My Favorite Game from Round 2 of the 2020 FIDE Candidates
Dear Chess.comrades -
Obviously everyone knows Maxime is my boy 
but that doesn't mean I'm being biased! I also analyzed (blog coming!) Fabiano's fine finish vs Alekseenko, but given the one sided dominance of that affair this one took my vote as the best game from Round 2 of the 2020 FIDE Candidates Tournament!
Let me know if you disagree (and why!) in the comments below
GAME:
VIDEO:
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