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B23 Nxf5 14.Qd5 ( 14.Bf2 Qg5+

Anticilian Part 1 15.Kh1 Rae8 16.Rae1 );
[GM_Avetik] B) 7...cxd4 8.Nb5 Nge7 9.Bb3!
( 9.Nbxd4 d5 10.exd5 Nxd4
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.f4 Nc6 11.Nxd4 0-0 ) 9...0-0 10.Nbxd4
[ 3...g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bc4 e6 6.d4 Na5 ( 10...a6; 10...d5 11.e5;
Here black played e6 before Nc6, 10...b6 11.c3 Ba6 12.Rf2 Nxd4
Hence, striking with d4, should result 13.Nxd4 d5 14.f5 exf5 15.exf5
into an obvious advantage, cxd4 Qd6 16.Bf4 Qd7 17.Ba4 b5
7.Nxd4 Ne7 8.Bb3 Nbc6 9.Nxc6 18.Bc2 Nc6 19.Nb3 Qd8 20.Qd2
bxc6 10.Be3 0-0 11.Qd2 d5 Ne5 21.Bg5 Qd6 22.f6
12.0-0-0 Here we have h4-h5 attack. White was having advantage but
Here there is an important nuinace to later misplayed and lost 0-1 (73)
note that here black knight is not on Barseghyan,A (2380)-Sychev,K
f6 which actually leads to the (2537) Yerevan Margaryan
Accelerated Dragon posiyions where Memorial 2019 (4) ) 11.Be3 Nxb3
this h4-h5 plan is not working. ] 12.axb3 a6 ( 12...e5 13.fxe5 dxe5
[ 3...e6 4.Nf3 ( 4.d4!? With this move 14.Nb5 ) 13.Qe1 Qc7 ( 13...e5
white is trying to focus on the d6- 14.fxe5 dxe5 15.Nb5 ) 14.Qh4
weakness cxd4 5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qf2 Rb8 ( 14...e5 15.fxe5 dxe5
Our plan will be Bd2/Be3,0-0-0 and 16.Nb5 ) 15.Ng5 h6 16.Ngf3 e5
we will create strong pressure ) 4...Nc6 17.fxe5 dxe5 18.Bxh6 exd4
( 4...a6 5.g4 Instead of playing g3- 19.Bf4 ]
Bg2-d3-Ne2-g4-Ng3 etc. White can [ 6...Na5?! 7.Bb3 Nxb3 ( 7...c4
immediately start with g4 ) 5.g3 8.Ba4+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qe2
This is the standard way of playing Nf6 11.b4! cxb3 12.axb3 Nc6
this position Nf6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0-0 13.d4 ) 8.axb3 e6 ( 8...Nf6 9.d3 0-0
0-0 8.d3 Rb8 9.h3 b5 10.g4 10.Qe1 e6 11.e5 Nd7 12.Nb5! ) 9.e5
Our plan is Ne2-Ng3-g5-h4 etc. ] ( 9.d4!? cxd4 10.Nxd4 Ne7
4.Nf3 g6 11.Ndb5 ) 9...dxe5 ( 9...d5 10.d4
[ 4...Bg4 This is not a good move cxd4 11.Nxd4 ) 10.fxe5 ]
since this allows us Bb5 to ruin 7.d3 0-0 8.Qe1 This is the starting
black's pawn structure 5.Bb5 Bxf3 position of Grand Prix Attack 8...Nd4
6.Qxf3 Rc8 7.d3 Nf6 8.g4 a6 [ 8...Bg4 9.f5 Bxf3 ( 9...gxf5?
9.Bxc6+ Rxc6 10.g5 Nd7 11.Bd2 g6 Very bad move, no one will play this.
12.0-0-0 Bg7 13.h4 Although black 10.Qh4 fxe4 11.Ng5 Bh5 12.Rxf6
has a monster bishop on g7, h4-h5 is exf6 13.Nxh7 Kxh7 14.Qxh5+ Kg8
coming with strong attack ] 15.Nxe4 ) 10.Rxf3 Black think that
5.Bc4 Bg7 6.0-0 Nf6 they change knight so attack over but
[ 6...e6 7.d4! it just start! Nd4 ( 10...Ne5 11.Rf1
A) 7...Nxd4 8.Be3 Nxf3+ ( 8...Nc6 Nxc4 12.dxc4 We lose c4 important
9.Nb5 ) 9.Qxf3 Ne7 10.f5 exf5 bishop but still attack not over, Bg5-
11.exf5 Bxf5 12.g4+- 0-0 13.gxf5 Qh4-Nd5 are coming ) 11.Rh3 Nxc2?
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( 11...e6! This is best reply to survive reply! 10...a6

but very difficult for below 2000 to find [ 10...Bd7 11.a4 We play a4 because
12.Bg5 Nxc2 13.Qh4 h6! Only move when we take Nxd4 and black queen
14.Bxh6 Nh5 15.Bg5 Bf6 16.Bxf6 come to pin us with Qb6 we have
Qxf6 17.Rf1 Qxh4 18.Rxh4 Ng7 tempo with a5 a6 ( 11...Bxb5
19.g4 black knight has become 12.axb5; 11...Ng4 12.h3 Ne3
trapped on g7, material is equal but 13.Bxe3 dxe3 14.c3 Qb6 15.a5 Qc5
we are comfortable and plan is very 16.b4 Qh5 17.Nd4 Bxd4 18.cxd4 )
clear ) 12.Qh4! Nxa1 13.fxg6 hxg6 12.Nxd4 Qb6 13.a5 Qc5 14.b4 Qa7
14.Nd5 It just game over Re8 15.c3 e5 16.fxe5 dxe5 17.Be3 Ng4
( 14...Nh5 15.Nxe7+ Kh7 16.Qxh5+ 18.Nc2 Nxe3 19.Qxe3 Qxe3+
gxh5 17.Rxh5+ Bh6 18.Bxh6 Qxe7 20.Nxe3 We have clear pawn
19.Bxf8+ Kg6 20.Rh6+ Kg5 21.h4+ advantage ]
Kg4 22.Bxe7 ) 15.Nxf6+ exf6 [ 10...Nd7 11.Qf2! Qb6 12.a4
16.Qh7+ Kf8 17.Bh6 Ke7 18.Qxg7 Again we apply same idea a6
Rf8 19.Rf3 ] ( 12...a5 13.b3 e5 14.Ba3 Nc5
[ 8...e6 whenever white try d6-e6 15.fxe5 dxe5 16.Bxf7+ Kh8 17.Qg3 )
formation, look if e5 is possible 9.e5 13.a5 Qc5 14.b4 Qxb4 15.Nc7 Rb8
Ne8 10.Bb5! White idea is to change 16.Nd5 Qc5 17.Ba3 ]
knights and go Ne4 targetting [ 10...Ng4 11.h3 Ne3 12.Bxe3 dxe3
weakness. 13.Qxe3 Bxb2 14.Rab1 Bg7
Black can try different way but in all 15.Nxa7 ]
we gain advantage [ 10...Qb6 11.a4 a6 ( 11...Ng4 12.a5
A) 10...Qc7 11.Ne4 dxe5 ( 11...f5 Qc5 13.b4 Qh5 14.h3 Ne3 15.Bxe3
12.exf6 Nxf6 13.Neg5 ) 12.Bxc6 dxe3 16.Qxe3 Bxa1 17.Rxa1 ) 12.a5
Qxc6 13.fxe5; Qc5 13.b4 Qh5 14.Nc7 Rb8 15.h3 ]
B) 10...Nd4 11.Nxd4 cxd4 12.Ne4 [ 10...e5 11.fxe5 dxe5 12.Qh4 a6
dxe5 13.Bxe8 Qxe8 14.fxe5 Bxe5 13.Na3 Qb6 14.Bg5 Nd7 15.Be7 ]
15.Bh6 Bg7 16.Nf6+ Bxf6 17.Rxf6 [ 10...d5 11.exd5 a6 12.Nxd4 Qb6
B1) 17...Qe7 18.Qe5 Bd7 13.Be3 Ng4 14.c3 Qxb2 15.Rb1
19.Raf1 Be8 20.Rxe6 fxe6 Qa3 16.Bb3 ]
21.Qxe6+ ( 21.Rxf8+ Qxf8 11.Nxd4 Qb6 12.c3 e5 13.fxe5 dxe5
22.Bxf8 Kxf8 23.Qxd4 ); 14.Be3! Here we sacrifice piece, but we
B2) 17...e5 18.Qxe5; gain advantage 14...exd4
C) 10...Qb6 11.Qh4 a6 12.Bxc6 [ 14...Ng4 15.Nf5 Nxe3 16.Qxe3
Qxc6 13.Ne4 dxe5 14.fxe5; Qxb2 17.Nxg7 Kxg7 18.d4 ]
D) 10...Bd7 11.Ne4 Nxe5 12.fxe5 [ 14...Qxb2 15.Rb1 Qa3 16.Nb3 ]
Bxb5 13.Bg5 Qc7 14.Nf6+ Nxf6 15.Bxd4 Qc6
15.exf6; [ 15...Qd8 16.Qh4 Nh5 17.Qxd8
E) 10...dxe5 11.Bxc6 bxc6 Rxd8 18.Rxf7 Bxd4+ 19.cxd4 ]
12.fxe5 ] 16.Qf2 Ng4 17.Bxf7+ Kh8 18.Bxg7+
9.Nxd4 cxd4 10.Nb5! This is again Kxg7 19.Qd4+ Nf6 20.Bd5
important position here black have 7
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B30 9.Nxd4 Nxe5 10.c3 0-0 11.Nc2 a6

Antisicilian Part2 12.Be2 d5 13.d4 Nc6 14.Bf4 ) 8.Ba4
[GM_Avetik] b5 9.Bb3 Bb7 10.d3 d5 11.f3 e6
12.a4 Ne7 13.Qe1 0-0 14.axb5
Dear ChessMood PRO Member! Here axb5 15.Rxa8 Qxa8 ( 15...Bxa8
you have a draft file of this opening! 16.Qb4 Qd7 17.Bg5 f6 18.Bf4 e5
During my career as a coach, I found 19.Bg3 ) 16.Qb4 ]
out that giving students the draft file is [ 4...a6 5.Bd3
much more effective than the whole A) 5...g6 6.b4 cxb4 7.Nd5 Nxf3+
analysis. Here is why: 1. When ( 7...Bg7 8.Nxd4 Bxd4 9.c3 bxc3
students know that at the end of the 10.dxc3 Bg7 11.Be3 ) 8.Qxf3 Bg7
lesson or video course they would get 9.Rb1 e6 10.Ne3 ( 10.Nxb4 a5 )
the whole file, during the lesson they 10...Ne7 11.Rxb4 Nc6 12.Bb2!
are less attentive 2. Knowing that they A1) 12...Nxb4 13.Bxg7 Rg8
should make a file themselves - their 14.Bf6 Nxd3+ 15.cxd3 Qc7
concentration automatically becomes 16.Nc4 d6 17.e5 Qc6
100%. 3. Anything that you learned - 18.Nxd6+ Kd7 19.Qh3 Qc1+
you'll forget 99% of that knowledge if you 20.Ke2 Qxh1 21.Qxh7 Rf8
don't put in practice. Anything that you 22.Qg7 Qxg2 23.Qxf8
learned and write down somethwere, A1a) 23...Qg4+ 24.Ke3 Qh3+
you'll forget during time with 50 %. 25.f3 Qxf3+ ( 25...Qh7
Anything that you learned, wrote down 26.Qe7+ Kc6 27.Nc4 Kb5
and put in practice- you'll not forget!!! 28.Qd6 Qh6+ 29.Kd4 Qf4+
Now I hope you got the point, why I do 30.Kc3 );
this for you. Instead of the whole A1b) 23...Qd5 24.Qxf7+ Kc6
analysis, I made a draft file for you, 25.Qe8+;
where I wrote down all the possible A2) 12...0-0 13.Bxg7 Kxg7
continuations, so when you fill them 14.Rb1 b5 15.0-0 Qc7 16.Qg3
after you watched the courses, you can Qxg3 17.hxg3;
add there the lines, which will take you B) 5...Nxf3+ 6.Qxf3 d6 7.Bc4 Nf6
5 mintues if you watched the courses 8.a4 g6 9.d3 Bg7 10.0-0 0-0
attentively. If somehow you forget 11.Qg3 Bd7 12.f4 b5;
some lines, you can go back to the C) 5...Nc6 6.0-0 d6 ( 6...g6 7.e5
course, or just write me a PM. With Bg7 8.Re1 Qc7 9.Qe2 Nh6
best wishes, GM Avetik Grigoryan 1.e4 10.Nd5 Qb8 ) 7.a3 ( 7.Bc4 Nf6
c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 )
[ 3...g6?! 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bg7 C1) 7...b5 8.b3 g6 ( 8...Nf6
6.f4!? ( 6.Be3!? )] 9.Bb2 e5 10.a4 b4 11.Nd5
4.Nf3 Nxb5 If black change knight with Nxd5 12.exd5 Ne7 13.Ng5 h6
bishop then we happy! 14.Nh7 );
[ 4...g6 5.Nxd4 cxd4 6.Ne2 Bg7 C2) 7...Nf6 8.b4 cxb4 9.axb4
7.0-0 a6 ( 7...e6 8.c3 dxc3 9.dxc3 Nxb4 10.Be2;
Ne7 10.Qd6; 7...Nf6 8.e5 Ng4 D) 5...d6 6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.Ne2 e5
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8.c3 dxc3 9.dxc3 ] 11.exd5 Ne7 12.Nxe5

