Tak!
Tak!
Tak!
Several minutes passed, and yet, the game had already succumbed to chaos. Somehow, Arjun, who got the initiative earlier, was now down by 15 minutes. It wasn't because he got pushed. No, if anything, he was the one who did that. It was just… The boy was puzzled by the series of strange moves that Sheva made in the last couple of minutes.
First, instead of strengthening the kingside by putting two knights on that side, just like the King's Indian setup, Sheva moved back his knight to the C3 square after taking Arjun's knight, wasting a full tempo that could be used to solidify his defense. Then, under Arjun's threat to break through the middle, Sheva ignored it completely, choosing to castle and let his opponent regain the center from him.
