Reports | April 19, 2009 16:53  Nalchik R4: Exciting draws
Chess fans generally want as many decisive games as possible,
but a fighting draw with strong play from both sides can be very
attractive as well. There were as many as six draws in the
fourth round of the Nalchik Grand Prix, but one should not
complain ‚Äì all of them were hard-fought and some even highly
interesting. Update: video added!  By Michael Schwerteck  It‚Äôs
not easy at all to provide competent analysis of such
complicated games with very little time available, but I will do
my best to highlight the critical points and show a few
interesting lines. Readers are encouraged to analyse the games
even further.  My colleague Merijn van Delft recently argued
that the player‚Äôs fighting spirit is more relevant than their
opening choices and that even the Petroff (hard to believe, but
true) can lead to attractive battles. This was also shown in
Nalchik. There were two encounters with the 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 line
in the Queen‚Äôs Indian, which often le