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GAMES

Aldrovandi,C (2414) - Cocozza,M (2356) [A00]
LXIII Camp. Italiano Arvier (7), 01.12.2003

1.f3 e5
2.Kf2 f5
3.e3 Nc6
4.c3 f4
5.g3 d5
6.exf4 exf4
7.d4 Bd6
8.Kg2 Nge7
9.Bd3 Bf5
10.Ne2 fxg3
11.hxg3 Qd7
12.b3 0-0-0
13.Na3 g5
14.Nb5 Rhg8
15.g4 Bf4
16.gxf5 Nxf5
17.Bxf5 Qxf5
18.Ng3 Bxg3
19.Kxg3 g4
20.f4 h5
21.Be3 Rde8
22.Qd2 Ne7
23.Rae1 Qe4
24.Qg2 Nf5+
25.Kh2 g3+
26.Kg1 Qxg2+
27.Kxg2 Rxe3
28.Rxe3 Nxe3+
29.Kf3 g2
30.Rg1 Nc2
31.Kf2 a6
32.Na7+ Kb8
33.f5 h4
34.f6 h3
35.f7 Rf8
36.Kg3 Rxf7
37.Kxh3 Ne3
         0-1
 

Bologan,V (2673) - Karjakin,S (2562) [B90]
XIII Magistral Ciudad de Pamplona Pamplona, ESP (1.4), 20.12.2003

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6
6.Be3 e5
7.Nb3 Be6
8.f3 h5
9.Qd2 Nbd7
10.a4 Be7
11.Be2 Rc8
12.0-0 0-0
13.Rfd1 Nb6
14.a5 Nc4
15.Bxc4 Rxc4
16.Qd3 Qc8
17.Nd2 Rc6
18.Nf1 Nd7
19.Bf2 Bg5
20.Ne3 h4
21.Ned5 h3
22.g3 Re8
23.Nb4 Bc4
24.Nxc6 Bxd3
25.Na7 Qb8
26.Rxd3 Nc5
27.Rdd1 Ne6
28.Nd5 Nd4
29.Rxd4 exd4
30.Bxd4 f5
31.c3 Qd8
       0-1
 

Sutovsky,E (2646) - Nakamura,H (2565) [B30]
XIII Magistral Ciudad de Pamplona Pamplona, ESP (1.2), 20.12.2003

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bb5 e6
4.Bxc6 bxc6
5.b3 d5
6.Qe2 Ne7
7.Ba3 Ng6
8.0-0 Qa5
9.Bb2 Bd6
10.Bxg7 Nf4
11.Qe3 Rg8
12.e5 Nxg2
13.Qh6 Ne1
14.exd6 Nxf3+
15.Kh1 Ba6
16.d3 Qd8
17.Nd2 Nxd2
18.Rg1 Qxd6
19.Qxd2 0-0-0
20.Qh6 Bb7
21.Bf6 Rxg1+
22.Rxg1 Re8
23.Qxh7 Qf4
24.Rg8 Qxf6
25.Rxe8+ Kd7
26.Rg8 Qxf2
27.Qh3 c4
28.Qg2 Qf4
29.Rg3 Qc1+
30.Qg1 Qxc2
31.Qxa7 Qd1+
32.Kg2 Qe2+
33.Qf2 cxd3
34.Qxe2 dxe2
35.Kf2 d4
36.h4 c5
37.h5 Be4
38.Kxe2 e5
39.h6 Kc6
40.a4 1-0
 

Karjakin,S (2562) - McShane,L (2649) [B33]
XIII Magistral Ciudad de Pamplona Pamplona, ESP (3.4), 22.12.2003

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.c3 Bg7
13.Nxb5 axb5
14.Bxb5 Bd7
15.exf5 0-0
16.0-0 Re8
17.Qf3 e4
18.Qg3 Kh8
19.Qxd6 Be5
20.Qh6 Bxf5
21.Nf4 Bd7
22.Rad1 Rc8
23.Rd5 Qc7
24.g3 Rg8
25.Rfd1 Bg4
26.Be2 Bf5
27.Rc5 f6
28.Bb5 Qb6
29.b4 e3
30.fxe3 Be4
31.Nd5 Qb8
32.Nxf6 Bxg3
33.Nxe4 Bf4+
34.Ng5 Bxg5
35.Qe6 Bxe3+
36.Kh1 Bxc5
37.Bxc6 Rg6
38.Qf7 Rcxc6
39.bxc5 Rcf6
40.Qd5 Qc7
          0-1
 

