Monthly Archives: August 2014
#12908 by Niclas
18:11, August 07, 2014 by Niclas
[Event "Moscow (9)"]
[Site "Moscow (9)"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karpov"]
[Black "Kasparov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/p2k1p2/1p1p3p/1P1P3p/P3NPP1/5K2/1b6 w - - 0 47"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]
47. Ng2 hxg3+ 48. Kxg3 Ke6 49. Nf4+ Kf5 50. Nxh5 Ke6 51. Nf4+ Kd6 52. Kg4 Bc2
53. Kh5 Bd1 54. Kg6 Ke7 55. Nxd5+ Ke6 56. Nc7+ Kd7 57. Nxa6 Bxf3 58. Kxf6 Kd6
59. Kf5 Kd5 60. Kf4 Bh1 61. Ke3 Kc4 62. Nc5 Bc6 63. Nd3 Bg2 64. Ne5+ Kc3 65.
Ng6 Kc4 66. Ne7 Bb7 67. Nf5 Bg2 68. Nd6+ Kb3 69. Nxb5 Ka4 70. Nd6 1-0
#12909 by Noname
22:24, August 07, 2014 by Noname
[Event "MCC Round 3"]
[Site "MCC"]
[Date "2014.08.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "John"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Opening "Spanish"]
[Variation "Berlin, Beverwijk Variation"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. d3 O-O 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxc6 bxc6
8. Nxe5 a5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Ndc4 d6 11. Nc6 Qd7 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. Qf3 Bg4 14.
Qxg4 Nxg4 15. Bxe7 Rfe8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bd2 Ne5 18. Nxa5 Rab8 19. Bc3 Rb5
20. a4 Rb6 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Nc4 1-0
#12910 by na lol
22:56, August 07, 2014 by na lol
[Result "1-0"]
1. e3 c6
2. Nf3 f6
3. d4 d5
4. Nf3d2 e5
5. Qh5+ Ke7
6. Be2 Nh6
7. c3 Qd6
8. O-O g6
9. Qh4 g5
10. Qh5 f5
11. Qxg5+ Ke8
12. Bh5+ Kd7
13. Nf3 exd4
14. e3xd4 Rg8
15. Ne5+ Ke6
16. Qh4 Be7
17. Qh3 Kf6
18. Bxh6 f4
19. Qh4+ Ke6
20. Bf7+ Kf5
21. Qh5+ Rg5
22. g4+ fxg3
23. Qf3# 1-0
#12911 by A Moussa
12:11, August 08, 2014 by A Moussa
[Event "SDCC"]
[Site "SDCC"]
[Date "2014.08.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Humphrey, James"]
[Black "Moussa, Alaa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A14"]
[Annotator "Moussa,Alaa"]
[PlyCount "70"]
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. O-O b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. d3
Nbd7 9. Nc3 c5 10. e3 a6 11. h3 Qc7 12. Rc1 Rad8 13. Qe2 d4 (13... dxc4 14.
bxc4 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ne5 $11) 14. Nb1 (14. exd4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc5
17. Ne4 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 e5 19. Rcd1 exd4 20. Bxd4 $16) 14... Ne5 15. exd4 Nxf3+
16. Bxf3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 cxd4 18. Nd2 e5 19. Rfe1 Bd6 20. Re2 Nd7 21. Rce1 f5 22.
Rd1 g6 (22... Nc5 23. Ba3 e4) 23. Qg2 Rfe8 24. Nf3 Nf6 25. Bc1 $2 e4 $1 26.
dxe4 Bc5 $2 (26... d3 $1 27. Re3 fxe4) 27. Bg5 d3 28. Red2 Nxe4 29. Bxd8 Rxd8
30. Kh2 $2 (30. Rxd3 $1 Rxd3 31. Rxd3 Bxf2+ 32. Kf1 $16) 30... Nxd2 31. Nxd2
Qe5 32. Nf3 Qe4 33. Re1 Qxe1 34. Nxe1 d2 35. Qc6 dxe1=Q 0-1
#12912 by Noname
12:43, August 08, 2014 by Noname
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Voer nieuwe partij in"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "123"]
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. a4 a5 8. d3
Be7 9. Be3 Be6 10. Bxb6 cxb6 11. O-O O-O 12. e3 Rc8 13. Nb5 Bf6 14. Rc1 Re8 15.
