Description
Featured is an instructive chess game between Michael Adams and Oleg Verbytski from Round 1 of the 2026 British Chess Championship, held on August 1st. Arising out of the Sicilian Defense, Rossolimo Attack, we follow a positional battle centered around the d5-square, which is a key weakness in Black’s position. After 17.d4, the game becomes somewhat volatile. A key moment occurs after 21.Qg4. How would you respond?
Image of Michael Adams by Lennart Ootes
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PGN
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e5 4. O-O Bd6 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. a4 h6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Nd5 a6 10. Bc4 Rb8 11. Bd2 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Bb3 Nf6 14. c3 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Ne7 16. Ba2 Bc7 17. d4 cxd4 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Bb4 Bb7 20. Nxd4 d5 21. Qg4 Bd6 22. Ne6 fxe6 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Qxd6 Re8 25. Rfd1 Qxd6 26. Bxd6 Rbd8 27. Bc5 Rc8 28. b4 Ra8 29. h3 Ra4 30. Bb3 Rxa1 31. Rxa1 dxe4 32. Ra7 Bd5 33. Rxe7 Rxe7 34. Bxd5 Re8 35. Bc6 Rb8 36. Ba7 Rc8 37. Bxb5 Rc1+ 38. Kh2 Rb1 39. Bc5 Rb2 40. Bc6 Re2 41. b5 Rc2 42. Be3 Rc4 43. Bd5 Rb4 44. b6