The Jack Rabbit Chess Report for September 3: The Next Generation

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The Jack Rabbit Chess Report
for the week ending September 3




Contents

Post 1: News for the week
Post 2: Diagrams and features
Post 3: Games from Current and Recent Events


Bishop, Knight and Rook by Samuel Bak (b 1933)
from the Center for the Holocaust and Genicidal Studies, University of Minnesota

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1. News for the week ending September 3

The Next Genration: Youth triumphs over old age in Amsterdam



A team of five "rising stars", mostly in their teens, defeated a team of veteran players, mostly in their fifties, in a match in Amsterdam concluded last week.

The final score was 28-22.

The young team was made up of Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine, China's Wang Hao, and Dutch GMs Daniel Stellwagen and Jan Smeets. Smeets is 21; all over players are in their teens.

The veteran team consisted of Ljubomir Ljubojevic of Serbia, Sweden's Ulf Andersson, Slovenian GM Alexander Beliavsky, Englishman John Nunn and Artur Jussupow (also spelled Yusupov) of Germany. Only Jussupow is under 50.

The result was not totally unexpected as of the "experienced" players only Beliavsky is still active in international competition. Perhaps not coincidently, he was the only member of the senior squad with a positive score.

Beliavsky and Carlsen, at 15 the youngest participant in Amsterdam, led all players with 6½ points in ten rounds. Each won 4, lost 1 and drew 5. Carlsen's loss came in the ninth round at the hands of Beliavsky. Karjakin, who is 16, was the only undefeated player with 2 wins and 8 draws.

For leading the youth team in scoring, Carlsen will be invited to the Melody Amber Rapid/Blindfold tournament in Monte Carlo next year.


Leko-Karpov rapid match underway in Miskolc



An eight round rapid chess match is between former world title contender Peter Leko and former world champion Anatoly Karpov is underway in Miskolc, Hungary.

The tournament, which began Wednesday, will conclude today (Sunday). Two rounds are played each day while Friday was a rest day.

After six rounds, Leko leads 3½-2½ by virtue of winning the only decisive game thus far.

Karpov, who is 55, was world champion from 1975 to 1985. Nowadays most of his activity is in rapid chess events. He recently tied for first place in a one-day blitz event in Zurich with his old nemesis, former world champion Garry Kasparov, who was playing in his first organized event since retiring in 2005.

European Union Championships in Liverpool



The individual championship of the European Union will be held in Liverpool starting Wednesday.

The tournament is a 10 round open Swiss system event that will conclude on September 15.

The top seeds of the event as of now are Nigel Short and Luke McShane of England, Zoltan Gymesi of Hungary and reining German champion Thomas Luther.


Kramnik-Topalov title match still on for September



Although many cynics (and not without reason) thought this spring's announcement of of a world championship reunification match between Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov was nothing more than a re-election ploy by FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, it appears that the scheduled 12-game event will take place in Elista, Kalmykia, Russia beginning in less than three weeks.

The opening ceremonies are scheduled for Thursday September 21 and the first move is to be played at 3 pm, local time, on Saturday September 23.

Both players have competing claims on the world title. Kramnik's claim stems from his defeat of former world champion Garry Kasparov in a 14-game match in London in the fall of 2000. However, FIDE, the governing body of international chess, had stripped Kasparov of his title in 1993 and had recognized first former champion Anatoly Karpov and later the winner of a bi-annual knock-out tournament as the world champion. After the knock-out tournament produced a series of improbable "champions", a tournament for the title was held among eight of the world's strongest players last year in San Luis, Argentina; the event was won by Topalov to establish his claim on the title.



We are the Champions . . .
Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov
Photos: the website of Vladimir Kramnik; Scarborough Chess Club, Toronto.

Under an agreement with FIDE brokered by US grandmaster Yasser Seirawan signed in 2002 known as the Prague agreement, Kramnik is recognized by FIDE as the "classical" world champion, a line that claims its descent, so to speak, from Wilhelm Steinitz.

Kalmykia is an autonomous republic in Russia. Elista is the capital and largest city. The president of Kalmykia is none other than Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.

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2. Diagrams and other features

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This position is a theoretical draw

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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 link.


Also, the JR chess report makes the main variation in annotations more distinct and readable by putting it in red. A secondary variation, is in blue and other colors are used if needed (I've never gone beyond green).

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3. Games from Current and Recent Events

Chess Games
Analysis by JR and Fritz

Wang Hao - Alexander Beliavsky, Youth-Veteran Team Match, Amsterdam
Magnus Carlsen - John Nunn, Youth - Veteran Team Match, Amsterdam
Teimour Radjabov - Vishy Anand, World Rapid Chess Championship, Mainz
Jan Timman - Lawrence Day, Stauton Memorial, London
Michael Adams - Tea Bosboom-Lanchava, Stauton Memorial, London
Ioannis Papadopoulos - Levan Aroshidze, Acropolis Open, Athens
Endgame: Salome Melia - Sabrina-Francesca Foisor, Acropolis Open, Athens

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4. Wang - Beliavsky, Youth-Veteran Team Match, Amsterdam

Alexander Beliavsky
Photo:ChessBase.de (Germany)

Wang Hao vs. Alexander Beliavsky
Youth-Veterans Team Match, Round 3
Amsterdam, August 2006

Open Royal Game: Classical Defense (Scotch Opening)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 Ne5 8. Be2 Qg6 9. 0-0 d6!?

The usual line is 9. -- 0-0 10. Nf5 Nxf5 11. exf5 Qb6 12. Bxc5 Qxc5 13. Re1.

The text is not unprecedented. Indeed, there are nearly 600 examples of it in the database at ChessBase.com, starting with the game Schiffers-Chigorin (match, St. Petersburg, 1878) running through Najer-Jakovenko (Russian Club Cup, Sochi, April 2006).

10. f3

If 10. Nb5 Bh3 11. Bf3 then an opening equalibrium is obtained by:

• 11. -- 0-0-0 12. Nxa7+ Kb8 13. Nb5 Bxe3 14. fxe3 Qg5
• 11. -- Bxe3 12. Nxc7+ Kd7 13. Nxa8 Bh6 14. Kh1 Nxf3 15. Qxf3

10. -- 0-0 11. Kh1 Bb6 12. a4

12. Nd2 c6 13. f4 Ng4 14. f5 Nxe3 15. fxg6 Nxd1 16. gxh7+ Kxh7 17. Rfxd1 and Black is better in terms of pawn structure (White has an isolated pawn).

12. -- N5c6 13. Na3

The position is even.

13. Nd2 Bd7 14. b4 Rfe8 15. a5 Bxd4 16. cxd4 is also level.

13. -- f5

13. -- Nad4 cxd4 14. cxd4 d5 15. Nb5 c6 16. Nc3 f5 with equality (Najer-Jakovenko, Russian Club Cup, Sochi, April 2006).

14. Nab5 fxe4 15. fxe4 Rxf1+ 16. Qxf1 Bd7

If 16. -- Qxe4?! then:

• 17. Re1!
• 17. -- Qh4 18. Nf3
• 18. -- Qf6 19. Bxb6
• 19. -- cxb6 20. Bc4+ Kh8 21. Ng5 d5 22. Bxd5 Bf5 23. Nf7+ Kg8 24. Nd8+ Kf8 25. Ne6+ Bxe6 26. Qxf6+ gxf6 27. Bxe6 and White has an advantage in pawn structure and King safety.
• 19. -- axb6 20. Bc4+ Kh8 21. Nxc7 Ra5 22. Ne8 and Black is busted.
• 18. -- Qxa4? 19. Bxb6 Bg4 20. Nxc7 Rf8 21. Bc4+ and White is winning.
• 17. -- Qg6 18. Bd3 Qh5 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Bxb6 cxb6 21. Nxd6 and White controls all the vital lanes.
• 17. Bd3? 17. -- Qxe3 18. Re1 Qg5 19. Bc4+ d5 20. Bxd5+ Qxd5 and Black has a won position.

17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. Nxc6 bxc6

18. -- Bxc6 19. Bxb6 cxb6 20. Rd1 Bxb5 21. Bxb5 Qxe4 22. Rxd6 and White has a better pawn structure (Black has doubled pawns).

19. Bxb6

Black: Alexander Beliavsky
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Position after White's 19th move

19. -- cxb5!?

It's hard to say whether the text is the better of the two alternatives, but it's the one that looks a lot more fun to play.

If 19. -- cxb6 20. Nc7 Rc8 21. Qf4 then:

• 21. -- Qf6 22. Qxf6 gxf6
• 23. Ne6 d5 24. exd5 cxd5 25. Bb5 Bxe6 26. Re1 a6 and Black will be a pawn up after 27. Rxe6 axb5 28. Rxe7 bxa4.
• 23. Na6 f5 24. Rd1 fxe4 25. Rxd6 Bg4 with equality.
• 21. -- Ng8 22. Rf1
• 22. -- Qf6 23. Qg3 Qe5 24. Qxe5 dxe5 is equal.
• 22. -- a5 23. b3 h6 24. Na6 is equal.

