An easier one today. After all, today we are publishing Carlsen’s Assault on the Throne, From GM to Top Ten and Grandmaster Repertoire 15 – The French Defence 2
An easier one today. After all, today we are publishing Carlsen’s Assault on the Throne, From GM to Top Ten and Grandmaster Repertoire 15 – The French Defence 2
My intuition says 1.e5…
It seems as though it is indeed 1.e5!, the key point being that 1.e5 dxe5 2.Qh5+ Kf8 is met by 3.Ne6+! Qxe6 4.Rd8+ Kg7 5.Rg1+, which mates. Similarly, White can bring play back to the main line after 2…Kg7 with 3.Rhg1+ Kf8 4.Ne6+!
Fedorchuk – Cvitan, Batista 20th Oct 2013
26. e5! dxe5 27. Qh5+ Kf8 28. Ne6+ Qxe6 29. Rd8+ 1-0