Benoni g3 9…Re8 10.Nd2 a6 11.a4 Nbd7 12.h3 [A64]-TWIC 962

The TCh-RUS 2013
Here's a closer look at the event where the feature game was played.




TWIC 962
GM Le Quang Liem offered a pawn with 16.a5 in the big line of the g3 Benoni but GM Sjugirov declined and showed the best defence.

Le Quang Liem (2717) - Sjugirov,S (2657) 
Benoni g3 9…Re8 10.Nd2 a6 11.a4 Nbd7 12.h3 [A64]
20th TCh-RUS 2013 Loo RUS (3), 09.04.2013

Position 1
White has an extra pawn but black has compensation. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

21...Nf6

Queen’s Indian 7.Bd2 Bf6-TWIC 927 2012

TWIC 927
The Queen's Indian is a tough nut to crack. Here is a nice defensive effort from the 65th ch-RUS 2012 won by GM Alekseev.

GM Alekseev, Evgeny

More on Alekseev

Sjugirov,S (2635) - Alekseev,Evgeny (2673)

Queen’s Indian 7.Bd2 Bf6[E17]

65th ch-RUS Moscow RUS (5), 07.08.2012

Position 1
White is committed to attacking the kingside and will continue with Kf2 and double rooks on the h-file. However, black is not without resources. What do you recommend for black now?

Black to Play

28.hg

Queen’s Indian 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2-TWIC 960

TWIC 960
GM Williams(The Ginger GM) won a nice attacking game in 4NCL action with the topical 5.Qc2 line.

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Williams,Si (2511) - Hunt,H (2450) 
Queen’s Indian 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2[E15]
4NCL 2012–13 Hinckley ENG (7.173), 23.03.2013

Position 1
White has gambited a pawn for a lead in development and now the d-pawn is ripe for the picking. What do you recommend for white now?

White to Play

12...Be7

Queen's Indian Hybrid 7...Ne4(E13)

This game shows the advance of theory since IM Greet's Play the Queen's Indian(Everyman 2009).

Play the Quuen's Indian(Everyman 2009)

See NIC Play the Queen's Indian

I defended the Queen's Indian Hybrid in my last tournament with nothing but the most superficial knowledge but now the time has come for a serious upgrade.

Key Position
Here Greet gives 14...Qf6 and notes that 14...0-0 is 'playable looking'.

14.0-0

Here is the feature game where British GM Michael Adams plays 14...0-0 and the move has now become part of main Queen's Indian theory.

Lenderman,A (2548) - Adams,Mi (2726) 
Queen’s Indian Hybrid 7..Ne4[E13] 
39th World Open Philadelphia USA (3), 01.07.2011

Position 1

White has been left with a mass of shaky looking pawns. What do you recommend for black now?

Black to Play

24.Rfe1