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Game of the Week XVIII: So, Wesley (2766) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2770)

Game of the Week XVIII- So,Wesley (2766) - Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar (2770)

A ruined pawn structure around the king is a recipe for getting mated in the middle game. 

However, closer to the endgame, the chance of the weaker side being able to defend the king increases, which is why they usually offer trades to make the position more defensible.

Nonetheless, sometimes the attacking side may also initiate trades in order to gain a favorable tandem (i.e. opposite-color bishop and queen, etc.) in the endgame and keep the attack going.

Defending the king against an opposite-color bishop and queen is difficult because the bishops never cross paths, and therefore, they are not direct opponents in that sense. Meanwhile, the stronger side keeps attacking the pawns or squares that could not be defended by the bishop, and the queen as the only defender might not be enough to salvage the position. This leads us to the Game of the Week…

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Game of the Week XVIII –  So vs. Mamedyarov

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Contributors:

GM Vasif Durarbayli

GM Ulvi Bajarani

Edited by Della Almind

Vasif

Vasif Durarbayli is a highly accomplished Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster. He was born on February 24, 1992, in Sumgait, Azerbaijan, and began playing chess at the age of six. Durarbayli quickly showed a talent for the game, winning several national and international chess competitions as a young player. He holds the record for being the youngest player ever to represent the Azerbaijani Olympic chess team, achieving this feat at just 14 years old. To this day, his record has yet to be broken or renewed. He also won the World Youth Chess Championship U14 and the European Youth Chess Championship U18. He was awarded the title of International Master in 2007 at the age of 15 and became a Grandmaster in 2010, at the age of 18. Throughout his career, Durarbayli has competed in and won numerous prestigious chess tournaments, including the Azerbaijani Chess Championship twice (in 2021 and 2023). He was also ranked among the top 16 players in the World Cup in 2021. Durarbayli has represented Azerbaijan in several Chess Olympiads. Currently, he resides in St. Louis, MO.

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