Magnus Carlsen just shocked grandmaster Maxime Vachiere-Lagrave with the ultra-rare 3.h4 line against the Grunfeld / King's Indian Defense at the 2024 Global Chess League! What's the idea behind this move? It's simple - you threaten to go h4-h5 in the future, and in the meantime Magnus Carlsen scares Maxime Vachiere-Lagrave out of going for his favorite Grunfeld Defense as it is dubious against Magnus Carlsen's 3.h4 line!
In the game Maxime Vachiere-Lagrave is forced to go for the King's Indian Defense against Magnus Carlsen's opening, but this is not his cup of tea, and Magnus manages to get a very interesting Saemisch style position against Maxime Vachiere-Lagrave's King's Indian Opening. From there some tactical fireworks ensue when Maxime Vachiere-Lagrave plays the critical move ...d5, trying to blast open Magnus Carlsen's fragile pawn center in the 2024 Global Chess League tournament!
Of course the rest of this game between Magnus Carlsen and Maxime Vachiere-Lagrave is absolutely insane, so make sure to watch till the end to see if Magnus Carlsen's idea of shocking Maxime Vachiere-Lagrave with the 3.h4 anti-King's Indian Defense paid off!
10 окт 2024
