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GAMES

Anand,V (2766) - Azmaiparashvili,Z (2693) [B07]
2nd Benidorm Chess Festival Benidorm, ESP (1), 27.11.2003

1.e4 d6
2.d4 Nf6
3.Nc3 e5
4.Nge2 Be7
5.f3 0-0
6.Be3 c5
7.d5 Nh5
8.Qd2 g6
9.0-0-0 Qa5
10.g4 Ng7
11.Ng3 a6
12.h4 f6
13.g5 f5
14.f4 b5
15.h5 b4
16.Nb1 fxe4
17.fxe5 Nd7
18.e6 Ne5
19.hxg6 Ng4
20.Be2 Rf3
21.Bxf3 exf3
22.Rxh7 1-0
 

Anand,V (2766) - Graf,A (2646) [D35]
2nd Benidorm Chess Festival Benidorm, ESP (7), 28.11.2003

1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 e6
3.Nf3 d5
4.Nc3 Nbd7
5.cxd5 exd5
6.Bf4 c6
7.h3 Nb6
8.Qc2 g6
9.e3 Bf5
10.Qb3 Bg7
11.Be2 0-0
12.0-0 Re8
13.Ne5 a5
14.Rfc1 a4
15.Qd1 Nfd7
16.Nd3 Nc4
17.Nxa4 b5
18.Nc3 Bxd3
19.Qxd3 Nxb2
20.Qb1 Nc4
21.a4 bxa4
22.Rxa4 Rxa4
23.Nxa4 g5
24.Bh2 Nxe3
25.fxe3 Rxe3
26.Bf3 Bxd4
27.Kh1 Qa5
28.Nb2 Qb4
29.Bg1 Rb3
30.Qf5 Bxb2
31.Rxc6 Ne5
32.Qxg5+ Ng6
33.Bxd5 Rd3
34.Rxg6+ hxg6
35.Qxg6+ Kh8
36.Qxd3 1-0
 

Vallejo Pons,F (2662) - Mamedyarov,S (2595) [D80]
2nd Benidorm Chess Festival Benidorm, ESP (7), 28.11.2003

1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 g6
3.Nc3 d5
4.Bg5 Ne4
5.Bh4 Nxc3
6.bxc3 Bg7
7.e3 dxc4
8.Bxc4 c5
9.Nf3 0-0
10.0-0 Nc6
11.Rb1 cxd4
12.cxd4 Na5
13.Bd3 Be6
14.Qa4 a6
15.Bxe7 Qxe7
16.Qxa5 Rac8
17.Rfc1 Qd7
18.Ng5 Rxc1+
19.Rxc1 Rc8
20.Rxc8+ Qxc8
21.Nxe6 Qxe6
22.g3 Bf8
23.a4 Qa2
24.Qc7 Qa1+
25.Bf1 b5
26.a5 Qa2
27.Qb6 Bb4
28.Qxa6 Be1
29.Qa8+ Kg7
30.Qf3 b4
31.a6 Bd2
32.Qd1 Bc3
33.d5 Kf8
34.d6 Ke8
35.Bb5+ Kd8
36.Qf3 1-0
 

Hillarp Persson,T (2512) - Azmaiparashvili,Z (2693) [B07]
2nd Benidorm Chess Festival Benidorm, ESP (8), 28.11.2003

1.d4 d6
2.e4 Nf6
3.f3 e5
4.d5 Be7
5.Be3 Nh5
6.Ne2 Bg5
7.Bf2 g6
8.h4 Bh6
9.c4 f5
10.Nbc3 0-0
11.exf5 gxf5
12.Rg1 Kh8
13.g4 fxg4
14.fxg4 Rxf2
15.g5 Rh2
16.gxh6 Qxh4+
17.Kd2 Bf5
18.Kc1 Na6
19.b3 Nb4
20.Kb2 Nd3+
21.Ka3 Qf2
22.Na4 a6
23.Rg5 b5
      0-1
 

Karjakin,S (2562) - Hillarp Persson,T (2512) [B06]
2nd Benidorm Chess Festival Benidorm, ESP (11), 29.11.2003

