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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-05-09 12:54 AM Original message |
The JR Chess Report (April 4): 4-way tie concludes Reykjavik Open; Russ Team Championships Begin |
Reykjavik Open Ends in Four-Way Tie
The 2009 edition of the Reykjavik Open ended Wednesday in a four-way tie for first place among grandmaster Yuriy Kryvoruchko of Ukraine, Icelandic GMs Hannes Stefansson and Hedinn Steingrimsson, and Romanian grandamaster and noted author Mihail Marin, who each scored 7 points in nine rounds in Iceland. Kryvoruchko and Marin began the final round tied for first place with 6½ points each and agred to a draw after only twelve moves in their game. Hannes and Hedinn began last round tied for third with several other participants, including French GM Sebastien Maze, whom Hannes defeated in 38 moves, and reigning junior world champion Abhijeet Gupta of India, who fell to Hedinn in 72 moves. For Hannes, this was the second year in a row in which he shared the Reykjavik title. Last year, he tied for first with Chinese grandmasters Wang Yue and Wang Hao, neither of whom returned to Reykjavik this year. Six players finished tied for fifth place on 6½ points: top seed Alexander Areshchenko of Ukraine; grandmaster Yuri Shulman, the reigning US national champion; international master Thomas Roussel-Roozman of Canada; Serbian IM Milos Popovich; and two IMs from Italy, Daniele Vocaturo and Luca Shytaj. Indian IM Dronavalli Harika was top finishing woman in the field with 6 points. Baden-Baden Wins Bundeslinga for Fourth Straight Year The 2008-09 season of the German Budeslinga concluded Sunday, March 29, with the team representing Baden-Baden winning the league competition for the fourth year in a row. Baden-Baden actually clinched first place by defeating Solingen on Saturday in Baden-Baden by a 6-2 score (Budesligna matches consist of eight boards) with reigning world champion Vishy Anand playing top board. Anand won his game against Solingen's Daniel Stellwagen. Baden-Baden also won in Sunday's fifteenth and final round over Wattenscheid, again by a 6-2 score. Overall, Baden-Baden scored 28 match points out of a possible thirty and 88 indiviual points out of a possible 120. In addition to Anand, Banden-Baden roster includes Nowegian GM Magnus Carlsen, Alexei Shirov of Spain and reigning Russian national champion Peter Svidler, who had a particularly successful season with 7 points in nine games. The team also feature Germany's leading grandmaster, Arkadij Naiditsch, who contributed 9½ points in 12 games to the cause. Bremen, which won both its matches during the final weekend, finished second in the league with 24 match points. Russian Team Championships Begin in Sochi The annual Russian Team Championships got underway Thursday in Dagomys, a resort center near Sochi on the eastern shores of the Black Sea. Today (Saturday) the main event started among seven teams, down from the usual 12. Ekaterininburg, lead by young GM Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan, old-timer Alexei Shirov of Spain by way of Latvia, and Russian GM Alexander Grischuk, this year's winner at Linares, is defending its title won impressively last year. However, the team from Tomsk, which usually wins this tournament, is looking to bounce back from its disappointing performance last year when the team got off to a terrible start and finished with only 10 match points out of a possible 22. The Tomsk team boasts such present-day luminaries as Alexander Morozevich, Sergey Karajkin and Dmitry Jokovenko. On Thursday the Women's League and the Premier League began their competitions of seven and nine rounds respectively. After three rounds in the Women's League, the team representing the Spartak Chess Club from Vidnoe, a suburb of Moscow, leads with