Game of the Week: Andreikin, Karjakin

Game of the Week: Andreikin, Karjakin

Tournament: Russian Superfinals 2013

ECO: E12: Queen's Indian: Unusual White 4th moves

It’s a cool time for chess fans as three major events are taking place simultaneously. The Russian Superfinal boast most of the usual suspects, including Kramnik and multiple champion Svidler. In the first round two grandmasters representing Russia’s present and future squared off. Dmitry Andreikin and Sergey Karjakin explored new wrinkles in an opening that was highly favored by a former king of Russian chess, Garry Kasparov. Let’s see how it turned out.