Nd2 Re7 16. Ne4 Rd7 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. d4 exd4 19. exd4 g6 20. Rc3 Qf5 21. Re1
Rcd8 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Rxc6 Bd5 24. Rc3 Bb7 25. Qc1 Qd5 26. f3 Ba6 27. Re4 Bxb5
28. axb5 Qxb5 29. Rc8 Qf5 30. Qc6 Rxc8 31. Qxc8+ Kg7 32. Kg2 Rd6 33. Qc7 Qd5
34. Rf4 Rd7 35. Qxb6 Rb7 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Kh3 Rxb2 38. Qe5 Qxe5 39. dxe5 Re2
40. Rf6 Rxe5 41. g4 Re6 42. Rf4 Kf8 43. Ra4 Ra6 44. Kg3 Ke7 45. Kf4 Kd6 46. Kg5
Ra7 47. Kh6 f6 48. h4 Kc5 49. h5 (49. f4 $1 Kb5 (49... f5 50. gxf5 gxf5 51. Kg5
) 50. Ra1 a4 51. f5 gxf5 52. gxf5 a3 53. Ra2 Kb4 54. h5 Kc3 55. Rc2+ Kb3 56.
Rc3+ Kb4 57. Rb3+) 49... gxh5 50. gxh5 Kb5 51. Ra2 (51. Ra1 a4 52. f4 a3 53. f5
a2 54. Rb1+ (54. Rc1 a1=Q 55. Rxa1 Rxa1) 54... Kc4 (54... Kc6 55. Rc1+ Kd7 56.
Rd1+ Ke7) 55. Rc1+ Kd3 56. Rd1+ Ke3 57. Re1+ Kd4 58. Rd1+ Ke5 59. Re1+ Kd5 60.
Rd1+ Kc6 61. Rc1+ Kd7 62. Rd1+ Ke7 63. Re1+ Kf7) 51... a4 52. f4 f5 (52... Kb4
53. f5 a3 54. Rb2+ Kc5) 53. Kg5 Rf7 (53... Kb4 54. Kxf5 Kb3 55. Ra1) 54. Ra1
Ka5 (54... Kb4 55. Rb1+ Kc3 56. Ra1 Kb3 57. Rb1+ Kc4) 55. h6 Kb4 56. Rb1+ Kc3
57. Ra1 Kb3 58. Rb1+ Kc2 59. Ra1 Ra7 60. Kxf5 Kb2 61. Rf1 Ra5+ 62. Kf6 *
#12913 by Noname
12:43, August 08, 2014 by Noname
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Voer nieuwe partij in"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "121"]
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. a4 a5 8. d3
Be7 9. Be3 Be6 10. Bxb6 cxb6 11. O-O O-O 12. e3 Rc8 13. Nb5 Bf6 14. Rc1 Re8 15.
