Sacrifice against sharp player | Savchenko - Kramnik | World blitz

Vladimir Kramnik plays GM Savchenko who is known for attacking and uncompromised style of play. Kramnik decides to seize the initiative with piece sacrifice.



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2019 King Salman World Rapid & Blitz Championships
Moscow, 2019


Savchenko, Boris (2577)
Kramnik, Vladimir (2753)
Event: World Blitz 2019
Site: Moscow RUS Date: 12/29/2019
Round: 9.10 Score: 1-0
ECO: C53 Giuoco Piano
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 a6 6.Bb3 d6 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.h3 Be6 9.Nf1 Bxb3 10.axb3 d5 11.Qc2 Qd7 12.b4 dxe4 13.dxe4 Bxb4 14.cxb4 Nxb4 15.Qc4 Nd3+ 16.Ke2 Rfd8 17.Ng3 b5 18.Qc3 Nf4+ 19.Bxf4 exf4 20.Nf5 b4 21.Qc4 Re8 22.N5d4 c5 23.Qxc5 Nxe4 24.Qc6 Ng3+ 25.Kd3 Qxc6 26.Nxc6 Nxh1 27.Rxh1 a5 28.Nfd4 a4 29.Nxb4 a3 30.b3 Reb8 31.Nbc2 Rb6 32.Ra1 a2 33.Kc3 Rg6 34.Rg1 f3 35.g4 Rh6 36.Rh1 Rd6 37.Kb2 h5 38.gxh5 Rh6 39.Nxf3 Rxh5 40.Nfd4 Rh4 41.b4 Rf4 42.f3 f6 43.b5 Kf7 44.Ra1 Rb8 45.Rxa2 g5 46.Ra7+ Kg6 47.Kc3 Rh4 48.Kc4 Rxh3 49.Nc6 Rc8 50.Nd4 Rh1 51.b6 Rc1+ 52.Kd5 Re8 53.b7 Rb1 54.Ra8 Re3 55.b8=Q Rxb8 56.Rxb8 Ra3 57.Ne7+ Kf7 58.Nef5 Ra5+ 59.Rb5 Ra7 60.Ke4 Kg6 61.Ke3 Ra3+ 62.Kf2 Rd3 63.Rb7 Rd1 64.Rg7+ Kh5 65.Ng3+ 1-0



The Giuoco Piano is said to be the oldest opening recorded in chess. Instead of developing the bishop to b5, white instead attacks the center and aims at the weak f7 square. After black responds bishop to c5 you see the tension building up in the center of the board.

1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Bc5

The opening has been called the “quiet game” but for anyone who has played this opening, after the initial build up in the center, the Giuoco Piano becomes anything but quiet. There will almost certainly be many exchanges in the middle as both sides vie for center control, opening the board up.

White eventually plans to bring his pawn to d4 and black plans to bring his pawn to d5. As you can tell from the setup, there are no attacks from the outside but instead everything runs through the middle.

This opening is somewhat tricky and there are many variations that you many want to study more if you plan on playing the Giuoco Piano.





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