Women's Grand Prix
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.A great game by Kaslinskaya vs Sebag from round six.
But first: Last week we looked the endgame from Warakomski vs Trent, here Black has a clear path to victory. Did he see it though?
Warakomski-Trent, Amsterdam 2020
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For players who lack either the time or inclination to study reams of opening theory the Closed Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 followed by 3.g3) is an excellent choice. The two great exponents of this method of play were World Champions Vassily Smyslov and Boris Spassky. These days it’s the top English Grandmasters Michael Adams and Nigel Short who are its leading exponents.Lawrence is live most Tuesdays at 17:00 UTC (18:00 CET / 12 Noon EST)
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1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Bc4 a6 5.a4 e6 6.Nge2 Nf6 7.0-0 d5 8.exd5 exd5 9.Ba2 Nc6 10.d3 10...Nb4N 10...d4 11.Ne4 Be7 12.Nf4 0-0 13.Bd2 Bf5 14.Re1 Qd7 15.Qf3 Rae8 11.Bb3 Be7 12.Bg5 0-0 13.Nf4 d4 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Ne4 Be5 16.Nh5 Qh4 16...Bf5 17.f4!± Bc7 17...Bg4± 18.Qd2 Bc7 18.g3!+- 18.Nxc5? Bg4 18...Qh3 19.f5! h6 20.Nf4 20.Nxc5 Bxf5 21.Nf4 21.Nxb7 Bg4-+ 21...Bxf4± 20...Qxf5 21.Ne6! fxe6 21...Bxe6± 22.Rxf5 Bxf5 23.Nxc5 Rae8 24.Nxb7 Re5 22.Rxf5 Rxf5 23.Qg4 Nd5 24.Nxc5 Ne3? 24...Rg5 25.Qh4 25.Qxd4 Bb6+- 25.Nxe6 Rxg4 26.Nxc7 Rb8= 25...b6 25.Qxd4 Nxc2 26.Bxc2 Bb6 27.b4 a5 28.Qd6 Ra6 29.Qb8 Rf8 30.Rf1 1–0 - Start an analysis engine:
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| Kashlinskaya,A | 2484 | Sebag,M | 2443 | 1–0 | 2020 | | FIDE Womens GP Lausanne 2020 | 6.1 |
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