Chess with Sam Collins

Norway Chess 2017

The Norway Chess supertournament was won in magnificent style by Armenian GM Levon Aronian, a player who many tip as a future World Championship contender.

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 a6 6.b3 Bb4 7.Bd2 Nbd7 8.Bd3 0–0 9.0–0 Qe7 10.Bc2

A fresh idea prepared several years ago by Aronian and his team, directed against Black’s freeing 10 . . . e5 which would be powerfully met ...