20. Bf7 Qh6 21. Bxc7 Rf8 22. axb5

If 22. e5 then:

• 22. -- dxe5! 23. Bxe5 Nc6 24. Bd5 Rf5 25. Bxc6 Qxc6 26. Qe2 and White has an extra pawn for the moment, although Black may take it now (26. -- bax3) or to use his initiative to knock White around in the center (26. -- Qe6).
• 22. -- Be6? 23. exd6 Rxf7 24. dxe7 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Qh5 26. Rf8+ Bg8
• 27. h3 Qd1+ 28. Kh2 and White wins.
• 27. e8Q?? Qd1+ and it's mate in two.

22. -- Be6 23. Bxd6

If 23. Qd3 Rxf7 then:

• 24. Bxd6 Qg5
• 25. b4 Rf2 26. Bg3 Ra2 27. Rd1 and Black, with a rook on the seventh rank, has a slight advantage.
• 25. c4 Rf2 26. Rg1 Ng6 27. b3 Nf4 28. Qg3 Qxg3 29. hxg3 Ne2 and White can equalize with 30. Re1.
• 24. Qxd6 Qg6 25. Qd4 Ng8 26. Bb8 Rd7 27. Qf2 Qxe4 28. Bxz7 Rf7 with chances for both sides.

23. -- Rxf7

The combination initiated on Black's 19th move is concluded with Black holding a Knight against three pawns.

24. Qd3 Ng8 25. Bc5 Bc8

25. -- Rd7 26. Bd4 Nf6 27. e5 Nd5 28. Qg3 Qd2 and Black has White's pawns stopped, but that leaves him little else he can do.

26. Qd5 Qf4 27. Be3 Qc7

The position on the board offers equal chances.

If 27. -- Qf6 28. Bd4 Qe7 29. e5 Bb7 then:

• 30. Qc4 Qg5 31. Rg1 Nh6 32. Bxa7 Qxe5 and Black's threat to attck with his pieces outweigh White's threats to advance pawns.
• 30. Qa2? Rf5 31. b3 Qh4 32. Rd1 Rg5 and Black should win.

28. Qc5 Qd8 29. Rxa7

White now has four pawns for the Knight. Fritz says the position on the board favors Black. It appears as though both sides have sufficient defensive resources to guard against the other's threats. In my human/leporine judgmemt, the game is even.

29. Bd4 Qe8 30. e5 Re7 31. b4 Bb7 32. Qc4 Qh5 is level (Fritz and I agree).

29. -- Bb7 30. h3 Qh4 31. Rxb7?

Correct is 31. Qd4 Bxe4 32. Kh2 Rxa7 33. Qxa7 and the game is level.

Black will now seize the initiative.

31. -- Rxb7 32. Qc6

This move is also inexact, but it probably didn't matter.

If 32. e5 Qa4 33. b6 Qa1+ 34. Kh2 Qxb2 35. c4 Re7 36. Bd4 Qd2 and Black tightens the noose.

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Position after White's 32nd move

32. -- Rf7!

The game is decided.

Also good is 32. -- Qe1+! 33. Bg1 Rf7 34. Qd5 Rf1.

33. Qc4 Qe1+ 34. Bg1

If 34. Kh2 Rf1 then Black has simple win to any of White's replies:

• 35. Qxf1 Qxf1.
• 35. Bf2 Rxf2 36. Qd3 Rf1.
• 35. (other) Rh1#.

34. -- Rd7 35. Kh2 Rd1 36. Bd4

If 36. Qc5 Qxe4 then:

• 37. Qe3 Qc2 38. b6 Qxb2 39. c4 Rd2 40. Qg3 h6 41. c5 Ne7 42. Be3 Rc2 43. Qf3 Qe5+ -+
• 37. b6 Rd2 38. Qg5 Rxb2 39. Bd4 Nf6 -+

36. -- Qh1+ 37. Kg3 Rd2 38. Bf2

38. Kf4 Qxg2 39. b3 Qh2+ 40. Kf5 Qxh3+ 41. Ke5 Qg3+ 42. Ke6 Qg4+ 43. Ke5 Re2 and another pawn falls.

38. -- Rxb2 39. b6 Qc1 40. 0-1

• If 40. Qd4 Rb3 41. e5 Qxc3+ 42. Qxc3 Rxc3+ and Black's material advatange is now a Rook against two pawns which are not advanced far enough to make a difference.
• else if 40. Qc5 Qc2
• 41. Qd4 h6 42. b7 Rxb7 43. e5 Ne7 44. Qc5 Rb2
• 45. h4 h5 46. e6 Nf5+ 47. Kh3 Qxf2 and the material imbalance is now prohibitive.
• if 45. Qxe7 then Black forces mate thus: 45. -- Qxf2+ 46. Kg4 Qxg2+ 47. Kf4 Rf2+ 48. Ke3 Qf3+ 49. Kd4 Rd2+ 50. Kc5 Qxc3+ 51. Kb6 Rb2+ 52. Ka6 Qc6+ 53. Ka5 Qb5#
• 41. e5 h5 42. b7 Rxb7 43. Be3 Rb3 44. Qd4 Rxc3 45. Kh2 Rc4 46. Qd8 Qf5 47. Qg5 Qxg5 48. Bxg5 Re4 and Black will soon be a whole Rook ahead.

Wang resigns.

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5. Carlsen - Nunn, Youth-Veteran Team Match, Amsterdam

Magnus Carlsen
Photo: Norwegian Television

Magnus Carlsen vs. John Nunn
Youth-Veterans Team Match, Round 7
Amsterdam, August 2006

Open Sicilian Game: Najdorf Defense

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4

8. Be2 0-0 9. 0-0 b6 10. Bc4 Nbd7 11. Bd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bb7 is equal.

8. -- 0-0 9. 0-0 Be6

If 9. -- Nc6 then:

• 10. Bd5 Qc7 11. Re1 b5
• 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. Nd5
• 13. -- Nxd5 14. exd5 Qc7 15. Qd3 f5 and Black has an advantage in space.
• 13. -- Bd8 14. Qd3 Bb7 is balanced.
• 12. a4 b4 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Qc7 16. Qd3 f5 is equal; this position is eactly like the main variation, except that White has claimed some territory on the queenside.
• 10. Qe2 10. -- b5 11. Bd5 Bb7 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. a3 Rac8 14. Rfe1 and White has the space in the center.

10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Qe2

If 11. Nd2 Rc8 12. Nd5 then:

• 12. -- b5?! 13. a4 b4
• 14. a5 Re8 15. Re1 Rb8 16. Nc4 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Qxd4 and White has a clear asdvantage in mobility.
• 14. f3?! Bxd5 15. exd5 Na5 16. Ba2 Qc7 and the position is level.
• 12. -- Re8
• 13. f3 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb4 15. Ne4 Nfxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxc2 17. Qd3 Nxa1 18. Rxa1 and White has an advantage with his cetrally posted pieces.
• 13. Re1 Bxd5 14. exd5 Na5 15. c4 Qd7 16. Bb6 Nxb3 17. axb3 Bd8 is equal.

11. -- Na5 12. Rfd1 Nxb3 13. cxb3 Qe8

The position in the game is balanced.

If 13. -- Ng4 then:

• 14. Bc5 b5 15. h3
• 15. -- Nf6 16. Rac1 Qb8 is still balanced.
• 15. -- Qb8 16. Bb4 a5 17. Bxd6 Bxd6 18. Nxb5 Bc5 19. hxg4 and White is a pawn to the good.
• 14. Bc1 Qc7 15. Bd2 Rac8 16. Rac1 Qb8 17. Qd3 with an equal game.

14. Ne1 h6

If 14. -- Ng4 15. Nd5 then:

• 15. -- Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Rc8 17. Rac1 Bxd5 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. Rxd5 f5 and Black has a spatial plus.
• 15. -- Rc8 16. Rac1 Nxe3 17. Rxc8 Bxc8 18. Nxe3 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Nxf5 Rxf5 21. Qc4+ and White pieces are better placed.

15. Nc2 Qd7

15. -- Rc8 16. Rac1 Ng4 17. Qf3 Rc6 18. Bd2 f5 and Black has an advantage in space.

16. Nb4 Rfc8 17. f3 Bd8

If 17. -- b5 18. Rac1 then:

• 18. -- Qb7 %%19. Qf2 Rc7 20. Bb6 Rcc8 21. Be3 a5 22. Nbd5 and White's space in the center is balanced by Black's on the queenside.
• 18. -- Bd8 19. Nc2 Ba5 20. b4 Bd8 21. a3 and the position is even.