[ 4...e6 5.0-0 dxe5 13.Qh5 Qxd5
A) 5...Ne7 6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.Ne2 14.Rxe5 ( 14.Bc4 g6
Nc6 8.c3 Bc5 9.b4 Bb6 10.a4 a6 15.Qh4 Qc6 16.Rxe5 )
11.Bxc6 dxc6 12.a5 Ba7 13.cxd4 14...Qd6 ( 14...Bg4 )
Bxd4 14.Nxd4 Qxd4 15.Qc2 15.Rae1;
A1) 15...0-0 16.Bb2 Qxb4 B3b3) 9...Qc7 10.Ne2 Nb4
( 16...Qd8 17.d4 ) 17.Ba3; ( 10...e5 11.Ng3 b5 12.a4 )
A2) 15...Qxa1 16.Bb2 Qxf1+ 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Nf4 Nxd3
17.Kxf1 0-0 18.g4 f6 19.h4 e5 13.cxd3 Bh6 14.Nh5 Ke7
20.Qb3+ Rf7 21.g5 Bd7 15.d4 cxd4 16.Nxd4 ]
22.gxf6 gxf6 23.d4 exd4 5.Nxb5 Here black has 5 options 5...d6
24.Bxd4 Re8 25.f3 Kg7 26.Qe3 [ 5...g6 6.d4 ( 6.c4!? Bg7 7.d4 cxd4
h6 27.Qf4 Kg6 28.Kf2 Be6 8.Nfxd4 d6 9.0-0 Nf6 10.f3 0-0
29.Be3 Rh8 30.Qd6 Bc8 31.f4 11.Be3 Bd7 12.Nc3 ) 6...Bg7
Bg4 32.h5+ Kh7 33.f5 Rg8 ( 6...cxd4 7.Qxd4 f6 8.Qc4! ) 7.e5!
34.Bd4 Re8 35.Bxf6 Rxe4 ( 7.c4!? )
36.Qd8 Rxf6 37.Qxf6 Bxh5 A) 7...cxd4 8.Qxd4 Qa5+ 9.Nc3
38.Qd6 Bf7 39.Qc7 Kg7 d6 10.Qd5 Qxd5 11.Nxd5 Kd7
40.Qxb7 Rf4+ 41.Ke3 Rxf5 12.Bf4 e6 ( 12...dxe5 13.Nxe5+
42.Qxa6 Re5+ 43.Kd4 Rb5 Bxe5 14.Bxe5 ) 13.Ne3 d5 14.c4;
44.Kc3 1-0 Rublevsky,S (2677)- B) 7...d6 8.exd6 exd6 9.Qe2+
Zhang,P (2643) Poikovsky Ne7 10.Bg5 f6 11.Bf4;
Karpov 08th 2007 (2); C) 7...Qa5+ 8.Nc3 cxd4 9.Qxd4
B) 5...a6 6.Bd3 d6 10.Qd5 Qb6 11.Qb5+ Bd7
B1) 6...Ne7 7.Nxd4 cxd4 8.Ne2 12.Qxb6 axb6 13.exd6 exd6
Nc6 9.c3 Bc5 10.b4 Ba7 11.a4 14.Bf4 Bxc3+ 15.bxc3;
dxc3 ( 11...Ne5 12.Bb1 dxc3 D) 7...Nh6 8.dxc5 Qa5+ 9.Nc3
13.d4 Ng6 14.Nxc3 ) 12.dxc3 Qxc5 10.Qd5 Qxd5 ( 10...Qc6
0-0 13.Bc2 d6 14.Qd3; 11.Bg5 e6 12.Qxc6 dxc6 13.Ne4
B2) 6...d6 7.Nxd4 cxd4 8.Ne2 Nf5 14.g4 ) 11.Nxd5 Kd8 12.Bg5;
e5 ( 8...Qb6 9.a4 Nf6 10.a5 E) 7...a6 8.Nc3 cxd4 9.Qxd4 d6
Qa7 11.c3 dxc3 12.dxc3 ) 9.c3 10.Bf4 dxe5 11.Qxd8+ Kxd8
dxc3 10.dxc3; 12.0-0-0+ Bd7 13.Bxe5 f6 14.Nd5
B3) 6...Nc6 7.b3 d6 8.Bb2 fxe5 15.Nb6 ]
B3a) 8...Be7 9.Re1 Bf6 [ 5...e6 6.d4 a6 ( 6...cxd4 7.Qxd4
10.e5 ( 10.Na4 Bxb2 Qa5+ 8.Nc3 Qxc3+ ) 7.Nc3 cxd4
11.Nxb2 e5 ) 10...Nxe5 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Bg5!
11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.Rxe5 dxe5 A) 9...Nf6 10.0-0-0 Be7 11.e5
13.Qh5; dxe5 12.Qxe5 Qb6 ( 12...Bd7
B3b) 8...Nf6 9.Re1! 13.Qg3 ) 13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.Bxe7
B3b1) 9...Nd7 10.Nb1!; Kxe7 15.Qxe4;
B3b2) 9...e5 10.Nd5 Nxd5 B) 9...Be7 10.Bxe7 Qxe7
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11.Qxg7 ( 11.0-0-0 )] Rd7 33.Kf2 f5 34.Bxd6 Rxd6

[ 5...a6 6.Nc3 b5 7.d4 d6 ( 7...cxd4 35.Rc1 Red8 36.Rc5 Kf7 37.Ke3
8.Qxd4 Bb7 9.Bg5! ) 8.dxc5 dxc5 Rb8 38.Rb3 Rbd8 39.b5 axb5
9.Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.Ne5 Ke8 40.Rbxb5 Ke7 41.Kd3 Ra8 42.Kc4
( 10...Be6 11.Be3 Rc8 12.f4 f6 Ra7 43.Rb6 Kd7 44.Rxd6+ Kxd6
13.Nd3 c4 14.Nc5 Rc6 15.0-0-0+ 45.Rc6+ Kd7 46.a6 Normal
Kc7 16.f5 Bc8 17.Nd5+ ) 11.Nd5 1-0 Van Foreest,J (2601)-Peek,M
Ra7 12.a4 b4 13.Be3 e6 14.Nxb4 ] (2325) 20th HZ Open 2016 Vlissingen
[ 5...d5 6.exd5 a6 ( 6...Nf6 7.c4 ) NED (5.11) ]
7.Nc3 Nf6 8.d4 ( 8.0-0!? Nxd5 9...Ne7
9.Ne4 e6 10.d4 cxd4 11.Qxd4 [ 9...Nf6 10.Bg5 d5 ( 10...Be7
With easy play. ) 8...Nxd5 9.dxc5 11.0-0-0 0-0 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Nd5 )
Nxc3 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.bxc3 ] 11.Qb3 d4 ( 11...dxe4 12.Nxe5 Be6
6.d4 a6 Black want to play Najdorf, but 13.Qxb7 ) 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.Nd5 Qd6
we ahead in development by 3 moves 14.c3 ]
[ 6...Nf6 7.Qd3! a6 8.Nc3 cxd4 [ 9...h6 10.Be3 Nf6 11.Bb6 Qd7
9.Nxd4 e5 10.Nf5! f5 is weak square 12.0-0-0 Qc6 ( 12...Qe6 13.Bc7 d5
so we go there and it difficult to castle 14.Qa5 d4 15.Nxe5 dxc3 16.Rd8+
for black Bxf5 ( 10...g6 11.Nh6 ) Ke7 17.Qb4+ Qd6 18.Qxd6# )
11.exf5 h6 ( 11...d5 12.Bg5 d4 13.Nxe5 ]
13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.Ne4 Light-square; [ 9...Be7 10.0-0
11...Be7 12.Bg5 ) 12.f4! We crush A) 10...d5 11.Qb3 d4 ( 11...dxe4
black healthy pawn structure, develop 12.Nxe5 Be6 13.Qxb7 ) 12.Nxe5
bishop and go to 0-0-0 and attack! Be6 13.Nd5;
Be7 13.Bd2 0-0 14.0-0-0 Rc8 15.g4 B) 10...Nf6 11.Bg5 d5 ( 11...0-0
Nxg4 16.Rhg1 Nf6 17.fxe5 dxe5 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Rad1 Be7
18.Qg3 Ne8 19.Bxh6 ] 14.Nd5 ) 12.Bxf6 gxf6 ( 12...Bxb4
7.Nc3 cxd4 8.Qxd4 e5 13.Bxd8 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Kxd8
[ 8...Nf6 9.Bg5 e6 10.0-0-0 Be7 15.exd5 ) 13.Qb3 d4 ( 13...dxe4
11.e5 ] 14.Rad1 Bd7 15.Qxb7 exf3
9.Qb4! Very advanced option 16.Rxd7 Qxd7 17.Qxa8+ Qd8
[ 9.Qd3!? Simpler h6 ( 9...Nf6 10.Bg5 18.Qxf3 ) 14.Nd5 Rg8 15.c3 Bh3
Be7 11.0-0-0 0-0 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.g3 Bxf1 17.Rxf1 ]
13.Qxd6 ) 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Nd2 Be6 [ 9...d5 10.Qb3 dxe4 ( 10...d4
( 11...b5! 12.a4 b4 13.Nd5 Nxd5 11.Nxe5 Qc7 12.Qa4+ Bd7
14.Qxd5 Be6= ) 12.Nc4 Rc8 13.Ne3 13.Qxd4 ) 11.Nxe5 Qc7 12.Nd5
Be7 14.a4 Qa5 15.Rd1 0-0 16.Bd2 Qxe5 13.Bf4 Qf5 14.Nc7+ Kd8
Qc5 17.Be1 Rfd8 18.a5 Qc6 19.f3 ( 14...Ke7 15.Qb4+ Kf6 16.Qxf8 )
Rd7 20.Bf2 Rcd8 21.Ned5 Bxd5 15.Rd1+ Bd7 16.Qxb7 Rc8 17.Rd5
22.exd5 Qc8 23.Na4 Qb8 24.c4 Qf6 ( 17...Qg4 18.h3 ) 18.Rxd7+
Re8 25.Nb6 Rdd8 26.b4 Nd7 27.c5 Kxd7 19.Nd5+ ]
dxc5 28.Nxd7 c4 29.Nxb8 cxd3 [ 9...b5 10.a4 bxa4 ( 10...d5
30.Rxd3 Bd6 31.Nxa6 bxa6 32.Bc5 11.Qb3; 10...Bd7 11.axb5 axb5
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12.Rxa8 Qxa8 13.Nxb5 Bxb5 you'll forget during time with 50 %.

14.Qxb5+ ) 11.Qxa4+ Bd7 12.Qc4 ] Anything that you learned, wrote down
[ 9...Rb8 10.0-0 b5 11.a4 a5 and put in practice- you'll not forget!!!
12.Qb3 b4 13.Nd5 Be6 14.Ng5 Be7 Now I hope you got the point, why I do
15.Nxe6 fxe6 16.Ne3 ] this for you. Instead of the whole
10.Be3 Nc6 11.Qb3 Na5 analysis, I made a draft file for you,
[ 11...Be7 12.Nd5 0-0 13.Bb6 Qd7 where I wrote down all the possible
14.0-0-0 ] continuations, so when you fill them
[ 11...Be6 12.Nd5 Qd7 13.c4 Bxd5 after you watched the courses, you can
14.cxd5 Nd8 15.0-0 Be7 16.Qb6 add there the lines, which will take you 5
0-0 17.Rac1 Rc8 18.Rxc8 Qxc8 mintues if you watched the courses
19.Rc1 Qg4 20.Nd2 Bg5 21.Bxg5 attentively. If somehow you forget
( 21.h3 Bxe3 22.fxe3 Qg5 23.Nc4 some lines, you can go back to the
f5 24.exf5 Qxf5 25.Nxd6 Qf6 course, or just write me a PM. With
26.Nc4 Qf5 27.d6 ) 21...Qxg5 ] best wishes, GM Avetik Grigoryan 1.e4
12.Qb6 Nc4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.f4 d5
[ 12...Qxb6 13.Bxb6 Nc4 14.Nd5 [ 3...Nc6 4.Nf3 g6 This is bad move
Nxb6 15.Nxb6 Rb8 16.0-0-0 ] and the punishment is very strict 5.d4!
13.Qxd8+ Kxd8 14.Bc1 Be7 15.b3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bg7 7.Ndb5 Bf8
Nb6 16.Ba3 Be6 17.Rd1 Kc7 8.Nd6+ Bxd6 9.Qxd6 Qe7 10.Nb5
18.Nxe5 Qxd6 11.Nxd6+ Ke7 12.e5 f6 13.b3!
This is very strong move with the idea
of Ba3 and black cannot save
B21 himself ]
Antisicilian with 2.Nc3 part 4.Nf3 dxe4
[GM_Avetik] [ 4...Nc6 5.Bb5
A) 5...Nf6 6.d3
Dear ChessMood PRO Member! Here A1) 6...Bd7 7.0-0 Be7 ( 7...a6
you have a draft file of this opening! 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.Ne5 Rc8
During my career as a coach, I found 10.Nxc6 Rxc6 11.Qf3 ) 8.Ne5
out that giving students the draft file is Nxe5 ( 8...Rc8 9.Nxd7 Qxd7
much more effective than the whole 10.e5 Ng8 11.f5 exf5 12.Qf3 )
analysis. Here is why: 1. When 9.fxe5 Bxb5 10.exf6;
students know that at the end of the A2) 6...dxe4 7.Ne5 Bd7 8.Nxd7
lesson or video course they would get Qxd7 9.dxe4 Qxd1+ 10.Kxd1;
the whole file, during the lesson they are A3) 6...Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.Bxc6
less attentive 2. Knowing that they bxc6 9.e5 Nd7 10.b3 Ba6
should make a file themselves - their 11.Qd2! c4 ( 11...Rb8 12.Ba3
concentration automatically becomes Qa5 13.Nxd5; 11...Kh8 12.Ba3
100%. 3. Anything that you learned - Qa5 13.Na4 Qxd2 14.Nxd2
you'll forget 99% of that knowledge if Bb5 15.Nb2 a5 16.c4 Ba6
you don't put in practice. Anything that 17.Na4 ) 12.dxc4 dxc4 13.Rd1
you learned and write down somethwere, Qb6+ 14.Qf2 Bc5 15.Nd4;
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B) 5...Nge7! 6.Ne5 Rb8 16.d4! ) 15.d4;

B1) 6...f6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Be2 B4b12) 13...Qxe4 14.d3
Ng6 9.d3 Bd6 10.g3 ( 10.0-0 Qd5 15.Bc4 Qd6
0-0 11.b3 ) 10...0-0 11.h4; 16.Rxb7 Rb8 17.Rxb8+
B2) 6...d4 7.Na4! a6 ( 7...Qd6 Qxb8 18.Qa4 Qc7
8.d3 a6 9.Bxc6+ Nxc6 10.Nc4 19.Bb5;
Qc7 11.Nab6 Rb8 12.a4 ) B4b2) 8...Qxd7 9.Nb1 a6
8.Bxc6+ Nxc6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Be2;
10.b3 ( 10.d3?! Qa5+ ) 10...d3 B5) 6...a6 7.Nxc6 Nxc6
11.Bb2 dxc2 12.Qxc2; 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.d3 ]
B3) 6...Qc7 7.0-0 [ 4...d4 5.Bb5+
B3a) 7...d4 8.Bxc6+ Nxc6 A) 5...Nc6 6.Bxc6+ bxc6 7.Nb1!
9.Nb5 This is very important move as we
B3a1) 9...Qd8 10.d3 dont allow black to play d3 since we
B3a11) 10...Nxe5 play 4 and we achieve 2 things:
11.fxe5 a6 ( 11...Be7 1. We fixed black's weak pawn
12.Qg4! ) 12.Qf3 Qd7 structure on c6-c5
13.Nd6+ Bxd6 14.exd6 2. The Bishop on c8 is steel dead
e5 15.Bg5! f6 16.Bxf6 d3 ( 7...c4 8.d3 cxd3 9.cxd3
gxf6 17.Qxf6 Rg8 We should be happy to play this
18.Rf5; position. Though we have weak d3-
B3a12) 10...Be7 pawn e have much faster activity
11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Na3; and the c6 pawn will fall ) 8.c4;
B3a2) 9...Qb6 10.a4 a6 B) 5...Nd7 6.Ne2 Ngf6 7.d3 a6
11.Na3 Be7 12.Nac4 Qc7 8.Bxd7+ Bxd7 9.0-0 Be7
13.Qh5 0-0 14.Ra3!; We have 2 ideas here: We may
B3b) 7...a6 8.Bxc6+ Nxc6 choose the plan with Qe1-h3-g4-
9.Nxc6 Qxc6 10.exd5 exd5 Qg3 followed by nice kingside
11.Re1+! Kd8 12.Qh5 attack or we go... 10.Qe1 ( 10.b4!
( 12.Qf3 ); We play in Benko Gambit style,
B4) 6...Bd7 7.0-0 more details in advanced video
B4a) 7...a6 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 sections cxb4 11.a3! bxa3
9.d3 dxe4 ( 9...d4 10.Ne2 f6 12.Bxa3 );
11.Nf3 Ng6 12.b4! ) 10.dxe4 C) 5...Bd7 6.Bxd7+ Qxd7
Qxd1 11.Rxd1 f6 12.Nxc6 ( 6...Nxd7 7.Ne2 Ngf6 8.d3 )
Nxc6 13.Be3; 7.Ne5! Qd8 8.Ne2 Bd6 9.Nf3 Nc6
B4b) 7...d4 8.Nxd7 10.d3 Nge7 11.0-0 0-0
B4b1) 8...dxc3 9.Ne5 We will follow our typical plan
Qd4+ 10.Kh1 cxb2 1.Qe1-Qh4
11.Bxb2 Qxb2 12.Rb1 Qd4 2.h3-g4
( 12...Qxa2 13.Nc4! ) 13.c3 3. Prepare a timed f5-break and
B4b11) 13...Qd6 14.Ba4 open g-line ]
Rb8 ( 14...Qc7 15.Qb3 [ 4...a6 5.d3 ]
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5.Nxe4 Nc6 lesson or video course they would get

