Tag: Jorden Van Foreest
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Game of the Week IV: Van Foreest, Jorden (2702) – Giri, Anish (2772)
“You should first sacrifice and then calculate,” responded Tal instantly. One of my favorite stories happened in the analyzing room of the USSR championship in 1978 as described in the book Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov: Part I: “Ex-world champion Mikhail Tal leaned over Garik (Kasparov) and with unfeigned admiration in his voice commented on…
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Game of the Week XLIII: Van Foreest, Jorden (2691) – Surya Shekhar Ganguly (2617)
The talented young Dutch grandmaster with the white pieces introduced one of the most creative opening novelties I have seen in recent years. This game was played in round 4 of the ongoing FIDE Grand Swiss in Latvia, with both players on 1/3. Game of the Week is XLIII- Van Foreest, Jorden vs. Surya Shekar…