Vishy's vexation in the Italian

by Satanick Mukhuty - 13/01/2020

In this age of highly meticulous engine oriented chess preparation, seldom do we see an elite player going wrong in the opening phase of the game. Usually all the Grandmasters at the top these days are extremely well-prepared and have a very strong repertoire covering a wide range of openings. Therefore, it was nothing short of surprising, when yesterday Wesley So managed to outwit the five-time World Champion Vishy Anand with a novelty in the classical Italian line. Out of the four decisive games that happened in the second round of Tata Steel Masters, this was perhaps the most striking for it was also the quickest encounter to finish. We bring you a detailed analysis of this game in our second round report from Wijk Aan Zee.

Vishy Anand suffered a shockingly quick 26-move defeat in the hands of Wesley So in the second round of Tata Steel Masters 2020. The vastly experienced Vishy usually comes very well-prepared and never goes wrong in the opening phase of the game but round two of the event proved to be one of those unfortunate, rare occasions.

Vishy Anand in action against Wesley So in round 2 of the ongoing Tata Steel Chess 2020 in Wijk Aan Zee | Photo: Alina l'Ami

Wesley, who had the white pieces yesterday, employed an uncommon idea in the Italian opening that entailed the delay of castling and the Madras Tiger was effectively surprised. By twelfth move itself the game entered into its most critical phase when, in what proved to be a fateful decision, Vishy sacrificed his dark-squared bishop to force White's king out in the open. The Filipino-American Grandmaster clearly came very well-prepared and navigated through the complications posed effortlessly. Thus, after the next dozen moves or so, the Indian maestro simply found himself in a position where he was a piece down and completely lost.

Wesley So - Vishy Anand, Round 2

The most common move in this typical Giuoco Piano structure is 7.0-0 but this is where Wesley revealed his preparation by playing 7.h3 followed by 8.Bb3

And the critical moment arose a couple of moves later in the above position. Vishy thought for about 30 minutes here, can you guess what he played?

Well, any number of calm moves are playable here like 12...Bb6 or 12...Qe8 but with the semi-open f-file the critical option is obviously the bishop sacrifice with 12...Bxf2+. Vishy of course sat there for thirty minutes calculating the various nuances and then boldly went for it. Wesley said after the game that he was quite surprised by this decision although he never negated Bxf2+ as a possibility and admitted that it was quite dangerous over the board to deal with all the complications that followed.

Even though Vishy failed to make Bxf2+ a success but his choice nevertheless clearly shows the spirit with which he plays chess now-a-days.

The game turned wildly tricky in no time. Kudos to both players who played the next eight to nine moves with amazing accuracy. In the above position itself, the move 13...Ng4+ is super critical. The similar looking alternative 13...Nxe4+ clearly loses to 14.Kg1 Ng3 15.Qg4 Nxh1 16.Nf3 Ng3 17.Qxg3 etc which leaves White with a simply peerless pair of bishops.

Thus, Black pressed on admirably and was almost on the verge of justifying his bishop sacrifice when in the above position the decisive error happened!

Black played the move 22...Raf8? piling up more pressure on the f-file and this looks very much in the spirit of the counter-play that he is intending to achieve but this is a mistake. The point is now White is just in time to consolidate. The right continuation that Vishy missed here is 22...Nxg2! after which 23.Rxg2 surprisingly runs into the nice perpetual with 23.Rxg2 Rxg2+ 24.Kxg2 Qe2+ 25.Kg1 Qe3+ 26.Kg2 Qe2+ 27.Kh1 Qe1+ 28.Kg2 Qe2+. White therefore must play 23.Kh1 here to keep his chances alive but that is now met with 23...Raf8 24.Qc3 Qe2 25.Qg3 R8f7 etc.

In the game 23.Qg3 Qe2 was played and White found the nice way to release the cramp with 24.b4!

The above was the final position on board when Vishy called it a day. Note that Black here doesn't have any compensation whatsoever for a whole piece.

Photo Gallery

Magnus Carlsen drew his second game in a row yesterday. He employed an ambitious Sicilian against Yu Yangyi but failed to create any tangible chances. The point was split after 31 moves | Photo: Alina l'Ami

Fabiano Caruana held Anish Giri to a draw playing the black side of a classical Nimzo-Indian defense | Photo: Alina l'Ami

Jeffery Xiong beat Jorden Van Foreest in the second round quite comfortably with the white pieces and faces Magnus Carlsen in round three | Photo: Alina l'Ami

After winning his very first game Alireza Firouzja once again got some nice positions, this time with black pieces, against Jan-Krzysztof Duda but the game ultimately petered out to a draw | Photo: Alina l'Ami

Vladislav Kovalev lost his second consecutive game to Daniil Dubov | Photo: Alina l'Ami

Vladislav Artemiev also managed to win his encounter against Nikita Vitiugov | Photo: Alina l'Ami

The stares of a fighter! | Photo: Alina l'Ami

Nihal Sarin has drawn both his games so far at the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2020. The 15-year-old prodigy fought a gruelling battle spanning more than hundred moves against GM Nils Grandelius in the first round of the event, and in the second round proved his mettle once again by holding his own against the experienced Ukrainian player Pavel Eljanov.

