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I was minding my own business(doing some chess) when I noticed this window sign

Foodporn?

Special burgers I guess

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Selected games

Almasi-Nedev

English Opening

46th TCh-GRE 2018 rd1

After 27..Rc5(Diagram)

Black has more central space while White has the bishops and the better structure

What do you recommend for White?

Lunch

Salad

• Iceberg lettuce
• 1 tomato
• 1/8 red bell petter
• mushrooms
• raisins
• bit of sliced onion
• no dressing

rest

• half an avocado
• tuna
• one bananna ate one hour before

and meal supervisor

and background music

Background video

Inspiration

Morning

This had been on my shelf being ignored for years, which is a shame, as it is excellent.

The 7.Qf3 Queen Transfer variation is very popular nowadays

Safarli-Pavlidis

Sicilian Taimanov 7.Qf3 Nf6

Greek Final 8 Team Cup rd3

Safarli played an idea not mentioned in Attacking the Flexible Sicilian so Taimanov players need to take note.

After 12.hxg3(Diagram)

White has some pressure on the h-file and the Na4 is threatening to take the c-pawn or hop into b6

What do you recommend for Black?

Keeping up with Roiz

The Nimzo-Indian by Roiz(Quality Chess 2017) gives a solid repertoire for Black. The following game is relevant to the Roiz repertoire.

Roiz is also working on The Queen’s Indian, scheduled for publication this summer.

Dreev-Esipenko

Nimzo-Indian 4.Qc2 d5

71st ch-RUS HL 2018

After 18.e4(Diagram)

The Nd5 has just been attacked.

What do you recommend for Black?

After 18.e4

The Positional Rook Ending

Andersson,U-Arakhamia-Grant

EU Union-ch 4th 2008

White to play

Although White won, the position is close to equal now. White keeps up the pressure until Black cracks and makes a fatal weakening pawn move.

Key techniques used included

• king activation
• gaining space on the kingside
• rook activation on the c-file and later on the 6th and 7th ranks
• simplification to a single rook ending

The latest issue of TWIC is now available

I was hoping to find some ideas on how to kill the King’s Indian but nothing much came up this week.

Kovalyov-Shtembuliak

g3 King’s Indian

46th Annual World Open rd7

After 37..Nf7(Diagram)

What do you recommend for White?

The game was equal for a long time until mistakes decided the game late in the endgame.

Selected Games

Martirosyan-Petrosyan,M

Open Spanish 6.Re1

11th Asrian Memorial 2018

After 23..Bxe8(Diagram)

Opposite colored bishops can have drawing tendencies in certain endgames but in a middlegame the side with the initiative effectively has an extra piece on ‘their’ color

Conventional positional logic suggests that White should play on the dark squares and black on the light squares. Black’s minor pieces are slightly passive but there are no obvious weaknesses. White has more space but the doubled c-pawns are not really weak.

What do you recommend for White?

After 23..Bxe8

Lomasov-Inarkiev

Scotch Four Knights 10.h3

71st ch-RUS HL 2018 rd2

After 43.Nc3(Diagram)

Black is more active but the d-pawn has been blockaded

What do you recommend for Black?

After 43.Nc3

Ponkratov-Oparin

Centre Game

71st ch-RUS HL 2018 rd6

After 13.g4(Diagram)

White wants blood and with this in mind left his king uncastled and launched the attack with 13.g4

Black has gone about his business, completed development and secured his king.

What do you recommend for Black?

After 13.g4

The Positional Advantage in Rook Endings

One type of structural advantage is fewer pawn islands. Pawns can also be isolated, doubled or just easy to attack.

Here is a nice example of multiple types of pawn weaknesses with equal material in double rook ending.

Andersson-Portisch

Tilburg 1981

White to Play(Diagram)

White has the healthier structure and plenty of targets. Both rooks are actively placed on the c-file and the a-pawn is isolated. The doubled g-pawns are not attackable but have reduced flexibility.

White is attacking the c6-pawn while Black is also attacking the e-pawn.

What do you recommend for White? This is not a single solution question. There is more than one good move.

White to play

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Selected games features the HUN Youth Ch U18 Boys

Szabo,M-Acs,M

Larsen 1.b3

ch-HUN Youth U18 2018

rd1

After 13..g5(Diagram)

Black had an excellent position from the opening but then did not take of his king

One would think that the offside Na3 would not be effective against the mighty bishop pair but looks can be deceiving

What do you recommend for White?

After 13..g5