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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:41 PM Original message |
Jack Rabbit Chess Report for August 27: Sokolov wins the Staunton |
Edited on Sun Aug-27-06 01:45 PM by Jack Rabbit
The Jack Rabbit Chess Report for the week ending August 27 Contents Post 1: News for the week Post 2: Games from Current and Recent events Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock in Star Trek (1984) from ChessBase.com |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. Chess News for the Week Ending August 27 |
Edited on Sun Aug-27-06 02:36 PM by Jack Rabbit
Ivan Sokolov wins Staunton Memorial
Dutch grandmaster Ivan Sokolov, originally from Bosnia, won the Howard Staunton Memorial Tournament in London with 9 points in 11 rounds. Sokolov won 7 games and drew four without a loss. Jan Timman of Holland and Michael Adams of Britain tied for second with 8½ points apiece. Official Cross Table Howard Staunton Memorial Tournament London ---------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 T- (W) (SB). .1. Ivan Sokolov. . . . . . .- ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 9. (7) ..... .2. Jan Timman. . . . . . . .½ - ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 8½ (6) 42.75 .3. Michael Adams . . . . . .½ ½ - ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 8½ (6) 39.50 .4. Jan Werle . . . . . . . .½ 0 ½ - ½ 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 7, (5) ..... .5. Erwin L'Ami . . . . . . .0 0 ½ ½ - ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 6½ (4) ..... .6. Peter Wells . . . . . . .½ 0 0 1 ½ - 1 0 1 1 ½ 0 5½ (3) ..... .7. Jonathan Speelman . . . .0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 - ½ 1 1 ½ 1 5. (3) ..... .8. Tea Bosboom-Lanchava . . 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ - 1 0 ½ 1 4½ (3) ..... .9. Yge Visser. . . . . . . .0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 - 1 1 1 4. (3) ..... 10. David Howell. . . . . . .0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 1 3½ (2) ..... 11. Jonathan Levitt . . . . .0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 - 1 3. (1) ..... 12. Lawrence Day. . . . . . .0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1. (1) ..... The first six games of the tournament were played at the historic Simpson's Divan, a famous chess parlor since the 1840s. The remaining games were played at Wellington College. Tkachiev defeats Fressinet in playoff to win overall French Championship Vladislav Tkachiev, originally from Kazakhstan, defeated Laurent Fressinet in a two-game rapid chess palyoff to win the overall national championship of France Friday in Besançon. Both men finished the 11-round event with 7½ points. Each won 4 and drew 7 without a loss. Tkachiev and Fressinet drew the frist game of the playoff. Tkachiev won the second in 71 moves. Unofficial Cross Table French National Championship, General Event Besançon, Franche-Comté province, Burgundy region ---------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 T- (W) .1 g Vladislav Tkachiev . . .- ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7½ (4) .2 g Kaurent Fressinet. . . .½ - ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 7½ (4) .3 g Robert Fontaine. . . . .½ ½ - 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 7. (4) .4 g Joel Lautier . . . . . .½ ½ 0 - ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 6. (3) .5 g Maxime Vachier-Lagrave .0 ½ ½ ½ - ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 6. (2) .6 g Christian Bauer. . . . .½ 0 0 1 ½ - ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ (2) .7 g Josef Dorfman. . . . . .½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ - ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ (0) .8 g Andrei Sokolov . . . . .0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ - ½ 1 ½ 0 5. (2) .9 g Anatoly Vasser . . . . .½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ - 1 0 1 4½ (2) 10 g Igor Nataf . . . . . . .