Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Baku Grand Prix Round 3: Radjabov-Wang 1/2

In a battle that took almost entirely on the queen side, local hero Teimour Radjabov made Yue Wang's misplaced knight on a5 as immobile and useless for much of the match but the Chinese sensation who shows no intimidation whatsoever against his much stronger opponent find again some way to escape with a draw. Seeing Radjabov's over extended c and d pawns, Wang tried everything he can for more effective queen side actions for his pieces to liberate his game. But Radjabovs constant pressure on the misplaced knight made it hard for both players to gain any initiative. Draw were agreed after the 37th move of the Petroff.

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