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18.e3 f5= (D)
The small material deficit is hardly felt. We aren’t relying on just one plan. We could go ...Rd6 and ...f4. But ...Qf6 followed by ...Rd8 is also possible. Our c8-bishop can trade for the f1-bishop with ...Ba6, after which White’s light squares get even weaker.
The small material deficit is hardly felt. We aren’t relying on just one plan. We could go ...Rd6 and ...f4. But ...Qf6 followed by ...Rd8 is also possible. Our c8-bishop can trade for the f1-bishop with ...Ba6, after which White’s light squares get even weaker.
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
18.e3 f5= (D)
The small material deficit is hardly felt. We aren’t relying on just one plan. We could go ...Rd6 and ...f4. But ...Qf6 followed by ...Rd8 is also possible. Our c8-bishop can trade for the f1-bishop with ...Ba6, after which White’s light squares get even weaker.
The small material deficit is hardly felt. We aren’t relying on just one plan. We could go ...Rd6 and ...f4. But ...Qf6 followed by ...Rd8 is also possible. Our c8-bishop can trade for the f1-bishop with ...Ba6, after which White’s light squares get even weaker.
13.Qd6 Rb8 14.b4 Rb6 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.Qd2 e4
Making ...Ne5 possible.
17.Nd4 Ne5 (D)
Threatening the wonderful …Nd3+.
Making ...Ne5 possible.
17.Nd4 Ne5 (D)
Threatening the wonderful …Nd3+.
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
13.Qd6 Rb8 14.b4 Rb6 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.Qd2 e4
Making ...Ne5 possible.
17.Nd4 Ne5 (D)
Threatening the wonderful …Nd3+.
Making ...Ne5 possible.
17.Nd4 Ne5 (D)
Threatening the wonderful …Nd3+.
11…Nbd7
Developing with gain of tempo.
12.Qd4 e5 (D)
Not the only move, but let's stick with this as it was played in Grigoryan,K - Yu Yangyi (2022). It should be noted that 13.Nxe5 loses to 13…Qa5+.
Developing with gain of tempo.
12.Qd4 e5 (D)
Not the only move, but let's stick with this as it was played in Grigoryan,K - Yu Yangyi (2022). It should be noted that 13.Nxe5 loses to 13…Qa5+.
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
11…Nbd7
Developing with gain of tempo.
12.Qd4 e5 (D)
Not the only move, but let's stick with this as it was played in Grigoryan,K - Yu Yangyi (2022). It should be noted that 13.Nxe5 loses to 13…Qa5+.
Developing with gain of tempo.
12.Qd4 e5 (D)
Not the only move, but let's stick with this as it was played in Grigoryan,K - Yu Yangyi (2022). It should be noted that 13.Nxe5 loses to 13…Qa5+.
10.dxc5
Taking the pawn is the only critical move. Otherwise Black would immediately be proven right that c7-c5 is playable.
10…bxc5 11.Qxc5! (D)
The best try for an advantage. But if well prepared, we face no issues. On top of that: Black currently has a two out of two score in this line!
Taking the pawn is the only critical move. Otherwise Black would immediately be proven right that c7-c5 is playable.
10…bxc5 11.Qxc5! (D)
The best try for an advantage. But if well prepared, we face no issues. On top of that: Black currently has a two out of two score in this line!
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
10.dxc5
Taking the pawn is the only critical move. Otherwise Black would immediately be proven right that c7-c5 is playable.
10…bxc5 11.Qxc5! (D)
The best try for an advantage. But if well prepared, we face no issues. On top of that: Black currently has a two out of two score in this line!
Taking the pawn is the only critical move. Otherwise Black would immediately be proven right that c7-c5 is playable.
10…bxc5 11.Qxc5! (D)
The best try for an advantage. But if well prepared, we face no issues. On top of that: Black currently has a two out of two score in this line!
Nimzo 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.Nf3 b6 8.Bg5 dxc4 9.Qxc4 c5!? (D)
I will refer to this move as 'The Grischuk Gambit'. c7-c5 is the break Black wants to get in at some point. So why not do it directly? It would be awesome if we can get away with this, and it turns out: we can!
