Reposting this. Some line of a 1.d4 opening…I can’t remember which one though…might have been the Grunfeld. I remember practicing that at one point.
I don’t remember which opening it was because it was a fairly deep line—it could have been the Grunfeld—but you ended up with a bishop pair together nice and snug with long diagonals, wide open center files for rooks, and Queenside pawn action (I think). I know it was with black and it had a very distinct feel…like a new way of seeing the board, I guess because it was cut in half.
Edit: lmao I castled the Queen.
Garry Kasparov talks about his life
"The English newspaper "The Guardian" recently published an interview with Garry Kasparov in which the 13th World Champion openly talks about his chess career, his political activities, his loss against Deep Blue, and how it feels to be thrown into jail".
To be fair, one poster is like 25-50% of this thread.I was the sole poster to defend Naka's classical game. I have both Aronian and Naka top 5 in my recent non-champs which I stand by.
Gotta wonder if Carlsen would be motivated to take on Hikaru, if he makes it to and wins the Candidates. With all the popularity that chess has found recently, and Hikaru being at the forefront, it would be a special WCC.
Airthings Masters kicks off 2022 Champions Chess Tour
"The Airthings Masters tournament kicks off this year’s Meltwater Champions Chess Tour with a glittering lineup featuring Magnus Carlsen and the new male and female world rapid champions. Sixteen players in total will battle it out in the round-robin stage of the online event before eight go forward to the knockout stage. The tournament will take place on February 19-26, with the action kicking off daily at 18.00 CET. Returning to the line-up are Carlsen’s world title challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi, China’s number one Ding Liren and the runner-up from the last Airthings Masters Levon Aronian, plus: Dutch number one Anish Giri; Shakhriyar Mamedyarov; Jan-Krzysztof Duda; Liem Quang Le; Canada’s chess streaming sensation Eric Hansen and the exciting talent Vladislav Artemiev". @Harbour Dog What dark horses will play better than their ratings?