½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 - 1 0 4½ (1) 11 m Vincent Colin. . . . . .0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 - 1 4. (2) 12 m Favien Libiszewski . . .0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 0 - 3. (2) The Jack Rabbit Unofficial Cross Table uses games won as first tie break It was a dissappointing tournament for top seed Joel Lautier, who finished tied for fourth with 6 points. Robert Fontaine, a 21-year-old grandmaster who occasionally plays in the United States, surprised observers by finishing third after winning his individual encounter with Lautier in the early rounds of the event. Almira Skripchenko runs away with French women's championship Almira Skirpchenko, a Moldavian native of Ukrainian ancestry who has been a French citizen since 2001, won the French women's national championship in Besançon ;ast week with 10 points out of a possible 11. Mlle. Skipchenko won nine games. She drew two, one in the third round against runner-up Pauline Guichard and an 11-move last round game with third place finisher Maria Leconte. Almira Skripchenko Mlle. Skripchenko had a point and a half lead going into the final round. Unofficial Cross Table French National Championships, Women's Event Besançon, Franche-Comté province, Burgundy region --------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 T- (W) .1 Almira Skripchenko. . . .- ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 (9) .2 Pauline Guichard. . . . .½ - ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 9. (7) .3 Maria Leconte . . . . . .½ ½ - 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 8½ (6) .4 Anne Muller . . . . . . .0 0 0 - 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 5½ (4) .5 Marina Roumegous. . . . .0 0 0 1 - 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 5. (4) .6 Christine Flear . . . . .0 ½ 0 ½ 1 - ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5. (1) .7 Marie-Christine Esposito 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ - 0 ½ 1 1 1 4½ (3) .8 Natacha Benmesbah . . . .0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 - 0 0 ½ 1 4½ (2) .9 Friederike Wohlers-Armas 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 - 1 0 0 4. (3) 10 Mathilde Congiu . . . . .0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 - ½ ½ 3½ (1) 11 Mathilde Choisy . . . . .0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ - ½ 3½ (1) 12 Melanie Verot . . . . . .0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ - 3. (1) The Jack Rabbit Unofficial Cross Table uses games won as first tie break In addition to being an international grandmaster at chess, Mlle. Skripchenko studies law at the Sorbonne, speaks several languages fluently and recently took up world-class poker. One of the most photographed women in international chess, she also models for promotional posters for a German football team. Mainz Chess Fest concludes The annual Mainz Chess Classic festival concluded in Germany last week. During the course of events, Vishy Anand of India once again claimed the world rapid chess championship by defeating Azerbaijan's Teimour Radjabov in a eight game match, 5-3. Vishy Anand Simultaneously with the rapid chess match, Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian, who is known for his prowess in chess variants, defeated Peter Svidler of Russia in a world championship match of FischeRandom chess, a chess variant developed by former world champion Bobby Fischer. Each player begin the game by placing their pieces on the back rank in an order of his choosing. In the final days at Mainz, Rustam Kazimdzhanov of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan's Shakhriyar Mamedyarov shared first place in an open tournament of rapid chess, each scoring 9½ points out of 11. Natalia Zhukova of Ukraine won a prize as the top finishing woman in the event with 8½ points. Georgians take top spots in Athens Grandmasters Tamaz Gelashvili and Levan Aroshidze of Georgia (the Caucasus republic) and reigning Argentine national champion Fernando Peralta tied for first prize in the general event of the Acroplis Open in Athens while 19-year-old master Solome Melia, also from Georgia, won the women's event. Gelashvili, Aroshidze and Peralta each scored 7 points out of 9 in a hotly contested Swiss system tournament. Ms. Melia had an easier time in the women's event, scoring 7 points, a half-point clear of her nearest rival, the top seeded Elina Danielian of Armenia. Ms. Melia went into the final round leading by a full point. Ms. Danielian won her final game with Black against Ioulia Makka of Greece in order to pull ahead of several rivals for the runner-up position. Awards Ceremonies in Athens Some women participated in the main event, including former women's world champions Zhu