Sutovsky,E (2646) - Romero Holmes,A (2544) [B52]
XIII Magistral Ciudad de Pamplona Pamplona, ESP (4.4), 23.12.2003

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 d6
3.Bb5+ Bd7
4.Bxd7+ Qxd7
5.0-0 Nf6
6.e5 dxe5
7.Nxe5 Qc8
8.Qf3 g6
9.Re1 Bg7
10.d3 0-0
11.Nc3 Na6
12.Nc4 Nb4
13.Rxe7 Nxc2
14.Rb1 Re8
15.Rxe8+ Qxe8
16.Bg5 Qc6
17.Qxc6 bxc6
18.Bxf6 Bxf6
19.Ne4 Be7
20.Ne5 Nd4
21.Nd7 Ne6
22.Rc1 Rd8
23.Ne5 Nd4
24.Kf1 Rd5
25.Ng4 Kg7
26.Ne3 Rh5
27.h3 Ne6
28.Rc4 Bd8
29.Nd6 Rh4
30.Ndf5+ 1-0
 

Karjakin,S (2562) - Pelletier,Y (2604) [B48]
XIII Magistral Ciudad de Pamplona Pamplona, ESP (5.3), 26.12.2003

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 e6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7
6.Be3 a6
7.Qd2 Nf6
8.0-0-0 Bb4
9.f3 Ne5
10.Nb3 b5
11.Kb1 Be7
12.Bd4 d6
13.Qf2 0-0
14.g4 Bb7
15.Bb6 Qb8
16.Na5 Rc8
17.Bd4 b4
18.Na4 Nxe4
19.fxe4 Bxe4
20.Bxe5 Bxc2+
21.Qxc2 Rxc2
22.Bxd6 Bxd6
23.Kxc2 Qc7+
24.Kb3 Qxa5
25.Rxd6 Rd8
26.Rxd8+
           Qxd8
27.Bc4 a5
28.a3 Qb8
29.Ka2 bxa3
30.bxa3 Qf4
31.Nb2 Qxg4
32.Rd1 g5
33.Rd3 Qf4
34.h3 h5
35.Rc3 g4
36.hxg4 hxg4
37.Be2 g3
38.Bf3 Qd2
39.Rc4 f5
40.Rc8+ Kg7
        0-1
 

 

 

 

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Volume 2  Issue 52                                                         December 28th, 2003

In This Issue

Chess Tactics for Kids

The Mad Aussie's
Chess Trivia

Chess and Art: The Remarkable Story of Paul Smith

New At Chessville

KID Fireworks Part 4

Pablo's Chess News

Position of the Week

New On The Net

"I know the price of success: dedication, hard work and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen."   - Frank Lloyd Wright

from the editor...  What was the Top Chess News Story of 2003?  Was it Anand's fantastic Rapid year?  The collapse of the Chess World Championship Reunification Plans?  Maybe Hikaru Nakamura eclipsing Bobby Fischer's record as youngest ever US GM.  There were lots of other stories too, we've listed a few of them in a poll at the Chessville Forum.  Let us know what you think the Top Chess News Story of 2003 was, and we'll share the results with you next week!
 

Position of the Week








[FEN "2R2Q1B/1n4K1/b1n5/b7/3k1P1N/N3RB2/2P1PP2/r6r w - - 0 1"]

White to selfmate in 13 - Find the Solution
 

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Bits and Pieces

with
International
Master
Andrew Martin

(12/28) KID Fireworks Part 4 :  Andrew's new book, King's Indian Pressure Play, published by Thinkers Press, will soon be appearing on the bookshelves.  To whet the appetite, this month's Bits and Pieces column includes a few snippets from the book - four illustrative games, one each week, fully annotated with Andrew's unique commentary and opening insight.  This week's game looks at the line beginning: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Bg5 0-0?!.  Earlier lines investigated in this month's serial-column include:

(12/28)  Chessprint for December 28, 2003  "for the sheer joy of chess"

(12/28)  Problem of the Week: Tactical training with our weekly puzzle.

