01:22 I like Nihal bcoz he always replies his opponents with his beautiful smile whether he lose or win the game..That's a great thing.Keep going Young champ 💢cheers mate
He expressed his thoughts in the beginning and encounter at the last that nobodys know where did he find that move so the opponent just surrender automatically wise thinking by the kid....
In 1:43 Esipenko moved b3 and immediately Nihal moved Qa5. In the end Nihal tried to explained the idea to Esipenko and he looked like he understood the tactic. What was the tactic there? What happens if we take in c4 after b3 with the black pieces?
I think white could get two rooks for the queen and then white plays the other rook on the a file and dominates the a file. I think, I"m lousy player so I don't know for sure but it seems like that to me
I did not expect gms to play very basic game. The traps are for kids. Its too basic. The threats too but idk. I guess they havent reached their maximum potential yet.
Or maybe they were afraid of each other and played without taking to much risk. The game seemed drawish after the missed tactics. It also seems both players had come to terms with that quite early in the game. These "kids" shine against unsuspecting opponents who underestimate them. That doesn't work against each other.