18. Rd3 a5 19. Nbd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 a4!?

20. -- Rc6 21. Rad1 Rac8 22. R3d2 Rc1 23. Nc3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 with an equal game.

21. bxa4 Rxa4 22. b3 Ra6

If 22. -- Ra3 23. Rad1 b5 then:

• 24. Nb4 Qe7 25. Qb2 Rca8 26. Qf2 White has an advantage in command of open lines.
• 24. Kh1 Rca8 25. Nb4 Qe8 26. Bc1 and White repels the onslaught in the a-file.

23. Rad1 Ra5?

This is a critical inaccuracy to which Black's loss can be traced.

Correct is 23. -- Ra3! 24. Bc1 Ra5 gaining a tempo on the text version. Now:

• 25. Be3 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 Qc6 28. Rb5 with an equal game.
• 25. Ne3 Bb6 26. Rxd6 Qb5 27. Qxb5 Rxb5 28. Kf2 Bd4 29. Ke2 Ra5 30. Nd5 Rxa2+ with an equal game.

24. Nb6! Bxb6 25. Bxb6 Ra6 26. Rxd6 Qe7 27. Qb2 Qg5

If 27. -- Rc6 28. Rxc6 bxc6 29. Be3 Ra8 then:

• 30. Rc1 Qd6
• 31. Bc5 Qd3 32. a3 Bxb3 33. Qxe5 and White's vital points are all defended while he is capable of conjuring threats on the long diagonal.
• 31. Qc2?! would dissapate White's advantage: 31. -- Qa3 32.Qxc6 Qxa2 33. b4 and Black has counterplay based on his command of the a-file.
• 30.Qc2 30.-- Qb4 31. Rd2 Ra5 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Rd1 and White's defends his important points, but Black may be able to create some counterplay.

28. a4 h5 29. a5 h4 30. b4 Raa8

Black: John Nunn
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Position after Black's 30th move.

31. Qd2!

This completely takes the wind out of Black's sails.

31. -- Qxd2

If 31. -- Qh5 32. h3 then:

• 32. -- Kh7 33. Bf2 Rc4 34. Rb6 Rc7 35. Qe1 and White wins at least another pawn.
• 32. -- Bb3 33. Rc1 Rxc1+ 34. Qxc1 Be6 35. Bf2 Rc8 36. Qd2 Kh7 37. Rd8 and White has penetrated the back rank.
• 32. -- Rc4 33. Bc5 Rc8 34. Qd3 Qg5 35. Rd8+ Rxd8 36. Qxd8+ Qxd8 37. Rxd8+ Kh7 38. Rb8 and Black has problably already resigned.

32. R1xd2 Rc4 33. Bc5 Rc8 34. Rb6 Rc7 35. Kf2 Kh7 36. Bd6 Rd7

If 36. -- Rc2 then:

• 37. Ke1 Rc1+ 38. Kf2
• 38. -- R7c2 39. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 40. Ke3 Rxg2 41. Bxe5 Bc8 42. Rb5 Rc2 43. Bf4 and White's active Rook is a strong plus.
• 38. -- Rd7 39. Rb2 Bc4 40. Bxe5 Rf1+ 41. Ke3 Re1+ 42. Kf4 and Black's h-pawn cannot be defended.
• 37. Ke2 Bc4+ 38. Kd1 Rxd2+ 39. Kxd2 Rd7 40. Ke3 f6 41. g3 hxg3 42. hxg3 and White is ready to exploit his pawn majority.

37. Ke3 f6

If 37. -- Rc3+ 38. Rd3 Rxd3+ 39. Kxd3 then:

• 39. -- h3 40. g3 Bb3 41. b5 Ba4 42. Kc4 Bd1 43. f4 and White's centralized King is a huge plus in the endgame.
• 39. -- f6 40. b5 Kg6 41. a6 bxa6 42. bxa6 and it will cost Black a piece to stop the pawn.

38. Bxe5 fxe5 39. Rxe6 Rxd2 40. Kxd2 Rxb4 41. Rxe5 Rb2+ 42. Kc3 Rxg2

If 42. -- Ra2 43. Rg5 h3 44. gxh3 Rxh2 45. Rg3 then:

• 45. -- Kh6 %%46. Kc4 Ra2 47. Kb4 and White has an easy win.
• 45. -- Ra2 46. Kb4 Kg8 47. Rg6 and the Rook will transfer to b6 and take the pawn.

43. Rh5+ Kg6 44. Rxh4 Ra2 45. Kb4 1-0

• 45. -- Rf2 46. f4 Re2 47. Kc5 Kf6 48. Kd5
• 48. -- Rd2+ 49. Kc4 Ra2 50. Rh5 Ra4+ 51. Kd3 Ra3+ 52. Ke2 Ra2+ 53. Kf3 Ra3+ 54. Kg4 and two pawns to the good, White wins easily.
• 48. -- Ra2 49. Rh8 Rxa5+ 50. Kd6 Ra6+ 51. Kd7 g6 52. e5+ and it will cost Black the Rook to stop the e-pawn.
• 45. -- Rb2+ 46. Kc4 Rf2 47. Rh3 Ra2 48. Kb4 Rb2+ 49. Kc5 Ra2 50. Kb6 Rb2+ 51. Ka7 and White continues with 52. Rg3+ and 53. h4.

Dr. Nunn resigns.

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6. Radjabov - Anand, World Rapid Chess Championship, Mainz

Vishy Anand
Photo: ChessBase.com

Teimour Radjabov vs. Vishy Anand
Annual Rapid Chess World Championship, Round 3
Mainz, August 2006

Queen's Gambit: Semi-Slav Defense (Moscow Variation)

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. 0-0

10. h4 g4 11. Ne5 h5 12. 0-0 would give Black an early advatage in space on the wings.

Also playable is 10. e5 Nd5 11. 0-0 Nd7 12. a4 a6 with equality.

10. -- Nbd7 11. Ne5

11. e5 Nd5 12. Ne4 Qb6 13. a4 Rd8 is level.

11. -- Bg7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bd6

One of the characteristics of the Semi-Slav, especially where White avoids the Meran Defense with 5. Bg5, is its theoretical nature. Right now, Fritz is telling me that Black is slightly better, but Black's King appears stuck in the center; examine any number of games that begin with the first five moves as this one (or with Black playing 5. -- dexc4, the Botvinnik Variation), and the consistant features of Black's game are: the King in the center or castled long in an open position; pawns advanced on both wings; Bishops developed on the flanks. White usually has a broad pawn center, as he does here, but his ability to keep it protected is subject to being undermined by Black's spatial advantage on the wings.

Overall, it might be best to call this position unclear.

Fritz gives as an alternative to White's 13th move 13. e5 Qb6 14. Ne4 0-0 15. Nd6 f6 16. Bf3 Rad8 and judges that to be equal.

Fritz gives as an continuation for Black after the text move 13. -- e5 14. d5 Qf6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. b3 Rd8 17. Bc7 Rc8 18. Ba5 with a slight advantage for Black, although when the resulting position is put on the board my silicon sidekick calls it a slight advantage for White.

The position is unclear.

13. -- a6 14. Bh5 Bf8

If 14. -- e5 15. Qg4 Qf6 then:

• 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. f4 Qc5+ and Black has a strong initiative.
• 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5
• 18. Rfd1 0-0 19. Rac1 c5 and Black commands open lines.
• 18. f4 Qc5+ is the main (red) variation by tranposition.

15. Bxf8 Rxf8 16. e5 Qb6

If 16. -- c5 17. Rc1 Qb6 then:

• 18. d5 exd5
• 19. Nxd5 Qc6 20. Bf3 Nxe5 21. Re1 and White has a clear advantage with his centrally posted Knight and command of open lines.
• 19. e6?! Nf6 20. Bxf7+ Ke7 21. Re1 d4 and Black will be able to drive White back and create threats on the long diagonal.
• 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qd4 Rd8 20. Qe3 Qc7 21. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 b4 and commands the long diagonal and could make an outpost of d3.

Black: Vishy Anand
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White: Teimour Radjabov
Position after Black's 16th move.

The position on the board is a slight advantage for White owing to the central pawns blocking access to the King's wing of Black's queenside pieces. Black needs to dismantle White's pawn center and open the long diagonal up for his Bishop; to these ends, he should strive to play -- Rd8 or 0-0-0 and -- c6c5.

