ChessBase Magazine Extra 218

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 c6 5.f4

The Dutch IM presents in his video the game of Wei Yi, winner of the Tata Steel 2024, against Max Warmerdam: "probably the best game of the tournament"! The Chinese player used an unusual sequence of moves (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nc3 c6 5.f4) to lead the game into a rare variation of the Viennese game. Warmerdam continued with 5...d5, and Zwirs also analyzes the continuation 5...exf4 6.e5 d5 7.exf6 Qxf6 8.Qe2+ Kd8 9.Bxd5, which Wei Yi may have countered in his preparation. In the game, Warmerdam aggravated the situation after 6.exd5 with 6...Ng4. And after 7.Nf3 0-0 8.fxe5 Nf2 9.Qe2 Nxh1, the battle was already in full swing!

Mikhalchishin's Miniatures (Part 2)

In issues 217-219 of ChessBase Extra magazine, master trainer Adrian Mikhalchishin presents various small-game opening ideas. The focus of this issue: the "Indian" openings!

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.g3 Bb7 6.Bg2 d5 7.0-0 0-0 8.b3 c5 9.Bb2 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nbd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5

Vladimir Fedoseev pulled off an impressive attack from a symmetrical and seemingly perfectly calm position at the 2023 European Club Cup. The key role was played by the knight on d4, which opened the a1-h8 diagonal for White's attack after 14.Nf5 with 16.Nxg7!

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