a perfect score. Powerhouse Vidnoe is led by former world women's champion Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria, who is backed by Russia's Kosintseva sisters, reigning European women's champion Tatiana and reinging Russian women's champion Nadezhda, and 2008 European women's champion Katya Lahno of Ukraine. The competition in the Women's League concludes Sunday, April 12, while the other events finish Tuesday, April 14. Some games will be posted later tonight; others tomorrow Calendar Gausdal Chess Classic (Norway) 7-15 April. Foxwoods Open, Mashantucket, Connecticut 8-12 April. FIDE Grand Prix, Nalchik 14-29 April. Dubai Open 25 April-5 May. MTel Masters, Sofia 9-19 May. Asian Championships, Subic Freeprot (The Philippines) 12-23 May. US Chess Championship, St. Louis 18-29 May. Chicago Open 22-25 May. Aerosvit International Tournament, Foros (Ukraine) 9-20 June. World Open, Philadelphia 29 June-5 July. San Sebastian International Tournament 6-16 July. Former world champion Karpov is among the participants. Canadian Open, Edmonton 11-19 July. Czech Open, Pardubice 16 July-2 August. Biel Chess Festival 18-31 July. FIDE Grand Prix, Yerevan. 8-24 August. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-05-09 03:05 AM Response to Original message |
1. This Week's Games |
Your humble hare acknowledges the assistance of Fritz 6.0 on analysis. Diagrams on the Jack Rabbit Chess Report are made with Chess Mérida, a true type font that can be downlaoded free here. !""""""""# $tMvWlVmT% $OoOoOoOo% $ + + + +% $+ + + + % $ + + + +% $+ + + + % $pPpPpPpP% $RnBqKbNr% /(((((((() WHITE White to move (This position is a theoretical draw) |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-05-09 03:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Reykjavik Open |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-05-09 03:12 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Stefansson - Maze, Round 9 |
Hannes Stefansson Hannes Stefansson - Sebastien Maze Open Tournament, Round 9 Reykjavik, 1 April 2009 West India Game: Tal-Indian Defense (New York Opening) (Modern Benoni) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.e4 Bg7
8.h3
8...a6
9.a4 Nbd7
10.Bd3 Nh5
11.Bg5
11...Bf6 12.Be3 Ne5 13.Be2 Nxf3+ 14.Bxf3 Ng7 15.Bf4!?
15...g5?!
16.Bg3
16...h5 17.0-0 g4!?
!""""""""# $t+vWl+ T% $+o+ +oM % $o+ O V +% $+ Op+ +o% $p+ +p+o+% $+ N +bBp% $ P + Pp+% $R +q+rK % /(((((((() WHITE: Hannes Stefansson Position after 17...g5g4 18.hxg4!?
18...hxg4 19.Bxg4
19...Bd4!?
20.Bxc8?!
20...Nh5?!
21.Bh2
21...Rxc8 22.Qg4
!""""""""# $ +tWl+ T% $+o+ +o+ % $o+ O + +% $+ Op+ +m% $p+ Vp+q+% $+ N + + % $ P + PpV% $R + +rK % /(((((((() WHITE: Hannes Stefansson Position after 22.Qd1g4 22...Nf6!
23.Qf3 Nd7
24.Ne2
24...Be5?!
25.Bxe5
25...Nxe5 26.Qf5 c4
!""""""""# $ +tWl+ T% $+o+ +o+ % $o+ O + +% $+ +pMq+ % $p+o+p+ +% $+ + + + % $ P +nPp+% $R + +rK % /(((((((() WHITE: Hannes Stefansson Position after 26..c5c4 27.Ra3!
27...Qd7?!
28.Qf6!
28...Rf8
29.Nd4 Qd8
30.Qf5 Qd7
31.Rc1
31...Qxf5 32.Nxf5 Kd7 33.b3
33...Nd3?
34.Rxc4!
34...Nb2 35.Rxc8 Rxc8 36.b4 Rc1+ 37.Kh2 Nc4 38.Rh3 1-0
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-05-09 03:14 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Meszaros - Steingrimsson, Round 8 |
Hedinn Steingrimsson Michal Meszaros - Hedinn Steingrimsson Open Tournament, Round 8 Reykjavik, 31 March 2009 Spanish Grand Royal Game: Clam Opening (Kasparov Variation) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.d3
7...d6 8.a4
8...Bg4
9.c3 0-0 10.h3 Bd7
11.Nbd2
11...Na5 12.Bc2 c5 13.Re1 Qc7!?
14.Nf1
14...h6!?
15.Ng3 Rfe8 16.Nh4
!""""""""# $t+ +t+l+% $+ WvVoO % $o+ O M O% $MoO O + % $p+ +p+ N% $+ Pp+ Np% $ Pb+ Pp+% $R BqR K % /(((((((() WHITE: Michal Meszaros Position after 16.Nf3h4 16...Bf8
17.Nhf5
17...Kh7?!
18.Qf3 Ng8
19.Ne3 Be6 20.Nd5
20...Qb7
21.Be3 g6 22.b4 Nc6
23.Bb3?!