Chen, formerly of China but who now plays for Qatar, and Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria. Ms. Zhu, who finishes tied for sixth place with 6 points, was one of many players vying for top honors before faltering in the last two rounds. Youth team lead veterans in Amsterdam A team of five young grandmasters, all but one in his teens, lead a team of veteran players, all but one in his fifties, in a Scheveningen team match in Amesterdam after eight rounds. The score in individual points is 22-18. The rising star team consists of Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine, China's Wang Hao, and Dutch GMs Daniel Stellwagen and Jan Smeets. The old timers are Ljubomir Ljubojevic of Serbia, Sweden's Ulf Andersson, Slovenian GM Alexander Beliavsky, Englishman John Nunn and Artur Jussupow (also spelled Yusupov) of Germany. In today's action, Carlsen with Black defeated Jussupow and Ljubojuvic, playing White, defeated Smeets. All other games were drawn. Carlsen, at 15 the youngest of the young players, is leading the individual scoring with 6 points in eight rounds. Calrsen has won four games. Beliavsky leads the old timers in scoring with 5 points. The event concludes Tuesday. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. Games from Current and Recent Events |
Edited on Sun Aug-27-06 02:14 PM by Jack Rabbit
Chess Games Analysis by JR and Fritz Jonathan Parker - Jonathan Rowson, British Championship, Swansea James Cobb - Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant, British Championship, Swansea Tea Bosboom-Lanchava - Ivan Sokolov, Stauton Memorial, London Vladislav Tkachiev - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, French Championships, Besançon Laurent Fressinet - Christian Bauer, French Championships, Besançon Friederike Wohlers-Armas - Almira Skripchenko, French Championships, Besançon Fernando Peralta - Nikolaos Kalesis, Acropolis Open, Athens Tamaz Gelashvili - Athanasios Mastrovasilis, Acropolis Open, Athens !""""""""# $tMvWlVmT% $OoOoOoOo% $ + + + +% $+ + + + % $ + + + +% $+ + + + % $pPpPpPpP% $RnBqKbNr% /(((((((() White to move This position is a theoretical draw Does this picture make sense to you? If not, please click here. Diagrams used in the Jack Rabbit Chess Report are made with Chess Merida, a true type font that is available as freeware at the above site. Also, the JR chess report puts the main variation in annotations more distinct by putting it in red. A secondary variation, is in blue and other colors are used if needed. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Jonathan Parker - Jonathan Rowson, British Championship, Swansea |
Jonathan Rowson Overall Champion of the British Isles, 2004, 2005 & 2006 Jonathan Parker vs. Jonathan Rowson British Campionship, Round 11 Swansea, August 2006 East India Game: Nimzo-Indian Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 d6 Advancing the d-pawn to the center is more common nowadsys; for example: 8. -- d5 9. Rb1 0-0 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bd5 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Qb3 c6 14. 0-0. 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. f3 White seeks to establish a broad pawn center with 11. e4, but he can get a satisfactory game with 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Qg4 0-0. 10. -- Qe7 11. e4 g5 11. -- 0-0 12. Bd3 c5 13. Rb1 e5 14. 0-0 Rad8 15. d5 is level. 12. Bf2 c5 13. Qa4!? A satisfactory game for both sides is achieved by 13. Bd3 Nh5 14. Bc2 Nf4 15. 0-0 Rg8 16. a4 or 13. Rb1 a6 14. Bd3 Rc8 15. Bc2 e5 16. 0-0 0-0. 13. -- Nh5 14. h4 0-0-0!? This is an interesting decision. Black's King seems like it would be safer in the center than on either of the wings. An advantage the text move has over 14. -- Rd8 is that it alos connects the Rooks. If 14. -- g4 15. fxg4 then the equalibrium is established by:
Positions like this are difficult to judge. It would appear that White has an advantage in space, especially in the center. However, Black's position is solid. Neither player is going to have an easy time finding weaknesses in the other's position. If 16. -- Ra8 17. Qb3 then:
Better is 19. Rb1 and then:
19. -- Nxg4 20. Bg1 f4 20. -- Rhg8 21. Rb1 Ra8 22. Rb2 e5 23. dxc5 dxc5 24. Be2 would level the game. 21. Nf3 If 21. Rb1, then Black evens the game by 21. -- e5 22. Rb5 Rhg8 23. Nf3 Ngf6. 21. -- e5! The game is now equal. 22. h5 Qf7 23. Nh4 If 23. Rb1 Ngf6 then:
