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GM ROGELIO "JOEY" ANTONIO, Jr.: THEORY AND PRACTICE
08/Jan/2023 – GM Rogelio “Joey” Antonio, Jr. showed his master class using the 4. Qd4 line against FM Christopher Castellano Accelerated Dragon. It is a classic endgame masterpiece showing elegance in using 2 knights versus 2 bishops in an endgame which I consider relevant to use as chess endgame material for students.
The 2nd featured game showed how to handle the 5…a6 line used by GM Salgado Lopez, Ivan of Spain versus GM Sargissian, Gabriel of Armenia. White illustrated how to break black center that caused black’s delay in development. But have a hot & delicious coffee first…
CHESS BLOG No. 66: Date: 08 January 2023
1st Game : Check diagram below (GAME VIEWER 1)
White game plan: Take advantage of black's delayed development
GM "Joey" initiated his first strategy by playing the 4. Qd4 line which is a headache if you do not know how to handle the situation if you play the black side.
2nd Game: Check diagram below (GAME VIEWER 2)
White Game Plan: Attack the kingside while king at the center
GM Sargissian played aggressively at move 6. e5, attacking the knight at f6 has caused congestion at black's center. But coffee first...enjoy...
GAME VIEWER 1
GAME VIEWER 2
ENDGAME OR MIDDLE GAME - SOLVE THE PROBLEM BELOW
