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The game is starting to smoke! You, The World, have voted for 10...Qe6, the recommendation of Irina and Elisabeth. Ladies, this is WILD.

Normally, it is extremely risky to move the Queen out at such an early stage of the game. Why? Because the Queen is the most valuable piece on the board (worth roughly 9 points) so every time she gets attacked by another piece, she will just have to move away. The Queen normally only enters the thick of the battle once a few pieces have been exchanged and it is clear there is a safe square available. Moreover, Black's King remains in the centre of the board providing another target for White to aim at.

Irina and Elisabeth are, even at the ages of 13 and 15, very experienced players, so you would think they ought to know better. Why did they want to embark on such a plan? Answer: only after a thorough analysis of the position had led them to believe it was safe. Let's examine the last two moves more closely.

After 10...Qe6 Black was threatening to capture two pawns, the one on c4 with the Queen and the pawn on e4 with the Knight. Now we understand the motive - pure greed! Well, not entirely. On the last turn Garry could have saved material, but in so doing would have been forced to make some positional concessions (11 Qb3). Instead he has chosen to fight fire with fire (no surprise there) and has gone on the attack.

Garry's last move, 11 Nd5, threatens a lethal KNIGHT FORK on c7. The black King would be in check, and the Queen and Rook attacked - all at the same time. How should the World counter the threat? Let's look at some of the obvious ways.

11...Rc8 prevents the Knight check but would leave Black in a poor position after the simple move 12 f3, defending the e-pawn. Then the Queen would be left looking silly on e6, biting on White's solid pawn chain. Soon she would be attacked and forced to retreat, having gained precisely nothing.

Okay, instead of that, what about capturing the Knight with 11...Nxd5...? Sorry, but that one is no good either. White recaptures with the pawn, 12 exd5, setting up another 'fork': the pawn threatens both the Queen and the Knight so Black must lose a piece.

There is only one playable possibility for Black, as I am sure you will see from the coaches' suggestions. 11...Qxe4 is forced, grabbing a pawn in the middle, even though it allows that check on c7. There is simply no turning back. The continuation over the next few moves is likely to be: 12 Nc7+ Kd7 13 Nxa8 Qxc4. Black loses the rook but by way of compensation has grabbed a couple of centre pawns, and the Knight in the corner isn't too long for this world. In other words a dynamic material balance will have been reached.

Once the position has settled I'll be discussing this in greater detail. This is an extremely sharp continuation requiring the utmost accuracy from both sides. My advice is to check out the Analysts' suggestions carefully before deciding on your move.

But for the time being I just want to say 'Well done!' for taking this brave path. Whatever the outcome of the game I believe we will be forcing the best from Garry. This is going to be a treat to watch. Stay tuned!

Qxe4 to Kasparov's Nd5

Whoever says 'A' must then say 'B'. Black is now forced to sacrifice the 'exchange' (Rook for Knight) on a8.

Instead, the passive defensive move 11...Rc8 is, in my opinion, poor. Of course, it prevents the Knight fork on c7, but after 12 f3 leads to an advantageous position for Garry: the Black Queen would be out of position on e6, and at the mercy of enemy threats.

I am delighted that The World has chosen to listen to some feminine advice and voted for the more creative move ...Qe6. With this, play is going to become more lively, and the World Champion must be on his guard!

(No commentary for this move.)

Qxe4 to Kasparov's Nd5

The move 10...Qe6 is very interesting, as the position is now unclear. I recommend that we play 11. Qxe4. This is the best move because if The World castles Kingside 11....O-O that would be followed by Garry's 12. f3, protecting the pawn on e4.

Qxe4 to Kasparov's Nd5

I strongly recommend that the World plays 11...Qxe4 (queen on e6 captures pawn on e4).

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nc6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.0-0 g6 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bg7 10.Nde2 Qe6 - Sicilian B52 "World Variation"

As we could have expected, the World Champion has played the most FORCING move after our novelty 10...Qe6. White's alternative 11.Qb3 does not test the variation (easy game for Black), and 11.Nf4?! is very dubious.

We have no CHOICE but we do have a PATH

As we have seen from previous posts in the Analysis Section and the World Team Strategy Bulletin Board, Black's move in this position is the FORCED move 11...Qxe4. This move initiates the forced sequence 12.Nc7+ Kd7 13.Nxa8 Qxc4, when Black will win White's TRAPPED KNIGHT on a8 to restore the MATERIAL BALANCE.

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