If 25. Qe2 exd4 26. cxd4 Bxe4 27. Bxe4 Rxe4 28. Qxe4 Re8 29. Qxe8 Qxe8+ 30. Kd2 then:
White's plan is to attack along the b-file. This is better done wiht 27. Rb1, since the text moves takes a defender off the e-pawn. If 27. Rb1! Ra8 28. Be2 then:
Black's most natural plan is to break through on the a-file. If White cannot prevent this, he needs to find a way to take the sting out of it. If 32. Bf2 Nxf2 33. Kxf2 Qg8 34. Bd1 Ra6 then:
32. -- Ra8?! This is almost a blunder. The a8 point should be reserved for the Queen to support the Rooks in the a-file. Better is 32. -- Ra6 33. Bxg4 hxg4 34. Rh7 and then:
Better is 33. Bf2 and now:
Again, Black gives White the opportunity to get back in the game. Better is 33. -- R8a5 then:
Again, White misses the opportunity and now loses. Correct is 34. Bf2! and now:
Black: Jonathan Rowson !""""""""# $t+ + + +% $+vLm+ + % $ O O + +% $T OpOnWo% $ +p+pOm+% $+ P +b+ % $pQ + +p+% $R + K Br% /(((((((() White: Jonathan Parker Position after White's 34th move 34. -- R8a6! Black now has time to right his inaccuratcy on move 32. At a6, the Rook protects the b-pawn, and more importantly it makes room for the Queen to support the final assault. 35. Rh3 Nothing works: If 35. Qb1 Ndf6 then:
If 37. Qc2 Bxf5 38. exf5 Nd7 39. Be2 Ndf6 then White wins:
37. -- Nh7 38. Qd2 Bd7 39. Kf1 Nhf6 40. Ke2 Ra4 41. 0-1 Black will now finish the task of breaking down White's defenses. If 40. -- Ra4 41. Kd3 b5 then:
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. James Cobb - Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant, British Championship, Swansea |
Edited on Sun Aug-27-06 01:57 PM by Jack Rabbit
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant Women's Champion and overall Vice-Champion of the British Isles, 2006 James Cobb vs. Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant British Championship, Round 10 Swansea, August 2006 Torre Opening: Grünfeld Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 0-0 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. 0-0 c5 8. c4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qa5 11. Bh4 Nb6 12. Be2 Qb4 13. Qc2 e5 14. a3 Qe7 15. Nb5 Bf5 16. e4 Rac8!? Black leaves her a-pawn en prise while it is under attack. Whether she gets enough compensation for the sacrificed pawn in terms of piece activity or initiative is a question worth asking. A level game can be achieved by using the other Rook: 16. -- Rfc8 17. Nc3 Bd7 18. Rac1 Ba4 19. b3 Bc6. 17. Qb1 Bd7! Black prods the Knight to either take the pawn get out of the way. Fritz says White would have the better of it after 17. -- Rfd8 18. Rd1 Bd7 19. Nxa7 Ra8 20. Nb5 Rac8 21. Nf3 Rc5. Of course, Fritz is a crass materialist and is for the most part recognizing that White has an extra pawn. The fact is that if White accepts the pawn, the position of the Black Bishop, supported by the Queen, will make it difficult for White to liberate the Knight from a7. Black: Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant !""""""""# $ +t+ Tl+% $Oo+vWoVo% $ M + Mo+% $+n+ O + % $ + +p+ B% $P + + + % $ P NbPpP% $Rq+ +rK % /(((((((() White: James Cobb Position after Black's 17th move 18. Nxa7!? The best way to refute a sacrifice is to accept it. -- Steinitz. 18. -- Rcd8 19. Nf3 Qe8 20. Qd3 White is preparing the Knight's escape. 20. -- Na4! This prevents 21. a4 which would be follwed by 22. Nb5 Black threatens to win back the pawn with tempo. 21. Bxf6 White before removing the Queen to attack the Knight, White must eliminate the Black Knight attacking his e-pawn. If 21. b3 then 21. -- Nc5 22. Qe3 Nxe4 and Black has her pawn back and White's Knight is still at a7. 21. -- Bxf6 22. Qb3 Nc5 23. Qb4 Ne6 24. Bb5?! White still has an extra pawn, but his Knight is still offside. The problem with the text move is that it blocks the Knight's escape route. White could simply free the Knight immediately: 24. Nb5 Be7 25. Qb3 Nc5 26. Qc4 Be6 27. Qc2 Rc8 28. Nc3; but this leaves a hole at b3 which can be exploited with either 28. -- Bb3 or 28. -- Nb3. White's best try to maintian a significant advantage seems to be 24. Rad1 Nd4 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. f3 and now:
