Pirc-RobatschB06

Navara, D (2616)
McShane, L (2643)

5th Young Masters (3.2)
Lausanne, 2004


1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 Nd7 5. f4 a6 6. Nf3 b5 7. e5 Bb7 8. Bd3 e6 9. Qe2 Ne7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. g4 Qd7 12. Ne4 O-O-O 13. Rhf1 Kb8 14. Ng3 f5 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Ng5 Ned5 17. Bd2 Rhe8 18. Qf2 b4!?

The start of an interesting attack

19. N5e4 Qa4 20. Kb1 Bh8 21. f5?! exf5 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. Nxf5 Rxe4!!

A bolt from the blue!

24. Bxe4 Nc3+!! 25. Bxc3

25. bxc3 Bxe4 and black threatens tyo regain the piece by ...Rf8 as well as ...Qxc2+ and/or ...Nc4

25... bxc3!!

Now black threatens a quick mate with 26...Qb4 27.b3 Qa3 and 28...Qb2 mate

26. Rd3 Bxe4 27. Rxc3 Rf8 28. Qh4!

A nice try

28... Qb5!

28... Bxf5? 29. Rxf5! Rxf5 30. Qd8+

28... Rxf5?? 29. Qd8+!

29. Rf4 Bxf5!

29... Bxf5 and now 30. Rxf5? doesn't work because of 30... Qf1+!!

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Pirc-RobatschB06

Navara, D (2616)
McShane, L (2643)

5th Young Masters Playoff 25 min (3.4)
Lausanne, 2004


1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 Nd7 5. f4 a6 6. Nf3 b5 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. e5 e6 9. a4 b4 10. Ne4 Ne7!? 11. exd6 Nf5!? 12. dxc7 Qxc7 13. Bd2 O-O 14. c3 bxc3 15. bxc3 Nb6 16. O-O Nd5 17. Qc1 Rac8 18. Nc5 a5 19. Rb1 Ba8 20. Ne5 Qd6 21. Qe1 h5 22. Qf2 Nf6 23. Nc4 Qd8 24. Nb7!? Qe7 25. Nbxa5 Ng4

White's been successful on the queenside, but the price is that his kingside defence is a little thin

26. Qe1 Bf6 27. Nb6 Nxh2!!

An amazing sacrifice from left field

28. Bxf5

The immediate point of the sacrifice seems to be 28. Kxh2? Bh4 29. Qe5 Bg3+ 30. Kg1 Qh4 with a mating attack

28... Nxf1! 29. Nxc8 Rxc8 30. Bxe6 Nxd2! 31. Bxc8 Nxb1! 32. Qxe7

Another beautiful point of the combination - perhaps overlooked by Navara, is that after 32. Qxb1 Qe3+ seems to give a winning attack, eg(32... Qc7! 33. d5 should also win, given the white king's vulnerability) 33. Kh1? (33. Kf1 Bh4!) (or 33. Kh2 Qxf4+ 34. Kg1 Qe3+ 35. Kh2 Bh4) 33... Qh3+!

32... Bxe7 33. Nc4?!

c4 seems to keep white in the game

33. c4 Bf6 34. d5 Bd4+ 35. Kf1 Nc3 36. Bd7

33... Nxc3 34. a5 Ne2+ 35. Kf1 Nxd4 36. a6 Bc5 37. Ne5 Bd5 38. Bb7 Bxb7 39. axb7 Bd6 40. Nd7 Nc6 41. g3 Kg7 42. Kf2 f6 43. Kf3 Kf7 44. Ke4 Ke6 45. Nb6 f5+ 46. Kd3 Na5 0-1


SicilianB84

Lahno, K (2472)
Kosteniuk, A (2511)

5th Young Masters (3.2)
Lausanne, 2004


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4 Qc7 9. Kh1 Nbd7 10. Bf3 O-O 11. Qe1 Rb8 12. Qg3 Rd8 13. Re1 Nf8 14. Be3 Ne8 15. Nf5!? exf5 16. Nd5 Qd7 17. exf5 Bf6 18. Ba7 Qxf5!?