(12/27)  Review Chess Tactics for Kids by GM Murray Chandler, reviewed by Stuart Solomon.  For kids, huh?  We thought we'd test that out by asking 12-year old Stuart Solomon (author of Chess Similes) to take a look...  "This is a sequel to the book How to beat your Dad at Chess and once again Murray Chandler gives us an overlooked work of genius.  This book is not just for kids, it’s for all beginners to intermediate players who want to get ahead in the middlegame."  Read the rest of Stuart's review of Chess Tactics for Kids.

(12/24)  Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia:  A fresh batch of the unusual, the sensational, and the outright weird historical chess trivia - brought to you by the Mad Aussie himself!  Graham Clayton brings you another compilation of historical facts, sure to entertain and educate one and all.  Be sure to visit the Mad Aussie's Trivia Archives too:  Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five; Part Six.

(12/24)  The Study of the Opening - Part Three:  Continuing the journey of exploration of opening study with Diego Acosta and Tony Hahn, begun in Parts One and Two:  "In the first two parts of this article we discussed the importance of gathering games from top-level practice to learn the ideas about your repertoire openings.  Here, we will systematize the repertoire taking into consideration the ECO codes..."

Chess and Art:
 Two Expressions of One Man's Life
The Remarkable Story of Paul Smith

Paul at typewriter

(12/23)  Paul Smith, Redux:  When we first ran this story more than a year ago, it really hit home for many readers.  Since then the author, Jim Mitch, has continued to work on Paul's behalf.  He reports "Paul is doing well, and his art and story continue to attract wide interest.  To help keep things moving along as far as disseminating his story, I’ve decided to begin posting information about Paul and samples of his work in a newsletter format."  Check out this fascinating glimpse into the life of Paul Smith, and visit the Paul Smith website linked to at the bottom of the article.

(12/23)  New additions to the MyChessSite downloads page:

  • New York Masters: All games from tourneys #46-52 from the famous New York Masters tourneys.  This is a 10 kb zipped ChessBase file.

  • The HMC Calder Cup 2003: 38 master-level games in this 5 kb zipped ChessBase file.


Chess Tactics for Kids
by GM Murray Chandler, Reviewed by Stuart Solomon

For kids, huh?  We thought we'd test that out by asking 12-year old Stuart Solomon (author of Chess Similes) to take a look...

"This is a sequel to the book How to beat your Dad at Chess and once again Murray Chandler gives us an overlooked work of genius.  This book is not just for kids, it’s for all beginners to intermediate players who want to get ahead in the middlegame.  This time instead of giving tactics leading to checkmate it allows you to gain material- from a pawn to a queen- or save a game by forcing stalemate.  I think it should have been called Using Tactics to beat your Dad in chess.

The sub-title of this book is 50 Tricky Tactics to Outwit your Opponents, and it contains 50 tricky tactics that can get you out of a tough situation.  While the beginning tactics teach the more basic tricks, like forks and pins, when you get deeper into the book, you’ll find tricks that even grandmasters could miss.  In the introduction, there is a great page that explains the algebraic notation which can help all chess players to read moves made in the book and enable them to write down moves in their own chess games. This isn’t new information, but I like the concise way its explained and the symbols used throughout the book.

How to beat your Dad at Chess was all about pattern recognition and this one is about motifs.  Each tactic merits its own chapter.  He breaks studying tactics into three steps.  Step one is..."

Read the complete review.
 