1.e4 g6
2.d4 Bg7
3.Nc3 d6
4.f4 a6
5.Nf3 b5
6.Bd3 Nd7
7.e5 c5
8.Be4 Rb8
9.0-0 cxd4
10.Nxd4 dxe5
11.Nc6 Qb6+
12.Kh1 Ngf6
13.Nxb8 Qxb8
14.fxe5 Nxe5
15.Bf4 0-0
16.Bf3 e6
17.Qe2 Nfd7
18.Rad1 Qb6
19.Ne4 Nxf3
20.Qxf3 e5
21.Bg5 f5
22.Nd6 Nc5
23.Be3 Qc7
24.Bxc5 Qxc5
25.Qb3+ 1-0
 

Davies,N - Arkell,K [E18]
British Rapidplay Championship Halifax (11), 2003

1.Nf3 d5
2.d4 Nf6
3.c4 e6
4.g3 b6
5.Bg2 Bb7
6.cxd5 exd5
7.0-0 Be7
8.Nc3 0-0
9.Bf4 c6
10.Qc2 Nbd7
11.Rad1 Re8
12.Ne5 Nf8
13.e4 dxe4
14.Nxe4 Nd5
15.Bc1 Rc8
16.Nc3 Bd6
17.Rfe1 Ng6
18.Nc4 Bf8
19.Qb3 Nf6
20.a3 Qe7
21.Ne3 Rcd8
22.Qa4 Qe6
23.Qc2 a6
24.Na4 Ne7
25.b4 Nc8
26.Bb2 g6
27.Nc3 Bg7
28.a4 Ne7
29.Qb3 Qd7
30.Ncd5 cxd5
31.b5 axb5
32.axb5 Bh6
33.h3 Ne4
34.Bxe4 dxe4
35.d5 Bg7
36.Bxg7 Kxg7
37.h4 Qd6
38.Qc3+ f6
39.Qd4 Qb4
40.Nc4 Bxd5
41.Qxb6 Qxc4
42.Rxd5 Kh6
43.Rd7 Qxb5
44.Qxf6 1-0
 

Castaldo,F (2336) - Contin,D (2377) [A30]
63 Camp. Italiano Arvier (3), 27.11.2003

1.Nf3 Nf6
2.c4 b6
3.g3 c5
4.Bg2 Bb7
5.0-0 g6
6.Nc3 Bg7
7.d4 cxd4
8.Qxd4 d6
9.Rd1 Nbd7
10.Be3 Rc8
11.Rac1 0-0
12.Qh4 Bxf3
13.exf3 a6
14.b3  Re8
15.g4 b5
16.cxb5 Qa5
17.Bd2 axb5
18.g5 b4
19.Na4 Nd5
20.a3 Bc3
21.axb4 Bxb4
22.Bxb4 Nxb4
23.Qg4 Rxc1
24.Rxc1 Ne5
25.Qe4 Ned3
26.Rd1 Qxg5
27.Rxd3 Nxd3
28.Qxd3 Rc8
29.Kh1 h5
30.Nb6 Rc1+
31.Bf1 Qc5
32.Nd5 Qxf2
33.Nxe7+ Kh7
           0-1
 

 

 

 

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Volume 2  Issue 48                                                         November 30th, 2003

In This Issue

Scholastic Instructional Materials

The Mad Aussie's
Chess Trivia

Creating Problems
With the Kennedy Kids

Janitor Jim #6: A
Beginner's Opening Mistake

Chessprints

Pablo's Chess News

New At Chessville

New On The Net

Position of the Week Games, Hot Forum Topics, Quotes,  Shopping, More!

A double-dose of encouragement, for all you Gambiteers out there:

When you cannot make up your mind which of the two evenly balanced courses of action you should take, choose the bolder.
                   - W. J. Slim

Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.