Examples:

• If 17. Ne4 then:
• Rd8 18. Nd6+ Ke7
• 19. Qc2 f5 b3 cxb3 21. axb3 c5 and White has a slight advatage.
• for 17. -- 0-0-0 18. Nd6+ Kb1, see the text.
• 19. b3 20. Qxb3 c5 and the game is level.
• 17. Re1?!
• 17. 0-0-0 18. 18. b3 c5 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Qc2 Nd3 and Black has a strong advatange after breaking up White's pawn center, opening the long diagonal for his Bishop and firmly planting his Knight at d3.
• 17. -- Rd8 18. Ne4 c5 19. Nd6+ Ke7 20. b3 c3 21. Rc1 b4 with equality.

17. Ne4 0-0-0 18. Nd6+ Kb8 19. Nxf7 Rxf7!

This exchange sacrifice is better than 19. -- Rde8 20. Qg4 Re7 and now:

• 21. Nxh6 Rh7 22. Nf7 c5 23. Nxg5 Rg7 24. f4 snd White's pawn center still blocks the access of Black's pieces to the kingside.
• 21. a4 c5 22. axb5 cxd4 23. bxa6 Bxa6 and Black has only a slight plus.

20. Bxf7 Nxe5 21. Qh5 Rxd4!

Black has now completely demolished White's pawn center.

If 21. -- Nxf7 22. Qxf7 Qxd4 23. Qxe6 Qxb2 24. Qxh6 Qe5 then although Black succeeds in demolishing the pawn center, it is still White who has the control of open lines and thus stands better:

• 25. Rfd1 Ka7 26. Rac1
• 25. Rad1 Re8 26. a4 b4 27. f4 Qc5+ 28. Kh1 Re2

22. Bxe6 c5!

By the means laid out in the note after Black's 16th move, Black has accomplished the desired ends.

23. Qxh6 Ka7

If 23. -- Nd3 24. a4 then:

• 24. -- Qc6 25. Qh3 Nf4 26. Qh8+ Ka7
• 27. Bh3 g4 28. axb5 Qd5 29. f3 with equality
• 27. f3? Qxe6 28. axb5 Rd2 29. bxa6 Rxg2+ 30. Kh1 Bc8 31. Qh7+ Qd7 and, after the exchange of Queens, Black's minor pieces will be more active than one of White's Rook
• 24. -- Bc8 25. axb5 axb5 26. Qxg5 Bxe6 27. Rfd1 Rg4 28. Qe3 with chances for both sides.

24. Rae1 Nd3 25. Re3 Rd6 26. h4?

The attempt to gain counterplay on the King's wing is inadequate. White should take measures against Black's queenside before advancing on the King's wing.

If 26. a4 then:

• 26. -- Nf4 27. axb5 Qxb5 28. Qxg5 Nxe6
• 29. Qe5 Qc6
• 30. f3 Nd4 31. Kh1 with equal chances.
• 30. Rg3 Nd4 31. Kh1 Re6 32. Qg5 Re2 and Black is slightly better with two connected passed pawns.
• 29. Qe7 Qc6 30. f3 Nf4 31. Qe5 Rd4 =+
• 26. -- bxa4 27. f3 c3 28. Qxg5 c2 29. Bc4 c1Q 30. Rxc1 Nxc1 -+

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Position after White's 26th move

26. -- Nf4!

This wins the Bishop and the game.

27. hxg5

If 27. Qxg5 Nxe6 28. Qg4 Nd4 29. h5 then:

• 29. -- Rd5
• 30. a4 Qh6 31. f4 Rxh5 32. Rh3 Rxh3 and Black wins by liquidating the pieces in the h-file and advancing the queenside pawns.
• 30. f4 Qh6 31. Rh3 Rf5 32. Rh4 Rf7 and Black's pieces hold the kingside pawns as he prepares to advance his own majority on the queenside.
• 29. -- Qa5?! would let White back in the game: 30. Qg5 Rd5 31. Re5 Ne6 32. Qe3 and chance are about equal.

27. -- Nxe6 28. f3 b4 29. Kh2

After 29. Rc1 Nf4 30. Qf8 Nd3 31. Rxc4 Nxb2 32. Rc2 Rd1+ Black's mating attack will net a material advatage at the least.

29. -- Qc7 30. Kg1 Nf4 31. Qf8

If 31. Qh4 Rd2 then:

• 32. Rf2 Rd4 33. Qh8 Rd5 34. a3 Rxg5 35. Rd2 Rh5 36. Qg8 Nd5 and Black will attack the White King directly.
• 32. Re8 Rxg2+ 33. Kh1 Qd7 34. Re4 Bxe4 35. fxe4 Rg4 and White must surrender his Queen or submit to mate.

31. -- Rd2 32. Re7 Qd6 33. Qf7 Ne2+ 34. Kh1

If 34. Rxe2 Rxe2 35. Qxc4 Rxb2 then:

• 36. g6
• 36. --Bd5 37. Qg4 Be6 38. Qh4 Rxa2 leaves Black a piece up.
• 36. -- Qg3 37. Qxc5+ Kb8 38. Rf2 Qxf2+ 39. Qxf2 Rxf2 40. Kxf2 Bd5 and the Bishop hold off the kingside pawns while the queenside pawns advance.
• 36. Qg4 Rxa2 37. g6 Bd5 38. Rd1 Qc6 and Black's extra piece assures him victory.

34. -- Ng3+ 35. Kg1

If 35. Kh2 then 35. -- Nxf1+ 36. Kg1 Qh2+ 37. Kxf1 Qh1#

35. -- Qd4+ 36. Kh2 Qh4+ 0-1

Black delivers mate on the next move. Radjabov resigns.

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7. Timman - Day, Staunton Memorial, London

Jan Timman
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Jan Timman vs. Lawrence Day
Howard Staunton Memorial Tournament, Round 6
London, August 2006

Primordial Game: Dragon Defense (Pirc Defense)

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. f4 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. e5 Bg4

If 5. -- Bg7 6. c3 Nh6 7. g3 Bf5 8. Bg2 Qd7 then the usual opening equality is gained by:

• 9. 0-0 Bh3 10. Bxh3 Qxh3 11. Ng5
• 11. -- Qf5 12. Qe2 0-0 13. e6 f6 14. Nf3
• 11. -- Qc8 12. Re1
• 9. Qb3 Bd3 10. Qd1 Bf5

6. Nbd2 e6 7. c4

7. c3 Ne7 8. Qb3 b6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Bg7 11. g4 and White's advance on the Kingside gives him a small plus,

7. -- Ne7 8. Qb3

8. c5 b6 9. cxb6 axb6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Nf5 12. Bd3 Ng3 and Black's Knight will be hard to dislodge.

8. -- Qb6 9. Qc3

9. Qxb6 axb6 10. Bd3 Na6 11. 0-0 Nb4 12. Bb1 Nf5 is level.

9. -- Bxf3 10. Nxf3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Na6

As noted by Mr. Day himself in a post to ChessGames.com (see the link to the game), Black has come out of the opening a little better. White has a bacward d-pawn on an open file, at which Black's Queen takes aim.

If 11. -- Nd5 12. Qb3 Qxb3 13. axb3 then:

• 13. -- h5 14. Ke2 b6 15. Be3 Ke7 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Nh4 Ke6 Black would stand better owing to his queenside pawn structure.
• 13. -- b5 14. Bxd5 cxd5 15. Bd2 Nc6 16. Ke2 Rc8 is level.

12. 0-0 Nc7 13. Qd3 Rd8 14. Kh1 Nf5

14. -- Bg7 15. Qb3 Qxb3 16. axb3 a6 17. Bd2 Ned5 and Black's Knight gives him an advantage.

15. g4!?

White tries a pawn sacrifice.

If 15. a4 Bg7 16. a5 Qb4 17. b3 Nd5 then:

• 18. Bd2 Qe7 19. Rac1 0-0 20. g4 with an equal game.
• 18. Ba3 Qc3 19. Qxc3 Nxc3 is equal.

15. -- Nxd4 16. Be3 c5 17. Bxd4

If 17. Rad1 Qc6 18. Qd2 Bg7 then:

• 19. Qf2 g5 20. Bxd4 cxd4 21. Rxd4 Rxd4 22. Qxd4 h5 23. fxg5 hxg4 24. Qxg4 Bxe5 25. Qg2 is level
• 19. Qg2 b5 20. Be2 Nxe2 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Qxe2 Nd5 and Black has the advantage owing to his extra pawn.

17. -- cxd4 18. f5 gxf5 19. gxf5 Bh6 20. Qe4 Be3 21. Qg4

If 21. Bb3 Rd7 22. Ba4 Nb5 then:

• 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Qg4 Re7 25. Qh5+ Kd8 26. Rad1 and Black still has his pawn, but White is pressing for it.
• 23. Rad1 Rg8 24. Rd3 Qa6 25. fxe6 fxe6 26. b3 and Balck will hold his pawn for now.

21. -- Kd7!

Black makes a fine move that softens White's threats along the g-file. Now Black can take control of the open file.

