Quick Notes on Cheparinov-Leko
This game was played earlier today in Jermuk Grand Prix. I was impressed with Leko’s positional play and I will provide quick annotations in order to highlight the most important moments.
Ivan Cheparinov - Peter Leko
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d5 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. bxc4 e5!
This is probably one of the new topical lines in the Queen’s Indian defence, but I don’t know how the theory goes or whether e5 was played before. That fine move immobilizes White’s massive center and highlights the bad coordination. White cannot take on e5 (11. dxe5 loses Bd3, while 11. Nxe5 drops d4-pawn).
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