Adhiban’s 22 Move Brilliancy At FIDE World Cup 2021

July 16, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenFri, July 16, 2021 10:24amURL:
Embed:

Against Nimzo-Indian defense Indian GM Baskaran Adhiban chooses Kmoch variation which allows him to unleash a sharp attack! He finishes up the game with a brilliant Queen sacrifice!
——————
Baskaran Adhiban (2660) vs Neuris Delgado Ramirez (2622)
FIDE World Cup 2021 round 02-01
E20 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c6 7. e4 dxe4 8. fxe4 e5 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nxe4 11. Bd3 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 exd4 13. O-O O-O 14. Ng5 f5 15. c5 Kh8 16. Qe2 Nd7 17. Nxh7 dxc3 18. Qh5 Qxc5+ 19. Kh1 Kg8 20. Bxf5 Qd5 21. Ng5 Nf6 22. Qh7+
1-0
———————
Video Thumbnail Credits:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TataSteelChess2018-11.jpg
—————
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neuris_Delgado.jpg
————-
#chess #FIDEWorldCup2021

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

<div id="puzzlebot-container"></div>

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@chrisoakman/chessboardjs@1.0.0/dist/chessboard-1.0.0.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@chrisoakman/chessboardjs@1.0.0/dist/chessboard-1.0.0.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@chrisoakman/chessboardjs@1.0.0/dist/chessboard-1.0.0.polyfills.min.js"></script>

<script>
  var board = null;
  var game = new Chess();

  function onDragStart(source, piece, position, orientation) {
    // do not allow dragging when game is over
    if (game.game_over()) return false;

    // only allow white pieces to be dragged
    if (piece.search(/^b/) !== -1) return false;
  }

  function onDrop(source, target) {
    // see if the move is legal
    var move = game.move({
      from: source,
      to: target,
      promotion: "q" // always promote to a queen for example simplicity
    });

    // illegal move
    if (move === null) return "snapback";

    // update the board position
    board.position(game.fen());

    // get a random move from the engine
    window.setTimeout(makeRandomMove, 250);
  }

  // make a random move
  function makeRandomMove() {
    var possibleMoves = game.moves();

    // game over
    if (possibleMoves.length === 0) return;

    var randomIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * possibleMoves.length);
    game.move(possibleMoves[randomIndex]);
    board.position(game.fen());
  }

  // initialize the chessboard
  function init() {
    var config = {
      draggable: true,
      onDragStart: onDragStart,
      onDrop: onDrop,
      position: 'start'
    };

    board = Chessboard('puzzlebot-container', config);

    makeRandomMove();
  }

  $(document).ready(init);
</script>