If 21. -- h5 22. Qe4 then:

• 22. -- Rd7 23. fxe6
• 23. -- Nxe6 24. Rad1 Rh6 25. a3 Rg6 26. b4 Rg4 27. Qh7 Qc6 28. Qxh5 and still Black will hold the pawn, but he must first remove a defender that is under attack.
• 23. -- fxe6? 24. Qg6+ Rf7 25. Nxd4 Rhf8 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Rf1 Bxd4 28. Qxf7+ and White is an exchange up with a fierce attack.
• 22. -- Rg8 23. fxe6 Nxe6 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Qh7 Rf8 26. Nh4 yields an equal position.

22. Qh5 Rdf8 23. Bd3?

This should have cost White the game.

Correct is a simple 23. b3 Ne8 24. Qh3 Ng7 25. f6 Ne8 26. Rad1 and Black has only a slight plus with his extra pawn.

23. -- Rhg8 24. Be4

If 24. b3 h6 then:

• 25. f6 Nd5 26. Be4 Qa6 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. Rfd1 Qe2 29. Qh3+ Kc7 and Black continues to hold an extra pawn with threats agains the enemy camp.
• 25. Be4 Nd5 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Rfe1 Kc8 28. Rad1 Kb8 29. Qh4 Qc7 and Black pawn plus remains a facotr.

24. -- Qxb2 25. Qh3 b6 26. Rab1 Qe2

The text is better than 26. -- Qxa2 27. Ra1 Qe2 when:

• 28. fxe6+ fxe6 29. Rfe1
• 29. -- Qc4 30. Qxh7+ Kc8 31. Rxa7 Rh8 32. Qe7 Qc5 33. Qd6 and Black will be better after the exchange of Queens, but White's advanced pawn is a factor.
• 29. -- Qf2 30. Rf1 Qb2 31. Rfb1 Qe2 with an equal game.
• 28. Rfe1 Qc4
• 29. fxe6+ fxe6 30. Qxh7+ Kd8 31. Qh4+ Kc8 32. Rxa7
• 32. Rf7 33. Rea1 Rgf8 34. Ra8+ Kd7 35. Rxf8 Rxf8 and Black holds his advantage.
• 32. -- Rh8 33. Qe7 Qc5 and White equalizes by 34. Rxc7+! Qxc7 35. Qxe6+ Qd7 Qxb6.
• 29. Rxa7 h6 30. Rb7 Rb8 31. Qh5 exf5 32. Bxf5+ Ke7 33. Qh4+ Bg5 and Black's edge is dissapated somewhat.

27. Bb7 exf5 28. Rbe1 Qc2?!

Black lets down his guard. While this does not lose the game, it throws away most of the advantage he had.

If 28. -- Qb2! Black would probably win:

• 29. Nh4 Ne6 30. Nxf5 Kc7
• 31. Qf3 Nc5 32. Qc6+ Kb8 33. Ba8 Qxa2 34. Nxe3 dxe3 35. Qd5 Qd2 and Black would be two pawns up after the exchange of Queens.
• 31. Be4 Bd2 32. Rb1 Qc3 33. Qh5 Rg5 and Black will still be a pawn up after 34. Qxh7 with his pieces ready to converge on White's King.
• 29. Rxe3 29. -- dxe3 30. Rd1+ Nd5 31. Bxd5 Kc7 32. Bb3 Rg7 33. Qf1 Kb8 and Black has a Rook and two pawns against two minor pieces.

29. Nh4

The text is much better than 29. Rd1? Ne6 when:

• 30. Ba6 Qxa2 31. Bd3 Nf4 32. Ra1 Qb2 33. Qxf5+
• 33. -- Kc7! 34. Rxa7+ Kb8 and the game is level.
• A2 33. -- Ne6? returns the gift: 34. Rxa7+!
• 34. -- Ke8 35. Bc2! Rg6 36. Qe4 Qb5 37. Ba4 Qxa4 38. Rxa4 Nd8 39. Qd5 and White closes in for the kill.
• 34. -- Kc8 35. Ba6+ Kb8 36. Ra8+ Kc7 37. Ng5 and White will soon pick apart Black's position.
• B 30. Nh4 30. -- Kc7 31. Bf3 f4 32. Qf5 Qxf5 33. Nxf5 Rg5 and the Knight has no good square which to move.

29. -- Ne6 30. Nxf5

If 30. Qxf5? Qc4 31. Ng2 Bg5 then:

• 32. Qxh7 Rg7 33. Qe4 Rh8 34. Bd5 Qc5 and the Rook will double on the h-file.
• 32. Qe4 Rg6 33. Bd5 Qc5 34. Rd1 Kc7 35. Nh4 Rgg8 and will threaten along the g-file.

30. -- Qc7 31. Bg2?!

Better is 31. Qf3! and now:

• 31. -- Nd8 32. Qd5+ Ke8 33. Nd6+ Ke7 34. Ba6
• 34. -- Re8 35. Bb5
• 35. -- Bd2 36. e6 Bxe1 37. exf7 Bf2 38. Rxf2 Qc1+ 39. Bf1 Rg1+ 40. Kxg1
• 40. -- Rh8 41. Nf5+ Kf6 42. Qxd4+ Kxf7 43. Qg7+ Ke6 44. Qe7+ Kd5 45. Qd6+ Ke4 46. Qd4#
• 40. -- Rf8 41. Nf5+ Kf6 42. Qd6+ Kg5 43. Qh6+ Kg4 44. Qh4#
• 35. -- Kf8 36. Bxe8
• 36. -- Rg7 37. Bxf7 Rg1+ 38. Rxg1 Bxg1 39. Rxg1 Nxf7 40. Rf1 Kg8 41. Nxf7 Qc8 42. Rg1+ Kf8 43. Nh6 Ke8 44. Rg8+ Ke7 45. Qf7#
• 36. -- Rg4 37. Bxf7 Bf4 38. e6 Qxd6 39. Qxd6+ Bxd6 40. Bh5+ and White, already up by an exchange, wins a Rook.
• 34. -- Rg6 35. Nf5+ Ke8 36. Nxe3 dxe3 37. Bb5+ and Black will begin losing material.
• 31. -- Nf4 32. Rxe3 dxe3 33. Rd1+ Ke6 34. Qe4 f6 35. Rd6+ Kf7 36. Bd5+ Kg6 37. Nxe3+ and White wins the Knight.

31. -- Ng5 32. Qg4

The reader should be reminded that on the board, the game is level, if not slightly favorable to Black. There are many pitfalls for Black and he has done well not to fall into them.

If 32. Qh4! Qc5 33. Nxe3 dxe3 34. Rc1 then:

• 34. -- Rc8 35. Rxc5 Rxc5 36. Qa4+ Kc8
• 37. Rd1 Rc7 38. h4 e2 39. Qa6+ Kb8 40. Qxe2 and White wins at least an exchange after 40. -- Ne6 41. Qe4 Rxg2 42. Qxg2.
• 37. Qa6+ Kd8 38. Rd1+ Ke7 39. Qxa7+ Kf8 40. Qxb6 and Black could resign, if he hasn't by now.
• 34. -- e2 35. Qa4+ b5 36. Qg4+ Ne6 37. Qxe2 and White wins easily.

32. -- h5 33. Qd1 Kc8 34. Nd6+ Kd8 35. Nf5

If 35. Nb7+ Ke8 36. Qa4+ Ke7 37. Qa3+ then:

• 37. -- Ke8 38. Rc1 Bxc1 39. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 40. Qxc1
• 40. -- Ke7 41. Qc7+ Ke6 42. Qd6+ Kf5 43. Qf6+ Kg4 44. Nd6 h4 45. Bf3+ Nxf3 46. Qf5#
• 40. -- Ne4 41. Qc8+ Ke7 42. Qc7+ Ke6 43. Bxe4 Rd8 44. Nxd8+ Rxd8 45. Qxd8 is won for White.
• 37. -- Kd7 38. Rxe3 dxe3 39. Rd1+ Kc8 40. Qxa7 and White wins.

35. -- Qd7

If 35. -- Kc8 36. Nd6+ Kb8 37. Rxe3 then:

• 37. -- Qc5 38. Nb7 Qc7 39. Ra3 Ne6 40. Qa4 and White has heavey threats against the Black King.
• 37. -- dxe3? 38. Qd5! Qd7 39. Qa8+ Kc7 40. Rc1+ Qc6 41. Qxc6+ Kd8 42. Qc7#

36. Qc2 d3 37. Qc3 Bc5 38. Rd1 Kc8 39. Rxd3

39. Nd6+ Kb8 40. Qxd3 a5 41. Qa6 Qa7 42. Qxa7+ Kxa7 43. Nb5+ and White's attack gives him a strong position.

39. -- Qc7 40. Rc1 Ne6 41. Rg3 Nf4

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Position after Black's 41st move

42. Qf3!!


Tal once said: There are two kinds of sacrifices: sound ones and mine.