I will refer to this move as 'The Grischuk Gambit'. c7-c5 is the break Black wants to get in at some point. So why not do it directly? It would be awesome if we can get away with this, and it turns out: we can!
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Nimzo 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.Nf3 b6 8.Bg5 dxc4 9.Qxc4 c5!? (D)
I will refer to this move as 'The Grischuk Gambit'. c7-c5 is the break Black wants to get in at some point. So why not do it directly? It would be awesome if we can get away with this, and it turns out: we can!
I will refer to this move as 'The Grischuk Gambit'. c7-c5 is the break Black wants to get in at some point. So why not do it directly? It would be awesome if we can get away with this, and it turns out: we can!
Nimzo - Grischuk Gambit!♟️
Some time ago I revisited an idea Grischuk used in 2022 and checked its popularity. Surprisingly, it has appeared only ten times, with just one game in 2025. The idea is sound, and in the frequently played Nimzo, chances to adopt it have been plentiful.
Thread🧵👇
Some time ago I revisited an idea Grischuk used in 2022 and checked its popularity. Surprisingly, it has appeared only ten times, with just one game in 2025. The idea is sound, and in the frequently played Nimzo, chances to adopt it have been plentiful.
Thread🧵👇
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Nimzo - Grischuk Gambit!♟️
Some time ago I revisited an idea Grischuk used in 2022 and checked its popularity. Surprisingly, it has appeared only ten times, with just one game in 2025. The idea is sound, and in the frequently played Nimzo, chances to adopt it have been plentiful.
Thread🧵👇
Some time ago I revisited an idea Grischuk used in 2022 and checked its popularity. Surprisingly, it has appeared only ten times, with just one game in 2025. The idea is sound, and in the frequently played Nimzo, chances to adopt it have been plentiful.
Thread🧵👇
November 25, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Gukesh decides to defend against the …Rxd4 threat by protecting his c2-rook by 25.Qb1. There was nothing better. Ding can now snack a pawn on c3.
#chess #ding #gukesh #chesspunks
#chess #ding #gukesh #chesspunks
November 25, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Gukesh decides to defend against the …Rxd4 threat by protecting his c2-rook by 25.Qb1. There was nothing better. Ding can now snack a pawn on c3.
#chess #ding #gukesh #chesspunks
#chess #ding #gukesh #chesspunks
Ding is threatening 25…Rxd4. Eliminating the defender of the c2 rook.
#chess #ding #gukesh #chesspunks
#chess #ding #gukesh #chesspunks
November 25, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Ding is threatening 25…Rxd4. Eliminating the defender of the c2 rook.
#chess #ding #gukesh #chesspunks
#chess #ding #gukesh #chesspunks
Wch game 1.
Ding is currently winning! Ding shares have spiked upwards.
#chess #ding #gukesh #chesspunks
Ding is currently winning! Ding shares have spiked upwards.
#chess #ding #gukesh #chesspunks
November 25, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Wch game 1.
Ding is currently winning! Ding shares have spiked upwards.
#chess #ding #gukesh #chesspunks
Ding is currently winning! Ding shares have spiked upwards.
#chess #ding #gukesh #chesspunks
Following up on @nairwolf-chess.bsky.social’s idea to share OTB miniatures.
In this game I got the honor to crush the Sicilian Sveshnikov with a typical Bxb5 trick!
Share your games!
#chess #chesspunks
In this game I got the honor to crush the Sicilian Sveshnikov with a typical Bxb5 trick!
Share your games!
#chess #chesspunks
November 22, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Following up on @nairwolf-chess.bsky.social’s idea to share OTB miniatures.
In this game I got the honor to crush the Sicilian Sveshnikov with a typical Bxb5 trick!
Share your games!
#chess #chesspunks
In this game I got the honor to crush the Sicilian Sveshnikov with a typical Bxb5 trick!
Share your games!
