GOAT-calibre chess: 7½ / 9 in elite company
Make life difficult for the Sicilian! 2.b3 is a thoroughly venomous but still solid kind of "Anti-Sicilian". No matter what setup black chooses, the bishop on b2 will always be unpleasant for him.Each week, I bring you the latest trends, games and combinations from elite chess tournaments on Tuesday at 16:00 UTC (18:00 CEST, 12 Noon EDT).
Today's show focuses on Magnus Carlsen's win over Levon Aronian from Round 7 and we'll also look briefly at his win over Peter Svidler. Follow along or analyse these featured games yourself in the viewer below!
But first...Harikrishna was odds on favourite to win the recent Shenzhen Masters but this defeat was the start of his sharp demise. Did he miss a chance in this position against Ding Liren though?
Black to play — Give up? You'll find the complete game at the bottom of this article!
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Lawrence Trent's latest
Read a recent review of Trent's previous FritzTrainer on the "Baffling b3 Sicilian"!
The Scotch Gambit is a brazen yet utterly sound system for White who immediately opens up the position, by sacrificing a central pawn, in an attempt to assassinate the enemy king as quickly as possible.
Solution to today's puzzle:
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