GM Andrey Esipenko – GM Viktor Erdos, Blitz chess, Grunfeld defense

Blitz chess and rapid chess video. Live blitz and rapid chess.

Blitz chess and rapid chess video. Live blitz and rapid chess. European Individual Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2018, Skopje, Macedonia

GM Andrey Esipenko – GM Viktor Erdos, Blitz chess, Grunfeld defense

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Qb3 a5 8. Nc3 a4 9. Qb4 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Bf5 11. e3 b5 12. Qe2 b4 13. Nb1 c5 14. Nbd2 Nc6 15. Nh4 Bd7 16. d5 Ne5 17. Rd1 Qb8 18. Ndf3 Bb5 19. Qc2 a3 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Nf3 Qc7 22. e4 axb2 23. Bxb2 Ba4 24. Qc4 Bxd1 25. Rxd1 Nxe4 26. Bxg7 Nd6 27. Be5 Nxc4 28. Bxc7 Rxa2 29. Rc1 Rc8 30. Bf4 Nd6 31. Ne5 b3 32. Nc6 b2 33. Rf1 Kf8 34. Be5 Nc4 35. Bc3 Ra3 36. Bxb2 Nxb2 37. Rb1 Nd3 38. Bf1 c4 39. Rb7 Nc5 40. Rb5 Ne4 41. Bxc4 Nd6 42. Rc5 e6 43. Bf1 exd5 44. Bg2 Ne4 45. Rxd5 Ra1+ 46. Bf1 Rxc6 0-1

The Grünfeld Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 Black offers White the possibility of cxd5, when after Nxd5 White further gets the opportunity to kick the Black Knight around with e4, leading to an imposing central pawn duo for White. If White does not take the d5 pawn, Black may eventually play dxc4, when a White response of e4 again leads to the same pawn structure. In classical opening theory this imposing pawn centre was held to give White a large advantage, but the hypermodern school, which was coming to the fore in the 1920s, held that a large pawn centre could be a liability rather than an asset. The Grünfeld is therefore a key hypermodern opening, showing in stark terms how a large pawn centre can either be a powerful battering ram or a target for attack.

Blitz chess (also known as speed or fast chess) is a type of chess in which each player is given less time to consider their moves than normal tournament time controls allow. Openings, tactics and strategy are same.

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