Adams, Michael – Hammer, Jon Ludvig

For this game, Adams returns to his main first move.

Adams, Michael (2751)
Hammer, Jon Ludvig (2628)
Result: 1-0

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Date: February 22, 2017
Location: Sharjah UAE
Tournament: Sharjah Grand Prix 2017
Round: 5.5
Opening: C54 Giuoco Piano
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Published on: June 11, 2023

[Event "Sharjah Grand Prix 2017"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.22"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]

{For this game, Adams returns to his main first move.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 {When I first started playing chess seriously, somewhere in the year 2011, common courtesy was that the Italian game was an automatic draw. Little did we all suspect that it will become the most popular way of avoiding the Berlin defence.} Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. c3 d6 7. a4 O-O {[pgndiagram] Everything has been seen many times on the highest level so far and probably the main tabiya of the Italian game has been reached} 8. Re1 (8. Bg5 {Is the other main move here} h6 9. Bh4 Ba7 (9... g5 {Is risky due to knight sacrifice} 10. Nxg5 $5 {Probably shouldn't work in this position,a lthough a recent Carlsen - Karjakin game from Tata Steel 2016 proved that Black has to reckon with this sacrifice} (10. Bg3 g4) 10... hxg5 11. Bxg5 Kg7 12. Qf3 Rh8 13. Nd2 Ba7 14. Bd5 Nb8 {And White doesn't have anything direct, but he isn't worse by any means since it isn+t easy for Black to disentangle. In practice this is definitely playable}) 10. Nbd2 a5 {Is safer}) 8... Kh8 {[pgndiagram] This is a novelty and not a particularly succesful one.} (8... h6 {and}) (8... Ba7 {Have been both played before}) 9. h3 h6 10. Na3 $5 {An interesting decision. White's knight takes the a3-c2 route toward e3 without interfering with the c1 bishop and more importantly, the queen} (10. Nbd2 {Would reveal the point of the misterious king move to h8} Ba7 11. b4 (11. Nf1 Be6) 11... Nh5 12. Nf1 f5 {And Black gets active counterplay}) 10... Bxa3 {Not the most obvious, but by no means bad} (10... Ba7 11. b4 {Leavs white better} (11. Nc2 {IS also an option, probably even a better one}) 11... Ne7 (11... Nh5 {Is now met by} 12. d4) 12. Nc2 Ng6 13. Be3 {And with Black losing time for Kh8 leaves White in a good version of the Italian}) 11. Rxa3 Be6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. d4 {[pgndiagram] Also a typical procedure. White usually immediately undoubles the pawns on e-file for lively piece play} (13. Qb3 Qc8 14. a5 {Came into consideration, but then the rook is somewhat stupid on a3}) 13... Qe8 $6 {I think that this move leaves Black too passive in the resulting structure.} (13... exd4 14. cxd4 Qd7 15. Rae3 {And by this neat rook maneovre White prepares d5 and can count on advantage}) (13... Nd7 {Comes into consideration as well}) 14. dxe5 Nxe5 {

Adams, Michael – Hammer, Jon Ludvig

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