Due to their extensive opening preparation, you don’t see many brevities in grandmaster play. It just goes to show you, it doesn’t matter what your rating is, anyone can have a bad game.
GM Matthieu Cornette(2551)-GM Sebastien Feller(2552)
8/13/22
2022 French Championships
[Event "2022 French Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2022.08.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "GM Matthieu Cornette"]
[Black "GM Sebastien Feller"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Qb6 7.Qc2 Ne4 8.Nxe4 dxe4
9.Qxe4+ Be6 10.Nf3 Qxb2 11.Rb1 Qc3+ 12.Kd1 Nd7 13.Bd3 h6 $4 { #2/62 } (
13...Nb6 { 0.00/22 } 14.Ke2 Qa3 15.Rhc1 Qxa2+ 16.Kf1 Bd6 17.Nh4 Qd5 18.Qxd5
Nxd5 19.Rxb7 Bc8 ) 14.Qxe6+ 1-0
The star attraction of the Bridgeport Open was Maxime Vacher-LaGrave (MVL) the world blitz champion, whose ability to play fast and strong served him well in a series of Simuls (Simultaneous Exhibitions) played over the weekend. His lecture stressed the importance of playing with confidence, both for the impact it can have on your opponent and to save vital clock time. This is one vital edge that the top young players have.
MVL won all but one of his simul games, defeating his strongest opposition. He showed a wide range of opening knowledge, gaining an edge quickly in most games. The surprising upset winner was Chloe Gaw, an eleven year old prodigy from NY. She is ranked 7th nationally for girls her age. I was able to get copies of both her game and that of the top challenger to MVL, International Master Max Lu, whose game was broadcast to the auditorium. Both played the Sicilian, with the GM gaining a significant edge out of the opening. But the real action came late in both games, when the moves became most critical.
Here is a link to the two games (followed by past ones): https://lichess.org/
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