Resourcefulness and adaptability are Nihal's greatest strengths. While in round one he tried his best to convert his edge with the white pieces, pushing a rook+bishop versus rook ending all the way to move 103; in round two he had to defend a worse position with Black out of a Sicilian Taimanov. The Indian phenom displayed amazing resilience in both occasions and is all set to take on Anton Smirnov today in the third round of the event.

Surya Sekhar Ganguly played a solid game with Black after his first round's victory and held Lucas Van Foreest to a draw in an opposite coloured bishop ending | Photo: Alina l'Ami

Round 3 pairings - Masters

Van Foreest, Jorden - Dubov, Daniil

Carlsen, Magnus - Xiong, Jeffery

Caruana, Fabiano - Yu, Yangyi

Anand, Viswanathan - Giri, Anish

Vitiugov, Nikita - So, Wesley

Firouzja, Alireza - Artemiev, Vladislav

Kovalev, Vladislav - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof

Round 3 pairings - Challengers

Anton Guijarro, David - Mamedov, Rauf

Smeets, Jan - Saduakassova, Dinara

Ganguly, Surya Shekhar - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek

L'Ami, Erwin - Van Foreest, Lucas

Keymer, Vincent - Warmerdam, Max

Nihal Sarin - Smirnov, Anton

Grandelius, Nils - Eljanov, Pavel

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	टाटा स्टील R1: विदित -शंकलंद और प्रग्गा - अनीश में होगी टक्कर @ 14/01/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स : विदित और प्रग्गानंधा पर होंगी नजरे @ 12/01/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Aronyak Ghosh dominates Tata Steel Chess Festival 2021 All India Rapid Rating Open @ 25/11/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Arjun Erigaisi and Levon Aronian are the winners of Tata Steel Chess India 2021 Rapid and Blitz @ 22/11/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Express Report: Levon Aronian wins Tata Steel Chess Blitz in Armageddon Playoffs @ 21/11/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	अर्जुन बने टाटा स्टील इंडिया रैपिड विजेता " इस अर्जुन का निशाना सटीक है ! @ 20/11/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel Chess Blitz: Arjun grabs sole lead, now World no.14 in Blitz @ 20/11/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Mitrabha Guha clinches Tata Steel Chess Festival 2021 All India Open Blitz @ 20/11/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	The 'Age of Arjun Erigaisi' begins with a monumental triumph at Tata Steel Chess India 2021 Rapid @ 19/11/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	टाटा स्टील रैपिड D2:छा गए भारत के अर्जुन,बनाई बढ़त @ 18/11/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel Chess Rapid R4-6: The Arjun Erigaisi day @ 18/11/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Deep Dive into Day 1 of Tata Steel Chess India 2021 @ 18/11/2021 by Sagar Shah (en)
	Tata Steel Chess Rapid R1-3: Arjun bests Karthikeyan in 17 moves @ 17/11/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	टाटा स्टील रैपिड D1: अरोनियन नें बनाई एकल बढ़त @ 17/11/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz 2021 preview @ 17/11/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	टाटा स्टील इंडिया शतरंज - इंतजार की घड़ियाँ अब खत्म @ 13/11/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz 2021 is here! @ 03/11/2021 by Sagar Shah (en)
	Praggnanandhaa will fight against Carlsen, Caruana & Co. at the Tata Steel Masters 2022 @ 27/10/2021 by Sagar Shah (en)
	जॉर्डन वान फॉरेस्ट नें जीता टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स शतरंज @ 01/02/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स R12 - आखिरकार जीते हरिकृष्णा @ 31/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स R11 : अनीश गिरि खिताब की ओर @ 30/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स R10 : अनीश नें बनाई एकल बढ़त @ 28/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील R9 : अनीश,करूआना,अलीरेजा सबसे आगे @ 27/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स R8 : एसीपेंकों से हारे कार्लसन @ 25/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स R7 : हरिकृष्णा -कार्लसन से बांटा अंक @ 24/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स R 5 & 6 - हरिकृष्णा नें फिर बांटा अंक @ 22/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स R4 : हरिकृष्णा विश्व टॉप 20 में पहुंचे @ 20/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स 3 : हरिकृष्णा नें दी निल्स को मात @ 19/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स R 2 - निल्स की लगातार दूसरी जीत @ 18/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील R1 : कार्लसन ,अनीश नें किया जीत से आरंभ @ 17/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील : सबसे पहले एमवीएल से खेलेंगे हरिकृष्णा @ 15/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	शतरंज का विम्बलडन :टाटा स्टील 2021: 3 दिन बाकी @ 12/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स - भारत से हरिकृष्णा करेंगे शिरकत @ 23/12/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz 2020 cancelled owing to Covid-19 pandemic @ 19/11/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Fabiano's fabulous finale @ 27/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Caruana conquers the Wimbledon of Chess @ 26/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Alireza yet to scale the ultimate height @ 