This is one of Tal's kind. It's not really sound, but it get the job done.

42. -- Nxg2?

Black finally falls off the tightrope.

Correct is to refuse the proffered Knight: 42. -- Rxg3 43. hxg3 Nxg2 44. Qa8+ Qb8 45. Qc6+ Qc7 46. Rxc5 and now:

• 46. -- bxc5! 47. Qa8+ Qb8 48. Qc6+ Kd8 with equality and a probable draw.
• 46. -- Qxc6? gives the game to White: 47. Rxc6+ Kd7 48. Rd6+ Kc7 49. Kxg2 and White is a piece up.

43. Qa8+!

This is the best way to victory.

If 43. Rxg8 Rxg8 44. Qa8+ Qb8 45. Qc6+ then:

• 45. -- Qc7 46. Ne7+ Kb8 47. Qxc7+ Kxc7 48. Nxg8 yields only a slight advantage for White.
• else if 45. -- Kd8? 46. Rd1+ Bd6 47. Rxd6+ Qxd6 48. exd6 and Black cannot prevent 49. Qc7+ Ke8 50. Qe7#

43. -- Kd7 44. Qd5+ Kc8 45. Nd6+ Kb8

45. -- Bxd6 46. Qa8+ Kd7 47. Rxc7+ Bxc7 48. Rd3+ Ke7 49. Qc6 and White wins material.

46. Rxc5 Nf4 47. Rxc7

47. Qe4 f5 48. Rxc7 fxe4 49. Rb7+ Ka8 50. Ra3 and White wins.

47. -- Nxd5 48. Rb7+ Ka8 49. Rxf7 Rd8

49. -- Rh8 50. e6 Rd8 51. Ra3 a5 52. Nb7 Rdf8 53. Nxa5 Rxf7 54. exf7 Rf8 55. Nc4+ and White wins.

50. Rxg8 Rxg8 51. e6 Rd8

51. -- Rb8 52. e7 Nxe7 53. Rxe7 Rd8 54. Re8 and the Knight will stop Black queenside pawns as the White King wins the pawn and sees the h-pawn on the other wing.

52. Rd7 Rf8 53. e7 Nxe7 54. Rxe7 a5 55. Kg2 1-0

[Jack Rabbit]

8. Adams - Bosboom-Lanchava, Staunton Memorial, London

Michael Adams
Photo: ChessBase.de (Germany)


Michael Adams vs. Tea Bosboom-Lanchava
Howard Staunton Memorial Tournament, Round 6
London, August 2006

Primordial Game: Dragon Defense (Pirc Defense)

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Bd3 0-0 8. h3 Nbd7 9. 0-0 Qc7

If 9. -- Bb7 10. Rad1 c5 then a satisfatory game for both sides is acheived by:

• 11. dxc5 Nxc5
• 12. e5 b4 13. Nb5 Nd5 14. exd6.
• 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. Qe3 Qb614. Nxb5 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4.
• 11. Bxb5 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Qe2 a6 14. Bxd7 Qxd7 15. dxc5.

10. Ne2 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. a4 Bb7

If 12. -- bxa4 13. Rxa4 then:

• 13. -- Rd8 14. Rfa1 a6 15. Qc3
• 15. -- Bb7 16. Bc4 Re8 17. Ng3 and White has the better of it due to the pawn structure on the queenside.
• 15. -- c5 16. b4 Bb7 17. bxc5 Bc6 18. Rxa6 Bxe4 19. Ng5 Bb7 20. Qc4 and White has an extra pawn, albeit a weak one.
• 13. -- c5 14. Rfa1 a6 15. Nc3 Rd8 16. Qe2 Nb8 17. Ra5 and White's queenside pawn structure gives him a slight advantage.

13. Ng3 a6 14. c4!?

While this move weakens d4, it also breaks up Black's queenside pawns, making them weak.

If 14. Rfd1 then:

• 14. -- Rfd8 15. Qc3 Rac8
• 16. b4 h6 17. Be2 c5 18. axb5 Bxe4 19. Rxa6 Bb7 20. Ra7 with an unclear position; Black will refrain from taking the pawn at b4 in favor of retaining some initiative, but the pin at b7 hampers any plans she might have.
• 16. Be2 Ne8 17. b4 Nef6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Ra7 and White's control of the a-file and the in at b7 give him a slight advatage.
• 14. -- Nb6 15. axb5 axb5 16. Qb4 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Nfd7 18. Be2 Nc8 19. c4 and the position is even.

14. -- bxc4 15. Bxc4 c5 16. Qc2 Rac8

If 16. -- Bc6 17. Rfd1 then:

• 17. -- Qb7 18. Rd6 Rfe8 19. Ng5 Re7 20. b4 h6 21. Nf3 and White is attacking Black's weak pawns.
• 17. -- h6 18. Ra3 Qb6 19. Rad3 Rab8 20. b3 a5 21. Rd6 and White's pressure on the d-file is strong.

17. Rac1 Qd6

If 17. -- Qa5? 18. Rfd1 then:

• 18. -- Rcd8 19. Ng5 Rb8 20. Ne6 Rfc8 21. Bd2 Qb6 22. a5 Qa7 23. Ng5; becuae of her broken up pawns on the queenside, Black will not be able to easily chase the Bishop from c4, giving White the better game.
• 18. -- Rb8 19. Bd2 Qb6 20. a5 Qd8 21. b3 Ra8 22. b4 and White threatens 23. bxc5 Nxc5 Bb4.

18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. h4 Ng4

The position on the board is level. Although Black is saddled with weak pawns on the queenside, she has the defensive resources to hold her position for the time being.

19. -- Rb8 20. b3 Ng4 21. Bg5 Ngf6 22. Bd5 Rfd8 remains an equal game.

20. Bg5 Bf6

If 20. -- Ndf6 21. Bd5 Rfd8 22. b3 Bxd5 23. exd5 h6 then:

• 24. Bxf6 Nxf6 25. Qc4 giving White a slight plus by threatening weak pawns.
• 24. Qc4 hxg5 25. hxg5 Qd6 26. gxf6 Nxf6 is level.

21. Qe2 Nb8

If 21. -- Rb8 22. b3 Rfd8 23. Bd2 Nf8 then:

• 24. Nf1 Bc8 25. Ng5 Nh6 26. Ne3 maintains the equalibrium.
• 24. Ng5 Nh6 25. Be3 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 a5 27. Qc2 and Black must play to prevent the tactic coup 28. Bxc5 Qxc5 29. Bxf7+, winning the Queen.

22. Nf1 h6

22. -- Bxg5 23. Nxg5 Nf6 24. Ng3 Rce8 25. Rc3 is level.

23. Ne3!?

White sacrifices a pawn for initiative.

The text is better than 23. Bd2 Bg7 24. h5 and now:

• 24. -- Kh8 25. Bd5 Nc6! 26. Ng3 Nf6 27. Bxc6 Rxc6 38. Be3 Ng4 and Black holds her queenside pawns and takes the initiative herself.
24. -- gxh5?! 25. Ng3 Rfd8 26. Nxh5 Bh8 27. Ng3 Qf6 28. Nf5 when White is the one making threats.

23. -- hxg5 24. Nxg4 gxh4 25. Qe3

If 25. Bd5 Nc6 26. Qd3 Bg5 27. Nxg5 Qxg5 then:

• 28. f3 Nb4 29. Qd2 Qxd2 30. Rxd2 Nxd5 31. exd5 maintains an equal game.
• 28. Ne3 Nb4 29. Qb3 Bxd5 30. exd5 Rfd8 31. Rc4 and Black's has succeeded in genrating counterplay.

25. -- Bg7 26. Qg5

If 26. b4 then:

• 26. -- Nd7 27. Nh6+ Kh8 28. bxc5 f5 29. Ng8 Rxg8 30. Bxg8 is still an equal game.
• 26. -- cxb4? 27. Nh6+ Kh8 28. Nxf7+ Rxf7 29. Bxf7 Rxc1 30. Qxc1 and White is an exchange up.

26. -- Qxg5 27. Nxg5 Rc7 28. Rd6

If 28. Kh2 Kh8 29. Rh1 Kg8 30. Rcd1 Nc6 then:

• 31. Rd6 Na5 32. Bxa6 Bxa6 33. Rxa6 Nc4 34. b3 Nd2 35. Kh3 remains level.
• 31. Kg1 Rd8 32. Rd5 Rxd5 33. exd5 Na5 34. Ba2 c4 leaves Black with a small advantage as she is positioned to gain the more important pawn.

