Maxime Vachier-Lagrave faced a must win situation in game 2 of the Riga Grand Prix Finals match-up against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. MVL had white and the opening was the Italian Game. Mamedyarov played a line popularized by Ding Liren which aims to put pressure on the g1-a7 diagonal. However, it has the drawback of sidelining the queen. Will MVL be able to tie the match and force the tiebreaks?
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