1. The document summarizes a chess game between Yuriy Kryvoruchko and Johan-Se from Struga.
2. In the opening, White played 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Qb6 leading to an unusual variation of the French Defense.
3. A key moment was on move 17 when White played e6, clearing dark squares for their minor pieces and weakening Black's king position.
1. The document summarizes a chess game between Yuriy Kryvoruchko and Johan-Se from Struga.
2. In the opening, White played 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Qb6 leading to an unusual variation of the French Defense.
3. A key moment was on move 17 when White played e6, clearing dark squares for their minor pieces and weakening Black's king position.
1. The document summarizes a chess game between Yuriy Kryvoruchko and Johan-Se from Struga.
2. In the opening, White played 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Qb6 leading to an unusual variation of the French Defense.
3. A key moment was on move 17 when White played e6, clearing dark squares for their minor pieces and weakening Black's king position.
C02 Model Games Yuriy Kryvoruchko vs. Johan-Se,Struga
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Qb6
5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.0-0 Bd7 8.Re1 Rc8 9.Nbd2 Nge7 10.Nb3 dxc3 11.bxc3 Na5 This targeting of the c3-pawn and the c4-square seems to make sense, but it gives up the fight for e5 and delays the safety of the black king. 12.Be3 Qc7 13.Nxa5 Qxa5 14.Rb1 b6 15.Qe2 White simply builds his position, recognizing that taking c3 would be suicidal as it would cost a tempo and help us open the position. Nf5 15...Ng6⇆ 16.Bxf5 exf5 17.e6 A beautiful move, clearing the dark squares (d4/e5) for our minors and weakening the black king. Bxe6 17...fxe618.Bd4!White is winning here: Black has no moves and the queen can't find her way back to her man. 18.Nd4 Be7 19.Bg5 Qc5 19...Bxg520. Nxe6fxe621.Qxe6++- 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.Qxe6 Rc7 22.Rbd1 Rd7 23.Re5 h6 24.Qg6+ Kf8 25.Qxf5+ Ke8 26.Bxe7 Rxe7 27.Rde1