28. -- Bc8 29. Nh2 Rc6?

Black takes the Rook off the defense of f7 and loses.

Correct is 29. -- Kh8 30. Nhf3 and then:

• 30. -- h3 31. gxh3 f6 32. Ne6 Bxe6 33. Bxe6 Re8 34. Bc4 Rb7 35. b3 maintains equality.
• 30. -- f6 31. Ne6 Bxe6 32. Bxe6 Bh6 33. Rc3 Rc6 34. Rxc6 Nxc6 35. Nxh4 and White is seriously threatening to win a pawn.

30. Rcd1

30. Nxf7 also wins:

• 30. -- Rxf7 31. Rd8+ Bf8 32. Nf3 Be6 33. Nxe5 Bxc4 34. Rxb8 Rd6 35. Rxc4 and White is a pawn up with a Rook in the back rank, in addtion to simutaneouly attacking the c-Pawn and the Rook at f7.
• 30. -- Kh7 31. Rcd1 Bf6 32. Nf3 Rxd6 33. Rxd6
• 33. -- Be7 34. Rb6 Nd7 35. Rc6 Re8 36. Bxa6
and White is a pawn to the good.
• 33. -- Kg7 34. Rb6 Rxf7 35. Bxf7 Kxf7 36. Rxg8 and White wins the exchange.

30. -- Bh6

Black: Tea Bosboom-Lanchava
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White: Michael Adams
Position after Black's 30th move

31. Nxf7!

Black must lose material.

31. -- Rxf7

If 31. -- Kh7 32. Rd8 then:

• 32. -- Rc7 33. Nxe5 Nc6 34. Nxc6 Rxc6 35. Rxf8 Bxf8 36. Nf3 and White is a pawn up.
• 32. -- h3 33. gxh3 Rc7 34. Nxe5 Rxd8 35. Rxd8 Nc6 36. Nxc6 Rxc6 37. Bg8+ and White is two pawns up.

32. Rxc6 Nxc6 33. Rd6 Bb7

33. -- Nd4 34. Rd8+ Kg7 35. Bxf7 Kxf7 36. Rxc8 leaves White an exchange to the good.

34. Bxf7+ 1-0

After 34. -- Kxf7 35. Rd7+ Ke6 36. Rxb7 Bc1 37. Nf3 g5 38. Rb6 White is an exchange to the good and will win the game easily. Mw. Bosboom-Lanchava resigns.

[Jack Rabbit]

9. Papadapooulos - Aroshidze, Acropolis Open, Athens

Levan Aroshidze
Photo: website of the 2004 Kavala Open

Ioannis Papadopoulos vs. Levan Aroshidze
Acropolis Open, Round 6
Athens, Augsut 2006

Open Sicilian Game: Najdorf Defense

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6

An alternative is 6. -- e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. g5 b5. This is akin to the Boleslavsky Defense of the Open Sicilian (5. -- Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. 0-0 Be7).

The pawn a e6 keeps White's Knight out of d5, thus the text move is justified in its own right.

7. f3 b5 8. g4 b4 9. Nce2 h6

Black wants to keep White's pieces and the g-pawn away from g5.

If 9. -- e5 10. Nb3 then:

• 10. -- h6 11. Qd2 d5
• 12. 0-0-0 d4 13. Bf2 a5 14. Ng3 a4 15. Bb5+ and Black has more space in the center and queenside, while White's advatages are on the King's wing.
• 12. exd5?! Qxd5 13. Qxd5 Nxd5 14. Bf2 e4 15. Bg2 and an equal game.
• 12. Rd1 d4 13. Bf2 Nc6 14. Bg3 Bd6 15. Bg2 and the position is even.
• 10. -- d5 11. g5 d4 12. Bxd4 exd4 13. gxf6 Qxf6 14. Nbxd4 Qh4+ 15. Ng3 and White is a pawn up, but with an inferior pawn structure and less piece activity.

10. Qd2 e5 11. Nf5 d5 12. g5

The position on the board is level.

12. Bg2 dxe4 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Rd1+ Kc7 15. fxe4 Nxg4 yields an unclear position; Black's King is exposed, but in a place where he is in no immediate danger and Black's Bishops, although unmoved, have more mobility than White's kingside pieces.

12. -- hxg5 13. Bxg5 Be6

If 13. -- Bxf5 14. exf5 then:

• 14. -- Be7 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. 0-0-0
• 16. -- Nc6 17. f4
• 17. -- Ne7 18. Qxb4 Rb8 19. Qa4+ gives White the advantage owing to his attack on Black's pawn center.
• 17. -- Qc7 18. Qxd5 Rc8 19. Qe4 and White's pieces control the open lines in the center.
• A2 16. -- Bg5 17. f4 exf4 18. Re1 f3 19. Nf4+ and White has the advantage with his control of open lines.
• 14. -- Nbd7 15. f4 e4 16. 0-0-0 Rc8 17. Kb1 with a small advatage fopr White based on his attack on the d-pawn.

14. Neg3 Nc6 15. Ne3

15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Qxd5 Nxd5 17. Bc4 f6 18. Bd2 Nf4 yields a balanced position.

15. -- d4 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. f4 Nd7 18. fxe5

18. Nxe5 Ndxe5 19. fxe5 Qxe5 is level.

18. -- Ncxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Be2

If 20. Qg2?! Rc8 21. Bf4 d3 22. cxd3 b3 then:

• 23. a3 23. -- Qa5+ 24. Bd2 Qd8 25. Nf5 Rc2 26. Qg3 Nc4 would give Black a clear advantage with the Rook hard to dislodge from c2 and the Knight at c4 cannot be taken.
• 23. axb3? Bb4+! 24. Bd2 Qc2
• 25. Bxb4 Nxd3+ and Black wins the Queen.
• 25. Rd1 Bg4 26. Be2 Nxd3+ 27. Kf1 Bh3 winning the Queen.

The position on the board is slightly in Black's favor owing to the pressure his Queen exerts on the c-file and the cramping effect of the b- and d-pawns; White has some compesation in the mobility of his Bishop at g5 and the possibility (not guaranteed) that the Knight will find an outpost on the fifth rank.

20. -- Rc8 21. Nf5?!

If 21. Bf4 then:

• 22. Bxc7 Nxd2 23. Kxd2 Rxc7 24. Bxa6 Bd6 25. Bb5+ is level.
• 21. -- Nc4
• 22. Bxc4? Qxc4
• 23. Rc1 Qxa2 24. Qxd4 Rd8 and White's Queen has few good places to move.
• 23. Ne2 Qxc2 24. Qxc2 Rxc2 25. Nxd4 Rxb2 26. Nxe6 fxe6 and Black is a pawn to the good with superior piece activity.
• 21. -- f6? 22. Bxe5 fxe5 23. Bxa6 Ra8 24. Qd3 and White has an extra pawn, but both sides have chances.

21. -- Bxf5 22. exf5 f6 23. Bf4 Qxc2 24. Qxc2

With a Rook about to plant itself on c2, Black has a strong position

Had White played 24. Qxd4 then 24. -- Rc4 25. Qd2 Qe4 26. Rf1 b3 27. a3 Bxa3 28. bxa3 Rd4 then:

• 29. Qxd4 29. -- Qxd4 30. Rd1 Qe4 and White cannot prevent the Rook coming to h3, threatening to win a piece by placing the stalemated King in check with the Knight.
• 29. Qa5 Nd3+ 30. Kd2 Nxf4+ 31. Kc3 Rh3+ 32. Bf3 Qe3+ 33. Kb2 Rxh2+ 34. Kb1 Qd3+ 35. Kc1 b2#

24. -- Rxc2 25. Bxa6

25. Kd1 Rxb2 26. Bc1 Rxe2 27. Kxe2 d3+ 28. Kd1 Rh5 assure Black a strong position with three pawns and a Knight against a White Rook.

25. -- Rxb2 26. Rf1 Bd6 27. Bb5+

If 27. Kd1 Ke7 28. Re1 then:

• 28. -- Rf2 29. Bg3 Rxf5
• 30. Bb7 Rfh5 31. Rb1 Kd7 -+
• 30. Be2 Ra8 31. Bg4 Rg5 32. h3 b3 and Black's material plus assures him of victory.
• 28. -- Ra8 29. Bc4 Kd8 30. Be6 b3
• 31. Bxe5 Bxe5 32. a4 Bxh2 33. Re2 Rxe2 34. Kxe2 b2 35. Rb1 Be5 and Black's two extra pawns give him all the winning chances.
• 31. a4 Nf3 32. Re2 Rxe2 33. Kxe2 b2 34. Rb1 Bxf4 35. Kxf3 Bc1 imprisoning the Rook.

