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One vs. Many => Examples a Plenty! by IM Igor Khmelnitsky Today I have a mix of positions from the games that I played in the simul last fall.
A very sharp position is
the toughest to deal with during the simul, especially when you go around in
circles taking 5-10 seconds on each move. When I came over to the next
board (see the position above) and saw my opponent's last move 1. Pc5, I felt
dizzy. Please stop – SOLUTION is below.
First, I was angry at myself for placing the K on its ‘natural’ square e7 instead of e8 on the move before. K on e7 allows PxB with check. As, I tried to calm myself down, I realized that 1…Bxe2 loses to 2.Pxd6+ Kd7 3.Rxc8 Bxf3 (3….Kxc8 4. Kxe2) 4. Rf8 etc… A reasonable attempt would have been 1…Rxc5 2.Rxc5 Bxe2 3.Rc3 Ba6 and Black is probably not worse. Then there were two moves with the B on d6 - 1…Bxc5 and 1…Be5. The best move was 1…Be5 after 2.Nxe5 Bxe2, Black preserves the extra pawn and winning chances. So, why did I play 1…Bxc5? Well, I was planning to respond to 2.Bxa6 with the clever 2…Bb4!??? 3. axb4? Rxc3 winning the R for 2 pieces and staying ahead, since I already had two extra pawns. I did see that 2…Bxf2+? was not sufficient as after 3.Kd2 the Rc3 is defended and Black is down a piece. The Nf3 is conveniently stops 3…Be1+. Only after I played 1…Bxc5, I realized that the B from a6 will be attacking my Rc8 after 2. Bxa6 Bb4?? 3.Bxc8, so I prepared myself to settle for the tough endgame after 2…Bxf2+. Somehow, my opponent panicked and instead of 2.Bxa6, played 2.Rxc5?? After 2…Rxc5 3.Bxa6 Ra5 the Black R was dominating two minor pieces. =================================================================== Example #2 Take a look at the next diagram:
Indeed, Black is winning thanks to his overwhelming advantage in development. The combination type is Attraction into Pin. 1….Rxe3 2.Rxe3 Bf4. The Re3 can't be defended. Black won a Bishop and kept all of his positional advantages. =================================================================== Example #3 Now, onto the next position:
With the K-side temporarily 'frozen', we should shift our focus to the Pin of the Bc5. Once you notice it, you should find two moves candidates 1. Pb4 and 1. Rxd4. When I came up to the board I spent all of 1/2 seconds and played 1.Rxd4. Black has no counterplay and is doomed. White is already way ahead in material and wining a B for a P is not that important to begin with. Moreover, after after 1.Pb4 Kd5 2. Pxc5 Pxc5 White would all of a sudden have to worry about the 3-pawns avalanche coming down. Of course, upon closer examination, we can see that White can take care of Black with some timely decisions 3.Rb3 etc... This is a perfect example where some (but not all) computers may disagree with my logic and I really don't care as I like my practical approach. The bottom line - go for sure things and save your energy. There is an old joke that you may have heard a few times - if your choice on the next move is to take a Queen without any compensation or announce a checkmate in two moves - take the Queen. Upon closer examination, the checkmate may not be there. =================================================================== Example #4 Next examples deals with the Middlegame position. Take a look:
Well, Black should recapture the pawn. However, just before that, he has a
simple in-between move that inflicts damage on White's pawn structure -
1…Nxc3 2.Pxc3 Bxc5 and
the position is Dynamically Balanced. White has some initiative and
space advantage as well as the target on the d-file. Black has potential
with two bishops and weak White pawns. If you didn't take the N on c3 because you liked so much your centralized Nd5, consider what happened in the game - 1…Bxc5 2.Ne4 Be7 3.Pc4 Nb6 4.Pb3. Compare the Ns now! =================================================================== I have several more interesting examples form the simul and plan to share them with you next time.
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