24. -- Nf4 25. Rfd1 Qe6 26. h3 Bxb5 27. Nxb5 Black: Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant !""""""""# $ + T Tl+% $+o+ +o+o% $ + +wVo+% $+n+ O + % $ Q +pM +% $P + +n+p% $ P + Pp+% $R +r+ K % /(((((((() White: James Cobb Position after White's 27th move. 27. -- Nd3! Since it is a chess maxim that when behind in material, as Black is at the moment, one should exchange pawns and not pieces, it is no surprise that 27. -- Rxd1 is bad for Black: 27. -- Rxd1+? 28. Rxd1 Be7 29. Qa5 b6 30. Qa7 and White is very strong on the queenside. 27. -- Rd3 is a little better, but it is also beset with problems: if 27. -- Rd3 28. Rxd3 Nxd3 29. Qd6 then:
28. Nc7 If 28. Nfd4 exd4 29. Rxd3 Qxe4then:
If 28. Qa5 Nxb2 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Nc7 Qc6 31. Nd5 then:
29. Rxd3 Rxd3 30. Nd5 Rd8 31. b3 Kh8 32. Ra2 Bg7 33. Re2 f6 give Black a clear advantage with her control of the c- and d-files. 29. -- Qxe4 30. Kf1 Qf5 31. Qa5 31. Qc2 e4 32. Nh2 Qc8 33. Ng4 Bd4 34. Rd2 f5 35. Ne3 Rf7 and Black's Knight is sitting on a spledid outpost at d3. 31. -- e4 32. Qxf5 gxf5 33. Ne1 Nxb2 This move is probably good enough, but better is 33. -- Rd7 34. Nxd3 exd3 35. Nb5 Bxb2 36. Rab1 Bf6. 34. Rxd8 If 34. Rd5 then:
Black: Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant !""""""""# $ + R Tl+% $+oN +o+o% $ + + V +% $+ + +o+ % $ + +o+ +% $P + + +p% $ M + Pp+% $R + Nk+ % /(((((((() White: James Cobb Position after White's 34th move (34. Rd1xd8) 34. -- Rxd8! This way of recapturing is correct. If 34. -- Bxd8 35. Rc1 then:
35. Rb1 Rd2 36. Rc1 Nd3 37. Nxd3 Rxd3 If 37. -- exd3 38. Nb5 Be5 39. a4 then:
40. -- f4! also wins: 41. h4 f3+ 42. gxf3 Rxf3 43. Rf1 Kg7 44. Rg1+ Kf6 45. Rg2 h5 46. a4 Ke5 47. Nc7 f5 41. Rb2 b6 42. a4 Rd3 43. Na7 f4! 44. Nc8 f3+ 45. gxf3 Rxf3 46. Kf1 e3 47. Nxb6 exf2 Black would throw it away with 47. -- Bxb6?, allowing 48. Rxb6 Rxf2+ 49. Ke1 f5 50. a5 f4 51. a6 Kg7 52. Rb4 = 48. Nd7 Ba7 49. Rb7 Bd4 50. Rb4 Rd3 51. Rb1 Rxh3 52. Ke2 No better is 52. Kg2 Rh6 53. Rf1 Rd6 54. Nb8 Rb6 55. Nd7 Rb7 56. Nf6+ Bxf6 57. Rxf2 Kg7. 52. -- Re3+ 53. Kf1 If 53. Kxf2 then 53. -- Rb3+ wins the Rook. 53. -- Ra3 54. Nb8 Rxa4 55. Nc6 Bc5 56. Ne5 If 56. Rc1 Be3 57. Rd1 Kg7 58. Ne7 Bc5 59. Nf5+ Kg6 60. Ng3 h5 then Black pawns triumoh over White's Knight. 56. -- Kg7 57. Rc1 Be3 58. Rd1 h5 59. Ke2 If 59. Nd3 f5 then:
If 61. Kf1 Rg4 then:
After 62. Rxf1, Black wins a piece by 62. Re3+ 63. Kf4 Rxd3. Mr. Cobb resigns. A splendid game by Ms. Arakhamia-Grant. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Tea Bosboom-Lanchava - Ivan Sokolov, Stauton Memorial, London |
Edited on Sun Aug-27-06 02:04 PM by Jack Rabbit
Ivan Sokolov Tea Bosboom-Lanchava vs. Ivan Sokolov Howard Staunton Memorial Tournament, Round 9 London, August 2006 West India Game: Tal-Indian Defense (Czech Variation) (Modern Benoni) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Nbd7 6. Nge2 h5!? This move is a bit out of the ordinary. A satisfactory game for both plays can be achieved by 6. -- Be7 7. Ng3 g6 8. Be2 a6 9. Bh6 Bf8. 7. Bg5 h4 8. Qd2 a6 9. Ng1 Be7 10. Nf3 Nf8 In spite of Black's unusual sixth move, the game is level. The equalibrium is also maintained by 10. -- Ng4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. h3 Ngf6 13. Qg5. 11. Be2 Ng6 12. 0-0 Nh5 If 12. -- h3?! 13. g3 then:
13. g3?! This moves looks like a nervous reaction. A better idea for White is to develop a plan to counter Black's kingside aggression with some aggression of her own on the queenside. If 13. Be3 Nhf4 then:
As it stands on the board, Black has a small advantage with his command of open lines, especially the c8/h3 diagonal. If 15. Nxh4 Nxh4 16. gxh4 Bh3 17. Rfd1 Rh6 then:
If 16. Ng2 then:
Black: Ivan Sokolov !""""""""# $t+vWl+ +% $+p+ +oO % $p+ O MmT% $+ OpO Q % $ +p+pP O% $+ N + P % $pP +b+ P% $R + NrK % /(((((((() White: Tea Bosboom-Lanchava Board w/o pieces 16. -- hxg3! Watch this pawn go. 17. f5 If 17. fxe5 gxh2+ 18. Kh1 dxe5 then:
Black dominates the game in everyway after 18. -- Rxh2 19. Rxf4 exf4 20. Nf3 Rh7 21. Qg5 Rh8 22. e5 dxe5. 19. Kh1 Rh7 20. Qg5 Qe7 21. Ng2 After 21. Rxf4 exf4 22. Nf3 Bd7 23. Qxf4 0-0-0, Black will be able to put all his forces against the White King. 21. -- Nxe2 22. Nxe2 Bd7 23. Ne3 Rh5 24. Qg2 Rh4 25. Qg5 If 25. Nc3 0-0-0 then:
If 27. Qxf8+ Kxf8 28. Rf3 Ke7 29. f6+ then:
Sacrificing the exchange would get White nowhere: 28. Nc3 Nxc3 29. bxc3 Qh8 30. Rf3 e4 31. Rg3 Qxc3. 28. -- Qh8 29. Ng3 Rg8 30. Re1 Rh3 31. Nef1 Bxf5 32. 0-1 32. Ree3 Qh4 33. b3 Bh7 34. a3 f5 35. Rxe4 fxe4 36. Re3 Bf5 and White has no good moves left. Mw. Bosboom-Lachava resigns. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Vladislav Tkachiev - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Besançon |