23...cxb4 24.cxb4 Nxb4
25.d4
25...Nc6 26.dxe5 dxe5
27.h4?!
!""""""""# $t+ +tVm+% $+w+ +o+l% $o+m+v+ +% $+o+nO + % $p+ +p+ P% $+b+ BqN % $ + + Pp+% $R + R K % /(((((((() WHITE: Michal Meszaros Position after 27.h3h4 27...Na5!?
28.Ba2 bxa4!?
29.Rab1
29...Nb3!
30.Nb6 Rab8 31.Nxa4 Qc6 32.Nb6?
!""""""""# $ T +tVm+% $+ + +o+l% $oNw+v+oO% $+ + O + % $ + +p+ P% $+m+ BqN % $b+ + Oo+% $+r+ R K % /(((((((() WHITE: Michal Meszaros Position after 32.Na4b6 32...Nd4!!
33.Bxd4
33...Bxa2 34.Be3 Bxb1
35.Qxf7+ Bg7 36.Rxb1 Qf6 37.Qxf6 Nxf6 The smoke has cleared on the combination. Black has the exchange and a remote passer. 38.Ra1 !""""""""# $ T +t+ +% $+ + + Vl% $ + + MoO% $+ + O + % $ + +p+ P% $+ + B N % $ + + Pp+% $R + + K % /(((((((() WHITE: Michal Meszaros Position after 38.Rb1a1 38...Ng4
39.Bc5 Bf8 40.Nd7 Bxc5 41.Nxc5 Rec8
42.Nd3
42...Rc3 43.Ne1 Rb2 44.f3 Ne3 45.Nf1 a5!?
46.Nxe3?!
46...Rxe3 47.Rd1 Ree2 48.Kh1
48...a4 49.Rd7+ Kg8 50.Nd3
50...Rbd2 51.Rd8+ Kg7 52.Rd7+ Kf8 53.Rd8+ Ke7 54.Rd5 a3 55.Rxe5+
55...Kf6 0-1
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-05-09 03:19 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Shulman - Marin, Round 8 |
Mihail Marin Yuri Shulman - Mihail Marin Open Tournament, Round 8 Reykjavik, 31 March 2009 West India Game: Indian Queen's Gambit (Exchange Opening) (Grünfeld Defense) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2
9...Nc6
10.d5 Ne5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.Qd2 e6
13.f4 Bg7
14.c4 Re8 15.e5 f6 16.d6
16...fxe5 17.Bb2 exf4 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.0-0 Rf8
20.Rxf4 Rxf4 21.Qxf4 Qf6
22.Qe4
22...Rb8 23.Rf1
!""""""""# $ Tv+ + +% $Oo+ + Lo% $ + PoWo+% $+ O + + % $ +p+q+ +% $+ + + + % $p+ +b+pP% $+ + +rK % /(((((((() WHITE: Yuri Shulman Position after 23.Rb1f1 23...Qd4+!
24.Qxd4+ cxd4 25.c5 Bd7
26.Bf3!
26...Rc8!
27.Rb1 b6 28.c6 Bxc6 29.Rc1
29...Bd7 30.Rxc8 Bxc8 31.Bc6 Kf6 32.d7
32...Bxd7 33.Bxd7 Ke5!?
34.Kf2 Kd5 35.Ke2 !""""""""# $ + + + +% $O +b+ +o% $ O +o+o+% $+ +l+ + % $ + O + +% $+ + + + % $p+ +k+pP% $+ + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Yuri Shulman Position after 35.Kf2e2 35...e5!
36.Bc8
36...b5?
37.Bb7+ Kc4 38.Kd2
38...a5 39.Be4!
39...Kb4
40.h4?
!""""""""# $ + + + +% $+ + + +o% $ + + +o+% $Oo+ O + % $ L Ob+ P% $+ + + + % $p+ K +p+% $+ + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Yuri Shulman Position after 40.h2h4 40...Ka3!
