Game of the Week: Alekseenko vs Harikrishna

Game of the Week #380

The World Cup is an highly entertaining tournament, with almost all 2700 players participating and many spectacular battles. The third round was especially interesting: 16 matches on the highest level. Tonight we'll have a look at how Kirill Alekseenko knocked out Pentala Harikrishna.

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Warm-up question: What would you play here with White?

White to move

This week's show

Attacking with the Italian Game and the Ruy Lopez

The purpose of this DVD is to teach players how to conduct the attack on the black king using different methods. Although the Italian Game and the Ruy Lopez are mostly positional openings, it is very often possible to make use of attacking methods of play

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