The 2014 Oslo Chess International tournament was held from 28th September to 5th October at the Thon Hotel Ullevaal Stadion, Sognsveien 77c, Oslo, Norway. The GM-group gathered 44 players from 16 different countries (Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, India, Ireland, Italy,...
Kramnik simul picture
Picture of the Kramnik simul vs GM Werle and IM Sebag, courtesy of Bart Beijer Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Kramnik knocks out Werle and Sebag
Kramnik, V (2788) – Werle, J (2581) [E05]DGT Clock Simul Enschede NED (1), 02.04.2008 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Ra7 11.a3 Be4 12.Qc1 Nc6 13.e3...
A sound positional sacrifice? A good chess exercise!
This was an actual game between GM Werle (2552) and GM Wells (2517) in round 10 of the 2007 Staunton Memorial. The “normal” move would have been 9.g4. However, in this game, GM Werle played 9.Ne6!? Is it a...