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| Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph commentates on
round 8. Armenia stretched their lead to two points at the 37th Chess Olympiad taking place at Turin with another powerful performance to overcome an in-form Cuban team 3-1. This result took their tally to 24/32. Russia continued to struggle and were lucky to draw 2-2 with the Czech Republic. Peter Svidler was outplayed by David Navara and Alexander Morozevich was fortunate to win on time in a dubious position after misplaying the opening. The Ukraine, France and the USA all advanced in the eighth round and like the Armenians they have yet to lose a match. After defeating the Russians the Netherlands have lost twice. Scotland lost to Iran 1-3 as John Shaw conceded his first draw. England overcame Lithuania 2.5-1.5 but Stuart Conquest lost again to take his personal score back to 50%. Leaders: 1 Armenia 24; 2-3 Russia, Ukraine 22; 4-7 China, Georgia, France, USA 21.5; 8-9 Czech Rep, Germany 21; 36 England 18.5; 54 Scotland 17.5; 16; 57 Ireland 17; 73 Wales 16.5; 134 Guernsey 11.5; 140 Jersey 10, 148 teams. Levon Aronian’s tremendous seventh round win with black which ended before his opponent could develop any kingside pieces. Sokolov,Iv (2676) - Aronian,L (2756) [E35] 37th Olympiad Turin ITA (7), 28.05.2006 Malcolm Pein 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 c5 This is the sharpest way to counter 4.Qc2. Nigel Short got a draw with it against Kasparov in their WCC final in 1993 but then made the mistake of playing it a second time. 7.dxc5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Ne4 10.Bxb8 [10.e3 Is the only move here to answer Qa5 with Nge2. 10...Qa5 11.Nge2 Bf5 12.Be5 0-0 13.Nd4 Re8!? 14.Bxb8 Nxc3~~] 10...Qf6!  A novelty Black hits c3 a third time and threatens Qxf2 11.Bg3 Nxc3 12.a3 Bf5 [12...Ba5 13.b4 Ne4 14.Rd1 Bf5 15.Qc1 And White emerges at least one pawn ahead with the better position] 13.Qd2 Ba5 14.b4? [14.e3! is critical but Black's resources are more than adequate 14...0-0-0! (14...0-0 15.b4 Ne4 16.Qd4! Qxd4 17.exd4 Rfe8 18.0-0-0 (or 18.Ne2 Bd8 19.f3 Nxg3 20.hxg3 Bf6 21.0-0-0 but the most Black can hope for in either line is a bit of compensation for a pawn) ) 15.Nf3 (15.b4 d4! (15...Ne4 16.Qd4 Qxd4 17.exd4+/- Rde8 18.0-0-0 Bc7) 16.bxa5 dxe3 wins) 15...d4!! (15...Ne4 16.Qxa5 Nxg3 17.hxg3 Qxb2 18.Rd1+-) 16.Be5 (16.Nxd4 Rxd4 17.exd4 Re8+) 16...dxe3! 17.fxe3 Rxd2 18.Bxf6 Rxb2 19.Bxh8 Nd5+ 20.Nd2 Bxd2+-+; 14.Nf3 Nb1! (14...Ne4 15.Qxa5 Qxb2 16.Be5+-) 15.Qxa5 Qxb2 Threat Qc1 mate 16.Qa4+ Bd7 17.Be5! (17.Qd1 Qc3+ 18.Nd2 Nxd2 19.Qxd2 Qxa1+) 17...Nc3! 18.Qd1 Nxd1 19.Bxb2 (19.Rxd1 Qxa3 20.Bxh8) 19...Nxb2 And Black is OK at the end of this amazing line. More remarkable preparation from Aronian, if this was the idea.] 14...Ne4 15.Qc1 Rc8!  A hard move to foresee at it appears to attack a well protected pawn but it wins. White is so undeveloped he cannot afford any lines to open. 16.Ra2 [16.bxa5 Rxc5 17.Qd1 Qc3+ 18.Qd2 Qxd2#; 16.Nf3 Rxc5 17.Be5 Rxc1+ 18.Rxc1 Qb6! 19.Bd4 (19.Bxh8 Qxf2+ 20.Kd1 Qe3) 19...Bxb4+ 20.axb4 Qxb4+ 21.Kd1 Bd7] 16...Rxc5 17.Qa1 Qc6!! 18.Qe5+ Kd8! 19.Qxh8+ [19.Rd2 Re8] 19...Kd7 0-1 A one sided game from the match between Greece and Brazil. White is playing for a slight edge but gets roughed up. Once both White bishops are exchanged his king can never find safety and his queen’s knight is hopelessly placed. S Halkias - D Lima 37th Olympiad Turin (6) Queen’s Gambit Accepted 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.e4 exd5 7.exd5 a6 8.a4 Bd6 9.Qe2+ Be7 10.Qxc4 0-0 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Bd3 b5! 14.Qxc5 Nd7 15.Qd6? Ne5! 16.Qxd8 Nxd3+ 17.Kd2 Rxd8 18.Kxd3 Bf5+ 19.Ke3 b4! 20.Na2 Rxd5 21.Kf4 g5+ 22.Kg3 a5 23.Nc1 (23.Rad1 Rad8) 23. ..Rc8 24.Ra2 b3! 25.Ra1 (25.Nxb3 Rd3 26.Nc1 Be5 mate) 25...Bxb2 26.Nxb3 Rd3 27.Rhe1 Rxb3 28.Rad1 g4 0-1 |
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