- Clare Booth Luce

from the editor...  Last week Pete Blanchette told you all about the Chess eXpress Rating service that his club uses.  If you're going to be in the Gastonia, NC area on Saturday, January 17th, you can try it out for yourself.  Pete will be hosting the 1st EVER CHESS EXPRESS OPEN, a 5-round Swiss system Rapid tourney (Game/30).  For details see the tournament announcement or Contact Pete.

Position of the Week








[FEN 2kr3r/ppp1qpp1/2p5/2b2b2/2P1pPP1/1P2P1p1/PBQPB3/RN2K1R1 b Q - 0 14]

Black to move and win - Find the Solution
 

Chessprints


As a footstep in the sand records just a single step of a journey, so too does a chess position record but a single moment in chess time.

These fascinating positions were culled from composers, famous or sometimes not so famous games, or other noteworthy sources to tickle your imagination.

We present these for sheer joy they bring, but if you accidentally happen to learn something in the process...well, don't say we didn't warn you!

Today's Chessprint
 

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New At Chessville

(11/30)  Problem of the Week: Tactical training with our weekly puzzle.

(11/30)  Chessprints: As a footstep in the sand records just a single step of a journey, so too does a chess position record but a single moment in chess time.  These fascinating positions were culled from famous or sometimes not so famous games, composers, or other noteworthy sources to tickle your imagination.  We present these chessprints for the sheer joy they bring, but if you accidentally happen to learn something in the process...well, don't say we didn't warn you!

(11/29)  Scholastic Instructional Materials: Courtesy of Professor Chester Nuhmentz, two new files FREE for you to download.  These new files include:

  • And Then There Were None! - A 16 page set of exercises to guide students step-by-step through the techniques necessary to FORCE checkmate when using a king and queen against a lone king.

  • Puzzler Page K72 - Here's a quick challenge for the more advanced students looking for some problems of their own while the beginners work on And Then There Were None! Fairly challenging chess-based problems that require a lot of visualizing and calculating.

(11/27)  Creating Problems:  It's sure to be trouble with the Kennedy Kids!  "I guess it's true what they say: I love to create problems.  Problems can teach you discipline... patience... resourcefulness.  They can even make you laugh."  Laugh along with Jon & Mary Elizabeth, in this all new story from the creative mind of Rick Kennedy:  Creating Problems.

(11/26)  A Beginner's Opening Mistake:  A new chapter in the saga of Janitor Jim.  Jim is a real nice guy, but he wouldn't know a passed pawn from an outpost square.  Our games tend to be pretty one-sided, as I show him very little mercy!  These games are annotated for the novice player, probably those who are either new to the game, or are rated below about 1300.  This time, in Game 6, we bring you "A Beginner's Opening Mistake" that you'll want to be sure to avoid as well as know how to exploit when your opponent slips up!

Posted at the Chessville Forum by SQREATER:

*Announcing the release of XBoard and WinBoard, version 4.2.7*

XBoard is a graphical chessboard for the X Window System that can serve as a user interface for GNU Chess, Crafty, and other chess engines, for the Internet Chess Servers, and for electronic mail correspondence chess. XBoard can also be used by itself. It can read and write game files in PGN (portable game notation).

WinBoard is a similar program for 32-bit Microsoft Windows. It includes all the major features of XBoard except email correspondence chess.

A new release of both XBoard and WinBoard is now available. Version 4.2.7 corrects about two dozen bugs in the 4.2.6 release. See the ChangeLog for a list. In addition, WinBoard 4.2.7 comes bundled with GNU Chess 5.07 instead of the old 5.02+ version. The XBoard and WinBoard source code trees have been merged, so the xboard download now contains the complete source for both.

The various larger contributions that people have submitted since the 4.2.6 release are not yet included in 4.2.7. The source code for these contributions is now available, however (see http://www.tim-mann.org/extensions.html), and we plan to include most of them in a future release once the contributors complete necessary copyright assignment paperwork.