Chess and Art:
 Two Expressions of One Man's Life
The Remarkable Story of Paul Smith

Paul at typewriter

Paul Smith, Redux:  When we first ran this story more than a year ago, it really hit home for many readers.  Since then the author, Jim Mitch, has continued to work on Paul's behalf.  He reports "Paul is doing well, and his art and story continue to attract wide interest.  To help keep things moving along as far as disseminating his story, I’ve decided to begin posting information about Paul and samples of his work in a newsletter format."  Here is a small excerpt from the article:

Except in cases involving Spock or prayer, observable movements are required for people to communicate. This can be as subtle as a raised eyebrow or a whispered word, but there must be some muscle movement for one person to convey a thought or feeling to another. Note that great actors are distinguished from the rest by their extraordinary control of facial expressions, gestures, and of the movements needed to create special inflections and pronunciations when talking.

It follows that an impairment that reduces a person's ability to move the muscles of the face and hands should, among other things, diminish the person's potential for self-expression. While this is generally true, [Paul Smith] taught himself some remarkable ways to express himself to the world, despite having severely limited muscle control.

Bear at chessboard

Born with severe spastic cerebral palsy, Paul Smith must rely on others to feed, dress, and bathe him. His speech is difficult to understand, even for those who know him well. Movements of his hands are jerky to the point that when he plays chess he can't move a piece by himself without risking knocking several others over. And yet Paul has excelled not only as a chess player, but also as an artist -- an artist that can hold neither a pencil nor a paintbrush.

Read more about Paul Smith, and see some of his art work.
 

Bits and Pieces

with
International
Master
Andrew Martin

Master vs Amateur

Here's a typical game from an open tournament where a motivated professional crushes a talented amateur.  Superior opening knowledge combined with an iron tactical grip gives Ibragimov an easy victory.
 

Ibragimov,I (2585) - Zuniga,I (2115) [E70]
US Open Los Angeles (2), 2003

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Bg5 0-0?!








We normally arrive at this precise position via the 4...0-0 move-order. Black has already missed his opportunity for 5...h6! 6.Bh4 c5.  At a lower level, he's probably been getting away with these imprecisions, but not against a Grandmaster.

So what would Ibragimov have played against 5...h6?  That is the interesting question!  Maybe Petrosian's old 6 Be3 Ng4 7 Bc1!?, just to mix things up.

6.Qd2  I like White already. He's taken up a very aggressive stance and is well placed to go for the throat with Bh6, h4-h5 etc.  The Bishop and Queen battery casts doubt on 4...0-0

6...Re8  Just doesn't like Bh6 but 6...Re8 is hardly a quality move.

7.Bd3  There may be more than one good way.  Observe how Black is crushed in another, very recent game:

See all of IM Martin's analysis.
 

The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia
From Graham Clayton

What's In A Name? Part One:  The "Grand Prix Attack" in the Sicilian Defense (1 e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc3 3. f4) got is name because it was used in British weekend tournaments in the late 70's and the 80's.  These tournaments formed a "Grand Prix" series, hence the name.

What's In A Name? Part Two:  The Scheveningen Variation of the Sicilian Defense was named after the 1923 tournament played in the Dutch town of the same name.  Max Euwe played the variation as Black against Geza Maroczy.

Submit your trivia to the Mad Aussie!
 

Pablo's Chess News

Pablo's Chess News  Chessville coverage of:

  • Pamplona Tournament 2003 (December 20-28/ Pamplona, SPAIN)  Last round today / Sutovsky leads (4.5/6), Illescas is in 2nd place (4)

  • Hastings Chess Congress (December 28 - January 5 / ENGLAND)  Round 1: Epishin beats Lahno / Epishin, Hebden & Cherniaev lead (1/1)

  • Corus Chess Tournament 2004 (January 9 - 25 / NETHERLANDS)  Participants: Kramnik, Anand, Svidler, Shirov, Morozevich, Leko, Adams, Bareev, Sokolov, Akopian, Bologan, Zhang Zhong, Van Wely & Timman

  • More!

other online chess news resources
The Week In Chess (TWIC) The most complete Tournament News
Mig's Daily Dirt - Commentary on Current Chess Events
The Chess Oracle Monthly International Chess News
The Campbell Report Correspondence Chess News
Net Chess News - News and More
 