[ 5...Nf6 6.Nxf6+ Qxf6 7.g3 b6 the whole file, during the lesson they are
8.Ne5! ] less attentive 2. Knowing that they
[ 5...Be7 6.d4! cxd4 7.Qxd4! ] should make a file themselves - their
[ 5...a6 6.b3 Nf6 7.Qe2 Nc6 8.Bb2 ] concentration automatically becomes
6.Bb5 Bd7 100%. 3. Anything that you learned -
[ 6...Qb6 7.Qe2 ] you'll forget 99% of that knowledge if
7.Qe2 a6 you don't put in practice. Anything that
[ 7...Nf6 8.f5 Nxe4 9.Qxe4 a6 you learned and write down somethwere,
10.fxe6 fxe6 11.Bc4 ( 11.Bxc6 Bxc6 you'll forget during time with 50 %.
12.Qxe6+ Qe7 13.Qxe7+ Bxe7 Anything that you learned, wrote down
White is pawn up but Black gained and put in practice- you'll not forget!!!
activity along with the bishop pair Now I hope you got the point, why I do
advantage, black has many chances this for you. Instead of the whole
to draw the game )] analysis, I made a draft file for you,
[ 7...Nh6 8.b3 ] where I wrote down all the possible
[ 7...Nd4 8.Nxd4 cxd4 9.f5 ] continuations, so when you fill them
8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.f5 Bxe4 This is the after you watched the courses, you can
Best Defense 10.Qxe4 Qd5 11.Qxd5 add there the lines, which will take you 5
exd5 12.d4! cxd4 mintues if you watched the courses
[ 12...c4 13.Bf4 Nf6 14.0-0-0 0-0-0 attentively. If somehow you forget
15.Bg5 h6 16.Bxf6 gxf6 some lines, you can go back to the
This endgame is equalish but we can course, or just write me a PM. With
push for a win here since black has best wishes, GM Avetik Grigoryan 1.e4
weakness on f6-f7 which can be c5 2.Nc3 a6
targetted ] [ 2...e6 3.f4
13.Nxd4 Black has isolated pawn and A) 3...Nc6 4.Nf3 a6 5.g3 b5
we will push for winning chances here 6.Bg2 Bb7 7.0-0
A1) 7...b4 8.Na4 ( 8.Nd5 );
A2) 7...Nf6 8.e5 Nd5 9.Nxd5
B23 exd5 10.f5;
Sicilian 2...a6 A3) 7...d6 8.d3 Nf6 9.f5 exf5
V. 10.Nh4 fxe4 11.Bg5 Be7
Moscow RUS 02.03.2019 12.Nf5;
[GM_Avetik] A4) 7...d5 8.exd5 exd5 9.Ne5
Nf6 10.Ng4!;
Dear ChessMood PRO Member! Here B) 3...a6 4.g3
you have a draft file of this opening! B1) 4...d5 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.d3 Nc6
During my career as a coach, I found 7.Nh3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Nf2
out that giving students the draft file is ( 9.e5 Nd7 10.Nf2 );
much more effective than the whole B2) 4...b5 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.Nh3
analysis. Here is why: 1. When B2a) 6...b4 7.Na4 d5 8.b3
students know that at the end of the d4 ( 8...dxe4 9.Bb2 f5
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10.Qh5+ g6 11.Qe2 ) 9.d3; B) 7.Nh3 Nf6 ( 7...Bxh3 8.Bxh3

B2b) 6...Nf6 7.d3 Nf6 ) 8.0-0 Bg4 9.Qe1 Nd4;
B2b1) 7...b4 C) 7.h3 Nf6 8.Nf3 0-0 9.0-0 Bd7
B2b11) 8.Ne2 d5 9.e5 ( 9...b5 10.e5 ) 10.g4 b5 11.f5→ ]
Nfd7 10.f5 exf5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.d3 e6
( 10...Nxe5 11.fxe6 fxe6 [ 5...d6 6.Nh3 g6 7.0-0 Bg7 8.f4
12.Nef4 ) 11.0-0 g6 Nc6 ( 8...Nf6 9.e5 Bxg2 10.Kxg2
12.e6 fxe6 13.Nef4; Nfd7 11.exd6 exd6 12.Qf3 Ra7
B2b12) 8.Na4 d5 9.e5 13.Re1+ ) 9.f5 ( 9.e5 dxe5 10.fxe5
Nfd7 10.c4; Bxe5 11.Qe2 Bg7 ) 9...Nf6 10.Nd5
B2b2) 7...d5 8.e5 Nfd7 Nxd5 11.exd5 Ne5 ]
9.f5 exf5 10.0-0 Nxe5 6.Nh3 d6
11.Rxf5 Bd6 12.Nxd5 [ 6...d5 7.exd5
Nbc6 13.Bh6! ( 13.Qh5 g6 A) 7...Nf6 8.Nf4 b4 9.Ne4 Nxd5
14.Nf6+ Ke7 15.Bxc6 gxh5 A1) 10.0-0→ Be7 11.Qg4
16.Bxb7 ) 13...gxh6 14.Nf6+ ( 11.Qh5 0-0 12.c4 Nc7
Ke7 15.Qh5; 13.Be3 ) 11...g6;
B2c) 6...d5 7.exd5 A2) 10.Qh5 g6 11.Qe5;
B2c1) 7...b4 8.Qe2 bxc3 B) 7...exd5 8.Nf4 Nf6 9.Qf3!;
9.dxe6 Bxg2 10.exf7+ Kxf7 C) 7...b4 8.0-0!N
11.Ng5+ Kg6 12.Qxg2 C1) 8...Nf6 9.Ne4 Nxd5
Qe8+ 13.Kf2 Qc6 14.Nf3 ( 9...Bxd5 10.Nf4 Bc6 11.b3
Bd6 15.Re1 Nf6 16.Re6 Be7 12.Bb2 0-0 13.Qe2 Nbd7 )
Kf5 17.Re2 Kg6 18.bxc3 10.Re1 ( 10.c4 bxc3 11.bxc3 )
( 18.Re6 Draw if we 10...Be7 11.Qg4 0-0 12.Bh6;
become champion ); C2) 8...bxc3 9.dxe6 Bxg2
B2c2) 7...Nf6 8.Qe2 Nxd5 10.exf7+ Kxf7 11.Ng5+ Ke8
9.f5 Nxc3 10.dxc3 Bxg2 12.Ne6 Qd7 13.Re1→ ]
11.Qxg2 Qd5 12.Qxd5 [ 6...b4 7.Ne2 d5 8.0-0 dxe4
exd5 13.0-0; 9.dxe4 Weakness on queenside we
B2c3) 7...exd5 8.0-0 Nf6 have idea c3 or a3 Qxd1 10.Rxd1
( 8...b4 9.Re1+ Be7 Nf6 11.e5 Bxg2 12.Kxg2 Nfd7
10.Na4 Nd7 11.b3 Ngf6 13.f4 ]
12.Qe2!; 8...Be7 9.g4! ) 7.0-0 Nf6 8.f4 Nc6
9.g4 Be7 10.g5 Ne4 11.d3 [ 8...Qc7 9.g4 b4 10.g5 bxc3
Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nd7 13.f5 11.gxf6 gxf6 12.bxc3 ]
0-0 14.Qh5 ( 14.f6 gxf6 9.Be3
15.Qh5 )] [ 9.f5!? e5 10.Nd5 Nxd5 11.exd5
3.g3 b5 Ne7 12.f6 gxf6 13.Rxf6 ]
[ 3...Nc6 4.Bg2 g6 5.d3 Bg7 6.f4!? 9...Be7
( 6.Be3 d6 7.Qd2 ) 6...d6 [ 9...Qc7! 10.f5 e5 11.Nd5 Nxd5
A) 7.Nf3 GM_Avetik : '+1 tempo ' 12.exd5 Ne7 13.c4 ]
Bg4 ( 7...Nf6 8.0-0 0-0 9.h3 ); 10.e5 dxe5 11.fxe5 Nd7
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[ 11...Nd5 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.e6 fxe6 GM Avetik Grigoryan 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5

14.Nf4 Qd7 15.Bh3! ( 15.Qg4 ) 3.Bd3 dxe4
15...Nd8 16.Qh5+ g6 ( 16...Kf8 ) [ 3...c5 4.exd5
17.Nxg6 hxg6 18.Qxh8+ ] A) 4...exd5
12.Qg4 g6 A1) 5.dxc5!? Bxc5 6.Nf3 Nf6
[ 12...0-0 13.Bh6 ] 7.0-0 0-0 8.Nbd2 Nc6;
13.Rxf7!→ Wen Yang - Artemiev A2) 5.Nf3!?
A2a) 5...Nc6 6.0-0 Nf6
7.Re1+ Be6 ( 7...Be7 8.dxc5
C01 0-0 9.Nbd2 Bxc5 10.h3
French with 3.Bd3 We are tempo up as black
[GM_Avetik] wasted time with Be7-Bxc5 )
8.Ng5 Nxd4 9.c3 Nc6
Dear ChessMood PRO Member! Here 10.Nxe6 fxe6 11.Rxe6+ Kf7
you have a draft file of this opening! 12.Re1;
During my career as a coach, I found A2b) 5...c4 6.Be2 Nf6 7.b3
out that giving students the draft file is cxb3 8.axb3 Nc6 9.0-0 Be7
much more effective than the whole 10.c4 0-0 11.Na3!
analysis. Here is why: 1. When With has idea of playing Nc2-
students know that at the end of the c5-b4 and queenside
lesson or video course they would get expansion ( 11.Nc3 );
the whole file, during the lesson they are A3) 5.c3!?
less attentive 2. Knowing that they A3a) 5...c4 6.Bc2 Bd6 7.Qf3!
should make a file themselves - their Nf6 ( 7...Ne7 8.Ne2 Nbc6
concentration automatically becomes 9.0-0 0-0 10.Re1 ) 8.h3 Nc6
100%. 3. Anything that you learned - ( 8...0-0 Reference Game#
you'll forget 99% of that knowledge if 9.Ne2 Re8 10.Nd2 Nbd7
you don't put in practice. Anything that 11.Nf1 Nf8 12.Bg5 Qb6
you learned and write down somethwere, 13.0-0-0 Ne4 14.Bf4 Bxf4+
you'll forget during time with 50 %. 15.Nxf4 Qa5 16.Kb1 Bd7
Anything that you learned, wrote down 17.Ne3 Bc6 18.Nf5 b5
and put in practice- you'll not forget!!! 19.Nxg7 Kxg7 20.Bxe4 Rxe4
Now I hope you got the point, why I do 21.Nh5+ Kg8 22.Qf6 Ne6
this for you. Instead of the whole 23.Qh6 Kh8 24.Nf6 Nf8
analysis, I made a draft file for you, 25.Nxe4 dxe4 26.Qxc6 )
where I wrote down all the possible 9.Ne2 0-0 10.Nd2;
continuations, so when you fill them A3b) 5...Nc6 6.Nf3 Nf6 7.0-0
after you watched the courses, you can Be7 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Qe2+
add there the lines, which will take you 5 Be6 10.Ng5 Qd7 11.Nxe6
mintues if you watched the courses fxe6 ( 11...Qxe6 12.Bg5 )
attentively. If somehow you forget some 12.Nd2 0-0 13.Nb3 Bb6
lines, you can go back to the course, or 14.a4 a5 15.Be3
just write me a PM. With best wishes, We have better position as we
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have double bishop pair.; 10.Qxf3 Nxd4

A3c) 5...Nf6 6.Nf3 Bd6 11.Qxd5;
7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qe2+ Be6 A3e12) 7...Bg4 8.0-0
9.Ng5 Qe7 10.Nxe6 fxe6 Bxf3 ( 8...Nxd4 9.Qa4+
11.Bg5 Nc6 12.Nd2 0-0 Nc6 10.Qxg4 ) 9.Qxf3
13.0-0-0; Nxd4 10.Qe3+ Ne6
A3d) 5...Bd6 6.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Bb5+ Ke7 12.Qf3;
7.Nf3 Ne7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Nbd2 A3e2) 6...Bd6 7.Nc3 Ne7
Nbc6 10.Nb3 Bd6 ( 10...Bb6 8.Qh5! Important move
11.Re1 ) 11.Bg5; because we disallow black's
A3e) 5...cxd4 6.cxd4 strategy of exchanging light-
A3e1) 6...Nc6 7.Nf3 squared bishops with Bf5 g6
A3e11) 7...Bd6 9.Qh6 Bf5 10.Bb5+ Nbc6
A3e111) 8.Nc3 Nge7 11.Nge2 Ng8? 12.Qg7 Qf6
9.0-0 0-0 ( 9...Bf5 13.Bh6;
10.Bxf5 Nxf5 A3e3) 6...Nf6 7.Nf3 Bd6
11.Re1+ ) 10.h3 Bf5 8.0-0 0-0 9.Nc3 Nc6
11.Bxf5 Nxf5 ( 9...Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.g4
12.Nxd5; Bg6 12.Bg5 ) 10.Bg5 Bg4
A3e112) 8.0-0 Bg4 11.Re1! Strong move to
9.Nc3 remember
A3e1121) 9...Nf6 A3e31) 11...Nxd4
10.Re1+; 12.Bxh7+ Kxh7 13.Qxd4
A3e1122) 9...Nge7 Bxf3 14.gxf3 Be7
10.h3 15.Rxe7 Qxe7 16.Nxd5
A3e11221) Qe6 17.Qh4+ Kg8
10...Bh5 11.Re1 18.Nxf6+ gxf6 19.Bxf6;
0-0 ( 11...Nxd4 A3e32) 11...Rc8 12.Bxf6
12.g4 Nxf3+ Qxf6 13.Nxd5 Qh6
13.Qxf3 Bg6 14.h3 Nxd4 15.hxg4
14.Bb5+ Kf8 Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 Qh2+
15.Bg5 h6 17.Kf1
16.Bxe7+ Bxe7 A3e321) 17...Rfe8
17.Nxd5 Bd6 18.Ne3 ( 18.g3 );
18.Re8+ ) 12.Bxh7+ A3e322) 17...Qh1+
Kxh7 13.Ng5+ Kg6 18.Ke2 Rfe8+
14.g4; 19.Ne3;
A3e11222) A3e33) 11...Bxf3
10...Bxf3 11.Qxf3 12.Qxf3 Nxd4 13.Qh3
Nxd4 12.Qg4 Ne6 h6 14.Nxd5 Bxh2+
13.Bb5+ Kf8 15.Qxh2 Qxd5 16.Bxf6
14.Qf3; gxf6 17.Qxh6 Nf3+
A3e1123) 9...Bxf3 18.gxf3 Qxd3 19.Re4+-
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3.Bd3 c5 2019 a b c d e f g h
3.Bd3 c5 2019;
B) 4...cxd4? GM_Avetik: '?' 8 8