#chess #chesspunks
Another 6.f4 🐉
November 22, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Another 6.f4 🐉
Sure! I got to play one of my favourite traps against the Dragon in OTB😎
November 22, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Sure! I got to play one of my favourite traps against the Dragon in OTB😎
More about the typical a7, c7, c6 structure. (Which I came to understand is less weak as I thought at first.)
In the Scotch position below. The best move is Bxd6. Simply keeping the isolated c-pawns. The structure a7, c6, d6 would be (surprisingly?) more vulnerable!
In the Scotch position below. The best move is Bxd6. Simply keeping the isolated c-pawns. The structure a7, c6, d6 would be (surprisingly?) more vulnerable!
November 22, 2024 at 10:27 AM
More about the typical a7, c7, c6 structure. (Which I came to understand is less weak as I thought at first.)
In the Scotch position below. The best move is Bxd6. Simply keeping the isolated c-pawns. The structure a7, c6, d6 would be (surprisingly?) more vulnerable!
In the Scotch position below. The best move is Bxd6. Simply keeping the isolated c-pawns. The structure a7, c6, d6 would be (surprisingly?) more vulnerable!
Final position of today’s Carlsen vs Caruana Freestyle chess game. (Btw, what happened to the names Chess960 and Fischer Random?) Caruana resigned here.
What is White’s threat?
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
What is White’s threat?
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
November 21, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Final position of today’s Carlsen vs Caruana Freestyle chess game. (Btw, what happened to the names Chess960 and Fischer Random?) Caruana resigned here.
What is White’s threat?
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
What is White’s threat?
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
Black to move
Panda Sambit vs Abdusattorov
3rd International President Cup Tashkent 2024
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
Panda Sambit vs Abdusattorov
3rd International President Cup Tashkent 2024
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
November 21, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Black to move
Panda Sambit vs Abdusattorov
3rd International President Cup Tashkent 2024
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
Panda Sambit vs Abdusattorov
3rd International President Cup Tashkent 2024
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
November 19, 2024 at 10:55 AM
November 19, 2024 at 10:50 AM
White to move
Find an instructive way to handle the situation in the a-file
Zhalmakhanov vs Ayush Sharma
Kazakhstan Final Cup 2024
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
Find an instructive way to handle the situation in the a-file
Zhalmakhanov vs Ayush Sharma
Kazakhstan Final Cup 2024
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
November 19, 2024 at 10:48 AM
White to move
Find an instructive way to handle the situation in the a-file
Zhalmakhanov vs Ayush Sharma
Kazakhstan Final Cup 2024
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
Find an instructive way to handle the situation in the a-file
Zhalmakhanov vs Ayush Sharma
Kazakhstan Final Cup 2024
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
November 19, 2024 at 10:45 AM
November 19, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Cool! Found a similar pattern in an OTB game with the help of Chessbase. But not just as esthetic😉
November 18, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Cool! Found a similar pattern in an OTB game with the help of Chessbase. But not just as esthetic😉
Black to move
Pawn endgame♟️
Kolesar vs Glek
World Senior Championship 2024
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
Pawn endgame♟️
Kolesar vs Glek
World Senior Championship 2024
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
November 18, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Black to move
Pawn endgame♟️
Kolesar vs Glek
World Senior Championship 2024
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
Pawn endgame♟️
Kolesar vs Glek
World Senior Championship 2024
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
Folks!
39…Rd4+ 0-1 according to the broadcast. (World Senior Championship 2024)
Is this already resignable?🤔
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
39…Rd4+ 0-1 according to the broadcast. (World Senior Championship 2024)
Is this already resignable?🤔
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
November 18, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Folks!
39…Rd4+ 0-1 according to the broadcast. (World Senior Championship 2024)
Is this already resignable?🤔
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
39…Rd4+ 0-1 according to the broadcast. (World Senior Championship 2024)
Is this already resignable?🤔
#chess #chesspuzzle #chesspunks
It makes me think of the poor bishop in Winter vs Capablanca (1919)
November 18, 2024 at 11:29 AM
It makes me think of the poor bishop in Winter vs Capablanca (1919)