King activity is an endgame big issue: Ponkratov - Demidov, Modern defense blitz

Описание: Mikhail Tal blitz chess memorial, Riga, 2019
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The Modern Defense (also known as the Robatsch Defence after Karl Robatsch) is a hypermodern chess opening in which Black allows White to occupy the center with pawns on d4 and e4, then proceeds to attack and undermine this "ideal" center without attempting to occupy it himself. The opening has been most notably used by British grandmasters Nigel Davies and Colin McNab.

The Modern Defense is closely related to the Pirc Defence, the primary difference being that in the Modern, Black delays developing his knight to f6. The delay of ...Nf6 attacking White's pawn on e4 gives White the option of blunting the g7-bishop with c2–c3. There are numerous transpositional possibilities between the two openings.

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Blitz chess (also known as speed or fast chess) is a type of chess in which each player is given less time to consider their moves than normal tournament time controls allow. Openings, tactics and strategy are same.

Ponkratov, Pavel - Demidov, Mikhail
Tal Memorial Rapid 2019 round 07
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. h4 h5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be3 c6 7. Qd2 Bxf3 8. gxf3 d5 9. O-O-O e6 10. Bg5 Bh6 11. f4 Bxg5 12. fxg5 Ne7 13. Kb1 Nd7 14. Qf4 Qb8 15. Qf3 a6 16. Bd3 Qd6 17. Ne2 Rf8 18. c4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 O-O-O 20. Nc3 f6 21. gxf6 Nxf6 22. Qe2 e5 23. d5 cxd5 24. cxd5 Kb8 25. Rhg1 Rg8 26. f3 Nf5 27. Bxf5 gxf5 28. Rg5 Rxg5 29. hxg5 Nd7 30. Qh2 Qg6 31. f4 Re8 32. Re1 Ka8 33. fxe5 f4+ 34. Ka1 Nxe5 35. Qxf4 Nd3 36. Rxe8+ Qxe8 37. Qf3 Qe1+ 38. Qd1 Qxd1+ 39. Nxd1 Nf4 40. d6 Kb8 41. Ne3 Kc8 42. Nf5 Kd7 43. Kb1 Ng6 44. Kc2 h4 45. Kd3 h3 46. Ke4 Ke6 47. Ng3 h2 48. d7 Kxd7 49. Kf5 Ne7+ 50. Kf6 Kd6 51. Kf7 Nc6 52. Kf6 Ne7 53. Ne4+ Kd5 54. Ng3 ½-½

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