27. -- Ke7 28. 0-0-0 Rxa2 29. Rxd4 Rb8 30. Kb1 Ra5

If 30. -- b3 31. Rfd1

• 31. -- Ba3! (remember this move!) 32. Ba4 Rb2+ 33. Ka1 Re2 34. Kb1 Rc8
• 35. R4d2 Rxd2 36. Bxd2 Rc2 37. Bf4 Rf2 and Black's two extra pawns loom large.
• 35. Bxb3? Rb8 -+
• 31. -- Rd8 32. Ba4 Rb8 33. Rxd6 Rxa4 -/+

31. Rfd1 Rb6 32. Be2 b3 33. Bc1?

If 33. Rd5 then:

• 33. -- Ra2 34. R1d2 Rxd2 35. Bxd2
• 35. -- g6 36. fxg6 Nxg6 37. Rb5 Rxb5 38. Bxb5 and Black has only a small plus; the game is a likely draw.
• 35. -- Rb7 36. Bc3 Nd7 37. h4 Bb4 38. Bd4 Ba3 and Black's extra pawn may not be enough to convert to a win.
• 33. -- Rxd5?! 34. Rxd5 Rb4 35. Bg3 Kd7
• 36. Kb2 Kc6 37. Bf3 Kd7 38. Bg2 is level and a prbable draw.
• 36. Bxe5?! fxe5 37. Kb2 Rh4 38. Kxb3 Rxh2 and Black has winning chances.

Black: Levan Aroshidze
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Position after White's 33rd move

33. -- Ba3!

This move hampers White's ability to defend against the forward march of the b-pawn.

If White now plays 34. Bxa3+ then 34. -- Rxa3 35. R4d2 Rb8 36. h4 Ra4 37. h5 Rf4 nets Black another pawn.

No better is 34. R4d2 Bxc1 35. Rxc1 Rd6 36. Rxd6 Kxd6 37. Rc3 Nc6 38. Rxb3 Rxf5 and Balck will transfer his King to the kingside to assist in the capture of White last pawn the the advance of his own.

Black's centralized King is a huge advantage in the analysis positions, as it is in the text. The game is now won.

34. Bd2 Ra8 35. Rg1

If 35. Bc3 b2

• 36. R4d2 36. Rc8 37. Rc2 Rbc6
• 38. Bxb2 Rxc2 39. Bxa3+ Kf7 and White's material plus gicves him a winning advantage.
• 38. Rxb2 Rxc3 39. Rb7+ R8c7 40. Rxc7+ Rxc7 and Black has won a piece.
• 36. Re4 Bd6 37. Bxb2 Ba3 38. Rd2 Rab8 winning the Bishop.

35. -- Kf7 36. Rd5

36. Bf4 Bc5 37. Bxe5 b2 38. Rd7+ Kf8 39. Bxb2 Bxg1 and Black is up by an exchange and a pawn.

36. -- Bb4 37. Bxb4 Rxb4 38. Rc5

If 38. Kb2 Ra2+ 39. Kc3 Nc6 40. Rd2 b2 then:

• 41. Rb1 Ra3+ 42. Kc2 Nd4+ 43. Rxd4 Rxd4 and if 44. Rxb2 then 44. -- Rh3 threatens pins and kewers after winning another pawn.
• 41. Bh5+ Kf8 42. Rb1 Ra3+ 43. Kc2 Rh3 and 44. -- Nd4+ would be deadly.

38. -- b2 39. Rc7+ Kf8 40. Kc2

40. Rcxg7 Ra1+ 41. Kc2 b1Q+ 42. Rxb1 Raxb1 and Black has won a Rook.

40. -- b1Q+ 41. 0-1

If 41. Rxb1 then 41. -- Ra2+ wins a piece. Papadopoulos resigns.

Levan Aroshidze is a 21-year-old international master who works as the publicity manager for Chess Ambassadors for Peace, a group that organizes charity chess events in his native Georgia. The organization has raised money for flood relief and to fight drug abuse.

Mr. Aroshidze tied for first placed in the Acropolis Open by winning 7 games, more than any other player in the event. No doubt his score entitled to a grandmaster norm.

We hope to hear more of this fine player and fine man in the future.

[Jack Rabbit]

10. Endgame: Melia - S.-F. Foisor, Acropolos Open, Athens

Salome Melia
Photo: ChessBase.com

Salome Melia vs. Sabrina-Francesca Foisor
Acropolis Open, Round 6
Athens, August 2006

Black: Sabrina-Francesca Foisor
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Position after Black's 37th move

38. b4

White moves to create a passed pawn.

38. -- h4

Black makes a feeble attempt at counterplay on the opposite wing.

If 38. -- g5 39. a4 Ne8 40. b5 Nd6+ then:

• 41. Kd3 axb5 42. axb5 and White's passed pawn give her a strong advantage.
• 41. Kb4? is an error that deprives White of creating apassed pawn: 41. -- Nxb5+ 42. Kc4 Nxd4 43. Kxd4 and Black should be able to draw easily.

39. gxh4

39. a4 hxg3 40. fxg3 Bd6 41. g4 f4 42. h4 f3 43. Ne4 and White will be able to stop the passed pawn and then push her b-pawn.

39. -- Bxh4 40. a4 Kd7 41. Nd5 Ne6 42. Be3 g5 43. f3 Nd8 44. b5 axb5+

Black: Sabrina-Francesca Foisor
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Position after Black's 44th move

45. Kxb5!?

This is good enough, but better is 45. axb5! Nf7 46. Kc5 Nd8 and now:

• 47. Kb6! Kd6 48. Nb4 f4 49. Bc5+ Kd7 50. Nd3 Ne6 51. Ka7 Kc8 52. b6 and the pawn will coronate.
• or 47. b6 Nb7+ 48. Kb5 Kd6 49. Ka6 Nd8 50. Nb4
• 50. -- Ke6 51. b7 Nxb7 52. Kxb7 and White has an extra piece, but the win is not as easy as in the main (red) variation.
• 50. -- f4 51. Bd4 Be1 52. Nd3 Bd2 53. b7 Nxb7 54. Kxb7 and here, too, the extra piece should win for White.

45. -- Kd6 46. Nb4 Ne6 47. Bb6 Be1

If 47. -- Nc7+ 48. Bxc7+ Kxc7 49. a5 then:

• 49. -- Kb7 50. Na6 Ka7 51. Nc7 Kb7 52. Ne6 Ka7 53. a6 f4 54. Nd8 Kb8 55. Nc6+ Kc8 56. Kc5 Kc7 57. a7 Bf2+ 58. Kd5 Kb7 59. Ke5 and White wins:
• 59. -- Ka8 60. Kf5 Bh4 61. Ne5 Kxa7 62. Ng6
• 59. -- Kxc6 60. a8Q+
• 59. -- Bxa7 60. Nxa7 Kxa7 61. Kf5
• or 49. -- Bf2 50. a6 Kb8 51. Nc6+ Kc7 52. Ne7 f4 53. Ng6 Kb8 54. Ne5
• 54. -- Kc7 55. Nf7 Bh4 56. Nd8! Kb8 57. Nc6+ Kc7 58. Kc5 Be1 59. a7 Kb7 60. Kd5 Bf2 61. Ke5 Ka8 62. Kf5 and White wins either by sacrificing the a-pawn and bringing the Knight to the kingside while the Black King is too distant or taking the pawns and advancing his kingside pawns.
• 54. -- Bg3 55. Nc6+ Kc7 56. a7 Kb7 57. Kc5 Bf2+ 58. Kd5 Bb6 59. Ke5 Bf2 60. Kf5 Bh4 61. Ke5 Ka8 62. Kf5 Kb7 63. Ne5 Kxa7 64. Ng6 reaches the same position as the red variation.

48. a5 Bxb4 49. Kxb4 Kc6 50. Be3 f4 51. Bf2 Nc7 52. Kc4 Nb5 53. a6 Na3+ 54. Kd3 Nb5 55. a7

55. Ke4 Nd6+ 56. Ke5 Nc4+ 57. Kf5 Nd2 58. a7 Kb7 59. Kxg5 is easily won for White.

55. -- Kb7 56. Ke4 Nd6+ 57. Ke5 Nc4+ 58. Kf5 Nd2 59. Kxg5 Nxf3+ 60. Kxf4 Nd2 61. h4 Nc4!

This move won't save Black's game, but it is her best. The Knight takes the shortest (in chess, that means the fastest) route to intercept the h-pawn. If Black had nothing to worry about on the Queen's wing, this move most likely would have drawn.

62. h5 Nd6 63. h6 Nf7 64. h7 Ka8

64. -- Nh8 65. Ke5 Nf7+ 66. Kf6 Nh8 67. Kg7 and the Knight is won and the h-pawn will queen.

65. Kf5 Kb7 66. Kf6 Nh8 67. Kg7 1-0