Game Of the Week:Edouard vs. Degraeve

Edouard vs. Degraeve

Opening: E81: King's Indian: Sämisch, 5...O-O

Player(s): Edouard, Degraeve

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This week we have another topsy-turvy game, this time from the French Championship. Grandmasters Romain Edouard and Jean-Marc Degraeve contested a sharp King's Indian/Benoni hybrid where counting pawns and exchanges were just part of the equation. A critical miscalculation in the tactics ended up deciding the result.