Chess with Sam Collins

Grigoriy Oparin vs Aryan Tari

World Junior Open 2017

GM Aryan Tari added to Norway’s collection of world championships, winning the World Junior Chess Championship in Italy.

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5

3 . . . c5 is a major alternative, used by Xu Xianghyu to draw with Tari in the penultimate round.

4.g4 Bg6 5.e6

Oparin plays a rare and aggressive line against Tari’s Caro-Kann, rejecting conservative options like 4.Nf3 e6 ...