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| Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph commentates on
round 10. The Russian champion Sergei Rublevsky succeeded in keeping the challenge of Vasily Ivanchuk at bay in the tenth round of the Foros tournament in the Crimea. Rublevsky had the white pieces and managed to keep a small edge for most of the 29 move draw and he retained his half point lead with a game to play. The younger generation continued to suffer with the junior players occupying the three bottom places. Scores 1 Rublevsky (Russia) 7/10; 2 Ivanchuk (Ukraine) 6.5; 3 Bologan (Moldova) 6; 4-6 Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan), Grischuk (Russia), Shirov (Spain) 5.5; 7-8 Areschenko (Ukraine), Nisipeanu (Romania) 4.5; 9-10 Ponomariov (Ukraine), Volokitin (Ukraine) 4; 11-12 Karjakin (Ukraine), Harekrishna (India) 3.5; Nisipeanu’s pet line, 8...Nc5 and 8...Qa5 are more standard counters. In the Sicilian Black sometimes forgoes speedy development to acquire positional assets in this case the two bishops. 8...Qa5 9.Bxf6 Nxf6 10.0-0 Nd7 11.f4 Nc5 12.f5 Nxb3 13.axb3 Qe5 14.b4 Be7 15.fxe6 fxe6 16.Ndb5! led to Black's swift demise in Nisipeanu-Paragua Turin Olympiad 2006 after 16...Kd7 17.Na3 Bf6 18.Rxf6! Qxf6 (18...gxf6 19.Nc4 Qf4 20.Nb6+ Kd8 21.Nxa8) 19.Nc4 Rf8 20.Nb6+ Kc6 21.Nxa8 Qf2+ 22.Kh1 b5 23.Qd3 Qf6 24.Rd1 1-0 LD Nisipeanu - A Grischuk Aerosvit (8) Foros 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 ( The Sozin Variation was Bobby Fischer's favourite counter to his own favourite opening the Sicilian Najdorf. It aims for quick development and an attack on the e6 and f7 squares) 6...e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bxf6!? [Kasparov equalised against Ehlvest after 9.Bh4 Qa5 10.0-0 Qh5 at Skelleftea 1989 ) 9...Qxf6?! (9...Nxf6!?) 10.0-0 g5 (Black can see what is coming and tries unsuccessfully to prevent it. Not 10...Be7 11.f4! 0-0 12.f5! and if 12...e5 13.Nd5 Qg5 14.Nf3 wins) 11.f4! Bg7?! (11...gxf4 12.Nde2 [12.Qd2 Rg8 13.Rxf4 Qe5] 12...Rg8 13.Nxf4 Qg5 14.Qe2 Ne5 was playable) 12.e5! dxe5 13.f5! e4 (13...exd4 14.fxe6 wins after 14...Qxf1+ 15.Qxf1 fxe6 16.Bxe6 or 16...Rf8 17.Bxd7+ Bxd7 18.Qe2+ Kd8 19.Nd5; 13...exf5 14.Nxf5 0-0 15.Nd6 Qe7 16.Nxf7 is equally gruesome) 14.Nce2!? (14.Nxe6!? fxe6 15.Qh5+ also looks strong) 14...exf5 (14...e5 15.Ne6!) 15.Rxf5 Qb6 16.Rxf7!? (16.Bxf7+ Ke7 17.Bb3 was simpler and very strong) 16...Bf6 17.Qd2 Ne5 18.Rxf6! Qxf6 19.Rf1 Qb6 (19...Qe7!? 20.Ng3 Rf8 21.Re1 with a big attack) 20.Nc3 Nc6 (20...Rf8 21.Rxf8+ Kxf8 22.Qf2+ Kg7 23.Nf5+ Bxf5 24.Qxb6 wins the queen) 21.Bf7+! Kd8 (21...Kd7 22.Rd1 Qxd4+ 23.Qf2; or 21...Kf8 22.Bh5+ Kg8 23.Rf8+! Kxf8 24.Qf2+ Ke7 [24...Kg7 25.Qf7 mate] 25.Nd5+ wins)  22.Qf2! (Brilliant, countering a pin with a pin) 22...Qxd4 (22...Nxd4 23.Rd1 Bd7 24.Rxd4) 23.Rd1 Qxd1+ 24.Nxd1 Ke7 (The two rooks are no match for the queen sitting on their original squares and the Black king is very exposed if 24...Rf8 25.Qb6+ Ke7 26.Bh5 Bd7 27.Qc5+ Kf6 28.Qd6+ Be6 29.Ne3 and the Be6 cannot be defended) 25.Ne3 Be6 26.Bxe6 Kxe6 27.Qf5+ Ke7 (27...Kd6 28.Qf6+ Kc5 29.Qc3+ Kd6 30.Nc4+ Ke6 31.Qg7 and Black cannot coordinate 31...Rab8 32.Qg6+ Ke7 33.Qxe4+] or 32...Kd5 33.Nb6+ Kd4 34.Qd6+ Ke3 35.Nc4+ Ke2 36.Qd2 mate) 28.Qxe4+ Kd6 29.Qd3+ Ke6 30.Qg6+ Kd7 31.Nc4 Rad8 32.Qd6+ Ke8 (32...Kc8 33.Nb6 mate) 33.Qe6+ Kf8 34.Qf6+ Kg8 35.Qg6+ Kf8 36.h3!! (Nd6 is coming and the old adage ' queen and knight, they're alright' is proved right again) 36...Rg8 37.Qf6+ Ke8 38.Nd6+ 1-0 In view of 38.Nd6+ Kd7 39.Nxb7 Rc8 40.Qd6+ Ke8 41.Qe6+ Kf8 42.Nd6 |
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 Books 2000/1/2/3 |