You can get both XBoard and WinBoard from either our new Savannah project pages or their existing pages on Tim Mann's web site:
          - https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/xboard/
          - http://www.tim-mann.org/chess.html
Most of the known bugs and deficiencies in previous versions have *not* been addressed in this release. It is not necessary to report your favorite bug again if you have reported it before, unless the ChangeLog erroneously says it has been fixed. Most known bugs, deficiencies, and suggestions received are now listed in the ToDo file. If you find a bug not listed there, please report it in the bug tracker at https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/xboard/ or by email to bug-xboard [AT] tim-mann.org.

-- Tim Mann usenet@tim-mann.org http://www.tim-mann.org/
 


Professor Chester Nuhmentz

Scholastic Instructional Materials: Courtesy of Professor Chester Nuhmentz, two new files FREE for you to download.  These new files include:


And Then There Were None!
- A 16 page set of exercises to guide students step-by-step through the techniques necessary to FORCE checkmate when using a king and queen against a lone king.


Puzzler Page K72
- Here's a quick challenge for the more advanced students looking for some problems of their own while the beginners work on And Then There Were None! Fairly challenging chess-based problems that require a lot of visualizing and calculating.

Be sure to check out all of the other free materials provided by the good Professor, including time-tracker score sheets, chess tips, key checkmate and stalemate patterns, visualization exercises, post-game study guides, and lots more.  While you're there, take a look at this pair of instructional articles by the Professor too:

All this is provided free for your use by Professor Chester Nuhmentz!
 

The Kennedy Kids
Mary Elizabeth & Jon

Creating Problems, by Jon as retold by Rick Kennedy

I guess it's true what they say: I love to create problems.  Problems can teach you discipline. They can teach you patience. They can teach you resourcefulness.  They can even make you laugh.  Chess problems, that is.

"Look at this," I called to Mary Elizabeth the other day. She was busy playing with Marty the dog.  "C'mon," I said, "I saw this position in a dream the other night, and I want you to look at it."  Mary Elizabeth came over.  Marty, too.

"It's simple," I told her. "'White to move and draw."  I set the pieces up on the chessboard in the living room. My sister looked, and then frowned...

Read Creating Problems, and see why Mary Elizabeth was frowning!

Index of All Kennedy Kids Stories     Index of Fiction at Chessville
 

A Beginner's Opening Mistake
Annotated Games for Beginning Players, by David Surratt

Jim is a friend of mine.  He cleans the building where I work, and he's one of those people who take real pride in their work.  Now, Jim is a real nice guy, but he wouldn't know a passed pawn from an outpost square.  Our chess games tend to be very one-sided - I show him very little mercy!

These games, because of their very one-sidedness, are perfect for showing some of the mistakes novice and beginning players make.  My goal in presenting these games is to show you what some of those mistakes are, and maybe help you to "see" another way of thinking about the game.  These games are annotated for the novice player, probably those who are either new to the game, or are rated below about 1300.

Here in the sixth game in the Janitor Jim series, we show you A Beginner's Opening Mistake.  Jim has a bad habit in the opening phase of the game - he likes to move his f-pawn up one square in order to support the center.  This is often a dangerous tact to take though, as I showed him in the game below.

Janitor Jim v. licenser
February, 2002

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1








     a      b      c      d      e       f       g      h

Black is playing the French Defense, my personal favorite, but probably not the best opening system for beginners.  You can see some better recommendations here and here.

In the French Defense, Black allows White to set up shop in the center, then hopes to counterattack with pawn breaks at ...c5 & possibly ...f6.

3.f3?

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1








     a      b      c      d      e       f       g      h

This is almost never a good move...

Learn why; read "A Beginner's Opening Mistake".  See all of the other games in this series, including:

Game 1 - The Pieces That
                Stayed In Bed
Game 2 - Pawns: The Soul of Chess

Game 3 - The King Hunt
Game 4 - Quitters Never Win
Game 5 - The Uncastled King


The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia
From Graham Clayton

First Protest:  Wilhelm Steinitz lodged a protest about one of the chess boards used in his 1886 World Championship match against Johannes Zukertort.  He objected to the red and white squares on the board, claiming that he was colorblind to the color red.  A black and white board was then substituted for the red and white board.

