The first rounds of the 2018 Moscow Open Cup of Russia are played without any major surprises. Ranking favorites Tamir Nabaty (Israel) and Alina Kashlinskaya (Russia) top Men’s and Women’s tournaments. The victory of the Israeli player became a nominee of our traditional section. This game belongs more to an “easy” genre. However, it doesn’t belittle merits of the winner.
“A fast disaster – grandmaster Savely Tartakover wrote – depends much on the specific weaknesses that are natural for every opening.” A light-squared bishop can become such a weakness for the black while playing a French defense. You have to treat a bishop as a kid. After strategic mistake of the 13th move, a “French” black bishop found itself locked. Trying to change negative course of events, the chess player from Kazan accepted to play in center, after that the ship belonging to the black immediately started its way to the bottom.