Shanklands AlphaZero Attack in the London System

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Featured is an excellent chess game between Sam Shankland and Ediz Gurel from Round 1 of the 2025 Prague International Chess Festival. Out of a London System we observe an AlphaZero-like attack with Shankland launching his h-pawn deep in Gurel's camp by move 10. While this h-pawn may not appear too menacing in the early phase, it remains a long term static advantage for Shankland. If the position opens, which is likely, multiple paths open to coordinate with the h-pawn directly or indirectly. It could easily be the case Gurel experiences back rank issues, or worst of all a white queen planted on g7 for checkmate! • #SamShankland #EdizGurel #LondonSystem #AlphaZero • Image of Sam Shankland by Lennart Ootes • lennartootes.com • I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :) • ★ LICHESS.ORG https://lichess.org/@/Chess-Network • ★ CHESS.COM https://www.chess.com/member/chessnet... (affiliate link) • ★ TWITCH / chessnetwork • ★ TWITTER / chessnetwork • ★ FACEBOOK / chessnetwork • ★ PATREON / chessnetwork • ★ DONATE https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... • PGN • 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Ne5 O-O 6. Nd2 c5 7. c3 c4 8. h4 Nc6 9. h5 Qc7 10. h6 g6 11. Ng4 Nxg4 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Qxg4 b5 14. a3 Bd7 15. Be2 a5 16. O-O Ne7 17. Rfe1 Bc6 18. Bf3 Rae8 19. b3 Nf5 20. Qh3 cxb3 21. Nxb3 Qd8 22. Be2 Nd6 23. Nc5 Qe7 24. Qh2 f6 25. Bg4 Bd7 26. Rab1 a4 27. Rb4 Rc8 28. Be2 Bc6 29. Reb1 Rc7 30. Bg4 Bd7 31. e4 Rxc5 32. dxc5 Nxe4 33. Rxe4 dxe4 34. Qc7 f5 35. Be2 Rc8 36. Qb7 Rxc5 37. Rd1 Rd5 38. Rxd5 exd5 39. Bxb5 e3 40. Bxd7 exf2+ 41. Kxf2 Qh4+ 42. g3 Qh2+ 43. Kf1 Qh1+ 44. Ke2 Qg2+ 45. Kd1 Qf1+ 46. Kc2 Qe2+ 47. Kb1 Qf1+ 48. Kb2 Qf2+ 49. Ka1 Qe1+ 50. Qb1 Qe7 51. Qb5 Qxa3+ 52. Kb1 Qd6 53. Bc6

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