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     Chess Notes by Edward Winter:
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     ChessBase Cafe by Mig Greengard: Something New, Something Improved
     Dutch Treat by Hans Ree: Chess Paradise
     The Q & A Way by Bruce Pandolfini: The Caro Can Can
     The Gambit Cartel by Tim McGrew: Steinitz for the Defense

Chessbase
     Solutions to De Feijter study contest
     A chess revolution in Punjab
     Unexpected moves – in Repton and in chess
     Demonstrations in the Chess Republic
     ChessBase Workshop by Steve Lopez: Deep Fritz 8 review
     Second Christmas Puzzle installment
     Man vs the Mean Martin Müller Machine
     Tommy's Christmas Repton
     Mig on Chess #198: The Readers Write to Santa
     ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
     Choosing the best in the US
     The FIDE World Championship plan
     Christmas dinner on a train – meet the ChessBase team
     ChessBase Workshop by Steve Lopez: Two new CDs: The Gruenfeld and The Colle System

Sports News India: Anand In Line for Chess Oscar

British Chess Magazine Online
     79th Hastings International Congress
     Internet site: www.hastingschess.org.uk

rediff.com: Chess as a sport is getting younger

Pakistan Chess Player
     200 Words: "Why is Kasparov privileged to play a match with the winner of the World Championship?"

PittsburghLive: Region's youths excel at chess

The Chess Drum
     GMs Come Up Short at Atlanta's "House of Pain"
     IMs Rule Mérida Tourney...GM Norm for Simutowe?
     Parrilla wins 7th Grade National Title!

East Bay Newspapers: Barrington chess team wins U.S. Championship

Net Chess News - New Look

Nation Online: Trouble brews in chess ,Trouble brews in chess

Tim Krabbé's Open Chess Diary
     232. 24 December 2003: The wrong side in a Steinitz Gambit

Sunspot.net: UMBC student puts on her game face

Seagaard Chess Reviews
     Mega Database 2004
     The Times Winning Moves

The Hindu: India stand a fair chance in Chess Olympiad : Anand

World Chess Network
     Larry Evans On Chess: WHEN NOT TO QUIT

allAfrica.com: Chess League to Be Expanded

RusBase Part Three - New Material from 1967

The State: South Carolina Seizes Three Chess Challenge II Machines

About.com Chess - Steinitz on the 'Relative Value of the Pieces'

Paul Smith Foundation: Newsletter #3

El Correo Digital: Interview with Francisco Vallejo Pons (en Español)

Annotated Games

The Telegraph Chess Club
     Malcolm Pein: Karjakin-McShane, Pamplona 2003
     Nigel Short: Ganguly-Venkatesh, Nat'l A Ch., India 2003

David Sands (Washington Times)
     Shulman-Karpov, Lindsburg (KS) 2003; Ganguly-Venkatesh, Nat'l A Ch., India 2003

Robert Byrne (NY Times): Ibragimov-Rohde, Philadelphia 2003

Lubomir Kavaqlek (Washington Post): Alekhine-Podgorny, Prague 1943; Capablanca-Czerniak, Buenos Aires, 1939

Jack Peters (LA Times): Banawa-West, Ileto Memorial, Monterey Park 2003

Jonathan Berry (Globe and Mail)
     Alekseev-Ramirez, Santo Domingo 2003

Puzzles & Problems

Chessville - Problem of the Week
Retrograde Analysis Corner
     Stuttgarter Zeitung, Christmas Contest, 2003
     Probleemblad, Nov 2003
MagnateGames - A problem each day
Bruno's Chess Problem of the Day
National Scholastic Chess Foundation - Problem of the Week
Chesshaven - Tactical Exercise of the Day
The London Times - Winning Move & Column, Both Daily

Tell us about your favorite site that you would like us to keep an eye on for you.  Write: Newsletter@Chessville.com
 

Position of the Week: Solution








Petrov,A, 1860
Selfmate in 13

Today's position is an example of selfmate, a type of chess problem where the task requires White to compel Black to checkmate the White king.