41.g4
41...Kxa2
42.h5 b4 43.hxg6 hxg6 44.Bxg6 b3 45.g5
45...a4 46.Bf7 Ka1
47.g6 b2 48.g7 b1Q 49.g8Q e4 50.Qe8 a3
51.Qa4 Qb2+ 52.Ke1 e3 53.Qd1+
53...Qb1 54.Ke2 Qxd1+ 55.Kxd1 Kb2 0-1
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-05-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Vernay - Dronavalli, Round 7 |
Dronavalli Harika, 18, is the reigning world junior champion for girls. She prefers to be referenced by her given name, Harika.
Harika was the top finishing lady in Reykjavik with 6 points in nine rounds. Dronavalli Harika Clovis Vernay - Dronavalli Harika Open Tournament, Round 7 Reykjavik, 30 March 2009 West India Game: King's Indian Defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 0-0 5.Nf3 d6 6.Be2 Bg4 7.Qb3!?
7...Bxf3
8.Bxf3 Nc6 9.Be3 e5 10.dxe5
10...Nxe5
11.Be2 Nfg4 12.Bf4 f5
13.0-0 g5 14.Bxe5 Bxe5 15.h3
15...Nh6 16.exf5
16...g4 17.Qxb7
17...gxh3 18.g3
18...Nxf5
19.Kh2!?
!""""""""# $t+ W Tl+% $OqO + +o% $ + O + +% $+ + Vm+ % $ +p+ + +% $+ N + Po% $pP +bP K% $R + +r+ % /(((((((() WHITE: Clovis Vernay Position after 19.Kg1h2 19...Rb8
20.Qd5+
20...Kh8 21.Rab1 Qg5
22.Ne4 Qg7 23.Qd1
23...Nd4!
24.Bh5
24...Rf4 25.Qd3
25...Rh4 26.Bf3?
26...Nxf3+ 27.Qxf3 Rf8! 28.Qd3
!""""""""# $ + + T L% $O O + Wo% $ + O + +% $+ + V + % $ +p+n+ T% $+ +q+ Po% $pP + P K% $+r+ +r+ % /(((((((() WHITE: Clovis Vernay Position after 28.Qf3d3 28...Rxe4!!
29.Kxh3
29...Qg4+ 30.Kg2 Qe2 0-1
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-05-09 06:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Shulman - Conquest, Round 6 |
In addition to President and Mrs. Obama, reigning US national champion Yuri Shulman represented our country well while abroad last week, finishing in Reykjavik with 6½ points, tied for fifth just a half point behind the four co-champions.
Yuri Shulman Yuri Shulman - Stuart Conquest Open Tournament, Round 6 Reykjavik, 29 March 2009 West India Game: Indian Queen's Gambit (Exchange Opening) (Grünfeld Defense) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2 b6 10.0-0 Bb7 11.d5 Bxc3 12.Bc4 Bg7 13.Bb2
13...Qc8!?
14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Qd2
15...Ba6
16.Rfc1 Rd8 17.Rb3
17...Nd7 18.e5 Nf8 19.Bxa6!?
19...Qxa6 20.Ng5
20...Qa4 21.Rf3 f6 !""""""""# $t+ T M +% $O + O Lo% $ O + Oo+% $+ OpP N % $w+ + + +% $+ + +r+ % $p+ Q PpP% $+ R + K % /(((((((() WHITE: Yuri Shulman Position after 21...f7f6 22.Rf4!?
22...Qd7 23.Qc3 Qxd5 24.exf6+!
24...exf6 25.Qxf6+ Kg8 26.h4
26...Rd6?!
!""""""""# $t+ + Ml+% $O + + +o% $ O T Qo+% $+ Ow+ N % $ + + R P% $+ + + + % $p+ + Pp+% $+ R + K % /(((((((() WHITE: Yuri Shulman Position after 26...Rd8d6 27.Ne4!
27...Rc6 28.Qe7 Qe6 29.Qb7 Rac8?
30.Ng5!
