saint Louis Chess Club YouTube Channel. The Sinquefield Cup was no exception. Here we've pulled out a number of the interviews and bonus material you may have missed over the past 10 days. Break out the popcorn and kick back!
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After 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6!?, Black takes the initiative, luring White into overextending their central pawns, only to dismantle them with precise counterplay. The Tango is not just an opening – it’s a weapon, designed for players who want to win as Black
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Bonus material and interviews
Below you can browse a number of embedded clips or link directly to others. All content is from the Saint Louis Chess Club's extensive and expanding channel on YouTube, indexed here for convenient review.
Autograph signing
Caruana: "I think the last few months I've generally won tournaments in which Magnus is playing".
Carlsen: "I didn't mean to trash talk. I meant to just state something factual".
Wesley So published two new opening DVDs: 1.b3, the so called Nimzo-Larsen-Attack, for White and his black secrets in the modern Italian. Get them in a package and save money!
So: "In blitz and rapid after a tough loss it's much easier to come back."
Round 1
Confessional visit from Anand, and interviews with House of Staunton and the Houston Rockets.
Caruana played the longest game of the round to draw Grischuk
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Nf64.d3Be75.0-00-06.Re1d67.a4Kh88.Nc3C55: Two Knights: 4 d3, 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 and Max Lange AttackNg89.Nd5f510.h3fxe410...Nf611.Ng5Nxd512.Nxh7Nf613.Nxf6g614.Nd5f415.c3Kg7½-½ (34) Kryvoruchko,Y (2703)-Maghsoodloo,P (2615) Sharjah 201811.dxe4Nf6LiveBook: 6 Games12.a5a613.Ra3Be6NPredecessor:13...Nxd514.exd5Nb815.Bd3Nd71-0 (35) Howell,D (2593)-Pavlidis,A (2322) Vung Tau 200814.Nxf6Bxc415.Nd5Bb516.Be3Qd717.Nd2Nd818.c4Bc619.Qg4Ne620.b4Rae821.Nf3Bd822.h4h623.h5Nd424.Qxd7Nxf3+25.gxf3Bxd726.Kg2Rf727.Rh1Ref828.Bc1c629.Nb6Be6...Bxb6 is the strong threat.30.Rd1Bxb631.axb6Rf632.Rad3Bxc432...Rd8=33.Rxd6Rxf334.Be3R3f7
And now ...Be2 would win.35.R1d2Kh736.Rd7Rxd737.Rxd7= Endgame KRB-KRBRf7
38.Rc7!Be6Better is38...g639.Bd2±g639...Kg8±40.Bc3+-g5Weaker is40...gxh541.Bxe5Kg842.f441.Bxe5Kg842.f3Bb342...Rxc7±43.bxc7c543.Kf2Be644.Ke3Kf845.f445.Bd4+-45...gxf4+±46.Bxf4Ke847.Bxh6Threatens to win with Bg5.Bg448.Bf4aiming for h6.Bxh549.Rc8+Kd750.Rh8Bg451.Bc751.Rg8±Bh552.Ra851...Rf3+51...c5!=52.Kd4Rh353.Rb853.Rg8with more complications.Be254.e5Ke655.Rg6+Kf756.Rf6+53...c5+54.bxc554.Kxc5Ke655.Bd655.Rxb7Be2=55...Rc3+56.Kd454...Kc6=55.Bd6Bd756.Ke5Rh657.Rg8a558.Kf4a459.Ra8Rh4+60.Ke3Kb561.e5Bc662.Kd3The position is equal.Rh3+63.Kd2Rh2+64.Kd3Rh3+65.Kd2Rh2+66.Kd3Rh3+67.Kd2Precision: White = 52%, Black = 65%.½–½
Grischuk discusses his games against Caruana and Mamedyarov
