Alekhine's DefenseB03

Wongwhicit, Pachara (1947)
Jordan, Bill (2348)

Lidums Australian Open 2005 (5.10)
2005


1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5 8. Nf3 e6 9. Be2 Nb4 10. Na3 c5 11. O-O Be7 12. Bf2 O-O 13. Nb5 cxd4 14. Nfxd4 Bg6 15. b3 Nd7 16. Bg3 Bc5 17. Kh1 Qb6 18. a3 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Bf3 Qc8 21. b4 a6 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. Qxd6 Nb8 24. Rfd1 Nc6 25. Bh4!

Preventing ...Rd8 and maintaining a tight grip on the black position

25... Bc2 26. Rd2 Ba4 27. Rc1 Na7 28. h3 h6 29. Qb6!

The start of a change of scene

29... Bc6 30. Qe3! Qc7 31. Rd4! Kh7 32. Bf6!! Rh8

32... gxf6 33. Rh4 gives a quick checkmate

33. Qd3+ Kg8 34. Rg4 Rh7 35. Qxh7+!! Kxh7 36. Rxg7+ Kh8 37. Rxf7+ 1-0


ScandinavianB01

Mendes Da Costa, Alex (1877)
Dizdarevic, Mehmedalija (1971)

Lidums Australian Open 2005 (5.13)
2005


1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 Qh5 8. h3 c6!? 9. hxg4 Nxg4 10. Re1 Nd7 11. Ne4 Bh2+ 12. Kf1 Bc7 13. Ng3! Bxg3 14. fxg3 Qh1+ 15. Ng1 Nh2+ 16. Kf2 Nf6 17. Bf3! h5 18. Nh3 Nhg4+ 19. Ke2 Qh2 20. Rh1 Qxg3 21. Bf4 Qh4 22. g3!

and the queen is trapped!

1-0

QGAD23

Johansen, Darryl (2485)
Sedina, Elena (2431)

2005 Lidums Australian Open (6.2)
Mt Buller, 2005


1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. O-O Be7 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nc4 Qa6 12. Bf4 Nb6 13. Bd6 Bxd6 14. Nxd6 Ne4 15. Nxf5 exf5 16. Qc2 Rfe8 17. Rfc1 Nd5 18. a3 Qb6 19. e3 g6 20. Ne5 Nxe3!! 21. fxe3 Rxe5!! 22. dxe5 Qxe3+ 23. Kh1

23. Kf1 Nd2+

23... Nf2+ 24. Kg1 Ng4+ 25. Kh1

25. Kf1?? Nxh2#

25... Nf2+ 1/2-1/2


SicilianB42

Humphrey, Jonathan (2060)
Kengis, Edvins (2543)

2005 Lidums Australian Open (6.3)
Mt Buller, 2005


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. c4 Nf6 9. Nc3 b6 10. f4 Nbd7 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Rae1 Rc8 14. g4 e5 15. f5 h6 16. Nd5 b5!? 17. Ba5 Qe8 18. Nc7 Rxc7! 19. Bxc7 bxc4 20. Bxc4 Qc8! 21. Rc1 Qa8 22. Nd2 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. h3 d5 25. Bd3 Qa7+ 26. Kh2 Bxd3 27. Qxd3 Nc5! 28. Rxc5 Qxc5 29. Bxe5 Re8

Now black has a better endgame

30. Kg2 Bh4 31. Bd4 Qd6 32. Rf3 Qc6 33. a3 Re4 34. Re3 Qb7 35. Kf3 Qc7 36. Kg2 Rxe3 37. Qxe3 Qc2+ 38. Kh1 Kh7 39. Qe5 Qd1+ 40. Bg1 Qf3+ 41. Kh2 Bg5 0-1


RetiA04

D'Amore, Carlo (2448)
Guthrie, Aaron (2084)

2005 Lidums Australian Open (6.4)
Mt Buller, 2005


1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d6 4. d3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c3 O-O 7. Nbd2 Nc6 8. e4 Rb8 9. Re1 b5 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nd7 12. Nb3 a5 13. d5 Nce5 14. Nbd4

Now c6 is weak

14... Qb6 15. Be3 Qa6 16. b3 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Ne5 18. Be2! h5 19. a4 Ng4 20. axb5 Qb6 21. Bxg4 Bxg4 22. f3 Bxd4?

22... Bd7 23. Nc6 Qxb5 24. Rxa5 Qxb3 25. Nxb8 Qxb8 26. Bd4

23. Bxd4 Bxf3 24. Qd3! Qd8 1-0


Alekhine's DefenseB03

Wei, Michael (2043)
Xie, George (2351)

2005 Lidums Australian Open (6.6)
Mt Buller, 2005


1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Rc1 O-O 9. b3 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. c5 N6d7 13. Nb5 Nc6 14. Nf3 h6 15. Bc4 e4 16. Nd2 Nde5 17. Nxe4 Nxc4 18. Rxc4 Ne5 19. Rc2 Bd7 20. a4 a6 21. Nbd6 f5 22. Nc3 f4! 23. Bd2 Nd3+ 24. Kf1 Nxc5 25. Bxf4 Nxb3 26. Nd5 Bxa4 27. Nb6 Nd4 28. Rc1 Rxd6!! 29. Bxd6 Bb5+ 30. Nc4

30. Ke1 Re8+ 31. Kd1 Be2+ 32. Kd2 Nb3+ 33. Kc2 Nxc1 34. Rxc1 Re6

30... Nb3! 31. Rc2 Bxc4+!

31... Bxc4+ 32. Rxc4 Nd2+ 33. Ke2 Nxc4

0-1

Ruy LopezC95

Carlsen, M (2581)
Shirov, A (2726)

Smartfish Masters (7)
Drammen NOR, 2005


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. b3 c6 16. Bg5 Bg7 17. Qd2 Qc7 18. a4 d5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Bf4 Qe6 22. e5 Nd7 23. Bh6 Bh8 24. f4 Qe7 25. Re3 Nf8 26. Rf1 c5 27. f5 d4 28. cxd4 cxd4 29. fxg6 hxg6 30. Nf5!! gxf5 31. Rg3+ Ng6 32. Bxf5 Qxe5 33. Rg4 Bg7 34. Bxg6 fxg6 35. Rxg6 Re7 36. Rf4 Be4 37. Rg5 Qe6 38. Bxg7! 1-0

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