Chess with Sam Collins

London Classic, 2016

The final event of the Grand Chess Tour 2016, the London Classic, took place in December. Both the tournament and the GCT were convincingly won by US GM Wesley So, but a game between two of his compatriots was the most striking of the tournament.

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5

The sharpest option against the Najdorf Sicilian.

6...e6 7.f4 h6 8.Bh4 Qb6 9.a3 Be7