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GAMES

Conlon,J (2205) - McShane,L (2651) [B33]
Varsity Oxford-Cambridge RAC Club London (1), 13.03.2004

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e5
6.Ndb5 d6
7.Bg5 a6
8.Na3 b5
9.Bxf6 gxf6
10.Nd5 f5
11.Bd3 Be6
12.0-0 Bxd5
13.exd5 Ne7
14.c4 Bg7
15.Rb1 bxc4
16.Nxc4 0-0
17.Qh5 e4
18.Be2 Nxd5
19.Bg4 Nf6
20.Qxf5 Nxg4
21.Qxg4 f5
22.Qf4 d5
23.Ne3 Qd7
24.Rfd1 d4
25.g4 fxg4
26.Qxe4 Qf7
27.Nxg4 h5
28.Ne5 Bxe5
29.Qxe5 Qxf2+
30.Kh1 Qf3+
31.Kg1 Kh7
32.Qc7+ Rf7
33.Qc2+ Kh8
          0-1
 

Palliser,R (2399) - Hodge,D (2165) [E70]
Varsity Oxford-Cambridge RAC Club London (2), 13.03.2004

1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 g6
3.Nc3 Bg7
4.e4 d6
5.Nge2 0-0
6.Ng3 c6
7.Be2 a6
8.0-0 b5
9.e5 Nfd7
10.f4 bxc4
11.Bxc4 Nb6
12.Bb3 a5
13.Be3 Ba6
14.Rf2 Bc4
15.Bc2 Nd5
16.Nxd5 Bxd5
17.h4 c5
18.dxc5 dxe5
19.f5 e6
20.fxg6 hxg6
21.Qg4 f5
22.Qxg6 Qe8
23.Qxe8 Rxe8
24.Nh5 Na6
25.Rd1 Nb4
26.Ba4 Rec8
27.g3 Nxa2
28.Rxf5 exf5
29.Rxd5 Rab8
30.Rd7 Bh8
31.c6 Rxb2
32.c7 Rf8
33.Rd8 1-0
 

Thorfinnsson,B - Krasenkov,M [A40]
Reykjavik Open 2004 (2), 08.03.2004

1.d4 g6
2.c4 Bg7
3.e4 d6
4.Be2 Nc6
5.Be3 e5
6.Nf3 Bg4
7.dxe5 Bxf3
8.Bxf3 dxe5
9.Qa4 Nge7
10.Nc3 0-0
11.h4 h5
12.Nd5 Nd4
13.Bxd4 exd4
14.0-0-0 Nc6
15.Kb1 Ne5
16.Qb3 c6
17.Nb4 Qf6
18.Rh3 d3
19.Nxd3 Nxd3
20.Rxd3 Rad8
21.Bd1 Qxf2
22.Qc2 Qf6
23.g4 hxg4
24.Bxg4 Rxd3
25.Rxd3 Qxh4
26.Qg2 Re8
27.Bf3 Re5
28.Qd2 Rg5
29.a3 Rg1+
30.Ka2 Rf1
31.Be2 Rf2
32.Rf3 Rh2
33.Qe3 Qe1
        0-1
 

Dreev,A - Timman,J [E32]
Reykjavik open 2004 (4), 10.03.2004

1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 e6
3.Nc3 Bb4
4.Qc2 0-0
5.a3 Bxc3+
6.Qxc3 b6
7.Bg5 Bb7
8.e3 d6
9.Ne2 Nbd7
10.Qd3 Ba6
11.Nc3 d5
12.Qc2 Bxc4
13.Bxc4 dxc4
14.Qa4 c5
15.Qxc4 cxd4
16.Qxd4 h6
17.Bh4 g5
18.Bg3 Nc5
19.Rd1 Qxd4
20.Rxd4 Rfd8
21.h4 Rxd4
22.exd4 Ncd7
23.hxg5 hxg5
24.Ke2 Rc8
25.Kd3 Kg7
26.Nb5 a6
27.Nc7 a5
28.Rc1 Kg6
29.Rc6 Kh5
30.Rc2 Kg6
31.Rc6 Kh5
32.Rc3 Kg6
33.Nd5 Rh8
34.Ne3 Rh1
35.Bc7 Nd5
36.Nxd5 exd5
37.Rc6+ f6
38.Rd6 Rh7
39.a4 Kf5
40.Rxd5+ 1-0
 

