Storming The Barricades!

GM Larry Christiansen played brilliant game in round 3 of US Chess Championship. His well known crushing style. Also worth of mention is Hikaru Nakamura loss to WGM Camilla Baginskaite (2365).


GM Larry Christiansen 2546 - GM Alexander Wojtkiewicz 2554
US Championship
Round 3

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Be7 11. e5!
This move is novelty. White is starting the fight before Black completes development.

11...Bb7 12. Qg3 Nxe5
12... b4 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Bf4; 12... dxe5 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nxe6 Qc6 15. Nxg7+ Kf7 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nf5 (17. Ne4 Bxg7 18. Nd6+ Kf8 19. Qb3)

13. Bxe6!



13...fxe6 14. f4 Ng6
14... Nc4 15. Nxe6 Qa5 16. Nxg7+ (16. Rhe1 Qb4) 16... Kf7 17. Rde1 Qb4 (17... Bd8) 18. Rxe7+ Kxe7 19. Bxf6+ Kxf6 20. Nh5+ Ke6 21. Qg4+ Ke7 22. Qg7+

15. Nxe6 Qd7 16. Rhe1 Kf7
A mistake. Only move was 16... b4 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nd5. Now White wins in couple of moves.

17. f5! Nf8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Rxd6 Qc8 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Rxf6 gxf6 22. Nge4+ Ng6 23. fxg6 1-0