Showing posts with label Svidler. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Svidler. Show all posts

Dec 29, 2009

French 101: Rubinstein--8.Be3

The rap against the Rubinstein has usually been that Black is playing for a draw. It's not that simple.

Caro-Kann 101: The Short Variation (Advance)

Back to the Caro-Kann Advance and 5...Nd7. Take a close look at moves 6-10 in contrast to G26 below. This time Svidler is on the black side. Morozevich's move, 9...h5, is worth a closer look, although it didn't work out for Svidler here. Sjugirov's 10.g3 is the novelty in this game.

Dec 26, 2009

Caro-Kann 101: The Short Variation (Advance)

The Short variation of the Advance Caro-Kann has probably never been more popular than now. Black is barely holding his own statistically; however, this try by Svidler is not going to set Black back much.