Nd2 Re7 16. Ne4 Rd7 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. d4 exd4 19. exd4 g6 20. Rc3 Qf5 21. Re1
Rcd8 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Rxc6 Bd5 24. Rc3 Bb7 25. Qc1 Qd5 26. f3 Ba6 27. Re4 Bxb5
28. axb5 Qxb5 29. Rc8 Qf5 30. Qc6 Rxc8 31. Qxc8+ Kg7 32. Kg2 Rd6 33. Qc7 Qd5
34. Rf4 Rd7 35. Qxb6 Rb7 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Kh3 Rxb2 38. Qe5 Qxe5 39. dxe5 Re2
40. Rf6 Rxe5 41. g4 Re6 42. Rf4 Kf8 43. Ra4 Ra6 44. Kg3 Ke7 45. Kf4 Kd6 46. Kg5
Ra7 47. Kh6 f6 48. h4 Kc5 49. h5 gxh5 50. gxh5 Kb5 51. Ra2 a4 52. f4 f5 53. Kg5
Rf7 54. Ra1 Ka5 55. h6 Kb4 56. Rb1+ Kc3 57. Ra1 Kb3 58. Rb1+ Kc2 59. Ra1 Ra7
60. Kxf5 Kb2 61. Rf1 *
#12914 by Pascal
12:49, August 08, 2014 by Pascal
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Voer nieuwe partij in"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "125"]
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. a4 a5 8. d3
Be7 9. Be3 Be6 10. Bxb6 cxb6 11. O-O O-O 12. e3 Rc8 13. Nb5 Bf6 14. Rc1 Re8 15.
Nd2 Re7 16. Ne4 Rd7 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. d4 exd4 19. exd4 g6 20. Rc3 Qf5 21. Re1
Rcd8 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Rxc6 Bd5 24. Rc3 Bb7 25. Qc1 Qd5 26. f3 Ba6 27. Re4 Bxb5
28. axb5 Qxb5 29. Rc8 Qf5 30. Qc6 Rxc8 31. Qxc8+ Kg7 32. Kg2 Rd6 33. Qc7 Qd5
34. Rf4 Rd7 35. Qxb6 Rb7 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Kh3 Rxb2 38. Qe5 Qxe5 39. dxe5 Re2
40. Rf6 Rxe5 41. g4 Re6 42. Rf4 Kf8 43. Ra4 Ra6 44. Kg3 Ke7 45. Kf4 Kd6 46. Kg5
Ra7 47. Kh6 f6 48. h4 Kc5 49. h5 gxh5 50. gxh5 Kb5 51. Ra2 a4 52. f4 f5 53. Kg5
Rf7 54. Ra1 Kb4 55. Rb1+ Kc3 56. Ra1 Kb3 57. Rb1+ Kc2 58. Ra1 Ra7 59. Kxf5 Kb2
60. Rf1 Ra5+ 61. Ke6 a3 62. f5 a2 63. f6 *
#12915 by Pascal Losekoot
13:05, August 08, 2014 by Pascal Losekoot
[Event "analysis"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanisevic"]
[Black "Topalov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "123"]
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. a4 a5 8. d3
Be7 9. Be3 Be6 10. Bxb6 cxb6 11. O-O O-O 12. e3 Rc8 13. Nb5 Bf6 14. Rc1 Re8 15.
Nd2 Re7 16. Ne4 Rd7 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. d4 exd4 19. exd4 g6 20. Rc3 Qf5 21. Re1
Rcd8 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Rxc6 Bd5 24. Rc3 Bb7 25. Qc1 Qd5 26. f3 Ba6 27. Re4 Bxb5
28. axb5 Qxb5 29. Rc8 Qf5 30. Qc6 Rxc8 31. Qxc8+ Kg7 32. Kg2 Rd6 33. Qc7 Qd5
34. Rf4 Rd7 35. Qxb6 Rb7 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Kh3 Rxb2 38. Qe5 Qxe5 39. dxe5 Re2
40. Rf6 Rxe5 41. g4 Re6 42. Rf4 Kf8 43. Ra4 Ra6 44. Kg3 Ke7 45. Kf4 Kd6 46. Kg5
Ra7 47. Kh6 f6 48. h4 Kc5 49. h5 (49. f4 $1 {was the suggestion by the
commentating team.} Kb5 (49... f5 50. gxf5 gxf5 51. Kg5) 50. Ra1 a4 51. f5 gxf5
52. gxf5 a3 53. Ra2 Kb4 54. h5 Kc3 55. Rc2+ Kb3 56. Rc3+ Kb4 57. Rb3+ {draw})
49... gxh5 50. gxh5 Kb5 51. Ra2 $1 {I believe this move draws. It reminds me
of a study by Richard Reti, R vs pawn endgame. The idea is that the pawn is
stoppen at a3 and not at a2 like in the game.} (51. Ra1 {was played in the game
} a4 52. f4 a3 53. f5 a2 54. Rb1+ (54. Rc1 a1=Q 55. Rxa1 Rxa1) 54... Kc4 (54...
