The last round of the King's Tournament in Medias saw all three games end with a Black victory. In the game Gelfand-Radjabov, Radjabov played 6...Na6 in the Classical Variation, a move he's only played once previously. The notion behind this move is usually to avoid the body of theory after 6...e5 and 7...Nc6. Radjabov likely knows this theory better than anyone, having played into the line more than 70 times, but even Radjabov is not above side-stepping an opponent's preparation. Oftentimes 6...Na6 simply transposes to the more mainstream move order 6...e5 7.O-O Na6, and that's what happens here. The verdict is out on 7...Na6 (which is this game by transposition), but the general thought is that White has additional options due to a lack of pressure on the White center. Here, the novelty is 12...d3 and it would seem that White has won the opening phase, but it's never quite so simple....
