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Chess Informant 128: Far Cry

Michael Adams, Ernesto Inarkiev, Mauricio Flores Rios

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DON'T MESS WITH KARJAKIN! Now imagine that the play of world title challenger is presented by none other than the newly crowned European champion. That is exactly what we have to offer. In fact, GM Ernesto Inarkiev wrote the final pages of this article even while he was playing in the European Championship! Inarkiev not only answers the question "What has been demonstrated by Karjakin that could not have been done by others?" but also reveals Sergey's secret weapons at the Moscow Candidates’ tournament. Nowhere else will you find more than 30 pages of superb annotations and analysis by the reigning European champion ofon key games from the strongest tournament of the year! In addition, GM Aleksandar Colovic has prepared an extensive opening report from the Candidates' Tournament. WINNING THE EUROPEAN IN THE OUTSIDE LANE! While Inarkiev was busy with writing about Karjakin, someone had to present his own fantastic success at the European Championship! Our regular contributor GM Sarunas Sulskis dissects two key games that cleared the path to victory for Ernesto Inarkiev and lays bare the tension, strategy, pre-game preparations (both chess and psychological), stamina, determination and all the other elements essential for modern combative chess where the stakes are high. In addition, Sulskis annotates a fascinating game by the title defender, Evgeny Najer, which once again demonstrates that "defending the title" is a huge challenge and not just an old cliche, especially in such a strong field as the European Championship. Incidentally, let us not forget to say that we are delighted that Najer (see below) is also one of our writers for Chess Informant 128. D2-D3 VERSUS THE LOPEZ Our Chess Informant team has been joined by one of the chess world's living legends! English GM Michael Adams shares his views on what has recently become a very popular setup against the Ruy Lopez – and which he faced on both sides of the board. Funnily enough, Michael never expected to have played the identical opening in 4 consecutive games in the German Bundesliga. If you wish to discover all the subtleties of this rich opening and the positional plans for both sides, you will not find a better guide than this world-class exponent. CARUANA'S PATH TO VICTORY AT THE US CHAMPIONSHIP Chilean GM Mauricio Flores Rios presents games from the strongest ever US Championship. Eight thoroughly examined games plus a gem of a game from the Ultimate Blitz Challenge will grip the reader's attention as we share with you the very best moments of the most exciting chess event in the US this year. After Fabiano Caruana recently rejoined the US Chess Federation, the tournament was a huge challenge for him - his first participation, playing in his new hometown, and his first competitive appearance after the Candidates' in Moscow, where coming 2nd (after his loss to the winner in the last round) deprived him of the right challenge for the world title. However, Fabiano performed in an absolutely convincing fashion and can now with full justification be regarded as the best player in America. HOW I WON THE BANGKOK OPEN! India's GM Surya Ganguly reveals the inside track about the road to victory in the Bangkok Open. Amazingly, he was also able to follow what was happening on other boards and pick out the most creative games. Deep concentration, an excellent calculating ability, combined with detailed knowledge of some highly instructive endgames, proved to be key to his success. AN ENGLISHMAN IN DUBAI Opening preparation is crucial in modern chess and even very experienced players sometimes fail to do their homework properly. Nerves and the prospect of considerable prize money, mean that forgetting or simply not knowing about „old“ ideas is just as important as finding great new ones! ...

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Published March 24, 2020

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