Description
Featured is an instructive chess game between Vasyl Ivanchuk and Edvin Trost from Round 6 of the 2026 European Chess Club Cup. Arising from the Sicilian Defense, Accelerated Dragon, Ivanchuk chooses the Maroczy Bind setup. An important moment is reached after 9...Nh5, where Ivanchuk then spends about 25 minutes. A new position is reached with 13...Bb7. How would you respond in this position?
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Image of Vasyl Ivanchuk by Lennart Ootes
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PGN
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Be2 Nh5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qd2 Qa5 12. Rc1 Nf6 13. O-O Bb7 14. b4 Qc7 15. c5 Rfd8 16. cxd6 exd6 17. b5 Qe7 18. bxc6 Bxc6 19. Bc4 Rd7 20. Rfd1 Rad8 21. Bf2 Qe5 22. Bd4 Qe7 23. Bb3 Nh5 24. Be3 Nf6 25. Ne2 Ba8 26. Bd4 Nh5 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Qc3+ Qf6 29. g4 Qxc3 30. Rxc3 Nf6 31. Nd4 Re7 32. Rdc1 Rdd7 33. Ba4 Rb7 34. Bb3 Rbd7 35. Rc8 Bb7 36. Rb8 a6 37. Kf2 d5 38. e5 Rxe5 39. Ba4 Rde7 40. Rb1 Nxg4+ 41. fxg4 Re4 42. R8xb7 Rxb7 43. Rxb7 Rxd4 44. Bb3 Rxg4 45. Bxd5 Rf4+ 46. Ke3 Rh4 47. Rxf7+ Kh6 48. Rf2 Kg5 49. Be4 Rh3+ 50. Kd4 Ra3 51. Kc5 a5 52. Bd5 Kg4 53. Be6+ Kh4 54. Rf4+ Kg5 55. Re4 Kf6 56. Bb3