30...Qxa2 31.Rf7
31...Ne6
32.Rxh7 Rf8 33.Rh8+!! 1-0
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-05-09 05:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Bundesliga, final weekend |
Baden-Baden in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany is at the edge of the fabled Black Forest |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-05-09 05:43 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Stellwagen - Anand, Round 14 (played in Baden-Baden) |
Edited on Sun Apr-05-09 05:44 AM by Jack Rabbit
Vishy Anand Daniel Stellwagen (Solingen) - Vishy Anand (Baden-Baden) Bundesliga 0809, Round 14 Baden Baden, 28 March 2009 Open Sicilian Game: Najdorf-Scheveningen Defense (Rauzer Opening/Poisoned Pawn Variation) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Qd2
8...Qxb2 9.Rb1 Qa3 10.e5
10...dxe5 11.fxe5 Nfd7 12.Ne4
12...h6 13.Bb5
13...axb5
14.Nxb5 hxg5
15.Nxa3 Rxa3 16.0-0 Nc6 17.Rb5 !""""""""# $ +v+lV T% $+o+m+oO % $ +m+o+ +% $+r+ P O % $t+ +n+ +% $+ + + + % $p+pQ +oO% $+ + +rK % /(((((((() WHITE: Daniel Stellwagen Position after 17.Rb1b5 17...Ra4!?
18.Nxg5?!
18...Ndxe5 19.Rxe5
19...Nxe5 20.Qc3 Nc6 21.Rxf7
21...Ra5 22.Rxg7 Bc5+ 23.Kh1 Rf8
24.Qd3 Rxa2 25.h4 Ra1+ 26.Kh2 Bd4?!
27.Qg6+ Kd8 28.Rf7 Rxf7 29.Qxf7 Bg1+ 30.Kg3
30...e5?
!""""""""# $ +vL + +% $+o+ +q+ % $ +m+ + +% $+ + O N % $ + + + P% $+ + + K % $ +p+ +p+% $T + + V % /(((((((() WHITE: Daniel Stellwagen Position after 30...e6e5 31.h5?
31...Nd4 32.Qf6+
32...Kc7 33.Qxe5+ Kb6!
34.Qd6+
34...Ka7 35.Qc5+ Kb8 36.Qd6+ Ka8
37.Qd8 Nf5+
38.Kh3 Kb8
39.Ne6 Ra3+ 40.Kg4 Nh6+ 41.Kf4
41...Bh2+ 42.Ke4 Nf7
43.Qf8 Nd6+ 44.Kd4 Ka7
45.Nc5
45...Ra5 46.h6?
!""""""""# $ +v+ Q +% $Lo+ + + % $ + M + p% $T N + + % $ + K + +% $+ + + + % $ +p+ +pV% $+ + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Daniel Stellwagen Position after 46.h5h6 46...Bg1+!
47.Kd3
47...Bf5+ 48.Qxf5 Nxf5 49.h7
49...Ra3+
50.Nb3 Bd4 51.Ke4 Bh8 52.Kxf5 Ra2 0-1
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-05-09 03:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Ftacnik - Roiz, Round 15 (played in Breman) |
Michael Roiz Lubomir Ftacnik (Hamburg) - Michael Roiz (Breman) Bundesliga 0809, Round 15 Bremen, 29 March 2009 Semi-Slav Queen's Gambit: Accelerated Meran Defense 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 a6
6.b3
6...Bb4 7.Bd2 Bd6
8.Bd3 c5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Qb1!?
11...Nc6
12.0-0 Bg4 13.Bf5?
!""""""""# $t+ Wl+ T% $+o+ +oOo% $o+m+ M +% $+ Vo+b+ % $ + + +v+% $+pN Pn+ % $p+ B PpP% $Rq+ +rK % /(((((((() WHITE: Lubomir Ftacnik Position after 13.Bd3f5 13...Bxf3!
14.gxf3 0-0 15.Rd1 Qe7 16.Na4
16...Ba7 17.Bh3
17...Rad8 18.Nb2 d4 19.e4 d3
20.Nxd3 Bd4 21.Be3 Rfe8
22.Bxd4
22...Nxd4 23.Kh1 Nxf3 24.Ne1
24...Nxe4 25.Rxd8
!""""""""# $ + Rt+l+% $+o+ WoOo% $o+ + + +% $+ + + + % $ + +m+ +% $+p+ +m+b% $p+ + P P% $Rq+ N +k% /(((((((() WHITE: Lubomir Ftacnik Position after 25.Rd1d8:R 25...Nxf2+!!
