Another lesson for players who overly rely on "Hot to beat the ..." opening books. Up against a GM, white tries the formula hack against the Pirc. This usually involves an early Bh6 (after Qd2) and long castling. Black cleverly avoided castling too early, instead launching queenside counterplay with the annoying c6-b5 plan. It turns out that Whites 'attack' didn't amount to much, but in failing to realise this, failed to defend against the attack on the other side of the board.
Isle of Wight Round 1 2025
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