1.Kh6+ Ne5 2.Re4+ Kd5 3.Rxe5+ Kd4 4.Re4+ Kd5 5.Qf7+ Kd6 6.Qe7+ Kd5 7.Qd7+ Nd6 8.Re5+ Kd4 9.c3+ Bxc3 10.Nb5+ Bxb5 11.Qa7+ Rxa7 12.Rh5+ Rg7 13.Nf5+ Nxf5 mate

 

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Links to other interesting sites, from our links collection, this week from our History page.

 

The Arab Role in the Development of Chess

Essay on the title subject

 

Chess Archaeology

Articles, pictures & games collections about the history of the game.

 

ChessBase - Player Database

Online database with info on virtually all FIDE titled players, including rating, biography & games.

 

Chess Cafe - Photo Gallery Archive

Edward Winter collection of photos of chess players.

 

Chess Chronology

Significant events in chess history listed chronologically.

 

Chess History

Bill Wall's huge list of significant events in the history of chess.

 

Chess History Center

Good site with enormous number of links to historical articles about chess & chess players. Huge collection of links to sites, articles, and games of famous players.

 

Chess History: The Game is Afoot by Terry Crandall

Biographies of 15 past masters, written by the late Terry Crandall.

 

Mark Week's collection of links to chess history sites.

 

Excellent site devoted to the origins of the game. Includes several research articles.

 

Shako

The chess page of Jean-Louis Cazaux, co-author of The Anatomy of Chess.  Nice historical links section.

 

US Chess History

Collection of articles about the history of chess in the US.

 

World Chess Championship Index

Mark Weeks' excellent site on the history of the World Chess Championship. Site includes games, articles, history, and links.

 

World Chess Hall of Fame

Site of the World Chess Hall of Fame, with news, biographies, photo gallery, etc.

 

 

 

GAMES

Epishin,V (2658) - Lahno,K (2486) [E18]
Hastings International Chess Congress Hastings, ENG (1), 28.12.2003

1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 e6
3.Nf3 b6
4.g3 Bb7
5.Bg2 Be7
6.Nc3 0-0
7.0-0 Ne4
8.Bd2 f5
9.Re1 Bf6
10.Qc2 d6
11.Rad1 Nxc3
12.Bxc3 Be4
13.Qa4 Qe8
14.Qxe8 Rxe8
15.Bh3 Bb7
16.Nd2 Nd7
17.e4 g6
18.Bg2 Rab8
19.f4 Kf7
20.e5 Bxg2
21.Kxg2 dxe5
22.fxe5 Bh8
23.d5 h6
24.Nf3 Nc5
25.Nd4 a5
26.dxe6+ Nxe6
27.Nc6 Rbc8
28.Rd7+ Kf8
29.b4 a4
30.Red1 Bg7
31.R1d5 Ra8
32.a3 Kg8
33.Ne7+ Kh7
34.Rd1 Rad8
35.Nc6 Rxd7
36.Rxd7 Kg8
37.Ne7+ Kh7
38.Nd5 Kh8
39.Nxc7 Nxc7
40.Rxc7 Bxe5
41.Bxe5+ Rxe5
42.Rc6 Re2+
43.Kf3 Rxh2
44.Rxg6 Rc2
45.Rxh6+ Kg7
46.Rc6 Rc3+
47.Kf4 Kf7
48.Kxf5 Rxg3
49.Rxb6 Ke7
50.Ke5 Kd7
51.Ra6 Rxa3
52.Kd5 Ra1
53.c5 a3
54.Ra7+ Kc8
55.b5 Kb8
56.b6 Rd1+
57.Kc6 Rd3
58.Rh7 Rd8
59.Rb7+ 1-0
 

Sutovsky,E (2646) - Karjakin,S (2562) [B52]
XIII Magistral Ciudad de Pamplona Pamplona, ESP (6.3), 27.12.2003

