10/11/2024 – The Olympiad in Budapest is over, and of the 7000+ games, a couple of stunning dragons were on the board. Chris selected the 5 most interesting, and beautiful examples, and analysed them. A sixth game was also added, as a special surprise - Especially for co-host Arne Kaehler ... | Photo: John Upham
In this first part, the emphasis is on themes and ideas whereas Part 2 and 3 focus on theoretical knowledge!
With the new ChessBase series "The Monthly Dragon", the passionate Salsa dancer is showing us the newest tactics, plans, and development of this fascinating opening.
Lucky for us, the dragon is an opening, played by some of the best players in the world. This means, Chris probably won't run out of fuel for new content.
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4g65.Nc3Bg76.Be3d67.Be2Nf68.0-00-09.f4Qb610.Na4Elsewhere in the Mens Olympiad... Monaco Vs Kazakhstan and a nicely played endgame:10.Qd3Ng410...Qxb2if not exactly poisoned, feels a bit greedy!:11.Nxc6bxc612.Rab1Qa313.Nd5Qxd314.Nxe7+Kh815.cxd311.Bxg4Bxd412.Nd5Similarly12.Bxd4Qxd4+13.Qxd4Nxd414.Bxc8Raxc8is fine for Black.12...Bxe3+13.Qxe3Qxe3+14.Nxe3Bxg415.Nxg4f616.c3b517.Ne3Kf718.Rad1h519.Rf3Rac820.Nc2a521.Nd4Nxd422.Rxd4Rc523.Rfd3Rb824.Kf2b425.cxb4axb426.Rb3Rc2+27.Kf3Ra828.a3bxa329.bxa3Ra230.Rdd3h431.Re3Ra432.h3Ke633.Rbd3Ra134.Rb3Ra535.Rbd3g536.f5+Kf737.Rb3Ra238.Red3Re539.Rbc3Ra140.Rd4Rf1+41.Ke2Rfxf542.Rf3Rxf343.Kxf3Rc544.Ra4d545.exd5Rxd546.Ra7f547.a4Rd3+48.Ke2Ra349.a5Kf650.a6e651.Ra8Ke552.a7Kf453.Re8Rxa754.Rxe6Kg355.Re5Ra2+56.Kf1Rf2+57.Kg1Rxg2+58.Kh1Rd259.Re3+Kf460.Ra3Rf20-1 (60) Meylan,A (2165)-Ansat,A (2457) Budapest HUN 2024Worth knowing is the sharp 'Zollner Gambit' of10.e5dxe511.fxe5Nxe512.Nf5Qxb213.Nxe7+Kh814.Bd4Qb4!15.Bxe5or15.Nxc8Rd8!15...Qxe710...Qa511.Nc3Nxd412.Bxd4e513.fxe5dxe514.Be3Be615.Bf315.Qe1Rac815...Rad815...Rac816.Qe2Rc817.Qf2a617...Qb4!?18.Rfd1Ng418...Qb4!?19.Bxg4Bxg420.Rd520.Bb6Qb421.Nd520...Qb421.Bc1Not too appealing!!!f522.exf5Rxf523.Qh4Qb6+Obviously best although23...Rf1+is the other good check i.e.24.Kxf1Be2+0–1
Arne KaehlerArne Kaehler, a creative mind who is passionate about board games in general, was born in Hamburg and learned to play chess at a young age. By teaching chess to youth teams and creating chess-related videos on YouTube, Arne was able to expand this passion and has even created an online course for anyone who wants to learn how to play chess. Arne writes for the English and German news sites, but focuses mainly on content for the ChessBase media channels.
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