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Rxd7 Kxd7 Bg4 Ke6 f4! h5 Bh3. Next is bringing the king to e4.

Not played indeed.
30.Qc2 instead of 30.Bc5

Folks! Qxh7 stuff is in the air😮
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Re3!

Considering to buy Giri’s French course…

Indeed. And Ding is doing great!

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.
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Ding is threatening 25…Rxd4. Eliminating the defender of the c2 rook.
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Wch game 1.
Ding is currently winning! Ding shares have spiked upwards.
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Good luck man!

Check check check mate!

Oh lol🤣 Is there a bug in Ashley’s chesscom board?

Thanks! That’s new knowledge for me🤓

I prepared it before the game as I knew my opponent would play Sveshnikov☺️

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!
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Good point! Don’t see how to refute that one…

Love the old school method!

Bh6+ Kg8 g7 Kf7 g8=Q+ Kxg8 Ke6 Kh8 Kf7 e5 Bg7#🎉

🤣🤣🤣

Another 6.f4 🐉

Sure! I got to play one of my favourite traps against the Dragon in OTB😎

Indeed! And 1…e5 is simply the most principled move. No need for funky/fanzy stuff🙂 (No offense Scandi lovers😉)

Yes, I think it’s because White is having a c-pawn and thus it’s hard to put pressure on c6. As Rc1 is not hitting c6.

That’s true. Jumping around from repertoire to repertoire is not the way to go.

7.Nxc6 is what we are hoping for😊 Nice how you finished it off!

Yes, I understand. I’m on your team haha. Sicilian maybe?😎 In 1.e4 e5 I feel it’s not easy to get “our” type of positions in case White plays Four Knights Scotch

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!

10…Qxe4. You can play on the weak isolated e-pawn (Black can attack with rook on the e-file). I would say Black’s pawn structure is better than White’s. The a7, c7, c6 group is actually not that weak (it’s hard for White to attack). Where is ChessCoach Andras to confirm or debunk my thoughts?☺️

Even the “dry” middlegame/endgame after Nxe4 Nxc6 Nxc3 Nxd8 Nxd1 Nxf7 Kxf7 is playable for the win. Kasimdzhanov won against a 2430 player: share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/...

Checked this line some years ago. My conclusion stays the same: it’s fully playable