FIDE Nations Cup Final: China vs USA
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.Lawrence Trent: "I am going to be taking a look at the crucial final round encounter of the FIDE Nations Cup today between the USA and China for the show today. The game will be the critical win by Yu Yangyi vs Wesley So."
But first, a little warm-up: In the position below it looks as though Black has got enough control to make a draw, but what combination did Fabiano find here to make that far from the truth?
Caruana-Wei Yi, FIDE Online Nations Cup
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The Caro Kann is a very tricky opening. Black’s play is based on controlling and fighting for key light squares. It is a line which was very fashionable in late 90s and early 2000s due to the successes of greats like Karpov, Anand, Dreev etc. Recently due to strong engines lot of key developments have been made and some new lines have been introduced, while others have been refuted altogether. I have analyzed the new trends carefully and found some new ideas for Black. 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 c5 6.e4 cxd4 7.Qxd4 Qxd4 8.Nxd4 e6 9.Ndb5 Na6 10.Bxc4 Bc5 11.Bf4 Ke7 12.0-0 Bd7 13.e5 Nh5 14.Be3 Rhc8 15.Be2 g6 16.Ne4 Bxe3 17.fxe3 Rc2 18.Nbd6 Rf8 19.Bxa6 bxa6 20.g4 Ng7 21.Nf6 Bc6 22.Rfc1 1–0
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| Boleslavsky,I | - | Smyslov,V | - | 1–0 | 1950 | D16 | Candidates Tournament | 6 |
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