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Ruy Lopez: Closed, Bogoljubov Variation

Sutovsky–Morozevich, TCh-RUS 2012 · Andreikin–Ding, Xinqiao Cup 2019 · 5:54 · ECO C91

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In this video

Game 1: Emil Sutovsky (2700) vs Alexander Morozevich (2765)

TCh-RUS 2012, 11 April 2012 · Black won (0-1) · 42 moves

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Key moments

  1. 10.Be3The first move after the opening line0:41
  2. 26.Qc1The evaluation moves from −1.00 to −3.13, and Black stays more than two pawns ahead from here1:59
  3. 35.Ne5The evaluation moves from −4.79 to −6.392:44
  4. 42...Rd8The evaluation moves from −7.60 to −9.233:22
  5. 42...Rd8Black wins after 42 moves3:22

Evaluation

Above the line, White is better; below it, Black. Scores are in pawns, capped at five either way.

Game 2: Dmitry Andreikin (2727) vs Ding Liren (2812)

Xinqiao Cup 2019, 16 July 2019 · White won (1-0) · 30 moves

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Key moments

  1. 10.d5The first move after the opening line4:02
  2. 20...bxc3The evaluation moves from +1.31 to +2.314:52
  3. 25...Rxc3The queens come off5:18
  4. 26...Rb8White stays more than two pawns ahead from here5:22
  5. 28.Ra1The evaluation moves from +3.11 to +4.915:30
  6. 30.Bd2White wins after 30 moves5:40

Evaluation

Above the line, White is better; below it, Black. Scores are in pawns, capped at five either way.

About these games

After 9.d4 Black pins the f3-knight with 9...Bg4, adding pressure to the d4-pawn it defends instead of spending a move on ...h6 or ...Na5. White can keep the centre fluid and challenge the bishop with h3, or close the position with d5 and fight on the queenside. Black's usual plans are ...exd4 with piece pressure on d4, or ...Na5 and ...c5/...c6 against a closed centre.

Sutovsky–Morozevich went 10.Be3 Bh5 11.h3. Black released the centre with 11...exd4 and 13...Nc4, then struck with 14...d5. After 15...dxe4 16.Nxe4 White was left with an isolated d-pawn. The position stayed level until Black's pieces took over. After 24...Nde4 the score was −1.15, and 26.Qc1 let it jump from −1.00 to −3.13. Black's 26...h5 and 27...cxd4 opened the white king, and the passed pawn reached d3 by move 34. 36.Nf7 (−4.58 to −5.68) allowed 36...Qxb2, and 38...Qxf2+ followed. Black won after 42...Rd8 (−9.23).

Andreikin–Ding Liren reached the line by a different move order and closed the centre with 10.d5 Na5. Black traded with 12...Bxf3 and opened the c-file with 13...cxd5, while Game 1 had featured an open centre. White broke on the queenside with 19.a4 b4 20.a5. In the tactics that followed, 21.axb6 and 22.Rxa6 gave White a passed b-pawn that reached b7 by move 24 (+2.33). The queens came off with 25...Rxc3. 28.Ra1 pushed the score from +3.11 to +4.91, and White won after 30.Bd2 (+5.33).

Chapters

  1. 0:00Introduction and the opening line
  2. 0:10Game 1: Sutovsky vs Morozevich, TCh-RUS 2012
  3. 3:30Game 2: Andreikin vs Ding, Xinqiao Cup 2019

The opening line

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d4 Bg4

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