5.Bb5+! Bd7 6.dxe6 Bxb5 7.exf7+ 7 7

Kxf7 8.Qh5+ g6 9.Qxb5;
C) 4...Qxd5 5.Nc3 6 6
C1) 5...Qxg2?? 6.Be4; 5 5
C2) 5...Qd8 #1 Reference Game
#1 4 4
C2a) 6.Nf3 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Bc5 3 3
8.Nf3 Nf6 9.Qe2 ( 9.a3
White wants to play b4-Bb2- 2 2
Qe2-0-0 etc. ) 9...Nc6 10.Bf4 1 1
0-0 11.0-0-0;
a b c d e f g h
C2b) 6.Bf4 Nf6 7.dxc5 Bxc5
8.Qf3 0-0 9.0-0-0 Qa5 Very nice move with plan of Nb5
10.Nge2 Bd7 11.Rhg1 Bc6 Be7 13.Nb5 Qb6 14.Rb1 0-0
12.Qh3 Nbd7 13.g4 e5 15.Nf4 White will launch kingside
14.g5 exf4 15.gxf6 Nxf6 attack Na7 16.Qh5
16.Rxg7+ Kxg7 17.Rg1+ Kh8 A2a) 16...h6 17.Ng6!!
18.Qh6; Brilliant move
C3) 5...Qxd4 6.Nb5 Qd8 7.Bf4 A2a1) 17...Re8 18.Bxh6
Na6 8.Qe2!↑ Nf6 9.0-0-0 Nd5 gxh6 ( 18...fxg6 19.Qxg6
( 9...Be7 10.Nd6+ Bxd6 Bf8 20.Qh7+ Kf7 21.Bg5 )
11.Bxd6; 9...Qb6 10.Bc4 Bd7 19.Qxh6 fxg6 20.Qxg6+
11.Nf3 0-0-0 12.Ne5 Be8 Kf8 21.Qh6+ Kg8 22.Bh7+
13.Rxd8+ Kxd8 14.Rd1+ Kc8 Kf7 23.Qg6+ Kf8
15.Nxf7 Bxf7 16.Bxe6+ Bxe6 24.Qg8#;
17.Qxe6+ Qxe6 18.Nxa7# #2 A2a2) 17...fxg6 18.Qxg6
Reference Game #2 ) 10.Be4 Rf5 19.Nxa7 Qxa7
Be7 11.c4 ] 20.Bxh6 Bf8 21.Qxe6+ Rf7
[ 3...Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Ne2! c5 6.c3 22.Qg6;
Nc6 7.a3! Qb6 8.b4! A2b) 16...g6 17.Qh6 f5
A) 8...c4 9.Bc2 a5 18.Nxg6 hxg6 19.Qxg6+ Kh8
20.Bh6 Rg8 21.Qh5;
(Diagram) B) 8...cxb4 9.cxb4 a5 ( 9...Nxd4?
10.Be3 ) 10.Qa4! Very strong move
10.b5! Pawn sacrifice Qxb5 Be7 11.b5 Nd8 ( 11...Na7
( 10...Na7 11.a4 ) 11.a4 12.Bd2 ) 12.Nbc3 Black is very
A1) 11...Qb6 12.Na3 Bxa3 passive and we will play f4-f5 and
( 12...Be7 13.Rb1 Qa6 14.Nb5 ) launch kingside attack 3.Bd3 Nf6
13.Bxa3 Ne7 14.Nf4; 2019 Black is very passive and we
A2) 11...Qa6 12.Na3! will play f4-f5 and launch kingside
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attack ] A1b23) 10...Bh5 11.cxd4

[ 3...Nc6 Nf6 12.Bxc6
A) 4.c3 e5 5.Nf3 A1b231) 12...bxc6
A1) 5...exd4 13.Nc3 0-0 14.Ne5
a b c d e f g h
Qd6 ( 14...Bxd1
15.Nxd7 Nxd7
8 8 16.Rxe7 Nf6
7 7 17.Nxd1 ) 15.Qa4;
A1b232) 12...Qxc6
6 6 13.g4 Bg6 14.Nc3
5 5
Qd7 15.Qe2;
A1b24) 10...Bf5 11.Bxc6
4 4 Qxc6 ( 11...bxc6
3 3
12.Nxd4 ) 12.Nxd4 Qd7
13.Qf3;
2 2 A1b3) 9...Qd6 10.Na3
1 1
White wants to play Na3-
Nb5/Na3-Nc4;
a b c d e f g h
A1c) 6...Be7 7.Re1 dxe4
6.0-0! Important move. 8.Bxe4 Nf6 ( 8...dxc3 9.Qe2
A1a) 6...Nf6 7.e5 Ne4 Nf6 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.Nxc3
8.cxd4 Be6 12.Ng5 ) 9.Bxc6+ bxc6
A1a1) 8...Nb4 9.Bxe4 10.Nxd4;
( 9.Ne1 Nxd3 10.Nxd3 ) A1d) 6...dxc3 7.exd5
9...dxe4 10.Ng5 Bf5 A1d1) 7...Qxd5 8.Nxc3
11.Nc3; Qd8 9.Qe2+ Be7 ( 9...Be6
A1a2) 8...Be7 9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Rad1 Bxg5
10.bxc3 0-0 11.Qc2 h6 12.Be4 Qf6 13.Qb5 )
( 11...g6 12.Bh6 ) 12.Be3; 10.Rd1 Nf6 11.Bc2 Bd7
A1b) 6...Bg4 7.Re1! 12.Bg5 0-0?? 13.Bxf6 Bxf6
Strong move. Be7 8.exd5 14.Qd3;
Qxd5 9.Be4 A1d2) 7...cxb2?? 8.Re1+
A1b1) 9...Qh5 10.Qa4; A1d21) 8...Be6 9.dxe6
A1b2) 9...Qd7 10.h3 bxa1Q ( 9...bxc1Q
A1b21) 10...Be6 10.exf7+ Kxf7 11.Qb3+
11.Bxc6 Qxc6 12.Nxd4 Kf6 12.Qe6# ) 10.exf7+
Qd7 13.Nxe6 fxe6 Kxf7 11.Qb3+ Kf6
14.Qb3 Qd5 15.c4; 12.Bg5#;
A1b22) 10...Bxf3 A1d22) 8...Nge7 9.Bxb2
11.Bxf3 dxc3 ( 11...0-0-0 Qxd5 10.Nc3 Qa5
12.Qa4; 11...d3 12.b4 11.Nb5 a6 12.a4;
0-0-0 13.b5 Na5 14.Qa4 A1d23) 8...Be7 9.Bxb2;
b6 15.Nd2 ) 12.Qb3; A2) 5...Nf6 6.Nxe5
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A2a) 6...dxe4 7.Bb5 Bd7 17.a5 Ng6 18.Na4 b6 19.Ra1 c5

A2a1) 8.Qb3 Qe7 9.Bxc6 20.axb6 axb6 21.bxc5 Bxa4
bxc6 10.0-0 ( 10.Qb7 ); 22.Rxa4 bxc5 23.dxc5 Rxc5
A2a2) 8.Nxd7 Qxd7 9.0-0; 24.Nd4 Re8 25.Qe3 Qd7 26.Ra6
A2b) 6...Nxe4 7.Bb5 Bd7 Rcc8 27.Ra7 Qxa7 28.Nxe6+
( 7...Qd6 8.Qe2 Be7 9.f3 Nf6 Rxe6 29.Qxa7+ Re7 30.Qd4 dxe4
10.Bf4 Qe6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 31.dxe4 Rce8 32.f3 Ne5 33.Ra1
12.Qxe6 Bxe6 13.Bxc6+; Rd7 34.Qb6 Rf7 35.Ra6 Nd7
7...Qf6 8.0-0 ) 8.Nxd7 Qxd7 36.Qd4 Nf8 37.f4 Re6 38.Ra8
9.0-0; Rfe7 39.Ra4 Rd7 40.Ra7 Ree7
A2c) 6...Nxe5 7.dxe5 dxe4 41.Rxd7 Rxd7 42.Qa4 Re7
( 7...Nxe4 8.0-0 ) 8.Bb5+ c6 43.Kf2 Rf7 44.Kf3 Nd7 45.Qb5
( 8...Nd7 9.e6 fxe6 10.Qh5+ Kh7 46.Qf5+ Kg7 47.Kg4 Re7
g6 11.Qe5; 8...Bd7 9.Be2 ) 48.Kh5 Nf8 49.Qc5 Ng6 50.e5
9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Qxd8+ gxf4 51.exf6+ Kxf6 52.Kxh6 Re6
Kxd8 11.exf6 gxf6 12.Bf4; 53.g4 Ne5 54.Qd4 Kf7+ 55.Kh7
A3) 5...Bg4 6.Qb3 Bxf3 7.gxf3 Re7 56.Qxf4+ Ke6+ 57.Kh6 Rf7
Even if we have ruined pawn 58.Qa4 Rf6+ 59.Kh5 Rf8 60.Qb3+
structure, we have pressure on Kf6 61.g5+ Kg7 62.Qb7+ Rf7
the centre and on b7 pawn; 63.Qb2 Re7 64.g6 Kf6 65.Kh6
A4) 5...dxe4 6.Bxe4 exd4 7.0-0 Kf5 66.g7 Ng4+ 67.Kh5
A4a) 7...Nf6 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 1-0 Grigoryan,A (2568)-Hambleton,
9.Nxd4; A (2492) Saint Louis Fall-B 2019
A4b) 7...Bd6 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 (8) ]
9.Qxd4 Nf6 10.Re1+ Be7 [ 3...a6 4.Ne2 dxe4 5.Bxe4 Nf6
( 10...Be6 11.Ng5 ) 11.Qxd8+ 6.Bf3 ]
Kxd8 12.Ne5; [ 3...e5 4.dxe5 ( 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Nf3
A4c) 7...dxc3 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 e4 6.Qe2 f5 7.Bc4 ) 4...dxe4 5.Bxe4
9.Re1+ Be6 ( 9...Ne7; 9...Be7 Qxd1+ 6.Kxd1 ]
10.Qe2 cxb2 11.Bxb2 Nf6 4.Bxe4 Nf6 5.Bf3 c5
12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Nd4 Bd7 [ 5...Nbd7 6.Ne2
14.Nc3 c5 15.Nd5 cxd4 A) 6...Bd6 7.0-0 0-0 ( 7...e5
16.Qh5 Be6 17.Rxe6 ) 8.Ng3 exd4 9.Nf5 0-0 10.Nxd6
10.Qa4 Ne7 11.Nxc3 cxd6 11.Qxd4 Ne5 12.Be2 ) 8.Ng3
With superior position It is important to understand that
Sidelines+Model Game 2019 after e5 we have Nf5 move ( 8.g3 )
With superior position A1) 8...c6 9.Nc3 e5
Sidelines+Model Game 2019;
B) 4.Nf3 Nb4 5.Nc3 Nxd3+ (Diagram)
6.cxd3 c6 7.0-0 Bd6 8.Re1 Ne7
9.Bg5 f6 10.Bh4 0-0 11.Qd2 Bd7 10.d5! Important to play as we
12.Rac1 Rc8 13.Bg3 Bxg3 are gaining space and trying to
14.hxg3 h6 15.b4 g5 16.a4 Kg7 open up the position cxd5
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

( 10...c5 White has protected 16.Qg4+ Ng6 ( 16...Kf7

passed pawn ) 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.Qg7+ Ke8 18.Qxh8+ Nf8
12.Bxd5 Nf6 13.Bg5 Be7 19.Qxf8+ Kd7 20.Qf3 )
14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Qf3; 17.Qxe6#;
A2) 8...c5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 C1b) 14...Ng6 15.Nh5!
( 9...Nxc5 10.Na3 ) 10.Qe2; White's plan is Nc3-Ne4-Nf6#
A3) 8...Re8 9.Nd2 e5 ( 9...c6 (Additional plan Re1-Re8
10.Nc4 Bf8 11.Re1 ) 10.Nc4 sacrifices;
Bf8 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 C1c) 14...Nf8 15.Nh5 Nd7
Qxd1 13.Rxd1 Rxe5 14.Bf4 16.Qf6;
Re7 15.Rd8 White has clearly C2) 10...0-0 11.Nxe7+ Kh8
better position.; 12.Nxc8 Rxc8 13.Qxf3
B) 6...Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.Bf4 c5 Healthy pawn up:- 3.Bd3-Nbd7
9.Nbc3 cxd4 10.Qxd4 White has 2019 Healthy pawn up:- ]
much better position; [ 5...Be7 6.Ne2 0-0 7.Nbc3 ]
C) 6...e5 The main ideas of white 6.Ne2 Nc6
in this system will be Ng3-Nf5 7.0-0 [ 6...cxd4 7.Qxd4 Qxd4 ( 7...Bd6
e4 ( 7...Be7 8.Ng3 0-0 9.Nf5 ) 8.Nbc3 0-0 9.Bg5 ) 8.Nxd4
A) 8...Bc5 9.Nb5 Na6 ( 9...Bb6
(Diagram) 10.Nd6+ Kd7 11.Nxf7 ) 10.a3
We have plan of b4-c4-Bb2;
8.Ng3!!N Very important move. B) 8...a6 9.Bf4 Bc5 10.Nb3 Bb6
Sacrificing piece to gain iniative 11.Bd6 Planning is
exf3 9.Re1+ Be7 10.Nf5 Nc3-0-0-0-Na4 ]
C1) 10...Ng8 11.Rxe7+! Nxe7 [ 6...Be7 7.Nbc3
12.Nxg7+ Kf8 13.Bh6 Kg8 A) 7...Qa5 8.0-0 0-0 9.d5 Rd8
14.Qxf3 10.Qe1 exd5 11.Nxd5 Qxe1
C1a) 14...a5 15.Ne6 fxe6 12.Nxe7+ Kf8 13.Rxe1 Kxe7
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14.Be3; a b c d e f g h
B) 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 0-0
B1) 9.Bf4!? Qb6 10.Qd2 Qxb2 8 8

( 10...Rd8 11.0-0-0 ) 11.0-0; 7 7

B2) 9.0-0 e5 10.Nb3
White has plan of Bg5-Bxf6-Nd5 6 6
etc.; 5 5
C) 7...0-0 8.d5
C1) 8...exd5 9.Nxd5 Nxd5 4 4
10.Qxd5 Nc6 11.Qxd8 Rxd8 3 3
( 11...Nxd8 12.Be3 ) 12.Bxc6
bxc6 13.Bd2! We have superior 2 2
endgame 1 1
C1a) 13...Ba6 14.0-0-0! Bxe2
a b c d e f g h
15.Rde1 Bc4 ( 15...Bf3
16.Rxe7 Bxg2 17.Rhe1 ) 14.Nxe6 fxe6 15.Bd2!
16.Rxe7 Bxa2 17.Rhe1 We are 2 pawns down but black
We are pawn down but we has lots of weaknesses and next
have many attacking plans like is coming Bc3-Qe4; 10...Bf8
Bc3-h4-g4-h5-g5 etc.; 11.Bg5; 10...Re8 11.Nf4 Bf8
C1b) 13...Bh4! 14.Ng3 Bxg3 12.dxe6 Bxe6 13.Nxe6 Rxe6
( 14...Bg4 15.f3 Re8+ 16.Kf2 14.Be3 ) 11.Nf4 Be6
Be6 17.Rhd1 f5 18.Kg1 g6 a b c d e f g h
19.Ne2 Bc4 20.Nf4 Bf6
21.Bc3 Bxc3 22.bxc3 Re3 8 8

