Vachier Lagrave, M. – Dominguez Perez, L.

2779 2018 · White wins (resignation, time or agreement)

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, the Frenchman long settled in the world top ten and famed for his encyclopaedic grasp of the Najdorf, meets Leinier Domínguez, the 2008 world blitz champion known for granite-solid play. Against a theoretician of that calibre, the Alekhine Defence is a gamble: you invite White’s pawns forward and accept playing with fire.