Tag: Vidit Gujrathi
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Game of the Week II: Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (2727) – Shankland, Sam (2708)
Suddenly, your opponent plays a line that he has never played before according to your preparation. What should you do? First, take a break for a moment before playing your mainline home prep. I would recommend spending at least 5 minutes trying to understand what is happening. There are a few likely scenarios: The good…
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Game of the Week XXXIX: Bjerre, Jonas Buhl (2550) – Grandelius, Nils (2666)
The story goes that Robert James Fischer used to study all published chess games, including the USSR Women’s Chess Championship. The same probably goes for the current top players. Frankly speaking, I have not been very attentive and following the events closely. Nevertheless, since I am always in search of a good game for my…
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Game of the Week XXX: Durarbayli, V (2625) – Vidit, G (2726)
The game below may not elicit any particular feeling or thought at first sight. However, that game may have ended up costing me $10,000 and a qualification for the Grand Prix series during my World Cup match against Vidit! After the match, I was contemplating how my opponent could have been so well-prepared against a…