23.h4 Rxc3 24.Rd7 Rxc2 7 7

25.Re1 Kh8 26.Ree7 Bg8
27.Nh3 ) 15.hxg3; 6 6
C1c) 13...Bf6 14.0-0-0; 5 5
C2) 8...Qc7 9.0-0 Rd8 10.Qe1!
An important move to remember 4 4
in most variations exd5 3 3
( 10...Nxd5 11.Nxd5 exd5
12.Nf4 ) 11.Nf4 d4 12.Nfd5 2 2
Nxd5 13.Nxd5 Rxd5 14.Bxd5; 1 1
C3) 8...Qb6! 9.0-0 Rd8
a b c d e f g h

(Diagram) 12.g4!! Computer Move:-

Important to remember.
10.Qe1! exd5 ( 10...Nxd5 Purposefully weakening kingside
11.Nxd5 exd5 12.Nf4 Be6 for strong purpose ( 12.Ncxd5=
13.c4!? To play dynamic chess, Nxd5 13.Nxd5 Bxd5 14.Bxd5
this is important move dxc4 Rxd5 15.Qxe7 Nc6 16.Qe4 )
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C3a) 12...g5 13.Nxe6 fxe6 48.Qf7 Re8 49.Qxb7+ Kd8

14.Bxg5; 50.Qd7# Reference Game 1-0
C3b) 12...d4 13.Nxe6 fxe6 Stockfish 14.1-lc0 Local
14.g5 Ne8 ( 14...dxc3 15.gxf6 computer 2021 Reference
Bxf6 16.bxc3 Imbalanced Game 1-0 Stockfish 14.1-lc0
Position:- Our weak kingside is Local computer 2021 ]
compensated by the double- 7.Be3 cxd4
bishop pair and black [ 7...e5 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.dxe5 Qxd1+
weaknesses Re8 17.Qe4 10.Kxd1 Ng4 11.Nd2
Nc6 18.Bf4 Qa6 19.Rab1 A) 11...Nxe5 12.Re1 Ba6
Bxc3 20.Be2 Qxa2 21.Bc4 ( 12...Ng4 13.Nf4 Nxe3+ 14.Rxe3+
Qa3 22.Bd3 g6 23.Rxb7 Nd4 Be7 15.Ke2 Black has doubled
24.Rxh7 ) 15.Nd5; bishop pair but we have activity.
C3c) 12...h6 13.h4!; Next is Kf1-Re1 and white is
C4) 8...Na6 9.a3 better ) 13.Bf4 Nc4 14.Ng3+ Kd7
C4a) 9...Nc7 10.dxe6 Qxd1+ 15.b3 Nxd2 16.Kxd2 Rd8 17.c4
11.Nxd1 Bxe6 ( 11...Nxe6 g6 18.Bg5 Re8 19.Rxe8 Kxe8
12.0-0 ) 12.Bxb7 Rab8 20.Bf6 Rg8 21.Kc3 Kd7 22.Rd1+
13.Bf3; Ke6 23.Ne4 Kf5 24.f3 Bh6
C4b) 9...exd5 10.Nxd5; 25.Rd7 Bc8 26.Rxf7 Rf8 27.g4+
C5) 8...e5 9.0-0 Ne8 10.g4 Kf4 28.Bg5+ Ke5 29.Re7+ Be6
Nd6 11.Ng3 30.Bxh6 1-0 Lomasov,S (2540)-
C5a) 11...f5 12.gxf5 Nxf5 Sachdev,T (2400) Douglas IoM op
13.Nxf5 Rxf5 ( 13...Bxf5? 2018 (4) 1-0 Lomasov,S (2540)-
14.d6 ) 14.Be4 Rf8 15.Qh5; Sachdev,T (2400) Douglas IoM op
C5b) 11...Nd7 12.Re1 h6 2018 (4);
13.a4 Re8 14.Nb5 Bf8 B) 11...Ba6 12.c4! Making bishop
15.Nxd6 Bxd6 16.c4 Nf8 dead Rd8 13.Kc2 Nxe5 14.b3
17.Ra3 Bd7 18.Be4 Qh4 Ng4 15.Nc3 Nxe3+ 16.fxe3 Be7
19.h3 Rad8 20.Kg2 Nh7 17.Rad1 0-0 18.Nf3 f6 19.Rxd8
21.Qc2 Ng5 22.Bxg5 Qxg5 Rxd8 20.Rd1 Rxd1 21.Kxd1 Bc8
23.Bh7+ Kh8 24.Bf5 Bxf5 22.Ne1 Bf5 23.e4 Bg6 24.Nd3
25.Qxf5 Qe7 26.Rf3 Rf8 Bd6 25.h3 Kf7 26.Ke2 Ke6
27.Qh5 Bc7 28.h4 Qe8 27.Ke3 f5 28.Na4 fxe4 29.Naxc5+
29.g5 Rd6 30.Rf6 Rb6 Bxc5+ 30.Nxc5+ Ke5 31.Nd7+
31.Nf5 Bd8 32.Nxg7 Kxg7 Kd6 32.Nf8 Kc5 33.Nxg6 hxg6
33.Qxh6+ Kg8 34.Re4 Bc7 34.a3 a5 35.Kxe4 a4 36.bxa4
35.Rg4 Qd7 36.Rg3 Rd8 Kxc4 37.h4 c5 38.a5 1-0 Heberla,
37.Rxb6 Bxb6 38.g6 f6 B (2580)-Gdanski,J (2474)
39.g7 Qe8 40.h5 Kf7 41.Qh7 Katowice POL-HUN 5th rapid 2017
Qg8 42.Qg6+ Ke7 43.h6 Qf7 (5) 1-0 Heberla,B (2580)-Gdanski,J
44.h7 Qxg6 45.Rxg6 Kd7 (2474) Katowice POL-HUN 5th
46.g8Q f5 47.Rg7+ Kc8 rapid 2017 (5) ]
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[ 7...Nd5 8.Bxd5 Qxd5 ( 8...exd5 a b c d e f g h

9.dxc5 Qa5+ 10.c3 ) 9.Nbc3 Qxg2
10.Rg1 Qxh2 11.Bf4 ] 8 8

8.Nxd4 Ne5 7 7
[ 8...Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Qxd4 10.Bxd4 ]
9.Nc3 a6 6 6
[ 9...Be7 10.Qe2 0-0 ( 10...Nxf3+ 5 5
11.Qxf3 ) 11.0-0-0 Nxf3 12.Qxf3 Qa5
( 12...Bd7 13.g4 Qa5 14.g5 Nd5 4 4
15.Nf5 Nxc3 16.Nxe7+ Kh8 17.Bd2 3 3
Nxa2+ 18.Kb1 Qd8 19.Bf4 Qxe7
20.Bd6 Qe8 21.Rhe1 Rg8 22.Rd4 2 2
Bc6 23.Qh5 f6 24.g6 h6 25.Bf4 e5 1 1
26.Bxh6 Bf3 27.Bxg7+ Kxg7
a b c d e f g h
28.Qh7+ Kf8 29.Rd7 Qxd7 30.Qxd7
Rxg6 31.Qf5 Reference Game ) Qe7 17.Qxb5+ Nd7 18.Qxb7 Rd8
13.g4→ ] 19.Rge1+- ]
[ 9...Bb4 10.Ndb5 a6 ( 10...Bxc3+ 15.Na4 Nd5
11.Nxc3 Qxd1+ 12.Rxd1 Nxf3+ [ 15...exf5 16.Bb6+ Qe7 17.Qc4
13.gxf3 a6 14.Na4; 10...Bd7 Bxf3 18.Rge1 Be4 19.Nc5 g6
11.Qd4 ) 11.Qxd8+ ( 11.a3 ) 11...Kxd8 ( 19...Rc8 20.Nxe4 Rxc4 21.Rd8+
12.0-0-0+ Ke7 13.a3 axb5 Qxd8 22.Nxf6# ) 20.Nxe4 Bh6+
( 13...Bxc3 14.Bc5+; 13...Nxf3 21.Kb1 0-0 22.Bc5 Qe5 23.Bd6
14.Nc7 ) 14.axb4 Nxf3 15.Bc5+ Ke8 Qe6 24.Qxe6 fxe6 25.Bxf8 Rxf8
16.gxf3 Ra1+ 17.Nb1 ] 26.Nxf6+ Rxf6 27.Rd6 ]
[ 9...Nxf3+ 10.Qxf3 ] [ 15...Rc8
10.Qe2 Nxf3+ 11.gxf3!? a b c d e f g h
[ 11.Qxf3!? GM_Avetik: '?' e5 12.Nf5
Qa5 ] 8 8

[ 11.Nxf3!? The arrows represent the 7 7

ideas:- White wants to play Bd4-
Ne5-0-0-0-g4-h4 and checkmate 6 6
GM_Avetik: 'The arrows represent the 5 5
ideas:- White wants to play Bd4-
Ne5-0-0-0-g4-h4 and checkmate' ] 4 4
11...Qc7 12.0-0-0 b5 13.Rhg1 Bb7 3 3

(Diagram) 2 2

1 1
14.Nf5!! Important sacrifice. Note:-
a b c d e f g h
These are mostly computer variations
14...b4 16.Rd2! Key move ( 16.Nxg7+? Bxg7
[ 14...exf5 15.Nxb5 axb5 16.Bf4+ 17.Rxg7 Bxf3-+ )
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A) 16...Qa5 17.Nb6 Qxa2 a b c d e f g h

( 17...Qxf5 18.Nxc8 Bxc8 19.Rg5
Qh3 20.Qc4 Bd7 21.Qxa6 Qxf3 8 8

22.Rb5 ) 7 7
a b c d e f g h
6 6
8 8
5 5
7 7
4 4
6 6
3 3
5 5
2 2
4 4
1 1
3 3 a b c d e f g h

2 2 Preparing Qh5 3.Bd3 dxe4 2019

1 1
Preparing Qh5 3.Bd3 dxe4 2019
a b c d e f g h

18.Rd6!! Important to remember. C45

After Long Complications, the Scotch Game
position is draw Qa1+ 19.Kd2 [GM_Avetik]
Qxg1 20.Nxc8 Nd5 21.Rxd5 Bxd5
22.Qxa6 exf5 23.Qb5+ Kd8 Dear Champions! Before you go ahead
24.Qxd5+ Kxc8 25.Qc6+ Kd8 please read the following 2 articles, on
26.Bb6+ Ke7 27.Bc5+=; how to work with this file and how to
B) 16...exf5 17.Re1 Qe5 memorize the variations. https://
This is not so bad move but in long [Link]/blog/how-to-memorize-
run, white will gain advantage. chess-openings-variations https://
( 17...Be7 18.Bb6 ) 18.Bc5 Qe6 chessmood. com/blog/the-most-
19.Qd1 Be4 20.fxe4 Nxe4 21.Kb1 effective-way-to-create-chess-pgn-files
Bxc5 22.Nxc5 Rxc5 23.Rd8+ Ke7 I made a draft file for you with
24.Rxh8 Rd5 25.Qc1 Ra5 26.a3 homework. After you watch each section,
bxa3 27.Qe3 axb2 28.Qa7+ Kf6 I recommend to add here all the things
29.Qd4+ Kg6 30.Rg1+ Ng5 you've learned. Good luck! 1.e4 e5
31.Rxg5+ Kxg5 32.Qd8+ Kg6 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
33.Qxa5+- ] [ 3...Nf6 Do you remember how do we
16.Nxg7+ Bxg7 17.Rxg7 Bc6 18.Nc5 play here? Check out the addition
Qa5 sections. ]
4.Nxd4 Nf6
(Diagram) [ 4...Bb4+ 5.c3 Bc5 6.Be3 Qf6
( 6...Bb6 7.Nf5 g6 8.Bxb6 axb6
19.Nxe6!! fxe6 20.Bg5 Bd7 21.f4! 9.Ne3 Nf6 10.f3 0-0 11.Qd2
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We are preparing c4 move and after B) 6...Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 Qxe4 8.0-0

that we have 2 plans. 1st plan is to Nge7 9.Bf3 Qh4 10.Nb5 Kd8
go 0-0-0 and start attacking with g4-h4 11.Re1 ]
and the 2nd plan is to play with 0-0-g3- [ 4...Nxd4? 5.Qxd4 d6 ( 5...Nf6?
Bg2 and have space advantage ) 7.g3 a b c d e f g h
Nge7 8.Bg2 0-0 9.0-0 d6 10.Qd2
Here we have 2 plans: We can either 8 8

go Nc2 and trade the bishops or play 7 7

f4 and gain further spac advantage ]
[ 4...Qf6 5.Nf3 6 6
A) 5...Bb4+ 6.Nbd2 d6 ( 6...Nge7 5 5
7.Be2 0-0 8.0-0 d6 9.Nb3 ) 7.Be2
Bg4 8.0-0 0-0-0 9.c3 Bc5 10.Rb1 4 4
a5 ( 10...Nge7 11.b4 Bb6 12.a4 3 3
a5 13.b5 Na7 14.Nc4 ) 11.b4
axb4 12.cxb4 Nxb4 ( 12...Bxb4 2 2
13.Qa4 ) 13.Qa4; 1 1
B) 5...Bc5 6.Nc3 Nge7 7.Nb5
a b c d e f g h
Bb6 8.Be3! Do you remember
what we play after 8...Be3? Bxe3 6.e5!; 5...Qf6
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

9.Nxc7+ Kd8 10.Nxa8 Bc5 11.c3 What do we play here?; 5...Ne7 6.Bc4
b6 12.Qd2 Bb7 13.Rd1 d6 Nc6 7.Qd5 Qe7 8.Nc3 Nb4 9.Qd1
14.b4 ] d6 10.0-0 Be6 11.Nd5 Qd7 12.b3
[ 4...Qh4? 5.Nc3! ( 5.Nb5!? ) 5...Bb4 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bf5 14.Re1+ Be7
( 5...Bc5 6.Be3 Bb6 7.Nf5 ) 6.Be2 15.Qf3 Sample Game 2 ) 6.Nc3 Nf6
A) 6...Qxe4 7.Ndb5 Bxc3+ 7.Bf4! Be7 8.0-0-0 0-0 9.f3 Be6
( 7...Kd8 8.0-0 Bxc3 9.Nxc3 ) 10.g4 Nd7 11.Qd2 a6 12.h4 b5
8.bxc3 Kd8 9.0-0; 13.g5 b4 14.Nd5 a5 15.h5 Bxd5
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16.exd5 a4 17.h6 g6 18.Qd4 Why Black should start with d6? ]