18... Ra8 19. Nb6

19. Bxb8 Be6 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Ba7 Qxb2 22. Qf2 Rc8 23. Bd4 Qb5 24. Be4 Nd7 25. f5 Bd5 26. a4 Qc6 27. Qf3!

forcing exchanges

27... Bxe4 28. Qxe4 Nef6 29. Qxc6 Rxc6 30. Rab1 b6 31. c3 h5 32. g3 Kf8 33. Kg2 d5 34. Rb4 Ne4 35. c4 a5 36. Rb5 Rxc4 37. Rxd5 Ndf6 38. Rd8+ Ke7 39. Bxb6 Nd7 40. Bxa5 Rxa4 41. Ra8 Rd4 42. Bc3 Rc4 43. Bxg7 f6 44. Ra7 Ke8 45. Re2 Rd4 46. Bh6 Kd8 47. Bf4 Rc4 48. Ra8+ Ke7 49. Rh8 1-0


QGAD20

Tishin, D
Kuzubov, Yuriy

Alushta Autumn - 3 (2)
Alushta


1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bf4 Ba6 7. Nf3 b4 8. Bxb8 bxc3 9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. Qxa6 cxb2 11. Rb1 Rxb8 12. Ne5 Qb7 13. Rxb2!! 1-0


Sicilian-KIAB40

Almira Skripchenko
Irina Krush


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. c3 d5 5. Qe2 Nf6 6. g3 Be7 7. Bg2 b6 8. O-O Ba6 9. e5 Nd7 10. c4 d4

Closing the centre gives both sides a free hand on the flanks

11. Re1 Bb7 12. h4 Qc7 13. Nbd2 a6 14. Nf1 b5 15. b3 bxc4 16. bxc4 a5 17. Bf4 a4 18. a3 Na5 19. Rab1 Rb8 20. N3d2 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 O-O

Black castles into it, but otherwise it's hard to get the Rh8 into play

22. Nh2 Rb7 23. Ng4 Qc6+ 24. Ne4 Rfb8 25. Rxb7 Rxb7?!

...Qxb7 would allow black ...Qb2 etc

26. Qf3 Rb3 27. Bd2! Qa6 28. Nh6+!!

Fairly standard in these King's Indian Attack positions, but always nice to watch

28... gxh6 29. Qg4+ Kh8

29... Kf8 30. Bxh6+ Ke8 31. Qg8+ Bf8 32. Bxf8 Nxf8 33. Nd6+

30. Bxh6 Bf8 31. Bxf8

31. Nd6 Qc6+ 32. Kh2 Nxe5 33. Rxe5

31. Ng5!? is very flashy but loses to 31... Qb7+ 32. Kh2 Nxe5 33. Rxe5 Bxh6

31... Nxf8 32. Nf6 Ng6 33. Qh5!

33. h5!? Ne7 34. Ne8 Nf5 doesn't seem to work

33... Qc6+! 34. Kh2?!

34. Re4! looks more active

34... Kg7

34... Nf8? 35. Qxf7

35. Qxh7+ Kf8 36. h5 Rb2!

This counterattack illustrates the disadvantages of Kh2?! earlier

37. Ne4?!

37. hxg6 Rxf2+ 38. Kh3 Qg2+ 39. Kh4! Qh2+ 40. Kg4 Qxh7 41. gxh7 Kg7 42. Rh1 Kh8 43. Rh5! with the idea of Rh5-g5-g8 winning

37... Ne7 38. h6?

38. Qh8+! Ng8 39. h6 looks winning

38... Ng6! 39. Qg7+ Ke7 40. h7?

40. Qf6+! seems stronger eg 40... Kf8?? (seems stronger eg 40... Kd7 41. Qxf7+ Ne7 42. h7 Rb8 43. Nf6+) 41. Qd8+ Qe8 42. Qxa5

40... Qe8 41. Qf6+ Kd7 42. Nd6

42. Nxc5+ looks good too

42... Qf8 43. Nxf7 Nh8! 44. Qxh8 Rxf2+ 45. Kg1 Qxf7 46. Qa8??

