The National Open has started! Top seed Jianchao Zhou is victorious in his first round facing a Reti as Black. After a series of exchanges, Zhou took advantage after some inaccuracies in the early endgame to stay on top an never look back.
While your run of the mill Nimzo Indian calls for an exchange on c3 and pressuring the double pawns is standard, the stakes are raised when playing defending National Open Champion GM Viktor Matviishen. After an early capture on c4, GM Matviishen exploits an exposed center and goes after the Black king.