Kc6 55. Rc1+ Kd7 56. Rd1+ Ke7) 55. Rc1+ Kd3 56. Rd1+ Ke3 57. Re1+ Kd4 58. Rd1+
Ke5 59. Re1+ Kd5 60. Rd1+ Kc6 61. Rc1+ Kd7 62. Rd1+ Ke7 63. Re1+ Kf7) 51... a4
52. f4 f5 $1 {There is no other way to prevent the stalemate idea.} (52... Kb4
53. f5 a3 54. Rb2+ $1 $11) 53. Kg5 Rf7 {Now it seems white is busted, but he
has the important move Ra1 now.} (53... Kb4 54. Kxf5 Kb3 55. Ra1 a3 56. Ke6 {
seems to draw}) (53... a3 54. Kxf5 Kb4 55. Ke6 Kb3 56. Ra1 a2 57. f5 Ra6+ 58.
Kf7 Rh6 59. Rf1 Rxh5 60. f6 Kb2 61. Ke6 $11) 54. Ra1 $1 Kb4 (54... Ka5 55. h6
Kb4 56. Rb1+ {is pretty much the same as in the main line.}) 55. Rb1+ {The
point is that black can't advance his passed a-pawn} Kc3 56. Ra1 Kb3 57. Rb1+
Kc2 58. Ra1 Ra7 (58... Kb3 59. Rb1+ {etc} Ka3 60. h6 Ka2 61. Rb8 a3 62. Rb6 Ka1
63. Rb8 a2 64. Rb6 $11) 59. Kxf5 Kb2 60. Rf1 a3 61. Ke6 a2 62. f5 $11 *
#12916 by Pascal Losekoot
15:06, August 08, 2014 by Pascal Losekoot
[Event "Tromso Olympiad analyse"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanisevic, Ivan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "A29"]
[Annotator "Pascal Losekoot"]
[PlyCount "123"]
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. a4 a5 8. d3
Be7 9. Be3 Be6 10. Bxb6 cxb6 11. O-O O-O 12. e3 Rc8 13. Nb5 Bf6 14. Rc1 Re8 15.
Nd2 Re7 16. Ne4 Rd7 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. d4 exd4 19. exd4 g6 20. Rc3 Qf5 21. Re1
Rcd8 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Rxc6 Bd5 24. Rc3 Bb7 25. Qc1 Qd5 26. f3 Ba6 27. Re4 Bxb5
28. axb5 Qxb5 29. Rc8 Qf5 30. Qc6 Rxc8 31. Qxc8+ Kg7 32. Kg2 Rd6 33. Qc7 Qd5
34. Rf4 Rd7 35. Qxb6 Rb7 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Kh3 Rxb2 38. Qe5 Qxe5 39. dxe5 Re2
40. Rf6 Rxe5 41. g4 (41. Ra6 $1 {"Rook behind the pawn", a clearly surprised
Topalov teached after the game, stunned by the fact that white missed this
standard idea.} Rf5 {Een voorbeeldvariant} 42. f4 Kf8 43. Kg4 Ke7 44. Kf3 Kd7
45. Ke4 Kc7 (45... Rh5 46. g4 Rb5 47. f5 $11) 46. Kd4 Kb7 47. Rd6 $1 h5 48. Kc4
$11) 41... Re6 42. Rf4 Kf8 43. Ra4 Ra6 44. Kg3 Ke7 45. Kf4 Kd6 46. Kg5 Ra7 47.