Edited on Sun Aug-27-06 02:10 PM by Jack Rabbit
Vladislav Tkachiev Champion of France, 2006 Vladislav Tkachiev vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave French National Championships, General Round 4 Besançon, August 2006 English Game: Symmetrical Reti Opening 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Bg2 0-0 7. Nc3 Qc7 8. b3 d5 9. 0-0 If 9. Bxd5 then:
The text move chases awy the Knight, but leaves a hole at b6 that will be the source of a minute advantage for White for the rest of the game. The equalibrium is established by 11. -- Rd8 12. Qb3 a6 13. Nc3 and then:
If 13. -- e5 then White maintains his advantage and control over b6 with:
If 14. -- Qxb3 15. Nxb3 then:
If 16. Nc2 then:
If 17. -- Ngf6 18. f4 then:
If 19. -- Qxb6 20. Nxb6 Rb8 then:
Perhaps Black was so worried about White's pieces occupying b6 and attacking the Rook at a8 that he neglected to think of other points around the b7 pawn. This move loses. Better is 20. -- Nd5! and now:
Black: Maxime Vachier Lagrave !""""""""# $ Tv+ +l+% $+oWt+o+o% $oQ +oMo+% $+ P + + % $n+ N +m+% $+ + + P % $p+ +pPbP% $+r+ +rK % /(((((((() White: Vladislav Tkachiev Position after Black's 20th move 21. Qa7! This move is made possible by Black's inaccurate 20th move. On the other hand, if 21. Qxc7, then Black can equalize by 21. -- Rxc7 22. Rb1 Nd7 23. h3 Nge5. 21. -- e5 If 21. -- Re7 22. Rb1 then:
After 23. Rxd7 Qxa7 24. Rxa7 Nd5 25. Rd1 Kg7 26. e4 Ndf6 27. Nb6 Be6 28. Rd6 Black's queesnside pawns fall. M. Vachier Lagrave resigns. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Laurent Fressinet - Christian Bauer, French Championships, Besançon |
Edited on Sun Aug-27-06 01:58 PM by Jack Rabbit
Laurent Fressinet Vice Champion of France, 2006 Laurent Fressinet vs. Christian Bauer French National Championships, General Round 6 Besançon, August 2006 Open Sicilian Game: Scheveningen Four Knights' Opening 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. Bf4 Ne5 9. Be2 Bd7!? The test move is a bit unusual. The Bishop at d7 blocks the Knight's retreat, if one is needed. Black can get a comfortable game with 9. -- Be7 10. Be3 Qc7 11. 0-0 0-0 12. f4 Nc4 13. Bd4. 10. Qd2 a6 11. f3 Qc7 12. g4 If 12. Rd1 Be7 13. 0-0 then:
The players have established an equalibrium, which could continue after 13. -- Be7 14. Rd1 Rc8 15. Nd4 Qb6 16. Rb1 Bd8 17. Be3 Qc7. 14. Bh2 Rc8 15. a3 Rb8 15. -- Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Nd4 Rb8 18. Rb1 is level. 16. g5 Nh5 16. -- hxg5 17. hxg5 Nc4 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. Nd4 Nh7 would give Black a small plus in queenside space. 17. 0-0-0 g6 18. f4 Nc4 19. Qd3 If 19. Qd4 Bg720. e5 then:
19. -- hxg5 20. hxg5 Qb6? This move looks plausible, but White's kingside advance should not be neglected. If 20. -- Bg7!, smartly putting the Bishop on an open diagonal leading to the White King, then:
21. f5 Qe3+ 22. Kb1? White misses 22. Qxe3! Nxe3 23. Rde1 Ng2 24. Reg1 Ne3 25. Bf4. 22. -- Rc8? Black still needs to deal with White's threat to open up the Kingside to his advatage before seeking counterplay on the queenside. At least two moves give Black a playable game:
Black: Christian Bauer !""""""""# $ +t+lV T% $+ +v+ + % $o+ Oo+o+% $+o+ + Pm% $ +m+p+ +% $PnNqW + % $ Pp+b+ B% $+k+r+ +r% /(((((((() White: Laurent Fressinet Position after Black's 23rd move 24. e5! Observe the artful way White passes the pawn. 24. -- Rg8 If 24. -- Qxd3 25. Bxd3 Rg8 26. exd6 then:
If 26. -- Qxd3 27. cxd3 Ne3 28. Nf6+ Kf7 29. Nxg8 then:
27. exd6 Bg7 28. Nf6 Qxg5 White ins in all variations:
If 34. Bh4+ Rxh4 35. Rxg7 Rg4 then:
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Friederike Wohlers-Armas - Almira Skripchenko, Besançon |
Edited on Sun Aug-27-06 02:11 PM by Jack Rabbit
Almira Skripchenko Women's Champion of France, 2006 Note: This game is not yet available on a java-based chess viewer. All the games of the French National Championships are available in a PGN file from the Week in Chess, the site of the London Chess Center. This game is number 23 in the file of women's games available there. Friederike Wohlers-Armas vs. Almira Skripchenko French National Championships, Women's Round 4 Besançon, August 2006 East India Game: Nimzo-Indian Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 b6 6. f3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 0-0 9. Bd3 Ba6!? Developing the Bishop at b7 seems more natural. Instead, Black offers to exchange the Bishop, thus developing her Knight to the poor square a6 from where it will have to be redeloyed. The advatage of the idea, of course, is that Black may have difficulty activating the Biship from b7 and White's Bishop is already looking splendid at d3. 10. Ne2 Initially, at least, White declines to exchange her good Bishop. If 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Ne2 c5 12. Rb1 Re8 13. 0-0 Nc7 then equality is established by:
White would have a nasty kingside attack after 14. e4 Qc7 15. Rb1 Rfe8 16. e5 Nd7 17. f4 Rac8 18. f5 Nd8 19. Qg4. 14. -- b5 14. -- Re8 15. Rb2 Qd7 16. Nf5 b5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Nd4 is level. 15. Qe2 Qa5 16. Bd2 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bd2 Qa4 18. Rb1 a6 19. Rb4 Qa5 20. c4 dxc4 21. Rxc4 and White has better piece placemewnt. 16. -- Qa4? This Queen sortie should have given Black more trouble than it did. Better is 16. -- Rab8 17. dxc5 Qc7 18. Nf5 Qxc5 19. Be1 Rb7 20. Qd2 and White's better pieces give her only a small plus. 17. Rb1 Rfb8 18. Nf5 Rb6 Other moves for Black are:
19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Rb4 Qa6 21. Nd4 Rab8 22. Be1 Na4 23. Qd3?! White's position was getting stronger and Black had to play very carefully not to fall into a lost game. The text move gives Black some breathing room. If 23. Ra1 then:
23. -- g6 24. Bg3 Rc8 25. Ne2 If 25. Be1 then 25. -- Rc4 26. Ra1 Nc5 27. Qd2 Ne6 28. Bh4 Nxd4 29. cxd4 and White has only a small edge. 25. -- Rc4 26. Be5 Qb7 27. Nf4 If 27. Qd1 then:
27. -- Nd7 28. Bd4 Ndc5 Black, after laboring for much of the game under a disadvantage, has fought back and gained equality. 28. -- Rd6 29. Rd2 a5 30. Rxc4 dxc4 31. Qe2 Ndb6 32. e4 is an even game. 29. Qd2 Rd6 30. Be5 Rd7 31. Nd3 31. Bd4 a5 32. Rxc4 Nb3 33. Qf2 bxc4 34. Be5 Qb6 35. Qe1 f6 36. Bd4 woul maintain equality. 31. -- a6 32. Nxc5 Rxc5 33. Bd4 Rc8 33. -- Rc4 34. Rxc4 dxc4 35. e4 Nc5 36. Qg5 Ne6 37. Qe5 Nxd4 8. cxd4 Qc6 would give Black an advacing and protected passed pawn. 34. Qe1 Qc6 35. Qg3 f6 36. Qh4 Rf8 37. Qe1 Re8 38. Qh4 Re6 39. Qg4 Rde7 40. Rc2 40. Qf4 Re8 41. Rc2 Nb6 42. Ra2 Nc4 43. a4 Nxe3 44. axb5 axb5 45. Rb1 would give Black a strong position with her Rooks patrolling the queenside. 40. -- Qe8 41. Qf4 Rc6 42. g4 Nc5 42. -- Rf7 43. Qh6 Qe6 44. Qf4 Rfc7 45. g5 fxg5 46. Qxg5 Rf7 gives White equality. 43. Bxc5 Rxc5 44. Qd4 Qc6 45. Kf2 Black has a strong game after 45. Rb3 Rc4 46. Qd3 Qc5 47. Kf2 Kh8 48. h3 Ra4 49. Rd2 Re8 50. Qxd5 Qxe3+. 45. -- a5 46. Rb1 Rc4 47. Qd3 Kg7 47. -- Re8 48. Rb3 Kh8 49. h3 Re7 50. h4 a4 51. Rb4 Re5 with equality. 48. Rb3 Qc5 49. Re2?! White falters. The e-pawn was adequately protected without the Rook. Black now gets a greater edge. Black would have only a slight advantage after 49. Qd2 a4 50. Rb4 Rc7 51. Rxc4 Qxc4 52. h3 Qc5 53. Rb2 h6 54. Rb4 Qxc3 55. Qxc3 Rxc3 56. Rxb5 Rxa3. 49. -- a4 50. Rb4 Rxc3 51. Rxb5? With this, White loses and fast. White could hang on with 51. Qxb5 Rexe3 52. Qxc5 Rxe2+ 53. Kxe2 Rxc5 54. Kd3 when her cetrally posted King saves the day. Black: Almira Skripchenko !""""""""# $ + + + +% $+ + T Lo% $ + + Oo+% $+rWo+ + % $o+ + +p+% $P TqPp+ % $ + +rK P% $+ + + + % /(((((((() White: Friederike Wohlers-Armas Position after White's 51st move 51. -- Qc7! It is time to go in for the kill. 52. Qxd5 Qxh2+ 53. Ke1 Qg1+ 54. 0-1 All that remains is 54. Kd2 Qc1#. Mme. Wohlers-Armas resigns. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Fernando Peralta - Nikolaos Kalesis, Acropolis Open, Athens |
Edited on Sun Aug-27-06 02:00 PM by Jack Rabbit
Fernando Peralta Fernando Peralta vs. Nikolaos Kalesis Acropolis Open, Round 2 Athens, August 2006 Queen's Gambit Exchange: Orthodox Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 0-0 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Nge2 The position is encountered often and judged equal long ago. One way the maintain the equalibrium is 9. Nf3 Re8 10. 0-0 h6 11. Bf4. The text, through about move 15, is amother. 9. -- Re8 10. 0-0 Nf8 11. f3 If 11. Rac1 then:
If 13. -- Be6 14. Rac1 Rad8 then:
If 14. -- Nf6 15. Rac1 Be6 16. Nf4 Ng4 then:
If 15. -- Qh4 16. Raf1 Re7 then:
If 17. -- h6 18. h3 Bxe2 19. Nxe2 Rad8 20. Bc4 then:
The move invites an attack on f7. Black had several moves at his disposal that didn't lose.
