The first round of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad is in the books and we already have a major upset. Xavier Mompel Ferruz, a teenage FIDE Master from Equatorial Guinea, took down the Grandmaster and multi-time Icelandic National Champion, Gudmundur Kjartansson. FM Ferruz had no problems facing GM Gudmundur Kjartansson’s King’s Indian Attack and when the Icelandic Grandmaster made a mistake, Xavier Mompel Ferruz punished him with severity!
FIDE Master Xavier Mompel Ferruz of Equatorial Guinea.23. b4?? was a costly mistake by GM Gudmundur Kjartansson. Better was playing 23. Rab1 and then after 23… Rd8 playing 24. b4 works. 23… axb4!! Begins a brilliant Queen winning tactic! After 24. Qxa7 Qxc6, White’s Queen is trapped! Then, 28… Rxa8 attacks the trapped Queen.
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