Sample Game ] [ 4...d5 5.exd5 Qxd5 6.Qe2+ Qe5
[ 4...g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 ( 6...Be7 7.Nb5 Qd8 8.Bf4 ) 7.Nxc6
A) 6...d6 7.Qd2 Nf6 ( 7...Nge7 Qxe2+ 8.Bxe2 bxc6 9.Bf3 ]
8.0-0-0 0-0 9.h4 h5 10.f3 Bd7 [ 4...d6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Be2 Be7 7.Be3
11.g4 hxg4 12.h5 gxf3 13.hxg6 0-0 8.Qd2 Ng4 9.Bxg4 Bxg4 10.f3
Nxg6 14.Nf5 Bxf5 15.exf5 Nge5 Bd7 11.0-0-0 a6 12.g4 b5 13.Nd5 ]
16.Qh2 Re8 17.Qh7+ Kf8 [ 4...Bc5 5.Nb3 Bb6 ( 5...Be7 6.Nc3
18.Nd5 ) 8.f3 0-0 9.0-0-0 d6 7.f4 Nf6 8.Be2 0-0 9.g4 Re8
a b c d e f g h
10.g5 Nd7 11.h4 a6 12.h5 Nf8
13.h6 g6 14.Be3 ) 6.Nc3 ( 6.Qe2
8 8 Nge7 )
7 7 A) 6...d6 7.Qe2 Nge7 ( 7...a5 )
8.Be3 0-0 9.0-0-0
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
8 8
4 4
7 7
3 3
6 6
2 2
5 5
1 1
4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
How do we organize the attack?
Check out the "Attacking plans 2 2
section"; 1 1
B) 6...Nf6?
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
What is the attacking plan here?
8 8 Check out the "Attacking plans
7 7 section" f5 10.f4 fxe4 11.g3!
Bxe3+ ( 11...Nf5 12.Bxb6 axb6
6 6 13.Kb1 e3 14.Bg2 Kh8 15.Be4
5 5
Qe7 16.Rhe1 Nb4 17.a3 Na6
18.g4 Nh6 19.Bf3 c6 20.Rd3 Qh4
4 4 21.f5 d5 22.Rxe3 Bd7 23.Na4
3 3
Qd8 24.Re7 Re8 25.Rxe8+ Bxe8
26.Qe7 b5 27.Nac5 Nxc5
2 2 28.Nxc5 b6 29.Qxd8 Rxd8
1 1
30.Nb7 Rb8 31.Nd6 Bf7 32.Re7
Kg8 33.g5 Rd8 34.Nb7 Nxf5
a b c d e f g h
35.Rxf7 Rf8 36.Rxf8+ Kxf8
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37.Bg4 Ne3 38.Bd7 c5 39.Nd6 check out the advanced

Nf1 40.Bxb5 Nxh2 41.Be2 section 14.Qc2!N Re8
Normal 1-0 Negi,P (2639)-Maiorov, ( 13...d5 14.exd5 cxd5
N (2552) Cappelle op 28th Cappelle 15.Qc2 Be6 16.Nxd5 Bxd5
la Grande 2012 (6) ) 12.Qxe3 Bg4 17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.Rxd5
13.Be2 Nf5 14.Qxe4 Bxe2 Qxf2 19.Bc4 Be3+ 20.Kb1
15.Qxe2 Qe8 16.Qc4+ Qf7 Qxc2+ 21.Kxc2
17.Qb5 Rab8 18.Rhe1 a6 19.Qd3 This endgame seems
Rbe8 20.a3 b5 21.Nd5 Rc8 drawish but it will be a
22.Qc3 Nce7 23.Nxe7+ Nxe7 headache for black since
24.Qa5 Nc6 25.Qxa6 Qc4 26.Nd2 the f7 pawn shall alaways
Qd5 27.c4 bxc4 28.Qxc4 Rf5 be targeted b6 22.b4 axb4
29.b4 Kf8 30.Kb2 Na7 31.Qxd5 23.Kb3 Rfd8 24.Rhd1
Rxd5 32.Nb3 Rb5 33.Re4 d5 Rxd5 25.Rxd5 Ra7
34.Re5 1-0 Giri,A (2693)-Navara,D 26.Kxb4 g6 27.g4 Kg7
(2706) FRA-chT Top 12 Belfort 28.b3 Bf2 29.h3 Kf6
2012 (1.1); 30.Rd3 Ke5 31.Kb5 Ra5+
B) 6...Qf6 7.Qe2 Nge7 8.Be3 0-0 32.Kc6 f5 33.Bb5 fxg4
9.0-0-0 d6 34.hxg4 Ra8 35.Rd5+ Kf4
a b c d e f g h
36.Rd6 Kg5 37.Be2 Rf8
38.Rd5+ Kf4 39.b4 Re8
8 8 40.Bd1 Re4 41.Rd2 Be3
7 7 42.Rb2 Re6+ 43.Kb7 Re5
44.b5 h5 45.gxh5 gxh5
6 6 46.Rh2 Kg3 47.Rxh5
5 5
½-½ Gabuzyan,H (2619)-
Oparin,G (2644) Saint Louis
4 4 Summer-B 2019 (6) )
3 3
14.Qc2;
C1a2) 13.Qc2 d5;
2 2 C1b) 8...a5? 9.Nd5;
1 1
C1c) 8...Re8 9.Nd5;
C1d) 8...Nd4 9.Qd2 Nxb3
a b c d e f g h
10.axb3 h6 11.Be3 Bxe3
Why 10.f4 is a blunder? What's the 12.Qxe3 d5 13.0-0-0
correct move here? Check out the C1d1) 13...Re8 14.Nxd5
"Attacking plans section"; Nxe4 15.f3 Ng5 ( 15...Nd6
C) 6...Nf6 7.Qe2 16.Qc5 ) 16.Nf6+;
C1) 7...0-0 8.Bg5 C1d2) 13...c6 14.exd5
C1a) 8...h6 9.Bh4 a5 10.a4 cxd5 15.Qd4;
Nd4 11.Qd3 Nxb3 12.cxb3 C2) 7...d6 8.Be3 0-0 ( 8...Be6
c6 9.0-0-0 Qe7 10.g3 0-0-0
C1a1) 13.0-0-0 For more - 11.Bg2 Kb8 12.Bxb6 axb6
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13.Nd4 Nxd4 14.Rxd4 h5 Check out the "Attacking plans

15.h4 Rhe8 16.Rhd1 Bg4 17.f3 section" Bxe3+ 10.Qxe3 a5 ]
Bd7 18.Qd2 g6 19.f4 Bc6 5.Nxc6 bxc6
20.b4 Rc8 21.Kb2 Bd7 22.Qd3 [ 5...dxc6 6.Qxd8+ Kxd8 7.Nc3 Bb4
Ng4 23.Rd2 f5 24.e5 Bc6 8.Bd2 Ke7 9.f3 Be6 10.a3 Bc5
25.exd6 cxd6 26.Bxc6 Rxc6 11.Bf4 Bb6 12.Bd3 Rad8 13.Ke2
27.Nb5 Qe3 28.Rxd6 Qxd3 Our plan is very deep. WWe will try
29.R2xd3 Ne3 30.Kb3 Nf1 to exchange all the pieces and reach
31.Rd8+ Rxd8 32.Rxd8+ Rc8 into king and pawn [Link] will
33.Rd3 Re8 34.c3 Rg8 35.a4 create pased pawn with advancing our
Kc8 36.c4 Rd8 37.Na7+ Kc7 awns with f4-g3-h3-g4 and also stop
38.Nb5+ Kc8 39.Nd6+ Kc7 black from creating a passed pawn
40.c5 bxc5 41.bxc5 Kc6 with a3 and c3 ]
42.Kb4 Rd7 43.a5 Re7 44.Nc4 6.e5 Qe7
Re4 45.Rd6+ Kc7 46.Kb5 Nxg3 [ 6...Nd5?
47.Rxg6 Ne2 48.Rg7+ Kd8 a b c d e f g h
49.Nd6 Nc3+ 50.Kb6 Rb4+
51.Ka7 Nb5+ 52.Nxb5 Rxb5 8 8

53.Rxb7 Rxa5+ 54.Kb6 Ra4 7 7

55.Rh7 Rxf4 56.Rxh5 Ke7
57.c6 Rb4+ 58.Kc5 Rb1 6 6
59.Rxf5 Kd8 60.Rf8+ Kc7 5 5
61.Rf7+ Kc8 62.Rh7 Rh1 63.h5
Rh2 64.h6 Rh1 65.Kd4 Kd8 4 4
66.Rh8+ Kc7 67.h7 1-0 Popov,I 3 3
(2639)-Dvirnyy,D (2533) EU-ch
16th Jerusalem 2015 (3) ) 9.0-0-0 2 2

a b c d e f g h 1 1

8 8 a b c d e f g h

7 7 How do we continue here? 7.c4 Nb6

( 7...Ne7 8.Bd3 Ng6 9.0-0 Bc5
6 6 10.Nc3 0-0 11.Ne4 Be7 12.Qh5;
5 5
7...Bb4+ 8.Bd2 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 Ne7
10.Nc3 0-0 11.0-0-0 a5 12.Bd3 a4
4 4 13.Rhe1 a3 14.b3 ) 8.Bd3 Be7
3 3
9.Nc3 0-0 ( 9...d6 10.exd6 cxd6
11.Qc2 h6 12.b3 0-0 13.Bb2 Be6
2 2 14.0-0 Nd7 15.Rad1 Ne5 16.Bh7+
1 1
Kh8 17.Ne4 Qc7 18.f4 Nd7 19.f5 )
10.Qc2 g6 11.h4 Bxh4 12.Qd2 Re8
a b c d e f g h
13.Qh6 Rxe5+ 14.Be2 Bf6
What is the attacking plan here? 15.Qxh7+ Kf8 16.Bh6+ Ke7 17.Bg7
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Bxg7 18.Qxg7 d6 19.Rh8 Qd7 Also nice endgame with good pawn
20.Qf8+ Kf6 21.f4 Re7 22.Qh6 Bb7 structure ) 10...dxe5 11.Qxe5
23.Qh4+ ] Qxe5+ 12.Bxe5 Bb4+ 13.Nd2 0-0
7.Qe2 Nd5 8.h4!? 14.a3 Re8 15.axb4 Rxe5+ 16.Kd1
a b c d e f g h
We can play Bd3-Kc2 with a decent
endgame;
8 8 B) 9...Ba6 10.Bg5 f6 11.exf6
7 7 Nxf6 12.Nc3 0-0-0 13.0-0-0
We have a happy endgame,with
6 6 decent chances ]
5 5
[ 8...Bb7 9.Nd2 We want our knight
on a5 when black does 0-0-0, so this
4 4 is a nice idea ( 9.c4 Nb6 10.Nc3
3 3
We can play Bg5-g3-Bh3 etc. )
9...0-0-0 10.Nc4 We prepare Rh3-
2 2 Rb3/Ra3 f6 11.Rh3 fxe5 12.Bg5
1 1
Nf6 13.Rb3 Qc5 14.Be3 Qd5
15.Rd1 Qf7 16.Na5 ]
a b c d e f g h
[ 8...a5 GM Abhijeet Gupta: 'Black
What are the main ideas of this move? wants to play Ba6 next and usually,
GM Abhijeet Gupta: 'This has been the it's a good idea to expand with a5'
trend recently.' 8...h6 9.c4
[ 8...d6 A) 9...Nb6 One of the two options
a b c d e f g h
for black to react after c4 10.h5
A rare move, just played four times.
8 8 It gives us more flexibility to as h5
7 7 has to be played anyways in this
line. We can later decide the fate of
6 6 our b1 knight.
5 5
A1) 10...Ba6 11.b3 0-0-0
11...a4 will be met by 12.Bb2 as
4 4 well. 12.Bb2 And here there are
3 3
two plans for Black to challenge
the e5 pawn: either by ...d6 or ...
2 2 f6. f6 ( 12...d6 13.exd6 Qxe2+
1 1
14.Bxe2 cxd6 15.Bc3 ) 13.Nd2
fxe5 14.0-0-0 Re8 15.Re1;
a b c d e f g h
A2) 10...Qe6 11.Be3
Do we play 9.ed6 or 9.c4 first? Now you can see why committing
What's the difference? 9.c4 Nd2 early on move 10 is not that
A) 9...Nb6 10.Bf4 ( 10.exd6 cxd6 great as without it, we can
11.Bg5 Qxe2+ 12.Bxe2 Be6 develop our dark-squared bishop.
13.b3 Be7 14.Bxe7 Kxe7 15.Nc3 Moreover, the advantage of
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placing the bishop on e3 is that 20.Qf3 Kc8 21.Bg5 Bf8

we are targeting the b6-knight 22.Nh5 c6 23.b5 Nc7
and can exchange any time ( 23...cxb5 24.Nf6 Qe6
when the c4-pawn needs 25.Nxd5 ) 24.Qf6 Rg8
defending. And if 11.h6 here 25.bxc6 Qe8 26.Qf5+ Qe6
Black has an intermezzo with 27.Qxh7 Qg6 28.Qxg6
11...Bb4+ followed by ...g6. Qxe5 fxg6 29.Nf6 Rh8 30.Ke2
Grabbing the central pawn looks d4 31.Rhc1 c3 32.Kd3
obvious, but in return opens up Ne6 33.Nd5 Rb8 34.Rcb1
the e-file and White rushes to Rxb1 35.Rxb1 Bxa3
castle long after ( 11...Bb4+ 36.Ra1 Bc5 37.Be7 Rh5
12.Nd2 Ba6 13.Rh4! 38.f4 Bxe7 39.Nxe7+ Kc7
The point of h5 Bxd2+ 14.Kxd2! 40.Rxa7+ Kb6 41.Rb7+
0-0-0 15.Qg4 Qxe5? 16.Bd4 Ka6 42.c7 Nxf4+ 43.Kxd4
Qe6 17.b3 ) 12.Nd2 Be7 c2 44.c8Q Ne2+ 45.Kd3
13.0-0-0 Next the knight is c1N+ 46.Kd2 Unknown
headed to f3 to disturb the queen 1-0 Aravindh,C (2671)-
on e5. Bf6 14.Nf3 Qe7 15.Qc2 Pranesh,M (2537) Dubai
0-0 ( 15...d6 16.Re1 ) 16.g4→ Police Open A 2024 Dubai
Scotch: 4...Nf6-8...a5; UAE (4.1);
B) 9...Ba6 10.g3 g6 11.h5 Bg7 B1b) 11...Qg6 12.h5 Qc2
12.f4 0-0 13.hxg6 hxg6 ( 13...fxg6 13.Nd4 Qxe2+ 14.Bxe2 c5
14.Qh2 Bxe5 15.fxe5 Rf5 16.Bf4 15.a3 cxd4 16.axb4 Bxb4+
Rh5 17.Qxh5 gxh5 18.cxd5 Bxf1 17.Bd2 Bxd2+ 18.Kxd2 Bb7
19.Kxf1 cxd5 20.Nc3 White has 19.b4 ( 19.Rh4 );
compensation ) 14.Qh2 Nf6 B2) 9...a5 10.a3 Ba6 11.Qe4
15.Be2 ] Bxf1 12.Kxf1;
[ 8...Qe6 B3) 9...d6 10.exd6 Bxd6
A) 9.g3 d6 ( 9...Nb4!? ) 10.c4 Nb6 11.Nc4 Bc5 ( 11...0-0 12.Qxe6
11.exd6 Qxe2+ 12.Bxe2 Bxd6 Bxe6 13.Nxd6 cxd6 14.Bd2
13.Nc3; Bg4 15.f3 Rfe8+ 16.Kf2 Be6
B) 9.Nd2 17.c4 Nb6 18.b3 a5 19.Be3 c5
B1) 9...Nb4 10.Nf3 Ba6 11.c4 20.Rd1 Nc8 21.Bd3 a4 22.Be4
B1a) 11...d5 12.a3 Bxc4 Ra6 23.Bf4 axb3 24.axb3 Ra2+
13.Qd1 Bxf1 14.Kxf1 Na6 25.Kg3 Rb2 26.Rd3 h6 27.Re1
15.b4 Be7 16.Nd4 Rd8 28.Red1 Ne7 29.Be5 Re2
B1a1) 16...Qxe5 17.Qa4 30.Rxd6 Rxd6 31.Bxd6 Nf5+
( 17.Be3 Qxe3 18.fxe3; 32.Bxf5 Bxf5 33.Bxc5 Rc2
17.Bb2; 17.Ra2 ) 17...Qxd4 34.Rd8+ Kh7 35.Rb8 Bd3
18.Qxc6+ Kd8 19.Qxa8+ 36.Rb7 Kg6 37.Bf2 Kf6
Kd7; 38.Bd4+ Kg6 39.c5 Bf1 40.Bf2
B1a2) 16...Qd7 17.Qd3 c5 Kf6 41.b4 g5 42.hxg5+ hxg5
18.Nf5 c4 19.Nxg7+ Kd8 43.b5 Ke6 44.Rb6+ Ke7
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45.Rb7+ Ke6 46.c6 f5 47.Rb8 A) 9...Nb6 10.exf6 Exploiting the