26.Kg2 Nh4+ 27.Kxf2 Qe3+ 28.Kf1 Qxh3+ 0-1 <[br />
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 07:58 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Russian Team Championships, Sochi |
Edited on Mon Apr-06-09 07:58 AM by Jack Rabbit
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 08:00 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. T. Kosintseva - Zdebskaja, Women's League, Round 1 |
Edited on Mon Apr-06-09 08:02 AM by Jack Rabbit
In the game Shulman-Marin game above, we touched on the concept of reserve pawn tempi. This is discussed in the modern classic Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual, where it is understood to mean the number of pawn moves that one can be make without losing a pawn. Understanding this concept is important in endgame strategy and tactics, as one may wish to make a move that doesn't significantly alter the position. This usually happens when one has his opponent where he wants and just makes a "waiting" move with a pawn.
On the other hand, one may have no reserve pawn tempi remaining. This often results in Zugzwang, a German word that means the compusion to move. In chess, it means the only moves available to one are those that are the chess equivalent of falling on one's sword. While it cannot be said that one is in Zugzwang just because one has no pawn moves remaining, it is true that as long as one has even one pawn tempo in reserve then one is not in Zugzwang. The notes to the following game make reference to reserve pawn tempi in relation to Zugzwang. p Apart from the top-ranked women who competed at the Women's Grand Prix in Istanbul lat month, Tanya Kosintseva has been the best among women since the first of the year. Tatiana Kosintseva Tatiana Kosintseva - Natalia Zdebskaja Russian Team Championships, Women's League, Round 1 Sochi, 2 April 2009 Open Sicilain Game: Najdorf-Scheveningen Defense (Rauzer Opening) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7
8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.0-0-0 Bd7 11.Kb1
11...h5 12.Bc4 Nxd4!?
13.Qxd4
13...Qc5 14.Qd3!?
14...b5 15.Bb3 b4 16.Ne2 Bb5 17.Qd2
17...a5 18.c3 a4 19.cxb4 Qf2!?
!""""""""# $t+ +lV T% $+ + +o+ % $ + OoO +% $+v+ + +o% $oP +pP +% $+b+ + + % $pP QnWpP% $+k+r+ +r% /(((((((() WHITE: Tatiana Kosintseva Position after 19...Qc4f2 20.Nd4!
20...Qxd2 21.Rxd2 axb3
22.Nxb5 bxa2+ 23.Ka1
23...Rb8 24.Nxd6+
24...Bxd6 25.Rxd6 Rxb4 26.Rhd1 0-0
27.R6d4 Rfb8!
28.Rxb4 Rxb4 29.Re1 Ra4?
!""""""""# $ + + +l+% $+ + +o+ % $ + +oO +% $+ + + +o% $t+ +pP +% $+ + + + % $oP + +pP% $K + R + % /(((((((() WHITE: Tatiana Kosintseva Position after 29...Rb4a4 30.b3!
30...Ra3
31.Kb2!
31...Ra7 32.Ra1 Rd7 33.Rxa2
33...Rd4 34.Kc3 Rxe4
35.b4!
35...Kf8
!""""""""# $ + + L +% $+ + +o+ % $ + +oO +% $+ + + +o% $ P +tP +% $+ K + + % $r+ + +pP% $+ + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Tatiana Kosintseva Position after 35...Kg8f8 36.b5!!
36...Ke7 37.b6 Kd7 38.Ra7+!
38...Kc6
39.Rxf7 Kxb6 40.Rxf6 Re2
41.Rg6
41...Kc5 42.Kd3 Ra2
43.Ke4
43...Kc4 !""""""""# $ + + + +% $+ + + + % $ + +o+r+% $+ + + +o% $ +l+kP +% $+ + + + % $ + + +pP% $+ + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Tatiana Kosintseva Position after 43...Kc5c4 44.h4!
44...Re2+
45.Kf3 Kd3 46.Rg5!
46...Re3+ 47.Kf2 Re2+ 48.Kg1 Ra2 49.Re5 Ra6
50.Kh2 Kd4 51.g3 Rb6 52.Kh3 1-0
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Player line |
The player line for the above game, played in a team tournament, should read:
Tatiana Kosintseva (Spartak Vidnoe) - Natalia Zdebskaja (PetroDom St. Petersburg) I know that's a small thing, but it bothers me. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-05-09 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
11. Russian Team Championships, correction and clarification |
The Russian Team Championships consists of three events, but the names of the three are given incorrectly above.
The main event is the Premiere League. What is identified as the Premiere League in the news story is actually the Higher League. The Women's League I got right. |
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