Navara, D (2616) 5th Young Masters (3.2) |
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.
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!
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+
29... Bxf5 and now 30. Rxf5? doesn't work because of 30... Qf1+!!
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Navara, D (2616) 5th Young Masters Playoff 25 min (3.4) |
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
White's been successful on the queenside, but the price is that his kingside defence is a little thin
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+!
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
Lahno, K (2472) 5th Young Masters (3.2) |
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7.
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
Tishin, D Alushta Autumn - 3 (2) |
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
Almira Skripchenko |
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. c3 d5 5. Qe2 Nf6 6. g3 Be7 7. Bg2 b6 8.
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
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
29... Kf8 30. Bxh6+ Ke8 31. Qg8+ Bf8 32. Bxf8 Nxf8 33. Nd6+
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
34. Re4! looks more active
34... Kg7
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
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??
Blundell, J Nell Van de Graaff Classic |
1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 f5 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nge2
Blundell, J Nell Van de Graaff Classic |
1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 f5 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nge2
Jule, A Nell Van de Graaff Classic |
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. e3 Qb6 6. Qb3 e6 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. Be2
Solomon 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.