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Scandinavian Defence 2...Qxd5 3.d4 [B01]
Plat, V - Defromont, B was in the Centre Counter, but in a slightly rare line after 3.d4. There was already a new position after only 8 moves and then White found a surprising tactic 10.Qd5:
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and gained an edge. Black did not defend well and with a series of spectacular moves White created an unstoppable attack and won in style.
Alekhine’s, Four Pawns Attack 9.Be2 Be7 10.Nf3 0-0 11.0-0 f6 [B03]
Motylev, A - Marin, M was a Four Pawns Attack in Alekhine's Defence. The game followed one of the main variations in the line with 9.Be2:
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White managed to get a small edge but later the game was equal until White found the nice combination 29 d5 and after that Black blundered and White won immediately.
Modern Defence 3...a6 4.Be3 b5 5.Qd2 Bb7 6.f3 [B06]
Dominguez, L - Moroni, L was a Modern Defence. White went for the setup with long castles and the game followed one of the main lines until Black decided to keep his king in the centre and then with 14...d5? he blocked both his bishops and White got a huge edge without a fight.
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Later White slowly improved his position, opened the kingside, won a couple of pawns and won the game comfortably.
Caro-Kann Exchange Variation 5.Ne5 Nc6 6.c3 [B13]
In Grandelius, N - Licznerski, L we have the Caro-Kann Exchange Variation. White went for a direct plan with a quick 5.Ne5 and then with 8.f4 he got a nice outpost:
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Soon after White started to attack on the kingside and Black could not find a good defence. Already after 15 G5 White got a big advantage and soon the Black King was mated. A nice and simple attacking game.
Caro-Kann Advance, Short Variation 3...c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Be2 Bf5 6.f3 e6 [B12]
Huschenbeth, N - Piorun, K was a Caro-Kann Advance Variation with 3...c5 4.c3. It looked like a French but where Black has got a good bishop, but soon transposed into a Short Variation:
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White went for a very rare idea with 8 Bg5, which he had already played once, but then he just played a wrong plan. With simple moves Black got a nice game and after 16...0-0-0 he got a big advantage. White lost a pawn and after that went into very bad endgame and Black has won easy.
Caro-Kann, Advance 4.h4 h5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 Qa5+ 7.c3 [B12]
Nisipeaunu, D -Deuer, M was also in an Advance line but with 4..Bf5. The game started very quietly until White managed to open the centre with 11.c4:
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The game finished abruptly when Black missed the nice tactic 17 Nb5! and had to resign.
Caro-Kann Defence, Advance 3...Bf5 4.h4 c5 [B12]
Firouzja, A - Carlsen, M was in the same line but the world's best players went for a very rare line 4...c5 which I have not seen so far:
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It turned out, of course, that this is recently becoming popular as there are already a few games from very strong players. White managed to get one pawn but Black had good compensation until Carlsen suddenly decided to give a piece for a couple of pawns. He could not get enough compensation and White was much better. However, later in time trouble White made one terrible move and Black managed to somehow win the game.
Caro-Kann Advance, Short Variation 5...c5 6.0-0 Nc6 7.c3 a6 [B12]
Navara, D - Donchenko, A was in the Short Variation and Black went for a rare line with 7...a6:
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Later he grabbed the poisoned pawn on b2 and soon White managed to open the game with 11.c4 just as in one of the games before. Later White found a nice idea with 18.Rxd5 and got a big advantage. At some point White missed a few wins and Black managed to get back into it until again he made a wrong choice and White finally managed to convert and win.
Till next month, Marian
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