Hindered threats appear after position opened up: Shirov - Pogosyan, Blitz chess

Mikhail Tal blitz chess memorial, Riga, 2019
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Shirov, Alexei - Pogosyan, Stefan
Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 round 06
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 d6 9. c3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. c4 Bb7 12. Nc3 c6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. a3 Qc7 15. Qc2 Nc5 16. Ba2 Rad8 17. b4 Nd3 18. Rd1 Nxc1 19. Raxc1 a5 20. cxb5 axb4 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. exd5 c5 23. axb4 c4 24. Bxc4 Bxb4 25. Ng5 g6 26. Ne4 Qb6 27. Qb3 Be7 28. Qg3 f5 29. d6+ Kg7 30. Qxe5+ Bf6 31. Nxf6 Rxf6 32. Qe7+ 1-0

Blitz chess (also known as speed or fast chess) is a type of chess in which each player is given less time to consider their moves than normal tournament time controls allow. Openings, tactics and strategy are same.

The Spanish priest Ruy Lopez, who was the strongest player of his day, described in the 1500s the opening which now bears his name. At least, the British and Americans know it as the Ruy Lopez: in Europe they are more likely to call it the Spanish Game, and Tartakower wryly referred to it as Spanish Torture. (Because I was brought up in East Anglia and not Spain, I described it for years as the "Royal Opez", but I believe it is properly pronounced more like "Ree Lop'eth".)

It remains the most important of the King's-side openings, and is still generally considered the best way to keep White's initiative going after 1...e5. It is no accident that most of the games in Bronstein's book "200 Open Games" begin with the Ruy Lopez opening.

The ideas for each side in the Ruy Lopez are very many and varied; I hope below to introduce some of the basic concepts and give you some landmarks for your own exploration of this fine opening.

The first few moves of the Ruy Lopez opening are easy to follow: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 is very natural. The moves often played by juniors here, 3. Bc4 and 3. d4, are also easy to understand, but may not be the strongest. 3.d4, the Scotch Opening, leads to an early clash but perhaps also an early simplification, with a loss of tension and thus winning chances for both sides. The Italian game with 3. Bc4, hitting f7 and hoping to deter ...d5, paradoxically rather invites ...d7-d5 and an early exchange in the centre, with equality. This is because the logical follow-up 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6, results in Black regaining control of the d5 point.

Tournament organized with support of Coca-Cola company, Rietumu Bank, Tolmets, Latvijas Balzams.

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