46. Qg8 is met by 46... Qf3! with mate coming

46... Rb2! 47. Rf1 Qxh7 48. Qa7+ Nb7! 49. Qxa4+ Kc7 0-1


EnglishA26

Blundell, J
Tankel, A

Nell Van de Graaff Classic
Gold Coast


1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 f5 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. a3 a5 9. Rb1 Bd7 10. d4 Ba7 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nd5 Kh8 13. b3 Rb8 14. Bd2 e4 15. Bc3 Ng4 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Be6 18. Nef4 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Ne7 20. Nxe7 Qxe7 21. Ra1 Rbd8 22. Qb3 Bb8 23. Rad1 c6 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rd1 Be5 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Bxe5 Nxe5 28. Bh3 Nf3+ 29. Kg2 Qf6 30. Qd1 g5 31. Kh1 Kg8 32. Bg2 g4 33. h3 Kf8 34. Bxf3 gxf3 35. Kh2 Ke8 36. Qa4 Qd8 37. Qa1 Qe7 38. Qc3 Kf7 39. c5 Qf6 40. Qxf6+ Kxf6 41. g4 fxg4 42. hxg4 Ke5 43. Kg3 h6 44. Kh4 Kd5 45. Kh5 Kc4 46. Kxh6 Kxb4 47. g5 Kxc5 48. g6 b5 49. g7 b4 50. g8=Q 1-0


EnglishA26

Blundell, J
Tankel, A

Nell Van de Graaff Classic
Gold Coast


1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 f5 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. a3 a5 9. Rb1 Bd7 10. d4 Ba7 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nd5 Kh8 13. b3 Rb8 14. Bd2 e4 15. Bc3 Ng4 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Be6 18. Nef4 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Ne7 20. Nxe7 Qxe7 21. Ra1 Rbd8 22. Qb3 Bb8 23. Rad1 c6 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rd1 Be5 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Bxe5 Nxe5 28. Bh3 Nf3+ 29. Kg2 Qf6 30. Qd1 g5 31. Kh1 Kg8 32. Bg2 g4 33. h3 Kf8 34. Bxf3 gxf3 35. Kh2 Ke8 36. Qa4 Qd8 37. Qa1 Qe7 38. Qc3 Kf7 39. c5 Qf6 40. Qxf6+ Kxf6 41. g4 fxg4 42. hxg4 Ke5 43. Kg3 h6 44. Kh4 Kd5 45. Kh5 Kc4 46. Kxh6 Kxb4 47. g5 Kxc5 48. g6 b5 49. g7 b4 50. g8=Q 1-0


Queen's Bishop GameD02

Jule, A
Sonter, M

Nell Van de Graaff Classic
Gold Coast


1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. e3 Qb6 6. Qb3 e6 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nh5 10. Bg5 f6 11. Ne1 fxg5 12. Bxh5 Qxb3 13. axb3 e5 14. dxc5 g4 15. f3 Bxc5 16. Nc2 Bf5 17. Bxg4 Bxc2 18. Be6+ Kh8 19. Bxd5 Bxe3+ 0-1


SicilianB43

Solomon
Caiolli

Nell Van de Graaff Classic


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O d6 9. f4 Nd7 10. Qf3 Bb7 11. Qg3 Ngf6 12. e5 Nh5 13. Qe3 dxe5 14. fxe5 g6 15. Be4 Qc7 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Bd2 O-O 18. Rae1 Rac8 19. Nd4 Rc4 20. Nce2 Qd5 21. b3 Rcc8 22. Nf4 Nxf4 23. Qxf4 Bc5 24. c3 b4 25. Qe4 Qxe4 26. Rxe4 Bb6 27. cxb4 Nxe5 28. Be3 Rc3 29. Rxe5 Rxe3 30. Rxe3 Bxd4 31. Kf2 Rc8 32. Kf3 Bxe3 33. Kxe3 Rc2 34. Rf2 Rxf2 35. Kxf2 Kf8 36. a4 Ke7 37. Ke3 e5 38. Kd3 Kd6 39. Kc4 Kc6 40. Kd3 f5 41. Kc3 g5 42. b5+ axb5 43. a5 e4 44. b4 Kd5 45. Kd2 f4 46. h3 h5 47. Ke2 g4 48. hxg4 hxg4 49. Kd2 Kc6 50. Ke2 Kd5 51. Kf2 g3+ 52. Ke2 Kc6 53. Kf1 Kd5 54. Ke2 Kd6 55. Kf1 Kc6 56. Ke2 Kc7 57. Kf1 Kd7 58. Ke2 Kc6 59. Kf1 Kd6 60. Ke2 Kd5 61. Kf1 Kd6 62. Ke2 Kd5 1/2-1/2

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