Principled Protest:  Bobby Fischer withdrew from the 1967 Interzonal Tournament in Sousse, Tunisia because the tournament officials would not reschedule his games, so that he would not have to play games on the Jewish Sabbath.  After staging one walkout, and then returning, Fischer finally abandoned play after scoring 8.5/10.

Conditional Protest:  Bobby Fischer withdrew from the US team at the 1968 Lugano Olympiad because he was not happy with the lighting in the tournament hall. Fischer wanted to play his games in a private room. The Olympiad organizers refused to meet his request, and so Fischer withdrew from the tournament.

Political Protest:  During the 1980 Malta Olympiad, USSR player Anatoly Karpov refused to shake the hand of his US opponent Lev Alburt, because of Alburt's "defection" to the United States.

Submit your trivia to the Mad Aussie!
 

Pablo's Chess News

Pablo's Chess News  Chessville coverage of:

  • Santo Domingo Chess Tournament (November 27 - December 5)  Moiseenko, Nakamura, Alekseev, Nisipeanu, Kiriakov, Socko lead (3/3)

  • World Computer Chess Championship (November 22 - 29 / Graz)  Shredder is the 2003 WCCC Champion after beating Fritz in the tiebreak (1.5-0.5) Results by round, standings & games available

  • 2nd Benidorm Chess Festival (November 27 - 29 / SPAIN)
    Veselin Topalov wins (7/10), Anand & Radjabov finish in 2nd place (6.5)  All the games available

  • More!

other online chess news resources
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The Chess Oracle Monthly International Chess News
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New On The Net

International E-Mail Chess Club - Chess Bits - November 2003

The Campbell Report
     The Rules Define the Ethics

The Chess Cafe
     Review: Danish Dynamite by Karsten Müller & Martin Voigt
     Endgame Study:
Y. Brenyov 64 1933
     Chess Notes by Edward Winter:
#s 3097-3099
     ChessBase Cafe by Mig Greengard:
In Playchess.com, No One Can Hear You Scream
     Dutch Treat by Hans Ree: An Envelope at the Airport
     The Q & A Way by Bruce Pandolfini: You Already Have A Coach - You
     The Gambit Cartel by Tim McGrew: Danish Pastry

Chessbase
     Just saying no, and a simul in a pool
     Mig on Chess #196
     Steve Lopez - ChessBase Workshop: the "law of diminishing returns"
     A goodbye to chess  "All sports, including boxing, are now more reputable than chess."
     Kramnik: ‘I know for sure that Kasparov admires me’
     Our readers reply to Kasparov
     Steve Lopez - ChessBase Workshop: Pocket Fritz 2

Sydney Morning Herald - Checkmate for Grandmaster (Bobby Fischer)

Chess Assistance
     Constructing a player opening book
     X3d Fritz vs. Kasparov Computer Analysis

The Telegraph Chess Club
     Malcolm Pein: Karpov exits event in fury
     David Norwood: a philosophical view of India, its chess and karma

Tigerchess - Updated Grandmaster Growl

Times of India: Young India mighty for chess Olympiad

Mid-Day (India): Fr Agnel continues to excel at chess

The Sun Online: Chess computer a cheat!

About.com Chess
     Kasparov - X3D Fritz, New York, 2003

Chandler Cornered - Geoff Chandler - Alisia Maric

Mechanics' Institute Chess Room
     IM John Donaldson's Newsletter #167, 11/26/2003: 1) Mezentsev wins Saint Amant Open; 2) Four-way tie in Fall Tuesday Night Marathon; 3) David Pruess shines in New York Masters; 4) Akobian, Kraai and Khachiyan fight for GM norms in Gufeld Memorial; 5) Lindsborg Open; 6) Here and There

The Chess Drum
     My Trip to Nigeria by IM Amon Simutowe
     Country Spotlight: Martinique
     "Mysterious" Truths of Chess

Chathurangam: Chess In India
     Humpy clinches her maiden National "A" title
     Venkatesh wins National Junior Championship, Bikaner

