LR1By2-CoY49swwxg0SvJyzgPU5O1ugD6C_LAm7UrQvjSsZMwIAg_8R3Vgm2vfvSZo=h900' alt='Komodo 6 Chess' title='Komodo 6 Chess' />FIDE World Cup 2. Why didnt So sacrifice an exchange Wesley So showed some excellent technique in the queenless middlegame to completely outplay his Chinese opponent Ding Liren. On the 4. 0th move Ding made a mistake which gave Wesley an opportunity to sacrifice the exchange and torture his opponent for the rest of the game. Wesley had seen the move, yet did not play it. We try to find the reason why the American GM missed this opportunity. Aronian could not show anything concrete against MVLs Grunfeld and the players quickly agreed to a draw. Game analysis, pictures and exciting videos from Tbilisi. Photo Amruta Mokal. The Art of the Positional Exchange Sacrifice. The positional exchange sacrifice is one of the most powerful and fascinating strategic weapons in chess. Shop for Chess Software at US Chess Federation Sales. We offer the widest selection of Chess Software at the lowest prices with sameday shipping. Welcome to our store. We pride ourselves on stocking a full range of products for chessplayers, including boards, sets, books, videos, DVDs, software and computers. Chess Playing Programs and computer software. To Order Call 02 Monday Saturday 09. Sunday 11. 00 17. On this DVD Sergey Tiviakov explains why the positional exchange sacrifice is such a strong weapon and how to use it. More. Two draws at the Semi finalstbilisi. The Hualing hotel is unusually empty. Only four players are left at the event. The number of journalists and media is also not very high. Six days ago, a playing hall that had 1. Although the number of people has diminished, the intensity and importance of every move has increased manifold. At the end of two days of classical chess and one day of tiebreaks if required we will have two players qualified for the Candidates 2. Who will the be According to the polls we had in our previous article, there is little distance between MVL and Aronian. But in the case of Wesley So and Ding Liren, our readers definitely think that the former is a big favourite. The guard outside the playing hall doesnt recognize Wesley SoSo vs Ding. Wesley So and Ding Liren, one of these guys will play in the Candidates for the first time in their life in 2. Photo Amruta Mokal. If people thought So was a favourite, they were right, at least from the way the first game progressed. Crossover Mac Full on this page. It was a Guioco Piano where things were around equal after the first 1. Wesley then found an interesting idea Black should have let the queen be. But instead Ding exchanged the queens and allowed White some clear plans to improve his position. Whites next plan was to get the rook from e. Not feeling good about these moves, Ding went for. Now Ra. 1 can always be met with. Nb. 3, but the a. This was a very strong move, but also a very interesting decision. Usually when you make such important decisions you would like to have time on your clock. But So didnt make any waiting moves to reach the 4. He just played the best move in the position and was confident about his chances. The error couldnt have come at a worse time for Ding. What does the modern chess player need A sparring partner, a trainer, an uptodate database and access to an online chess server Fritz, probably the worlds most. Available Versions of Komodo. Komodo 11. 2 View details Komodo 10 View details Komodo 9 download Komodo 8 includes Android version Syzygy tablebase support. So had 3. 0 minutes on his clock. Of course, Wesley had seen the best move in the position, but did not execute it. He played Kc. 3 and Liren found all the accurate moves needed to ensure a draw. The question is, could White have sacrificed an exchange on b. I ask this question in the video below Million dollar question Was Wesley So winning or not Update The million dollar question has been solvedThe win has been found for White. But not with the move 4. Kc. 3, but 4. 3. Rg. Check the analysis below our interview with Ding. When I went for dinner I let my engine run, and when I came back I was confident about the evaluation of most of the variations as you can see from the depth of the engine. It is pretty easy to look at active moves like Rg. White here, or Nxf. But what is not simple to see is 4. Kc. 3 The idea dont let Black establish both his rooks on the seventh rank. However, during the game prophylactic moves often go unnoticed. Later when I told this move to Ding, he was unaware about it and was very surprised that it existed. But within a fraction of a second he realized its strength. Wesley in his interview with press officer Anastasiya Karlovich said that he had seen the move Kc. Perhaps objectively 4. Kc. 3 might not be 1. White a risk free position and a chance to play for only two results. An opportunity that was surely missed by So. Ding Liren speaks to us after the game. I have tried to analyze the critical moments of the game in quite some depth and I now share my analysis with you Update, September 2. Chess. Base readers  especially Mark S helped in finding the truth of the position and 4. Rg. 8 instead of 4. Kc. 3 a prophylactic move which I thought was very strong. Heres the updated analysis. A relieved Ding Liren after the game  Photo Amruta Mokal. Ding Liren knows that he was very close to defeat. But now he has the white pieces and in the last two matches against Wang Hao and Richard Rapport he has been absolutely ruthless when he has had the first move. Wesley will have to tread carefully against his preparation. Aronian vs MVLLevon ties his shoe laces and gets ready for the marathon  Photo Amruta Mokal. I somehow have the feeling that MVL has good chances in the World Cup format against Levon Aronian. Two things work in MVLs favour strong nerves and more energy. If there is one thing that Aronian has a clear edge over his opponent, it would be superior opening preparation. Levon usually has new ideas up his sleeve. But in the first game his opening preparation was pretty dismal. We will come to it. Initial moments of game one from the semi finals. Look at Aronians clock They have played 2. Looking at the clock one might think that Aronian had prepared everything from the white side of the Grunfeld. As it turned out, there was hardly anything to worry for Black. In fact at some point it felt as if White simply had no chances. The two queenside pawns were just too strong and it wouldnt be inappropriate to call this highly unsuccessful home preparation by Aronian. MVL had no difficulties in holding the balance and drew without any issues. After the game he said, I had looked at this line earlier this morning. I just didnt understand what Levon was trying to achieve. I had this game against Nisipeanu where both of us played the same line, but with the inclusion of the move. So I am well versed with the theoretical updates in this line. MVL and Levon are good friends  Photo Amruta Mokal. Levon has the unique style of making his move with one hand and writing with the other How do you like his green coloured shirt Photo Amruta Mokal. Mats Run Printing Exe here. Tactic Toolbox Grnfeld. The most effective, timeproven way to develop tactical abilities, imagination, and the ability to calculate variations, is practice. The 6. 9 exercises on this DVD are taken from grandmaster games and show tactical ideas that are typical for the Grnfeld. More. MVLs coach at the event Etienne Bacrot said that Maxime could have made his opponents life tougher with some accurate play, but the evaluation 0. Photo Amruta Mokal. Maxime Vachier Lagrave speaks about his game with Levon Aronian I just didnt understand what was going onExpectations and Statisticsclick to enlarge3. MVL, 7 wins for Aronian and 2. In the past whenver Maxime has opened his game with 1. Levon has replied with 1. The players have played eight games in the Ruy Lopez. In their last encounter MVL went for 3. Bc. 4. This led to a win for the French grandmaster in the London Chess Classic. The chances of us seeing Giuoco Piano tomorrow is pretty high. I have a feeling that Aronian wil be able to hold it with the black pieces tomorrow against MVL. If the match does go into the tiebreaks the younger of the two Maxime Vachier Lagrave will surely have an edge. Worldcup. Click or tap to enlarge1. Wesley So, 2 wins for Ding Liren with 1.