Two exciting encounters
Fabiano Caruana needed several attempts to finally win his game against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, but he repeatedly fell back on the long-standing basic motif of attacking the opposite king with his queen and knight duo. The final attack is worth a look!
The Ruy Lopez is one of the oldest openings which continues to enjoy high popularity from club level to the absolute world top. In this video series, American super GM Fabiano Caruana, talking to IM Oliver Reeh, presents a complete repertoire for White.

Things have not been going well for Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the Romanian capital so far | Photo: Lennart Ootes
The two youngest players in the field, Bogdan-Daniel Deac and Alireza Firouzja, played an entertaining, fighting game. The action on the board was somewhat overshadowed by both players’ time trouble before the first control on move 40.
On this DVD Dorian Rogozenco, Mihail Marin, Oliver Reeh and Karsten Müller present the 8. World Chess Champion in video lessons: his openings, his understanding of chess strategy, his artful endgame play, and finally his immortal combinations.

Alireza Firouzja has yet to win a game in the tournament | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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