Krush,I - Thorsteinsson,T [E33]
Reykjavik open 2004 (4), 10.03.2004

1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 e6
3.Nc3 Bb4
4.Qc2 Nc6
5.Nf3 d6
6.Bd2 0-0
7.a3 Bxc3
8.Bxc3 Re8
9.e3 a5
10.b3 e5
11.d5 Ne7
12.Nd2 c5
13.Be2 Bd7
14.0-0 Ng6
15.Rae1 Qe7
16.Qb1 b5
17.Bd3 b4
18.axb4 axb4
19.Bb2 Ng4
20.h3 Nh6
21.Bxg6 hxg6
22.Nf3 g5
23.e4 g4
24.hxg4 Bxg4
25.Nh2 Bh5
26.f4 exf4
27.e5 Qh4
28.exd6 f3
29.d7 Re2
30.Nxf3 Bxf3
31.Rxe2 Bxe2
32.Qe1 Qe4
33.Rf2 Bf3
34.Qc1 Bh5
35.Qg5 Bg6
36.d8Q+ Rxd8
37.Qxd8+ Kh7
38.Qg5 Qb1+
39.Kh2 Qe4
40.Rf4 Qe2
41.Qe5 Qxe5
42.Bxe5 Bc2
43.d6 f6
44.d7 Nf7
45.Bd6 Bxb3
46.Bxc5 Ba4
47.Rd4 1-0
 

Grabics,M (2295) - Macek,V (2209) [C17]
Cvijet mediterana WGM Rijeka (4), 09.03.2004

1.e4 e6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 Bb4
4.e5 c5
5.Bd2 Ne7
6.a3 Bxc3
7.Bxc3 cxd4
8.Qxd4 Nbc6
9.Qg4 0-0
10.0-0-0 Ng6
11.Nf3 h6
12.Bd3 Qe8
13.h4 Bd7
14.h5 Nge7
15.Qh4 Kh8
16.g4 Qd8
17.g5 Ng8
18.Bd2 hxg5
19.Bxg5 f6
20.h6 g6
21.h7  1-0

 

 

 

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Sicilian 2.b3 - Snyder Variation
with IM Andrew Martin

Pessi,E (2245) - Miron,L (2165) [B50]
Master Open, Ploiesti Romania (3), 2003

1.e4 c5 2.b3 d6  For 2...Nc6 see Part One.

Here's an example of what might happen should Black just settle for ...e7-e6, leaving the long diagonal open:  2...Nc6 3.Bb2 e6 4.Nf3 (4.Bb5!? Nd4 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bd3 Ne7 7.Nf3 is interesting here, as is 4 f4!?) 4...a6 5.g3 (5.c4 is possible too!) 5...d5 6.e5 f5 7.Bg2 Nh6 8.0-0 Be7 9.d4 0-0 10.Nbd2 b5 11.c4 bxc4 12.bxc4 Rb8 13.cxd5 exd5 14.Ba3 c4 15.Bxe7 Nxe7 16.Rb1 Rxb1 17.Nxb1 f4 18.Nc3 fxg3 19.fxg3 Ng4 20.Qd2 Bf5 21.Ng5 h6?! Pritchett errs. After (21...Qd7 he wouldn't have anything to worry about.) 22.Nh3! redirecting to f4. 22...Nxe5 23.dxe5 d4 24.Ne4 c3 25.Qd1 Bxh3 26.Bxh3 Rxf1+ 27.Bxf1 Qc7 28.Qb3+ Kh8 29.Bd3 Qxe5 30.Qf7 Ng8 31.Qg6 Qb8 1-0  Lyell,M-Pritchett,C/Edinburgh 2003

Paradoxically, it may be better for Black to play without ...e7-e5, despite the recommendation of the theory books.

3.Bb2  3.Bb5+!? is possible too, clearing the back rank.









Analysis diagram after 3.Bb5+!?

The plan is the same: White will force through f2-f4 at the right moment...

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The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia
From Graham Clayton

Ending the Game:  The first true "mechanical" chess clocks were manufactured in the late 1880's, and worked on a "pendulum" system.  The "upright" clock showed which player was moving.  Once the move was completed, this clock would be moved into a "tilting" position, simultaneously stopping the movement and starting the other clock, which was now in the "upright" position.  At the 1894 Leipzig tournament, an improved version was used.  The clocks were fixed on a stand, and a lever was pressed to stop one clock and start the other clock.  This system is still the basis for modern chess clocks.  The idea of a "flag" to see if a player had run out of time was first discussed at the end of the 1890's, but it took a few years until flags were fitted to all clocks.

Ending of the Game:  The first chess book that was devoted wholly to the study of "practical" endgames was co-written by the French writer Philippe Durand (1799-1880) and the Italian writer Jean-Louis Preri (1798-1881).  The 2-volume "Strategie raisonne des fins de partie" was published in the early 1870's.