Seagaard Chess Reviews - Yearbook 68

World Chess Network
     Larry Evans On Chess: Looking Back

AL HOROWITZ vs
SALO FLOHR
Caro-Kann Defense
USA vs. USSR Radio Match
1945
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6 gxf6 6 Ne2 Bf5 7 Ng3 Bg6 8 h4 h6 9 h5 Bh7 10 c3 Qb6 11 Bc4 Nd7 12 a4 a5 13 Qf3 e6 14 0-0 Bc2 15 Bf4 Bb3 16 Bd3 e5?! 17 Be3 Bd5 18 Be4 Qb3 19 dxe5 fxe5 20 Rad1 Bxe4 21 Qxe4 Qe6 22 Rd2 Nf6 23 Qf3 Rg8 24 Rfd1 Rg4 25 Nf5 e4 26 Bb6! Rxg2 27 Qxg2 Qxf5 28 Rd8 Rxd8 29 Rxd8 Ke7 30 Qg3 Nd7 31 Bc7 Qd5 32 c4 Qg5 33 Qxg5 hxg5 34 Ra8 Ke6 35 Bxa5 f5 36 Bc3 f4 37 a5 g4 38 b4 f3 39 Bd2 Kf7 40 Ra7 g3 41 Rxb7
Black Resigns

RusBase Part Three - New Material From 1968

USCF - Kansas Future Anatoly Karpov's Second Visit

Problemesis - #36 December 2003

Annotated Games

The Telegraph Chess Club
     Nigel Short: Fischer-Spassky, Belgrade 1992

David Sands (Washington Times)
     Fink-Wojtkiewicz, 35th Virginia Open, Triangle, Va., 2003

World Chess Rating - Game of the Week, November 28, 2003

Boris Schipkov (Chess Siberia): Dvoirys-Tregubov, 56th Russian Chess Championship, Krasnoyarsk (5) 2003

Robert Byrne (NY Times)
     Kasparov-X3D Fritz, Match Game 3, New York 2003

Lubomir Kavalek (Washington Post)
     Korchnoi-Navara, Match Game 2, Prague 2003

Jack Peters (LA Times)
     West-Villanueva, First Najdorf Invitational, Los Angeles 2003

Jonathan Berry (Globe and Mail)
     Fox-Ridout, Canadian Championship, Vancouver 1951

Puzzles & Problems

Chessville - Problem of the Week
William Harvey's Chess Puzzles - Solutions
     Alexander Alekhine vs K Meck, Basel, 1925
     Ernst Gruenfeld vs Siegbert Tarrasch, Baden-Baden, 1925
     Alexander Alekhine vs Edgar Colle, Paris, 1925
     E Adams vs Carlos Torre, New Orleans, 1925
     Siegbert Tarrasch vs Walter Von Holzhausen, Paris, 1924
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








In his heyday of the 1960s & '70s, Bent Larsen was one of the strongest non-Soviet GMs in the World.  He played Board One for the Rest of the World, ahead of Bobby Fischer, in the famous 1970 USSR vs the Rest of the World match.  So how was he humbled in a mere 17 moves, and with the White pieces no less?

Larsen,B - Spassky,B [A01]
Belgrade Yugoslavia, 1970

1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nf3 e4 5.Nd4 Bc5 6.Nxc6 dxc6 7.e3 Bf5 8.Qc2 Qe7 9.Be2 0-0-0 10.f4 Ng4 11.g3 h5 12.h3 h4 13.hxg4 hxg3 14.Rg1 [Diagram] 14...Rh1 15.Rxh1 g2 16.Rf1  Objectively best was 16.Rg1 Qh4+ 17.Kd1 Qh1 but who would want to play that out?  16...Qh4+ 17.Kd1  17.Rf2 g1Q+ 18.Bf1 Qhxf2+ 19.Kd1 Qgxf1mate.  17...gxf1Q+ Mate in three, so...White Resigns. 0-1

An interesting account of the so-called Match of the Century reveals that while the Rest of the World won the top four boards with a combined score of 10½-5½, they could not match the depth of the mighty Soviet machine which stormed through the remaining six boards to win the overall match 20½-19½.
 

