selected games

Keeping up with the Taimanov beast

The 7.Qf3 Queen Transfer Variation is big fashion and big theory. Pavlidis recommends 7..Nf6. Now after 8..0-0-0 Ne5 9.Qg3 b5 White has a choice 10.f4 is the main line and massive theory

After 9..b5

White chose the less common 10.Bxb5 in the featured game and won quickly

Moiseenko-Peng

7.Qf3 Nf6 Taimanov(10.Bxb5)

3rd Agios Nikolaos 2019 Rd9

After 17.Nd5(Diagram)

The Qd6 is hanging

What do you recommend for Black?

After 17.Nd5