Anuj Shrivatri vs. Vignesh B - 2nd Namma Bengaluru Open-A 2025 1-0
In the 2nd Namma Bengaluru Open-A 2025 chess match on April 13, 2025, between Anuj Shrivatri (white) and Vignesh B (black), Vignesh B made a provocative move by capturing white's pawn with cxb5. This move eliminates an attacking piece from the board, but instead of following up with a strong attack, it misses an opportunity to threaten Black's position. By choosing not to pursue this threat, Black also ignores the stronger chance of gaining a material advantage that would have been available if they had taken a different path. The cxb5 move frees up a piece, which in this case is a queen, and while it might seem like a bold development move, it actually misses chances to reveal potential attacks on pieces and take advantage of open file captures.
Despite these drawbacks, the cxb5 move does develop Vignesh B's queen for active play, positioning it to potentially launch a counterattack.
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[Date "2025.04.13"]