Published 11/9/2025Hello guys! Today we will be looking at a very recent game played in Game 2 of Round 3 of the 2025 World Cup between GMs Wojtaszek and Fedoseev. In Game 1, GM Wojtaszek took lead with a nice endgame win. This meant that GM Fedoseev needed a win...
Queen Sacrifice Motif in the World Cup!
Published 11/2/2025Hello everyone! Today we will be taking a look at a game between GMs Garcia and Venkataraman in Round 1 of the World Cup. Although the game started out in a seemingly dry Moscow variation, Garcia came up with an interesting knight sacrifice right after the opening stage. His...
Yu vs Harikrishna: A thriller in the ECCC
Published 10/26/2025Hello everyone! Today we will be talking about a recent game played in Round 5 of the European Club Cup between Yu and Harikrishna. The game started off as a relatively tame English opening, but a mistake from Harikrishna led to complications by move 12. Without further ado, let's take...
Rook Sacrifices and More! Shankland vs Niemann
Published 10/19/2025Hey guys! Today we will be taking a look at a very recent game played between GMs Sam Shankland and Hans Niemann in the 4th round of the US Championship. As the opening stage concluded, Shankland had a better position but was unable to convert an advantage. Later in...