23/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Tata Steel R10: A pretty easy day for Magnus @ 22/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Tata Steel R08: Fabi joins Alireza in the lead @ 20/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Tata Steel R07: The grind of a future World Champion @ 19/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Tata Steel R06: A dastardly Dubov onslaught @ 18/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	A valiant Vishy in Eindhoven @ 17/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Ganguly's Catalan masterclass, Nihal's robust endgame play @ 15/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Alireza Firouzja leads Tata Steel Masters @ 14/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	How a 2700+ prodigy punishes an opening mess-up @ 12/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is all set to begin in Wijk Aan Zee @ 11/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	A thrilling experience at the Tata Steel Chess India 2019 @ 09/12/2019 by Lokesh Natoo (en)
	Final words of the two chess greats before they bade adieu to the city of joy @ 02/12/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Wesley So on becoming the first Fischer Random World Champion @ 01/12/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	10 things that made the Tata Steel Chess India 2019 special @ 30/11/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
	Vishy on Vishy gems! @ 29/11/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Aronyak Ghosh wins Tata Steel Chess Festival 2019 Open Rapid @ 27/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Magnus Carlsen is the winner of Tata Steel Chess India 2019 @ 26/11/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Scandinavian, cheap tricks, brilliant tactics at Tata Steel Chess India blitz @ 25/11/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
	Carlsen performs at an astronomical 3027 at the Tata Steel India Rapid @ 25/11/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
	Praloy Sahoo wins a 'Dream Moment' @ 25/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Somak Palit wins Tata Steel Chess Festival 2019 Open Blitz @ 23/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Magnus Carlsen takes on the Vishy Anand best games quiz @ 22/11/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
	So, Ding, Nakamura, Giri and Hari take Kolkata by storm @ 21/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Tata Steel Chess Rapid and Blitz 2019 Press Conference @ 07/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Anish Giri - The Indian connection @ 05/02/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Anand on Wijk: "It's a bit like coming home" @ 04/02/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Tata Steel Chess 2019: Carlsen wins his seventh title @ 28/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Tata Steel Chess: Giri's win stands out among the rest @ 26/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Tata Steel Chess: Vidit crushes Vladimir Kramnik in merely 29 moves! @ 24/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Tata Steel Chess: Nepo joins Anand and Carlsen at the top @ 23/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	टाटा स्टील 2019 - भारत के लिए आनंद ही आनंद ! @ 22/01/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel Chess: Carlsen and Anand lead after round 8 @ 21/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Tata Steel Chess: Anand beats Kramnik and joins the lead! @ 20/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Vidit Gujrathi: "I, like everyone else, want to perform well" @ 18/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Tata Steel Chess: Ding joins Nepo as tournament leader @ 17/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Tata Steel Chess: Vidit Gujrathi, Anish Giri join Anand and Ding in second place @ 16/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Tata Steel Chess: Vidit stands strong against Carlsen's trademark grind @ 15/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Tata Steel Chess: Anand, Nepo retain lead after short but sharp draws @ 14/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Tata Steel Chess 2019 Round 1: Anand and Nepomniachtchi open with wins @ 13/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Vintage Vishy wins blitz and hearts in Kolkata @ 16/11/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
	What lies under the surface! @ 13/11/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
	6 major things that happened on the final day of Tata Steel Chess India Rapid 2018 @ 12/11/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
	Tata Steel India Rapid Day 2: Nakamura sets the stage on fire! @ 11/11/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
	Tata Steel India Round 1-3: Harikrishna, Mamedyarov and Aronian lead with 2.0/3 @ 10/11/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
	The opening ceremony of the first super tournament on Indian soil @ 09/11/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
	Historical moment: Super tournament to be held in India for the first time ever! @ 15/09/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)