Vidit's "Wow" Variation

by Oliver Reeh
10/19/2024 – In the diagram position, Black has a spectacular opportunity to attack White's king on e1. Your call!

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1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.a3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.e3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.Rd1 h6 11.Nd2 d4 12.Nb3 Qb6 13.Na4 Bb4+ 14.axb4 The game continued with 14.Ke2 Qa6 15.Nxd4 Nxd4+ 16.exd4 Bd6 17.Nc5 Bxc5 18.dxc5 e5 19.Rd6 Qa5 20.Bxh6 Qxc5 21.Rxf6 Qe7 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.Rf5 Rd8 24.h4 Bxf5 25.Qxf5 Rd4 26.Ke1 Rad8 27.Be2 Qd6 28.Qg5+ Kf8 29.Qc1 Qg6 30.g3 Rd2 31.Rh2 Rc2 32.Qe3 Rxb2 33.Kf1 Rdd2 34.Qc5+ Kg8 35.Qc8+ Kg7 36.h5 Qb1+ 37.Kg2 Rxe2 0-1 - analyzed in detail by Santosh Gujrathi Vidit in CBM 218! 14...Qxb4+ 15.Nd2 e5 16.Bg3 Qa5 17.b3 Nb4 18.Qb1 Vidit's wow variation In the diagram position, Black has a spectacular opportunity to attack White's king on e1. Your call!
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Maghsoodloo,P2740Vidit,S27420–12024D3786th Tata Steel Masters11.7

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Oliver Reeh has been working for ChessBase for many years as a translator and presenter of the internet show TV ChessBase, and he also looks after the tactics column in ChessBase Magazine, for which he has also been responsible as editor-in-chief since 2019. The International Master has contributed to the CB "MasterClass" series and is the author of the DVDs "Strike like the World Champions" and "Master Class Tactics - Train your combination skills!" Volumes 1 & 2. Oliver Reeh lives in Hamburg.

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