Kh6 f6 48. h4 Kc5 49. h5 (49. f4 $1 {was the suggestion by the commentating
team.} Kb5 (49... f5 50. gxf5 gxf5 51. Kg5) 50. Ra1 a4 51. f5 gxf5 52. gxf5 a3
53. Ra2 Kb4 54. h5 Kc3 55. Rc2+ Kb3 56. Rc3+ Kb4 57. Rb3+ {draw}) 49... gxh5
50. gxh5 Kb5 51. Ra2 $1 {I believe this move draws. It reminds me of a study
by Richard Reti, R vs pawn endgame. The idea is that the pawn is stopped at a3
and not at a2 like in the game.} (51. Ra1 $2 {was played in the game} a4 52. f4
a3 53. f5 a2 {This is the problem: the black pawn is stopped at a2 so the
white rook can't move.} 54. Rc1 (54. Rb1+ {is no perpetual!} Kc6 55. Rc1+ Kd7
56. Rd1+ Ke7 $19 57. Re1+ Kf7 58. Ra1 Ra5 {zetdwang} 59. Kxh7 Rxf5) 54... a1=Q
{and white resigned.}) 51... a4 52. f4 f5 $1 {There is no other way to prevent
the stalemate idea.} (52... Kb4 53. f5 a3 54. Rb2+ $1 $11 Kc5 55. Ra2 Kd6 56.
Rd2+ Ke7 57. Re2+ Kf7 {White seems to have run out of checks, but he's got a
nice trick up his sleeve:} 58. Rg2 $1 {this "only-move" is the difference with
having the rook at a1.} Ra5 59. Rg7+ Ke8 60. Ra7 $3 $11 {The return of the
stalemate.}) 53. Kg5 Rf7 {Now it seems white is busted, but he has the
important move Ra1 now.} (53... Kb4 54. Kxf5 Kb3 (54... Ra5+ 55. Ke6) 55. Ra1
a3 56. Ke6 {seems to draw}) (53... a3 $5 54. Kxf5 Kc4 $1 {The black king is
switching his attention to the f-pawn, white has to play precise now:} (54...
Kb4 55. Ke6 Kb3 56. Ra1 a2 57. f5 Ra6+ 58. Kf7 Rh6 59. Rf1 Rxh5 60. f6 Kb2 61.
Ke6 $11) 55. Kf6 $1 (55. Ke6 $2 {Loses now:} Ra6+ 56. Kf7 Kd5 57. Kg7 Ra7+ 58.
Kf6 Ke4 59. f5 Ra6+ 60. Kg7 Kxf5 61. Kxh7 Kg5) 55... Kd4 (55... Kb3 56. Ra1 Kb2
57. Rf1 a2 58. f5 $11) 56. f5 Ke4 57. h6 Ra6+ 58. Kg7 Kxf5 59. Rf2+ $1 Kg5 60.
Rg2+ $11) 54. Ra1 $1 Kb4 (54... Ka5 55. h6 Kb4 56. Rb1+ {is pretty much the
same as in the main line.}) 55. Rb1+ {The point is that black can't advance
his passed a-pawn} Kc3 56. Ra1 Kb3 57. Rb1+ Kc2 58. Ra1 Ra7 {So he has to give
up the f-pawn at a certain moment.} (58... Kb3 59. Rb1+ {etc} Ka3 60. h6 Ka2
61. Rb8 a3 62. Rb6 Ka1 63. Rb8 a2 64. Rb6 $11) 59. Kxf5 Kb2 60. Rf1 a3 61. Ke6
a2 62. f5 $11 *
#12917 by Niclas
16:30, August 08, 2014 by Niclas
[Event "London"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1981.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tisdall"]
[Black "Lee"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnb1kr2/pp1p1pQp/6q1/4PpB1/1P6/8/1PP2PPP/2KR3R w q - 0 15"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1981.??.??"]
15. e6 $3 d5 16. Rxd5 Nc6 17. e7 Nxe7 18. Rd8+ 1-0