Kd6 48.b6 f4+ 49.Kh2 Rxf2 drawback of the knight retreating
50.Kg1 Rb2 51.Kxf1 Kxc6 back to b6 from d5. Now the pawn
52.Kg1 Rd2 53.Kh2 g4 54.fxg4 structure of Black is simply
f3 55.Rf8 fxg2 56.Rf6+ Kb7 weakened as Black is forced to
57.g5 Rd4 58.Rf2 Rh4+ 59.Kg1 capture the pawn on f6 with his g7-
Kxb6 60.g6 Rh8 61.Kxg2 Kc7 pawn.
62.Kg3 Rh6 63.Rf6 Kd7 A1) 10...gxf6 11.Nc3 Ba6 12.b3
64.Kg4 Ke7 65.Kg5 Rh2 d5 Otherwise white enjoys a free
66.Rf1 Rh3 67.Rf2 Rh1 68.Rf3 edge. 13.Rh3 Threatening Re3.
Rh2 69.Rf1 Rh3 70.g7 Rh2 So, Black is forced to take on e2.
71.Kg6 Rg2+ 72.Kh7 ( 13.Bb2 ) 13...Qxe2+ 14.Bxe2
1-0 Aravindh,C (2581)-Kravtsiv,M A1a) 14...dxc4 15.Re3+ Kd8
(2654) Abu Dhabi op 25th 2018 ( 15...Kf7 16.Bh5+ ) 16.Bb2
(7) ) 12.a3 0-0 13.Qxe6 Bxe6 Kc8 17.Re6;
14.Bd3 Rfe8 15.0-0 a5 16.Ne5 A1b) 14...0-0-0 15.cxd5 Bxe2
Bc8 17.Nc4 Be6 18.Re1 Nb6 16.Kxe2 cxd5 17.Kf1
19.Ne5 Bd5 20.Be3 Bd6 And once again, the defective
21.Bd4 c5 22.Bc3 c4 23.Bf1 pawn structure of Black gives
Na4 24.Bd4 c5 25.Bxc4 Bxe5 White a slightly better
26.Bxd5 Bxd4 27.Bc6 Rxe1+ position.;
28.Rxe1 Rd8 29.Bxa4 Bxb2 A2) 10...Qxe2+ 11.Bxe2 gxf6
30.Re7 Kf8 31.Ra7 Rd1+ 12.Nc3 Thanks to the worse
32.Kh2 Rd4 33.Rxa5 Rxh4+ pawn structure of Black, White is
34.Kg1 Bxa3 35.Ra8+ Ke7 clearly better here.;
36.Ra7+ Kf8 37.Ra8+ Ke7 B) 9...Ba6 10.Rh3
38.Ra7+ Kf8 ½-½ Caruana,F B1) 10...Nb6
(2828)-Robson,R (2667) USA-ch B1a) 11.Re3 0-0-0 ( 11...f5 )
63rd Saint Louis 2019 (2) ] 12.Qc2 Qe6 13.exf6 Qxf6
[ 8...g6 9.Bg5 14.c5 Bxf1 15.cxb6 Bxg2
A) 9...Qe6 10.c4 Nb6 11.Bf6; 16.bxa7 c5 17.Rb3 Bb7
B) 9...f6 10.exf6 Qxe2+ 11.Bxe2 B1a1) 18.Ra3= Play Draw
B1) 11...h6 12.Bd2 Nxf6 for wch Qc6 19.Qa4 Qxa4
13.Ba5 ( 13.c4; 13.Bc3 ); ( 19...Qh1+ 20.Kd2 Ba8
B2) 11...Kf7 12.Bc4 h6 21.Rb3 ) 20.Rxa4;
13.Bd2; B1a2) 18.Qe2! Qc6
C) 9...Qc5 10.c4 Ba6 ( 10...h6 19.Nc3 Bd6 ( 19...Qh1+
11.Bd2 Nb6 12.Nc3 ) 11.Nd2 Nb6 20.Kd2 ) 20.Nb5 Qa6
12.Bf6; ( 20...Qh1+ 21.Kd2 )
D) 9...Qb4+ 10.c3 Qb6 11.h5 21.Be3;
Bg7 ( 11...h6 12.hxg6 fxg6 B1b) 11.exf6 The standard
13.Qc2 ) 12.h6 ] reaction when the Knight
[ 8...f6 9.c4 retreats to b6. The standard
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reaction when the knight Re8 17.Re3 Qh5 18.Qxa7

retreats to b6. 11...Qxe2+ Qd1+ 19.Be1;
12.Bxe2 Bxc4 Otherwise B2b) 11...Qc5 12.Nd2 Nb6
white would simply have a 13.b4 Qxb4 ( 13...Qxe5
better structure for free. 14.Qxe5 fxe5 15.Rb1 d5
13.Re3+ Kd8 Only precise 16.c5 Bxf1 17.Kxf1 Nd7
move. ( 13...Be6 14.Bg4 Nd5 18.Ra3 Kb8 19.Rbb3 Ka8
15.fxg7 Bxg7 16.Re2 0-0 20.Ra4 Rb8 21.Rba3 Rb7
17.Bxe6+ And White has a 22.Nb3 Nb8 23.Na5 Rb5
microscopic edge thanks to 24.Nc4 Rb7 25.Nxe5 ) 14.c5
the weakened pawn islands of Qxe4+ 15.Nxe4 Bxf1 16.Kxf1
Black. Play might continue Nd5 17.Rb1 fxe5 18.Rhb3
dxe6 18.Na3 Only square for d6 19.Bg5 Re8 20.cxd6
the knight as 18.Nd2 allows Bxd6 21.Nxd6+ cxd6 22.Rb7
18...Nf4 Rab8 Exerting Nc3 23.R1b3 Nb5 24.Rxg7
pressure on the b2-pawn. h6 25.a4 hxg5 26.axb5 cxb5
Thanks to the activity, Black is 27.Rxb5 Rxh4 28.Rbb7;
very close to achieving B2c) 11...Nb6 12.c5 Bxf1
equality despite the scattered 13.cxb6 Ba6 14.bxa7
pawn structure. 19.Kf1 B2c1) 14...Kb7 15.Rb3+
White secures his king with B2c11) 15...Ka8 16.Bf4
the idea of g3-Kg2 next. Rb4 fxe5 17.Bg5 Qc5
Attacking the h4-pawn. 20.g3 18.Na3 Re8 ( 18...Be7
#2 Next on the agenda is Kg2 19.Qa4 Bb7 20.Rc1
followed by Nc2-Ne3 and Qd6 21.Nc4 Qe6
White has some pressure. 22.Na5 ) 19.Qa4 Bb7
This is the best practical try ( 19...Qxa7 20.Be3 c5
and the maximum White can 21.Qxd7 ) 20.Be3;
achieve from this line. Chapter B2c12) 15...Kxa7
21: Scotch: 4...Nf6-8...f6 9.c4 16.Be3+ c5 17.Nc3 Rb8
Ba6; 13...Kf7 was played in 18.Qa4 Rxb3 19.axb3
the game between Cheparinov- Qe6 20.Nb5+ Kb7
Jones 2019. 14.fxg7 Bxg7 21.Nd6+;
15.Bh5+ Kg8 16.Nc3→ ) B2c2) 14...Qb4+ 15.Kd1
14.fxg7 Bxg7 15.Nc3 Re8 Bb7 ( 15...Qb7 16.Be3 )
16.Rxe8+ Kxe8 17.Bg5 16.Qxb4 Bxb4 17.exf6 gxf6
I still feel black has to be very 18.Rb3 c5 19.Bd2 Bxd2
precise to make a draw here.; 20.Kxd2;
B2) 10...0-0-0 11.Qe4 B3) 10...fxe5 11.Bg5
B2a) 11...Qb4+ 12.Bd2 Qxb2 B3a) 11...Qb4+ 12.Nd2 Qxb2
13.cxd5 Bxf1 14.Kxf1 Qxa1 ( 12...d6 13.Rb3 Qa5 14.Qe4
15.Rb3 Qxe5 ( 15...Qxa2 Ne7 15.Bxe7 Bxe7
16.Qc4 Qa1 17.Bc3 ) 16.Qa4 16.Qxc6+ ) 13.Rb1 Qxa2
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( 13...Qd4 14.Rhb3 Nf4 23.Qxa7+ Ke6

15.Bxf4 Qxf4 16.g3 Qf5 24.Qxe7+ Bxe7
17.Rb8+ Rxb8 18.Rxb8+ Kf7 25.Bxe4;
19.Rb3 Kg8 20.Qe3 B3b223) 16...c5
With multiple ideas like Qa7 17.Rd1
and Bd3 Qc2 21.Bd3 Qc1+ B3b2231) 17...d4
22.Ke2→ Qxd2+ ) 14.Qxe5+; 18.Ne4 Qe6
B3b) 11...Nf6 12.Re3 ( 18...Bxe4 19.Bxf6
B3b1) 12...d6 13.Qf3 gxf6 20.Qxe4 )
Attacking the c6-pawn and 19.Bxf6 gxf6
was played two times by the 20.Rc1;
Scotch expert B3b2232) 17...c4
Nepomniachtchi. ( 13.g3! ) 18.Rb5 Qe6
13...e4 13...Bb7 is met by 19.Bxf6 gxf6
14.Rb3 O-O-O 15.Nd2 and 20.Rdxd5 Bxd5
Black faces huge problems 21.Nxd5 Qc6
in freeing his position. 22.Qg4+ f5
14.Qd1; 23.Qxf5+ Qd7
B3b2) 12...0-0-0 13.Ra3 24.g4 Scotch: 4...
B3b21) 13...Qb4+ Nf6-8...f6 ]
14.Nc3 Bxc4 ( 14...Bb7 9.c4 Ba6 10.g3 g6 11.h5
15.0-0-0 Bc5 16.Rb3 We are trying to crush black's pawn
Qa5 17.Bd2→ ) 15.Qxc4 structure 11...g5 12.Qe4! No more f5!
Qxc4 16.Bxc4 Bxa3 12...Nb4
17.bxa3 d5 18.Ba6+ [ 12...Nb6 13.Nc3 Bg7 14.f4
Kd7 19.Na4 Kd6 We have a nice position, and black
20.Rc1 d4 21.Nc5; has some difficulty while we have
B3b22) 13...Bb7 14.Nc3 easy play ]
d5 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.Rb3 13.Nc3
With the idea of Qb5 [ 13.a3? d5 ]
B3b221) 16...c6 13...Bg7 14.a3 Bxe5
17.Rc1 Kb8 [ 14...f5 15.Qxf5 Bxe5 16.Be3 ]
18.Na4→; 15.Kd1! Strong move
B3b222) 16...h6
17.Qb5 c5 18.Bxf6
gxf6 19.Rd1 d4 C42
20.Bd3 Black's position Petroff
is falling apart. e4 [GM_Avetik]
21.Nxe4 Bxe4
( 21...a6 22.Qb6 Bxe4 Dear ChessMood PRO Member! Here
23.Bxa6+ Kd7 you have a draft file of this opening +
24.Bb5+ Bc6+ homework! During my career as a coach,
25.Re3 ) 22.Qb8+ Kd7 I found out that giving students the draft
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file is much more effective than the a b c d e f g h

whole analysis. Here is why: 1. When
students know that at the end of the 8 8

lesson or video course they would get 7 7

the whole file, during the lesson they are
less attentive 2. Knowing that they 6 6
should make a file themselves - their 5 5
concentration automatically becomes
100%. 3. Anything that you learned - 4 4
you'll forget 99% of that knowledge if 3 3
you don't put in practice. Anything that
you learned and write down somethwere, 2 2
you'll forget during time with 50 %. 1 1
Anything that you learned, wrote down
a b c d e f g h
and put in practice- you'll not forget!!!
Now I hope you got the point, why I do ( 10...Bf5 11.Bxf5 Qxf5 12.Nd4
this for you. Instead of the whole Qd7 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.h4 0-0
analysis, I made a draft file for you + 15.g4; 10...0-0 11.h4 Bf5 12.Bxf5
homework, where I wrote down all the Qxf5 13.Qd3 Qxd3 14.cxd3 )
possible continuations, so when you fill a b c d e f g h
them after you watched the courses, you
can add there the lines, which will take 8 8

you 15 mintues if you watched the 7 7

courses attentively. If somehow you
forget some lines, you can go back to 6 6
the course, or just write me a PM. With 5 5
best wishes, GM Avetik Grigoryan 1.e4
e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4 4
[ 3...Nxe4? 3 3

(Diagram) 2 2

1 1
Why it's bad? 4.Qe2 Qe7 5.Qxe4 d6
a b c d e f g h
6.d4 dxe5 7.dxe5 Nc6 8.Nc3 Qxe5
9.Qxe5+ Nxe5 10.Bf4 ( 10.Nb5 11.Bb5! What we are threatening?
Bb4+ 11.c3 Ba5 12.Bf4 ) 10...f6 What if Black plays a6 now?;
11.Bxe5 fxe5 12.0-0-0 ] B) 7...0-0 8.Qd2
4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nf6 B1) 8...b6 9.0-0-0 Bb7 10.h4
[ 5...Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 Nd7
A) 7...Nc6 8.Bd3 Be6 9.Qe2 Qd7
( 9...Bf6 10.0-0-0 Qe7 11.Be4 0-0 (Diagram)
12.h4 h6 13.Qb5 Rab8 14.Bxc6
bxc6 15.Qxc6 ) 10.0-0-0 0-0-0 What do we play here? What is
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

the downside of b6,Bb7? 11.Nd4 17.Bd4 Re6 18.Qf4 Qe8

Ne5 12.Bg5 19.Re3 Nepomniachtchi, I. -
B1a) 12...Re8 13.f4 Nc6 Nisipeanu, LD., 1-0, 47th GM
14.Nf5! f6 15.Qd5+ Kh8 2019, [Link]
16.Bd3 Qd7 17.Qf7 Rg8 hKFfeWSv;
18.h5 fxg5 19.Qg6!; B3) 8...Nd7 9.0-0-0
B1b) 12...Qd7 13.f4 Nc6 B3a) 9...Nf6 10.Bd3 c5
14.Bb5 f6 ( 14...Rfe8 15.f5 ( 10...d5 11.Rhe1 c5 12.c4
a6 16.Bxc6 Bxc6 17.f6 Bxf6 d4 13.Bg5 Be6 14.Qf4 g6
18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Rh3 ) 15.g4! 15.Qh4 Rc8 16.Ne5 a6 17.f4
fxg5 16.hxg5 White has a b5 18.f5 gxf5 19.Ng4 Nxg4
crushing attack after this, 20.Bxe7 Qd7 21.Qg5+ Kh8
variations not required from 22.Bf6+ Nxf6 23.Qxf6+ Kg8
here.; 24.g4 Qd8 25.Qh6 f6
B1c) 12...Bf6 13.Be2!N 26.gxf5 Model Game by GM
( 13.Qf4 Played in Anand- Avetik ) 11.Rhe1 Be6 12.Bg5
Evgeny 2007 ) 13...Re8 14.f4 B3a1) 12...Bxa2 13.b3 a5
Nc6 15.Bb5; 14.Qe2;
B1d) 12...h6 13.Bxh6 gxh6 B3a2) 12...Qa5 13.a3 Rfe8
14.Qxh6 Bf6 15.Rd3; 14.Rxe6 ( 14.Bxf6 Bxf6
B2) 8...Qe8 15.Ng5 Bxg5 16.Qxg5 )
14...fxe6 15.Qe2 e5
(Diagram) 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Qe4 g6
18.Bc4+ Kh8 19.Rxd6;
How do we continue here? 9.h4 B3a3) 12...d5 13.Qf4 Re8
Qa4 10.h5 h6 11.Bd3 Re8 14.Re5!
12.Kf1 Bf8 13.Nd4 Qd7 14.Rh3 B3a31) 14...Bf8 15.Bb5!
Nc6 15.Rg3 Kh8 16.Nxc6 bxc6 Bd7 16.Bxd7 Qxd7
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17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Rexd5; 13.Bxc5 dxc5 14.Qf4+

