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33…d7
40…×d7
34 b7
41 b5
3 points.
551
3 points. White defends his pieces.
34…b8
41…e6
35 a7
42 g3
3 points; retaining the pin on the knight.
35…gd8
3 points; White attacks g7 and consolidates his
extra piece, so Black resigned.
1–0
36 d6
3 points. White now focuses on the bishop on
e6 which defends the knight on d7.
36…f7
37 c7!
3 points; a decisive attack on e6.
37…c4
38 e6!
4 points; winning material.
38…e7
39 ×d7
1 point for this capture.
39…×d7
40 e×d7
Now total up your points.
99+
Grandmaster
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81–90 FIDE Master
65–80 National Master
41–64 County Player
21–40 Club Player
11–20 Novice
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The Quiz
How to win quickly with the
Grünfeld? This is the question
from Tom Black Birmingham
who has been avoiding the
main line Grünfeld by testing
the variation with 4 f4. He writes “In the
line 4…g7 5 f3 c5 6 d×c5 a5 7 c×d5
×d5 8 ×d5 ×c3+ 9 d2 I have drawn
three games and lost one. How can I improve or is there an alternative?”