Abhijeet Gupta vs Arik Braun (2008)

Abhijeet Gupta vs Arik Braun
World Junior Championship 2008 · Slav Defense: Chameleon Variation (D15) · 1-0

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Nov-02-08		notyetagm: 50 ? click for larger view 50 e1-e2! 1-0 click for larger view 50 e1-e2! <DRIVES OFF (REMOVES THE GUARD)> the Black d3-rook from <DEFENDING> the 2-2 <LOOSE> Black d5-bishop, winning a whole piece. <Notice that the Black d5-bishop suffers from not one but two types of tactical liabilities, <<<being both <LOOSE (LACK OF PROTECTION)> and <PINNED (MISPLACED PIECES>)>>>.> Gupta (White) exploits the fact that it is <LOOSE> to <REMOVE THE GUARD (DOMINATION, DRIVING OFF)> and win it. The fact that the Black d5-bishop is also <PINNED> to the Black e5-king means that the Black d5-bishop cannot simply run away from the attack of the doubled White a5- and b5-rooks.

Dec-02-08		notyetagm: This game is annotated by World Junior Champion Gupta in New In Chess Magazine 2008/7. Gupta says that he selected this game for annotation because Black gets a lost position without doing anything obviously wrong.

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