Through the Looking-Glass

Pentala Harikrishna – David Antón Guijarro

53rd Biel International Chess Festival; ACCENTUS Chess960 Tournament (15+5); Biel/Bienne, July 18, 2020

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Position 631

1. d4 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. Qc3 g6 6. 0-0 0-0-0 7. Bf4 Ne4 8. Qe3 f6 9. c4. White will get no material compensation for his Bishop sacrifice, but his a-side initiative may well produce the most gratifying results under such a time control. 9. ... g5 10. Bxc7 Kxc7 11. cxd5 Rxd5 12. Nfd2 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 e6 14. Qc3 Bg6 15. b4 Kb8 16. Nb3 Ne7 (16. ... Rd6 17. b5 Ne7) 17. Nc5 Qc8 18. Rac1 b6??

19. Na6+!+− Qxa6 (19. ... Kb7 20. Qa3+−) 20. Qc7+ Ka8 21. Qxe7 Re8 22. Qd7 f5 23. Bxd5+ exd5 24. b5 1 : 0.

Indian Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna finished on top in the ACCENTUS Chess960 Tournament, a highlight of the 53rd Biel International Chess Festival, with 5½ points from seven rounds. Photo: Simon Bohnenblust.