The two bishops
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.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 I'm going to be spending time with the game Dzagnidze vs M. Muzychuk from the Women's Candidates Tournament which shows why two bishops can be so powerful.
But first a little warm-up, Souleidis-Gordon, Llucmajor Open.
Souleidis vs Gordon, Llucmajor Open
White to play!
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1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.d4 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Bd2 Bb7 11.Rc1 Rc8 12.Ne2 c5 13.Bxb5 Bxf3 14.gxf3 cxd4 15.Nxd4 Nd5 16.f4 Rxc1 17.Bxc1 N7f6 18.Be2 Qb6 19.Bf3 Rc8 20.Qb3 Bc5 21.Qxb6 Bxb6 22.Nb3 a5 23.Bd2 a4 24.Rc1 Rd8 25.Nc5 Bxc5 26.Rxc5 h6 27.Rc2 g5 28.fxg5 hxg5 29.h3 e5 30.Kf1 Kg7 31.Ke1 Rb8 32.Kd1 e4 33.Bg2 g4 34.hxg4 Nxg4 35.Rc5 Rd8 36.Ke2 f5 37.f3 Ngf6 38.fxe4 fxe4 39.a3 Kf7 40.Rc4 Rb8 41.Bc1 Nb6 42.Rb4 Rc8 43.Bd2 Nc4 44.Rb7+ Ke8 45.Bh3 Rd8 46.Bb4 Rd3 47.Be6 Ne5 48.Rb8+ Rd8 49.Rxd8+ Kxd8 50.Bc3 Neg4 51.Bc4 Nh5 52.Be1 Ng7 53.Bd5 Nf5 54.Bxe4 Nd6 55.Bd3 Ne5 56.Bg3 Ndc4 57.Bxe5 Nxe5 58.Bb5 Kc7 59.Bxa4 Nc4 60.Bb3 1–0
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| Dzagnidze,N | 2510 | Muzychuk,M | 2563 | 1–0 | 2019 | D47 | FIDE Women's Candidates | 3 |
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21.Rxc6! Qxc6 22.Nxe5 Qd6 23.Ng6 Rf7 24.Bb4 Qd7 25.Ne5 1–0 - Start an analysis engine:
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