Friday, May 31, 2019

Malaysian Chess Championship - Round 6 : NM Kamal Abdullah vs Yeap Eng Chiam

NM Kamal Abdullah ( 2095) -   Yeap Eng Chiam (2074) 
Malaysian Chess Championship
Round 6, 31.5.2019, Kuantan, Pahang


NM Kamal Abdullah (left) vs Yeap Eng Chiam . Photo from Azhar Said

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 The Maroczy Bind 


This is a positional approach against  a counterattacking opening like Sicilian Defense. 

3...Nc6 4. Be2 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 d5 black decide to break the bind




9. exd5 exd5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qc2 Be6 13. Rd1 Rc8 14. Ba6 Rc7 15. a3  Rd7 16. Bd2 Qb6 17. Bd3 h6 18. Na4 

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