 Russian Grandmaster Daniel Yufa joins us in our studio with an impressive win with the Black Pieces. Daniel, 2 out of 2, a good start. Pleased with the result but also the quality of the games? Frankly speaking, I'm quite pleased with the result because last year I just managed to score one and a half after two rounds but now I started 2 out of 2 and I'm expecting a very interesting game tomorrow probably against one of the top seeds. It's also important in these open tournaments to start well so that you're able to play these top seeds in the middle? Well, the main thing is just to score full points against the lower rated players. Personally, my main goal is just to show good quality chess. And with the Black Pieces, when you have that sort of an aim to try and win every game, what's the approach when you're playing somebody who's lower rated than you? Because today you complicated it quite quickly. Yeah, but I'm not an expert with playing with Black Pieces. I have much worse statistics playing with Black instead of playing with White. But today I was lucky because maybe I've received the position I've been dreaming about after move 12 because after Queen D3, so maybe Bishop D3 king H1, I've been preparing for this very popular alliance in either Bishop D6, Bishop D2, Knight D7, Knight D5. So it's more or less, I can't say that it's a well-known position but several games have been played there. I took on D5 and what do I mean when I say I had received the dream position? So I have my favorite King's Indian structure and well, usually when I have this kind of structure I'm quite satisfied about the opening. Yeah, so C4 and then A5. So an idol that converted into a King's Indian structure? Yeah, so I was very pleased with the results of the opening. So Rkc1 and probably, yeah, c1 is not the best spot for the rook because the main point that after A4, Knight e1, well, the Knight is situated a bit. Strangely, yeah, it's awkward place for Knight. Knight c5, Queen h3, Knight e4. The point that I'm trading the Black-colored Bishops and White's pair of Bishops just wastes. So you just want to go Bishop g5 next and get rid of your bad piece? Knight c2, White took on e3, Queen e3 also, White lost a lot of tempos playing like Queen h3, Queen e3 back. Knight a3, f4 and I have just a crushing attack probably just permanently winning position. It looks like you got everything and White really didn't create any chances at all here? Yeah, yeah, so once again I don't want to repeat myself but I received like an improved King's Indian defense. I have the crushing attack, I have very nice pair of Knights blocking Knight on c5, Knight on e4 is quite good. Like obviously this piece has to be improved like quite. I mean instantly Knight b5, Rf6, yeah, Queen a3, the one very small and cute thing that if like let's say Queen h4, preventing like Rh6 ideas, I think I've calculated something like f3, the point that if Bishop takes and I play Knight d2 and unlike Knight f3 and Rg6 is a threat. Yeah, but the position is winning and after Rg6, Rc2, I played Queen h4 and the point, first of all I didn't see, I mean I realized that my position is winning but I didn't see the solution and after b4, Knight b3 came and yeah. This is a really beautiful move actually, so what was after a b3? Yeah, I'm playing Queen h3. So you cut off the Queen from the third rank. I think I've saw one of this idea, yeah in a lot of games I think Hikar and Kamuro had something similar in King's Indian and the point that after Knight b3, let's say if White is trying to protect the second rank like playing f3 still, I mean there is no chance to escape because like now I'm cutting over Rook so it's a funny position like Queen has cut it off and Rook has cut it off and White is simply winning. These two Knights first on c5, e4 and then on b3, d2 really make White's life very difficult. But this is quite interesting and after Queen h3 actually there's just no way to defend against the mate. Yeah let's, Bishop e3, I take the Bishop and g3, then Rook h6 and there is no defense unfortunately for White. Yeah and after Knight b3, I was a bit inaccurate because like after Bishop e3 I played Knight d2 but that was an inaccuracy, yeah because I mean I allowed Rook takes d2, Knight d2, Rook d1. Obviously I take on c4, play Rook c8, the position is winning but instead of playing Knight e d2 maybe Knight g5 was more accurate and more precise. Oh and in fact he resigned on Knight d2. Yeah well I had 35 minutes against 30 seconds, 13 more moves. Yeah I can take on c4 and play Rook c8 I think at least I can take on f3. It looks really bad for White anyway. Well a really nice aggressive attacking game and I'm sure that's a good warm up for the rounds to come and the other thing that you've been doing for warming up has been playing a little bit of piano in the hotel bar. Yeah that's true I used to play piano for a long period of time in my life. I finished the musical school but like the last couple of years I didn't have a lot of practice so I hope it wasn't that weird. And usually when I play piano during the tournaments it somehow helped me to feel some kind of confidence and I'm trying to play as artificial as I'm playing the piano. I mean I'm trying to create these kind of games like maybe, well I can't say that this game was like 100% artificial but still I was inspired and played a normal attacking game. Well that's very creative and inspired chess over the board like you said. We look forward to having you more at the piano but also more at chess and thank you for your time. Thank you.