B3a32) 14...Nd7 15.Re3 Kg6 15.Qg3+ Bg5+
Bxg5 ( 15...Nf6 16.Rde1 16.hxg5 Qxg5+
h6 17.Bxh6 gxh6 17.Qxg5+ Kxg5 18.Rd5+
18.Rxe6 fxe6 19.Rxe6 ) Rf5 19.Rd8 Rxf2
16.Bxh7+ Kxh7 20.Bd3;
17.Nxg5+ Kg8 18.Rxe6 B3b12) 11...Re8 12.Nxf7
fxe6 19.Qf7+ Kh8 Kxf7 13.Bxc5 dxc5
20.Qh5+ Kg8 21.Qh7+ 14.Qf4+;
Kf8 22.Qh8+ Ke7 B3b13) 11...b5 12.Bd3
23.Qxg7+ Kd6 24.Nf7+ h6 13.Bh7+ Kh8
Kc6 25.Nxd8+ Raxd8; 14.Bxc5 dxc5 15.Qxd8
B3a33) 14...Qc7 15.Bf5 Bxd8 16.Be4;
Nh5 ( 15...Bxf5 16.Qxf5 B3b2) 10...Bg4 11.Bc4
h6 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 Bxf3 12.gxf3;
18.Rexd5; 15...Bd6 B3b3) 10...Bf5 11.Nd4
16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Qg4+ Bd7 12.f3 Bxh4 13.g4;
Kf8 18.Ree1; 15...Nd7 B3b4) 10...Be6 11.Ng5
16.Rxe6! ) 16.Qh4 Bxg5+ Bxa2 12.Bxc5 dxc5 13.b3;
17.Qxg5 Nf6 18.Bxe6 B3b5) 10...c6 11.Bxc5
Rxe6 19.Rxe6 fxe6 dxc5 12.Qf4 Qa5 13.a3 b5
20.Re1 Ne4 21.Qe3; 14.Bd3;
B3a34) 14...Bd6 B3c) 9...Ne5 10.Nxe5 dxe5
15.Bxh7+! Kxh7 11.Bd3
( 15...Kh8 16.Qh4 Bxe5 a b c d e f g h
17.Nxe5; 15...Kf8 16.Qh4
Bxe5 17.Nxe5 ) 16.Bxf6 8 8

Qxf6 ( 16...gxf6 17.Rh5+ 7 7

Kg8 18.Qh6; 16...Qd7
17.Rh5+ Kg8 18.Rh8+ 6 6
Kxh8 19.Qh6+ Kg8 5 5
20.Qxg7# ) 17.Rh5+ Kg8
18.Qxd6; 4 4
B3a4) 12...h6 13.Bxh6 c4 3 3
14.Bxg7 cxd3 15.Qh6 Nh7
16.Rxd3 Re8 17.Rxe6 fxe6 2 2
18.Qg6 Nf8 19.Bxf8+ Kxf8 1 1
20.Rd4 e5 21.Rg4 Bf6
a b c d e f g h
22.Qh7;
B3b) 9...Nc5?! 10.h4 What was the key maneouvre?
B3b1) 10...a6 11.Ng5 Where goes our Be3? Be6
B3b11) 11...h6 12.Nxf7 ( 11...c6 12.c4 Be6 13.Rhe1
( 12.Bc4 ) 12...Kxf7 Qc7 14.Qe2 Bf6 15.Bd2 g6
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16.Bc3 Bg5+ 17.Kb1 f6 23.Bd3 Bc5 24.f3 Ke7

18.h4 Bxh4 19.g3 Bg5 20.f4 25.h5 Kd8 26.h6 Rh8
Bh6 21.Rh1 Bg7 22.Qh2 h6 27.Bc1 gxh6 28.gxh6
23.Bxg6 Bxc4 24.Bd2 f5 Kc8 29.Qg2 Be7 30.h7
25.fxe5 Qxe5 26.Bc3 Qc7 f5 31.Bc4 Qf6 32.Qg8+
27.Bxg7 Qxg7 28.Rd6 Rad8 Qf8 33.Bh6 Sipila, V. -
29.Bh7+ Kf7 30.Rxh6 Qd4 Sanchez, Lo, 1-0, 16th
31.b3 Bd5 32.Bxf5 Bxh1 BCC Open 2016, https://
33.Qh5+ Ke7 34.Re6+ Kd7 [Link]/8JEdobZC;
35.Re4+ Kc7 36.Rxd4 B3c2) 12.Kb1 Qe8 13.f3
Kravtsiv, M. - Rabiega, R., 1-0, Qa4 14.b3 Qa5 15.Qe1
Bundesliga 2013-14, https:// Rad8 16.Bd2 f5 17.c4
[Link]/lX7fiUkk ) Qc5 18.Bc3 Bd6 19.g4 a6
B3c1) 12.Qe2 Qe8 13.Kb1 20.Rg1 f4 21.Qe4 g6
B3c11) 13...f5 14.Bc4 22.Rge1 Bd7 23.b4 Qc6
Bf6 15.g4 Bxc4 24.c5 Be7 25.Bc4+ Kh8
16.Qxc4+ Qf7 17.Qb4 f4 26.Qxe5+ Bf6 27.g5
18.Bc5 Rfb8 19.f3 b6 Karthikeyan, M2. -
20.Bf2 Rd8 21.Qe4 Qe6 Kacharava, Nikolozi, 1-0,
22.c4 g6 23.h4 Kf7 1st elllobregat Open 2019,
24.h5 c6 25.a4 [Link]
( 25.hxg6+ hxg6 zBHwPcLM;
26.Bd4! ) 25...Rxd1+ B3d) 9...c6 10.h4 d5 11.Kb1!
26.Rxd1 Rd8 27.hxg6+ a b c d e f g h
hxg6 28.Rxd8 Bxd8
29.Be1 a5 30.Bf2 Qd6 8 8

31.Kc1 Ke8 32.c3 Kd7 7 7

33.Kc2 c5 34.Qb7+ Bc7
35.Qd5 g5 36.Be1 Ke7 6 6
37.Qe4 Qh6 38.Bd2 5 5
Qh1 39.Qb7 Kd8 40.b4
Qf1 41.Qd5+ Caruana, 4 4
Fabiano - Ponomariov, 3 3
Ruslan, 1/2-1/2, Kings
Tournament 7th, 2013, 2 2
[Link] 1 1
QXkUizof;
a b c d e f g h
B3c12) 13...Qa4 14.b3
Qa5 15.Bc1 c6 16.g4 Why Kb1? What's the reason?
Rfe8 17.Bb2 Rad8 B3d1) 11...Nc5 12.c4 Ne4
18.h4 Rd7 19.Bxh7+ 13.Qc1;
Kf8 20.Rxd7 Bxd7 21.g5 B3d2) 11...Nf6 12.Bd3
Qd5 22.Be4 Qe6 Bg4 13.Rde1 Ne4 14.Qc1
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Nc5 15.Bxc5 Bxc5 16.Ng5 14.Qxd3 g6 ( 14...Bxg5

h6 17.Nh7 Re8 18.Rxe8+ 15.hxg5 ) 15.Qd2
Qxe8 19.Nf6+ gxf6 ( 15.Nxh7 Bf5 16.Qe2
20.Qxh6 f5 21.Qg5+ Kf8 Kxh7 17.g4 );
22.f3; B3d52) 13...h6 14.Bh7+
B3d3) 11...Bc5 12.Nd4; Kh8 15.Bd4 f6 ( 15...a4
B3d4) 11...Re8 Advanced 16.Rde1 b6 17.Nxf7+
Sections: 12.Bd3 Rxf7 18.Qxh6 Rf6
B3d41) 12...Bc5 13.Bg5 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Qh5
f6 ( 13...Be7 14.c4! dxc4 Bg4 21.Qxg4 Kxh7
15.Bxc4 ) 14.Bf4 22.Qh5+ Kg8 23.g4 )
B3d411) 14...Nf8 16.Bg6 fxg5 17.hxg5
15.Nd4 Ne6 16.Be3 Bxg5 ( 17...Bf5 18.gxh6
Nxd4 17.cxd4 Bd6 Kg8 19.hxg7 ) 18.Rxh6+
18.Rdg1 Bd7 19.g4; Kg8 19.Rh7 ]
B3d412) 14...Bf8 [ 5...d5?
15.Be3 Nc5 ( 15...Bc5 a b c d e f g h
16.Bd4 Bxd4
17.cxd4 ) 16.Bxc5 8 8

Bxc5 17.Nd4 Bf8 7 7

18.f3 c5 19.Ne2 Be6
20.Nf4 Bf7 21.h5; 6 6
B3d413) 14...Bb6 5 5
15.h5 Nc5 16.Nd4
Nxd3 17.Qxd3; 4 4
B3d414) 14...Ne5 3 3
15.Bxe5 fxe5 16.Ng5
h6 17.Bh7+ Kf8 2 2
18.Ne4 Bb6 19.Qe2 1 1
Qc7 ( 19...Be6
a b c d e f g h
20.Qf3+ Bf7 21.Bg6
Re7 22.Ng5! hxg5 Why it's bad? ]
23.hxg5 ) 20.Qf3+ Ke7 6.d4 Be7
21.Qg3 Kf8 22.Rhf1!!; [ 6...d5 7.Bd3 Bd6 ( 7...Be7 8.0-0
B3d42) 12...Nc5 13.Ng5 0-0 It should transpose soon ) 8.Qe2+
Nxd3 ( 13...h6 14.Bh7+ Qe7 9.Nb5 ]
Kf8 15.Nh3 Ne4 7.Bd3 Bg4
16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Qe2 [ 7...0-0 8.0-0
Qa5 18.Nf4 ) 14.Qxd3 g6 A) 8...Re8 9.Bg5 ( 9.Re1 );
15.Qd2; B) 8...Bg4 9.h3 Bh5 10.Re1 Re8
B3d5) 11...a5 12.Bd3 Nc5 ( 10...Nbd7? Why this was bad?
13.Ng5 11.g4 Bg6 12.g5 Nh5 13.Nd5
B3d51) 13...Nxd3 Re8 14.Nh4 Bxd3 15.cxd3 g6
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16.Nf5 gxf5 17.Qxh5 ) homework! During my career as a coach,

a b c d e f g h
I found out that giving students the draft
file is much more effective than the
8 8 whole analysis. Here is why: 1. When
7 7 students know that at the end of the
lesson or video course they would get
6 6 the whole file, during the lesson they are
5 5
less attentive 2. Knowing that they
should make a file themselves - their
4 4 concentration automatically becomes
3 3
100%. 3. Anything that you learned -
you'll forget 99% of that knowledge if
2 2 you don't put in practice. Anything that
1 1
you learned and write down somethwere,
you'll forget during time with 50 %.
a b c d e f g h
Anything that you learned, wrote down
11.Bg5! What was the idea of this and put in practice- you'll not forget!!!
move? What we are threatening? Now I hope you got the point, why I do
What we play after Nbd7? this for you. Instead of the whole
B1) 11...Nbd7 12.Re3! analysis, I made a draft file for you +
B1a) 12...Nf8 13.Bf5! Bg6 homework, where I wrote down all the
( 13...g6 14.Rxe7 ) 14.Nh4; possible continuations, so when you fill
B1b) 12...d5 13.Qe2 c6 them after you watched the courses, you
14.Re1!; can add there the lines, which will take
B1c) 12...Bf8 13.Ne4; you 15 mintues if you watched the
B2) 11...h6 12.Rxe7 Rxe7 courses attentively. If somehow you
( 12...hxg5 13.Rxe8+ Qxe8 forget some lines, you can go back to
14.g4 Bg6 15.Bxg6 fxg6 ) the course, or just write me a PM. With
13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Nd5 Re8 best wishes, GM Avetik Grigoryan 1.e4
15.Qd2 Bxf3 16.gxf3 ] c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nf6
8.h3 Bh5 9.g4 Bg6 10.g5 Nh5 5.Nf3 Why not e5?
[ 10...Nfd7 11.h4 Bh5 12.Be3 0-0 [ 5.e5 ]
13.Be2 Re8 14.Nh2 Bxe2 15.Qxe2 ] 5...Nc6
11.Be2 h6 12.Nh4 Bxg5 13.Nxg6 [ 5...Bg7? 6.e5 Nc6 7.Qa4
fxg6 14.Bxh5 gxh5 15.Qxh5+ Transpoce ]
[ 5...d6 6.e5! Nc6 7.Bb5 ]
6.Qa4 d6
B27 [ 6...Bg7? 7.e5 Ng8 8.Bf4 Nh6
AntiSicilian Pt.5 Here I showed 2 options in the course.
[GM_Avetik] Which are they? ]
7.e5 dxe5
Dear ChessMood PRO Member! Here [ 7...Ng4 8.Bf4! Bg7 ( 8...Qb6
you have a draft file of this opening + 9.0-0-0 Nxf2 10.Nd5 Qd8 11.exd6
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Nxd1 12.Nc7+ Kd7 13.Ne5+ Kxd6

14.Nxc6+ Kd7 15.Nb8# Nice? :) )
9.exd6
A) 9...0-0 10.Bb5 ( 10.Be2 exd6
11.0-0 ) 10...exd6 11.0-0-0;
B) 9...Qb6 10.0-0-0 Nxf2 11.Re1
Nxh1 12.Rxe7+ Kf8 13.Bc4+-
You should remember till here, but
you can add in your file the
variations from the course if you
want. ]
[ 7...Nd7? 8.exd6 Nb6 9.Qh4 Qxd6
10.Nb5 Qd7 11.Bf4 Nd5 12.0-0-0
e6 13.Rxd5+- ]
8.Nxe5 Qd4
[ 8...Bd7 9.Nxd7 Qxd7 10.Be3!
( 10.Be2 Nd4! ) 10...Bg7 11.Rd1 Qc8
12.Be2 ]
[ 8...Bg7 Adv. sections 9.Bb5 0-0
10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bxc6 Bd7 12.0-0
Rc8 13.Bxd7 Qxd7 14.Qa6! Rc6
15.Qe2 Rb8 16.Rd1 Qc7 17.g3 Re6
18.Qd3 Qb7 19.Bf4 Rc8 20.Rab1!
We go for b4-Na4-Nc5 plan
h5 21.b4 h4 22.Na4 h3 23.Qf1 ]
9.Nxc6 Qxa4 10.Nxa4 bxc6
Do you remember the plan?