Attacking f7. 20. -- b5 21. Bb3 White can also win with 21. Nxg5 Qxg5 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. e6. 21. -- Ne6 No better is 21. -- Kh8 22. Nxg5 Qxg5 23. Bxf7 Rad8 24. Qe4. 22. Qe3 Qh4 If 22. -- a5 then 23. g4 wins the Knight. Black: Nikolaos Kalesis !""""""""# $t+ + Tl+% $O + +o+o% $ +o+m+o+% $+o+ P +m% $ + Pn+ W% $+B+ Q + % $pP + RpP% $+ + +RK % /(((((((() White: Fernando Peralta Position after Black's 22nd move 23. Rxf7!! The exchange sacrifrice results in White winning a whole Rook. 23. -- Rxf7 24. Bxe6 1-0 24. -- Raf8 25. Ng5 Ng7 26. Bxf7+ Rxf7 27. Nxf7. Kalesis resigns. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Tamaz Gelashvili - Athanasios Mastrovasilis, Acropolis Open, Athens |
Edited on Sun Aug-27-06 01:59 PM by Jack Rabbit
Tamaz Gelashvili Tamaz Gelashvili vs. Athanasios Mastrovasilis Acropolis Open, Round 4 Athens, August 2006 Zukertort Opening: Krause Defense 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 This is the Krause Defense, also called the Queen's Gambit Reversed. 3. dxc5 e6 4. e3 Bxc5 5. a3 Nf6 6. c4 0-0 Black continues to develop quietly. 6. -- dxc4 Bxc4 would transpose into a traditional Queen's Gambit Accepted. 7. b4!? White displays his aggressive mood early. 7. Nc3 b6 8. b4 Be7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Qxd5 exd5 is objectively better, but something likely to yield an early draw. Fritz says that Black has a slight plus. I usually defer to my silicon friend, but I say this position is level and full of potential for both sides. 7. -- Be7 8. Bb2 a5?! The equalibrium can be re-established by 8. -- b6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nbd2 a5 11. b5 Bb7 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. Bc4 Rc8 14. 0-0. Instead, Black fights back against White's queenside pawns. 9. b5 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 10. Nc3 Nb6 11. cxd5 Nbxd5 12. Qd4 Bd7 13. Rd1 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 is even. 10. -- Nc5 11. Be2 b6 12. cxd5 12. 0-0 Bb7 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Qc2 is level. For the first time since before White's seventh move, Fritz and I are agreed that the game position is even. 12. -- Nxd5 13. 0-0 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. 0-0 Rc8 15. Qc2 is equal. 13. -- Bb7 14. Nc4 Bf6 15. Nfe5 The equalibrium is maintained by 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qc2 Rac8 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. Rfd1. 15. -- Rc8 16. Bf3 Qc7 17. Rc1 Rfd8 18. Qc2 a4 19. Qe2 Nb3 20. Rc2 If 20. Rcd1 then the following yield a level game:
Black: Athanasios Mastrovasilis !""""""""# $ WtT +l+% $+v+ +oOo% $ O +oV +% $+pMmN + % $o+n+b+ +% $P + P + % $ Br+qPpP% $+ + +rK % /(((((((() White: Tamaz Gelashvili Position after Black's 21st move 22. Bxh7+! White decided things were a little too quiet. If 22. Bf3 then the following are good for an equal game:
22. -- Kxh7 23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. Qxf7+ Kh7 25. Nxb6! White now has three pawns for the Bishop. If 25. Qg6+ Kg8 26. Ng4 Rf8 then:
White gets nothing from 26. Qg6+ Kg8 27. Qf7+ Kh7 28. Rxc5 Rxc5 29. Qg6+. 26. -- Bxc6 27. Bxf6 Rd7 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. bxc6 Rd5? If 29. -- Rxc6 30. Bd4 Rd5 31. Qg6 then:
30. Qg4 Qc7 31. Bd4? White misses 31. e4 Nxe4 32. Bxg7 Rg5 33. Qxe6+ Kxg7 34. Qxe4, after which he stood excellent chances of going on for a win. 31. -- Qe7 32. Rxc5 Rxc5 33. Bxc5 Qxc5 34. Qxe6+ Kh8 35. Rd1 Qxc6 36. Qg4 Nd7?! If 36. -- Re8 37. Rb1 then:
At last, White begins to move his pawn mass. 37. e4 Kg8 38. Qe2 Ne5 39. h3 Nf7 40. Qe3 is an equal game. 37. -- Nf6 38. Qf5 Re8 39. g4 Qe4 40. Qxe4 Nxe4 41. Rd4 Nc5? The action is on the kingside with White's mass of pawns; that is where the Knight should be if Black is to have any hope of salvaging this game. Correct is 41. -- Ng5 42. Rxa4 Nxh3+ with a likely draw in all variations:
White wins in all variations: if 42. -- Nd3 43. Rxa4 Rf8 44. Rd4 Nxf2 45. h4 then:
The text is better than 45. f4 Rd5 46. Kf3 then:
White would also blow the game with 48. Ke1 Ra2 49. f4 Rh2 50. Rc4 Rxh4 after which he may have to settle for a draw. 48. -- Nc5 49. Rc4 If 49. Rd4 Ra2 50. Rd5 Nb3 51. Rd7+ Kf6 52. g5+ Ke5 then:
No move by Black does him any good. No matter what, he loses. If 50. -- Rxf2+ 51. Kg3 Rd2 then:
The text is better than 52. Rd1 Kf6 53. a4 Ke5 54. h5 gxh5 55. gxh5 Kf5 56. h6 Kg6 57. Rd6+ Kh7 58. a5 Ra2 59. a6 Ra4 60. f4. 52. -- Nc2 53. Rc4 Ne1 54. Rc7+ Kf6 55. g5+ Kf5 If 55. -- Ke5 56. a5 Ra2 57. Re7+ Kd5 58. Rg7 then:
56. -- Nc2 57. Rf7+ Ke5 58. Rf6 Nb4 59. Rxg6 Ra2 60. f4+ +- 57. f3 Nf2 58. e4+ 1-0 No matter how he plays, Black must lose a piece. Mastrovasilis resigns. |
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