Game of the Week: Ni Hua, Iturrizaga

Quiet openings do not have to signal a boring game is coming. Sometimes one player or the other may just wish to avoid a duel of opening theory, with every intention of battling it out to the fullest. We can see that in this week’s skirmish from the Benasque Open in the heart of the Pyrenees. Ni Hua and Eduardo Iturrizaga both took the sharpest course on a number of occasions, which increased the chances of a decisive result, and an entertaining game for ICC fans.