 

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From the TigerChess Group

"One of the biggest causes of lost games in chess is not because someone was beaten from the outset. It's when they believed, rightly or wrongly, that they had a good position and then found themselves playing 'for the win' when the position didn't merit it. At times like this every single assessment can be wrong, distorted to maintain the hoped for reality for as long as possible.

Accordingly one of the greatest strengths a player can have is objectivity, the ability to snap out of a euphoric state as quickly as possible. And this is easier when you're calm."

 - Nigel Davies

 

 

 

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GAMES

Davies,N - Lilley,G [A45]
Preston Open (3), 2003

1.d4 Nf6
2.Bg5 Ne4
3.Bf4 c5
4.f3 Qa5+
5.c3 Nf6
6.d5 e6
7.e4 Qb6
8.Na3 Be7
9.Nc4 Qd8
10.d6 Bf8
11.Nh3 b5
12.Ne3 Qb6
13.a4 Ba6
14.e5 Nh5
15.Bg5 f6
16.f4 g6
17.g4 c4
18.Qd2 fxg5
19.gxh5 gxf4
20.Ng4 Bg7
21.h6 Bxe5
22.Nxe5 0-0
23.Bg2 Bb7
24.a5 Qa6
25.0-0 f3
26.Qg5 Qxd6
27.Nxg6 Rf5
28.Ne7+ Kf7
29.Nxf5 Qc5+
30.Nd4 1-0
 

Shafritz,A - Heisman,D [E81]
Main Line CC Champ (4), 25.11.2003
[Dan Heisman]

1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 g6
3.Nc3 Bg7
4.e4 d6
5.f3 0-0
6.Be3 c5
7.d5 e6
8.Bd3 exd5
9.cxd5 Na6
10.a3 Nc7
11.Qd2 Re8
12.Nge2 Rb8
13.0-0 b5
14.Rfc1 a5
15.b4 c4
16.Bc2 a4
17.Nd4 Bd7
18.Bg5 Qe7
19.Re1 Qf8
20.Rad1 h6
21.Be3 Red8
22.g4 Re8
23.Qg2 Rbc8
24.h4 Kh8
25.Kf2 Nh7
26.h5 g5
27.Nce2 Qe7
28.Ng3 Qf6
29.Ngf5 Re5
30.Nxg7 Qxg7
31.Nf5 Bxf5
32.gxf5 f6
33.f4  Ree8
34.Qg3 Rcd8
35.Bd4 gxf4
36.Qxf4 Ng5
37.Qh4 Re7
38.Re3 Rg8
39.Qh2 Ne8
40.Rg1 Kh7
41.e5 dxe5
42.Bxe5 Rxe5
43.Rxe5 Nh3+
44.Ke3 Qa7+
45.Kd2 Qd4+
46.Ke2 Nxg1+
47.Kf1 Qa1+
48.Kf2 Qd4+
49.Re3 Qd2+
50.Kf1 Qxh2
          0-1
 

GM Julio Becerra Rivero - SM David Pruess
French Alekhine-Chatard C13
NY Masters (4)

1.e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bg5 Be7
5. e5 Nfd7
6. h4 c5
7. Nb5 O-O
8. Bxe7Qxe7
9. Nc7 f6
10. Nxa8 cxd4
11. Nc7 fxe5
12. Qd2 Nf6
13. f3 Qxc7
14. O-O-O
               Nc6
15. Bb5 Bd7
16. Nh3 Qb6
17. Bxc6 bxc6
18. Rhe1 Rb8
19. b3 c5
20. Rxe5 a5
21.Nf4 a4
22. Kb1 axb3
23. cxb3 Qd6
24. Rde1 c4
25. Qxd4 cxb3
26. Rg5 Qa3
27. Qd2 bxa2+
28. Ka1 Qb3
29. Qc1 Qb4
30. Ne2 Rc8
31. Nc3 Rxc3
32. Qd2 Qc5
33. Rge5 Rc2
34. Qe3 Qb4
          0-1
 

