Featured is a sharp chess game between World Chess Champion Gukesh D and Arjun Erigaisi from the 13th and final round of the 2025 Tata Steel Masters chess tournament held in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Out of a Petrov’s Defense we observe an opposite sides castles game where time is a critical element. An important middlegame position arises for Gukesh after 15…h5. Which knight should capture on d5? The subtle difference between the two is significant!
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nc4 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. Ne3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Be6 8. g3 Nc6 9. Bg2 Qd7 10. O-O O-O-O 11. b4 d5 12. b5 Na5 13. d4 Bh3 14. Bxh3 Qxh3 15. Qf3 h5 16. Nexd5 h4 17. Nxf6 gxf6 18. Rd1 hxg3 19. hxg3 Nc4 20. Bf4 Bh6 21. Bxh6 Rxh6 22. Qg2 Qh5 23. Rab1 Rdh8 24. Rb4 Na3 25. b6 cxb6 26. Ra4 Nb5 27. Rd3 Nxc3 28. Rxc3+ Kd8 29. f3 Qb5 30. Rxa7 Rh1+ 31. Kf2 R8h2