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Position of the Week: Solution

Charousek - A.N. Other

1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bc5 6.Nxc3 d6 7.0-0 0-0 8.Ng5 h6 9.Nxf7 Rxf7 10.e5 Ng4 11.e6 Qh4 12.exf7+ Kf8 13.Bf4 Nxf2 14.Qe2 Ng4+ 15.Kh1 Bd7 16.Rae1 Nc6

diagram








The finish is something you don't see everyday - a double queen sacrifice!!  17.Qe8+ Rxe8 [17...Bxe8 18.fxe8Q+ Rxe8 19.Bxd6 mate] 18.fxe8Q+ Bxe8 19.Bxd6 mate.  This game I found in P. Wenman's 100 Chess Gems, Cadogan Books 1995.  Rudolf Rezso Charousek, 1873-1900 produced some amazing games of chess during his all too brief lifetime.  See today's New At Chessville section for a free download of 101 of Charousek's games in pgn format.

 

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Taking the long historical view, we may say that modern chess is a game in transition. We know what it was and what it is, but we can't yet know what it will be. – Burt Hochberg

The essence of chess is thinking about what chess is. – David Bronstein

Chess, which severely eliminates accident, is a forcing house where the fruits of character can ripen more fully than in life. – E. M. Forster

 

 

 

GAMES

Sargissian,G (2618) - Pashikian,A (2451) [E62]Tigran Petrosian Memorial Stepanakert (1), 09.03.2004

1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 g6
3.Nf3 Bg7
4.g3 0-0
5.Bg2 c6
6.0-0 d6
7.Nc3 Qb6
8.h3 Qa6
9.b3 b5
10.Nd2 Bb7
11.Bb2 Nbd7
12.e4 bxc4
13.Nxc4 d5
14.Ne5 e6
15.Na4 dxe4
16.Qc2 Rac8
17.Nc5 Nxc5
18.dxc5 Qb5
19.Rfe1 Ba6
20.Bxe4 Nxe4
21.Rxe4 Rfd8
22.Rf4 Rd5
23.Nxf7 e5
24.Nd6 Rxd6
25.cxd6 exf4
26.d7 Rd8
27.Bxg7 Kxg7
28.Qc3+ Kh6
29.Rd1 Qf5
30.g4 Qg5
31.Qxc6 Be2
32.Rd2 Bb5
33.Qc7 f3
34.Rd4 Qe7
35.Qc1+ Kg7
36.Qc3 Qe5
37.Qd2 Qe2
38.Qc1 Rxd7
39.Qa1 Kh6
40.Rxd7 Bxd7
41.Qd4 a6
42.Kh2 Bc6
43.Kg3 Qe7
44.h4 g5
45.h5 Bb5
46.Kh3 Bf1+
47.Kg3 Bg2
48.Qb6+ Kg7
49.Qd4+ Kf7
50.Qd5+ Kf6
51.Qc6+ Qe6
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Kobalija,M (2643) - Sveshnikov,E (2544) [D31]Tigran Petrosian Memorial Stepanakert (3), 11.03.2004

1.d4 d5
2.c4 e6
3.Nc3 c6
4.e4 dxe4
5.Nxe4 Bb4+
6.Bd2 Qxd4
7.Bxb4 Qxe4+
8.Be2 Na6
9.Ba5 b6
10.Qd6 Bb7
11.0-0-0 c5
12.Qd7+ Kf8
13.Qd6+ Ke8
14.Bc3 Nb4
15.Bxb4 cxb4
16.Nf3 Nf6
17.Ne5 Rc8
18.Bf3 Qf4+
19.Kb1 Bxf3
20.gxf3 g5
21.Rd4 Qf5+
22.Ka1 h5
23.Nc6 1-0
 

Charbonneau,P - Schmaltz,R [B40]
Reykjavik open 2004 (5), 11.03.2004

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 e6
3.c4 a6
4.Nc3 b6
5.d4 cxd4
6.Nxd4 Bb7
7.Bd3 d6
8.0-0 Nf6
9.f4 Be7
10.Nf3 Nbd7
11.Qe2 g6
12.e5 Nh5
13.exd6 Bxd6
14.f5 Bxf3
15.Rxf3 Ne5
16.Rh3 Bc5+
17.Kh1 Qd4
18.Bg5 h6
19.Bd2 0-0-0
20.Nd5 Ng4
21.Rf3 exf5
22.Nc3 Nf2+
23.Kg1 Qh4
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