Photo by Mikael Svensson Erigaisi-Keymer With the black pieces in the Anti-Marshall, Keymer once again showed how good his opening preparations are. Moves like 16.- Ne3! and 18.- c5 were played without any hesitation. Erigaisi played almost as as fast, so he was probably not that surprised. The sharp opening …
Photo by Mikael Svensson Abdusattorov-Grandelius Abdusattorov played an unusual opening variation, which caused Grandelius to use up a lot of time. By playing very fast, Abdusattorov managed to put a lot of pressure on his opponent, which was probably exactly what he had planned. At the critical moments around move …
Some people have asked about tie-break rules, that is, what happens if two or more players end up in first place? You can read the Tiebreak Regulations here!
Photo by Lars OA Hedlund. Svidler-Abdusattorov With the black pieces in the English opening, Abdusattorov played an ambitious variation. However, the balance was kept, and there was no decisive move do be found. When they reached an end game with opposite colored bishops, a draw was agreed upon. Grandelius-Ju Grandelius …