When opponents takes b2 pawn you need to play fast | Kulaots - Yuffa | Advance Caro Kann

This time Estonian GM Kulaots plays Advance variation against Caro-Kann against GM Yuffa who has been rapidly progressing last couple of years. Both players play principled line and Black takes b2 pawn indicating that white is playing for a win and takes lots of risk while its king hasn't castled. White need to do something quickly. Kulaots, Kaido (2538) Yuffa, Daniil (2566) Event: European Rapid 2019 Site: Tallinn EST Date: 12/06/2019 Round: 10.1 Score: 1-0 ECO: B12 Caro-Kann, advance variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5 6.Be3 Qb6 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.O-O Qxb2 9.Qe1 cxd4 10.Bxd4 Nxd4 11.Nxd4 Bb4 12.Ndb5 Ba5 13.Rb1 Qxc2 14.Rb3 Ne7 15.Nd6+ Kf8 16.Nxb7 Bb6 17.Nd6 Ba5 18.Bf3 Bd3 19.Qc1 Ng6 20.Qa3 Bxf1 21.Qxa5 Nxe5 22.Kxf1 Nxf3 23.gxf3 Qc1+ 24.Ke2 Qc2+ 25.Ke1 Qc1+ 26.Nd1 Qc6 27.Qb4 a5 28.Qb7 Qxb7 29.Rxb7 f6 30.Nc3 h5 31.Ncb5 Kg8 32.Nc7 Kh7 33.Nxa8 Rxa8 34.a4 Kg6 35.Rb5 d4 36.Kd2 e5 37.Nc4 Kf5 38.Rxa5 Rd8 39.Rb5 Kf4 40.a5 Kxf3 41.a6 e4 42.a7 e3+ 43.fxe3 dxe3+ 44.Ke1 Rc8 45.Rb8 Rxc4 46.a8=Q+ 1-0 The 3...Bf5 variation that follows with 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 has gained popularity after having previously been widely regarded as inferior for many years, owing chiefly to the strategic demolition that Aron Nimzowitsch (playing as White) suffered at the hands of José Capablanca in one of their games at the New York 1927 tournament.[5] The Advance Variation has since been revitalized by aggressive lines such as the Bayonet Attack (4.Nc3 e6 5.g4), a popular line in the 1980s and later favoured by Latvian grandmaster Alexei Shirov, or the less ambitious variation 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5 6.Be3, popularised by English grandmaster Nigel Short and often seen in the 1990s. Another less popular but aggressive line is the Tal variation (4.h4 h5), popularised by grandmaster Mikhail Tal. Blitz chess and rapid chess video. Live blitz and rapid chess. Rapid chess and blitz chess tournaments Blitz chess (also known as speed or fast chess) is a type of chess in which each player is given less time to consider their moves than normal tournament time controls allow. Openings, tactics and strategy are same.