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1.c4e62.Nc3Bb43.g3Nf64.Bg20-05.Nf3d56.a3Be77.d4dxc48.Ne5Nc6A17: English Opening: 1...Nf6 with ...Bb49.Bxc6bxc610.Nxc6Qe811.Nxe7+Qxe712.Qa4c5LiveBook: 13 Games13.dxc5NPredecessor:13.Qxc4cxd414.Qxd4e515.Qh4Qe616.0-0½-½ (51) Moiseenko,A (2648)-Karjakin,S (2774) Almaty 201613...Qxc514.Be3Qc715.Rd1Nd516.Bd4Rd817.Nxd5exd518.Qc2Qe719.0-0Bh320.Rfe1Rd721.Bc3Re822.Rd4Qg522...h6with more complications.23.e4Qd824.f3dxe425.Rexe4Rxd426.Bxd4Re623.Qd2Qxd223...Qd8seems wilder.24.Qf4Be625.e4dxe426.Rdxe4Rd124.Rxd2Be625.Red1Rde726.f3h527.Kf2f628.Rd4Kh729.R1d2Bf730.h3a631.Rf4Kg832.Bd4Kh733.Bc3Kg834.g4hxg435.hxg4Kh736.Rf5Rb737.Rfxd5Bxd538.Rxd5 Endgame KRR-KRBKg639.Rc5Rh840.Kg3Rb641.Rxc4Rh142.Rc7Rc1With the idea ...Rxb2!43.Rd7Rc644.a4Rg1+45.Kf2Ra145...Rh1=remains equal.46.a5!±Ra447.Kg3Rac448.Ra7Re649.e4Rc850.Rd7Rec651.f4R8c752.f5+Kh753.Rd8Rc854.Rd3Re855.Rd4Rc756.Kf4Rce7Black should play56...Rec8!57.Rc4Kh658.Kf3Strongly threatening e5!Rd7
58...Rd859.Bd459.e5!±59...Kh760.b4Rd661.Ke3Kh662.Rc1Threatening mate with Rh1+.Kh7!63.Bb6Rd764.Bc564.Rc6±64...Red864...Kg8=65.Rh1+Better is65.g5!±65...Kg8=66.Kf4Re867.Re1g5+68.fxg6Kg769.g5Threatens to win with Rh1.Kxg670.gxf6Kxf671.Rh1Rf772.Ke3Rh6+ is the strong threat.Ke673.Rh4Rf674.Rh7aiming for Ra7.Rf775.Rh5Kd776.e5Rf177.Ke4And now Rh7+ would win.Kc6?77...Re1+=and Black is okay.78.Kd5Rd1+79.Kc4Rc1+80.Kd4Rd1+81.Kc3Re678.Rh6++-White is clearly winning.Kb5
Wesley So revealed he wasn't feeling well in the first two rounds, but righted the ship in the third round.
Carlsen had difficulty sleeping after his marathon second-round game. The players of the only decisive game on the day, Grischuk and Nakamura, did not make an appearance after their game went over six and a half hours.
1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3d54.Nc3dxc45.e4b55...Bb46.Bxc4Nxe47.0-0Nf68.Qa4+Nc69.Ne5Rb810.d5exd511.Nxd5Nxd512.Nxc6bxc613.Qxc6+Qd714.Bxd5½-½ (28) Aronian,L (2764)-Caruana,F (2822) Stavanger 20186.e5D24: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3Nd57.Nxb5Nb68.Be2Nc69.0-0Be710.Be30-0LiveBook: 15 Games11.Nc3Rb8NPredecessor:11...Bb712.Na4Na513.Bd2½-½ (51) Sjugirov,S (2650)-Grachev,B (2654) Sochi 201712.a3Bb713.Qc2Na514.Rad1h615.Nd2Qd716.f4Nd517.Nxd5Bxd518.Qc3Rb519.Nxc4Nxc420.Bxc4Bxc421.Qxc4Rxb222.d5exd523.Rxd5Qf524.a4Rfb825.Rb5c526.Rxb8+Rxb827.Qd5Avoid the trap27.Bxc5?Rc8-+27...Rd828.Qc4Rb829.Qd529.Bxc5?Rc8-+29...Rd830.Qc4a531.h3Don't blunder31.Bxc5?Rc8-+31...h532.Rc1Don't go for32.Bxc5?Rc8-+32...Rd333.Kf2Qg634.g3The position is equal.Qf535.Rb1Ra336.Rb3Rxb337.Qxb3Qxh3Strongly threatening ...Qh2+.38.Qb8+Kh7
Threatens to win with ...Qh2+.39.Qc7Qe640.Qxa5h441.gxh4Bxh4+42.Ke2Qc4+43.Kd2Qa2+44.Kd1Qb1+45.Ke2c446.Qc3Qe447.Kd1
Qc2 is the strong threat.47...Qf3+48.Kc1Bg349.Qd2c350.Qd4Be1Hoping for ...Qe2.51.Qd3+g652.Kc2Qg2+53.Kd1Qh1White must now prevent ...Bd2+.54.Kc2Qc655.Kd1Bg356.Qd4Qf3+57.Kc2Be1aiming for ...Qe2+.58.Qd3Qc659.Kd1!Bg360.Qd4Qf3+61.Kc2Precision: White = 84%, Black = 81%.½–½
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