Game of the Week: Vitiugov, Ragger, Vachier, Caruana, Kramnik, Korobov,

The early rounds of the FIDE World Cup is a cornucopia of entertainment. With so many grandmaster games it’s easy to find something to enjoy. This week features a powerful win from Russian grandmaster Nikita Vitiugov over Austrian star Markus Ragger in round two. Vitiugov ventures one of the many trendy sidelines against the Grunfeld. Ragger plunges into the sharpest line, but he soon shows he has not analyzed deeply enough to find a way past White’s initiative.