Romero Holmes,A (2544) - Vallejo Pons,F (2662) [B45]
2nd Benidorm Chess Festival Benidorm, ESP (10), 29.11.2003

1.e4 c5
2.Nc3 Nc6
3.Nf3 e6
4.d4 cxd4
5.Nxd4 Nf6
6.Nxc6 bxc6
7.e5 Nd5
8.Ne4 Bb7
9.Bd3 Qc7
10.f4 c5
11.b3 Nb4
12.0-0 Nxd3
13.cxd3 h5
14.Be3 Rc8
15.Rc1 Qb6
16.Qf3 Be7
17.Rc2 f5
18.exf6 gxf6
19.f5 e5
20.Rfc1 d6
21.Qg3 Kd7
22.Qg7 Rhf8
23.Rxc5 Bxe4
24.b4 Bxf5
25.d4 dxc5
26.dxc5 Qe6
27.b5 Rg8
28.Qh6 Be4
29.c6+ Kc7
30.Bxa7 Rxg2+
31.Kf1 Qf5+
32.Ke1 Bb4+
         0-1
 

Hanley,C - Davies,N [A07]
British Rapidplay Championship Halifax (7), 2003

1.Nf3 Nf6
2.b3 d5
3.Bb2 c6
4.g3 Bg4
5.Bg2 Nbd7
6.0-0 e6
7.d3 Bd6
8.Nbd2 0-0
9.h3 Bh5
10.e4  e5
11.g4 Bg6
12.Nh4 dxe4
13.dxe4 Re8
14.Nc4 Bf8
15.Nf5 Qc7
16.h4 h6
17.Qf3  Nh7
18.Rad1 f6
19.Qe2 Red8
20.Ba3 Bxa3
21.Nxa3 Ndf8
22.Bf3 Ne6
23.Qe3 b5
24.c4 b4
25.Nc2 c5
26.Rd5 Nhf8
27.Rfd1 Nd4
28.Ncxd4 exd4
29.Qe1 Nd7
30.Ne7+ Kh7
31.Nxg6 Kxg6
32.g5 Qf4
33.h5+ Kh7
34.Rf5 Qh4
35.g6+ Kh8
36.Bg2 Re8
37.f4 Qg4
38.Ra1 Re7
39.Qd1 Qh4
40.a3 Rae8
41.Qd3 bxa3
42.Qf3 Rxe4
43.Qxe4 Rxe4
44.Bxe4 Qg3+
45.Bg2 d3
46.Rd5 Nf8
47.Rd8 Kg8
48.Kh1 Qh4+
49.Kg1 Qg3
and Black won
         0-1
 

Contin,D (2377) - Sarno,S (2404) [B08]
63 Camp. Italiano Arvier (2), 26.11.2003

1.e4 d6
2.d4 Nf6
3.Nc3 g6
4.Nf3 Bg7
5.Be2 0-0
6.0-0 c6
7.a4 a5
8.Bf4 Na6
9.Qd2 Nb4
10.Bh6 e5
11.Rad1 Qc7
12.Bxg7 Kxg7
13.Ne1 Be6
14.f4 exf4
15.Qxf4 Qe7
16.g4 Rae8
17.Bf3 Bc4
18.Rf2 Nd7
19.b3 Ba6
20.Ng2 c5
21.dxc5 dxc5
22.Nd5 Nxd5
23.exd5 Qe5
24.Qd2 b6
25.d6 c4
26.Bc6 Rd8
27.bxc4 Bxc4
28.Re1 Qc5
29.Bxd7 Rxd7
30.Ne3 Be6
31.Nf5+ Bxf5
32.gxf5 Rxd6
33.Qf4 Rf6
34.Re5 Qd6
35.Rd2 Qc7
36.Qd4 Rd8
37.Qxd8 Qxe5
38.Rd5 Qe3+
39.Kg2 Qg5+
40.Kh1 Qc1+
41.Rd1 Qxc2
42.fxg6 Qe4+
          0-1
 

 

 

 

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