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 d6
3.Bb5+ Bd7
4.Bxd7+ Qxd7
5.0-0 Nf6
6.e5 dxe5
7.Nxe5 Qc8
8.Qf3 e6
9.d3 Nbd7
10.Nc4 Nb6
11.Bf4 Nfd5
12.Be5 Qc6
13.Na5 Qd7
14.Na3 f6
15.Bg3 Be7
16.c4 Nb4
17.Nb5 0-0
18.Qxb7 Qxb7
19.Nxb7 e5
20.Na5 a6
21.Nc3 Nxd3
22.Nc6 Kf7
23.b3 Rac8
24.Nxe7 Kxe7
25.f4 exf4
26.Bxf4 Rfd8
27.Bg3 a5
28.Nb5 Rd7
29.Rf3 Rc6
30.Re3+ Kd8
31.Bd6 Ne5
32.Bxe5 fxe5
33.Rxe5 Re7
34.Rd1+ Ke8
35.Rf5 Ree6
36.Rdf1 Nd7
37.Nc3 Nf6
38.Nd5 Kf7
39.g4 h6
40.h4 Kg8
41.g5 hxg5
42.hxg5 Ne4
43.Kg2 Kh7
44.Nf4 Red6
45.Re5 Nd2
46.Rh1+ Kg8
47.Re8+ Kf7
48.Rhh8 g6
49.Nd5 Rd7
50.Ref8+ 1-0
 

Bologan,V (2673) - Sutovsky,E (2646) [B90]
XIII Magistral Ciudad de Pamplona Pamplona, ESP (5.2), 26.12.2003

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6
6.Be3 e5
7.Nb3 Be6
8.f3 Nbd7
9.g4 Nb6
10.Qd2 d5
11.g5 d4
12.Nxd4 exd4
13.Bxd4 Nh5
14.Qf2 Nc4
15.Bxc4 Bxc4
16.0-0-0
           Qxg5+
17.Kb1 Be7
18.Be3 Qh4
19.Qxh4 Bxh4
20.Nd5 Bd8
21.Rd4 Rc8
22.b3 Be2
23.f4 Nf6
24.Re1 Bb5
25.c4 Bc6
26.f5  Bxd5
27.exd5 Kd7
28.Rd3 Re8
29.Rf1 Ne4
        0-1
 

Kunte,A (2535) - Hebden,M (2560) [C91]
Hastings International Chess Congress Hastings, ENG (1), 28.12.2003

1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bb5 a6
4.Ba4 Nf6
5.0-0 Be7
6.Re1 b5
7.Bb3 0-0
8.d4 d6
9.c3 Bg4
10.Be3 exd4
11.cxd4 d5
12.e5 Ne4
13.Nc3 Nxc3
14.bxc3 f5
15.Bf4 Na5
16.Bc2 Nc4
17.Qd3 Bh5
18.e6 c6
19.Ne5 Nxe5
20.Bxe5 Bg6
21.Bf4 Qb6
22.Re3 Rac8
23.Rae1 Qa5
24.Bb3 Qa3
25.Qe2 Rce8
26.g3 Qa5
27.h4 h6
28.h5  Bh7
29.Qd1 Kh8
30.Qc1 Ba3
31.Qb1 Qd8
32.Bc2 Qf6
33.Qd1 Bg8
34.Qe2 Qe7
35.Bd3 c5
36.Re5 cxd4
37.cxd4 Bb4
38.Bd2 Bd6
39.Rxf5 Rxf5
40.Bxf5 Qf6
41.Bh3 Qxd4
42.Be3 Qf6
43.Qd2 Qf3
44.Qd1 Qxd1
45.Rxd1 Bxe6
46.Bxe6 Rxe6
47.Rxd5 Bxg3
48.a4 b4
49.fxg3 Rxe3
50.Kg2 Re8
51.Kf3 Rb8
52.Ke3 b3
53.Rd1 b2
54.Rb1 g6
55.g4 Kg7
56.Kd3 Kf6
57.Kc2 Kg5
58.a5 Rb5
59.Kc3 gxh5
60.gxh5 Kxh5
61.Kc2 Kg4
62.Rg1+ Kf3
63.Kb1 h5
64.Rg6 Rxa5
65.Kxb2 h4
66.Rf6+ Kg4
67.Rg6+ Rg5
68.Rxa6 h3
69.Ra4+ Kg3
70.Ra3+ Kg2
71.Rd3 h2
72.Rd2+ Kh3
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