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Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri just concluded an absolutely brilliant tournament performance in Wijk aan Zee to win the 2023 Tata Steel Masters. GM Giri’s second round victory with the white pieces over GM Dommaraju Gukesh will undoubtedly be remembered for his innovative 14. Rc2 in the famous Ragozin Variation of the Queen’s Gambit Declined. However, my favorite position of the tournament came later in that game after GM Gukesh played played 23… Rxd4 forking GM Giri’s queen with a threat of mate in 1! What was Grandmaster Giri’s beautiful response to these serious threats?
