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GAMES

Kramnik,V (2785) - Radjabov,T (2648) [B33]
Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting Dortmund, GER (1), 31.07.2003

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 Bg7
11.Bd3 Ne7
12.Nxe7 Qxe7
13.c4 f5
14.0-0 0-0
15.Qf3 d5
16.cxd5 f4
17.Rfc1 Kh8
18.Nc2 Bd7
19.Ne1 Rg8
20.Be2 Bf8
21.Nd3 Re8
22.Rc7 Qd8
23.Rac1 Rg6
24.Qh5 Bd6
25.Ra7 Qe7
26.h3 f5
27.exf5 Rf6
28.Nc5 Rc8
29.Rxd7 Rxc5
30.Rxe7 Rxc1+
31.Kh2 1-0
 

Anand,V (2774) - Radjabov,T (2648) [B32]
Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting Dortmund, GER (2), 01.08.2003

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 e5
5.Nb5 d6
6.c4 Be7
7.b3 f5
8.exf5 Bxf5
9.Bd3 e4
10.Be2 a6
11.N5c3 Bf6
12.0-0 Nge7
13.a3 0-0
14.Ra2 Qa5
15.b4 Qe5
16.Re1 b5
17.cxb5 axb5
18.Bxb5 Nd4
19.Bf1 d5
20.Rd2 Be6
21.f4 Qxf4
22.Rf2 Qxf2+
23.Kxf2 Nb5
24.Kg1 Nxc3
25.Nxc3 Bxc3
26.Bb5 Bxe1
27.Qxe1 Nf5
28.Bb2 Rac8
29.Ba4 Rf7
30.h3 h5
31.b5 h4
32.Be5 d4
33.b6 e3
34.Kh2 d3
35.Qb4 e2
36.Bc3 Rxc3
37.Qxc3 Ng3
38.b7 Rxb7
39.Qa5 Rb8
       0-1
 

Morozevich,A (2679) - Korchnoi,V (2628) [C13]
It Biel SUI (9), 30.07.2003

1.e4 e6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 Nf6
4.Bg5 Be7
5.e5 Nfd7
6.h4 c5
7.Bxe7 Kxe7
8.dxc5 Qc7
9.f4 Qxc5
10.Qd2 Nc6
11.Nf3 Nb6
12.a3 a5
13.h5 h6
14.0-0-0 Bd7
15.Kb1 a4
16.Rh3 Rac8
17.Nb5 Rhd8
18.Nd6 Rb8
19.Rg3 Kf8
20.Qd3 1-0
 

Pelletier,Y (2602) - Lutz,C (2631) [E59]
It Biel SUI (7), 28.07.2003

1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 e6
3.Nc3 Bb4
4.e3 0-0
5.Bd3 d5
6.Nf3 c5
7.0-0 Nc6
8.a3 Bxc3
9.bxc3 dxc4
10.Bxc4 Qc7
11.Bb2 e5
12.h3 Bf5
13.Qe2 h6
14.Bb5 e4
15.Nd2 Na5
16.c4 Bg6
17.Rfc1 cxd4
18.exd4 Nh5
19.d5 Nf4
20.Qe3 Nd3
21.Bc3 a6
22.Qd4 f6
23.Ba4 Rac8
24.d6 Qc5
25.Qxc5 Rxc5
26.Bb4 Rd8
27.Bc2 Re5
28.Bxd3 exd3
29.f4 Rh5
30.Kh2 b6
31.g4 Rc5
32.Bxc5 bxc5
33.Rab1 Rxd6
34.Rb8+ Kh7
35.Rc8 Re6
36.Rd1 Re2+
37.Kg1 f5
38.gxf5 Bh5
39.f6 gxf6
40.Rxc5 Rxd2
41.Rxd2 1-0
 

Naiditsch(GM) (2574) - Radjabov(GM) (2648) [B41]
Dortmund Sparkassen Dortmund, Germany (4), 03.08.2003

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 e6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 Nc6
6.Nxc6 bxc6
7.e5 Nd5
8.Ne4 Qc7
9.f4 Rb8
10.Bd3 Qb6
11.a3 Be7
12.Qe2 f5
13.Nf2 Bc5
14.Nd1 d6
15.c4 dxe5
16.cxd5 e4
17.Bc2 exd5
18.b4 Bd4
19.Bb2 a5
20.Qd2 Bxb2
21.Nxb2 axb4
22.Na4 e3
23.Qd3 Qa7
24.Rb1 0-0
25.axb4 Ba6
26.Qc3 Bc4
27.Nc5 Rb5
28.Bd3 Rxc5
29.bxc5 Bxd3
30.Qxd3 Qa5+
31.Kd1 Qa4+
32.Kc1 Re8
33.Re1 Qxf4
34.g3 Qe5
35.Rb2 g5
36.Kb1 d4
37.Rb7 Kh8
38.g4 Rb8
39.Rxb8+
           Qxb8+
40.Kc2 Qb4
41.Rb1 Qxc5+
42.Kd1 Qd5
43.Qxf5 Qh1+
44.Ke2 Qxh2+
45.Kd3 Qd2+
46.Ke4 Qc2+
47.Kxd4 Qd2+
48.Ke4   1-0

Volume 2  Issue 31                                                         August 3rd, 2003

In This Issue

Chess Today's 1000th Issue

New At Chessville

Distance Chess - the Future?

The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia

Perry the PawnPusher: Downside

Pablo's Chess News

Position of the Week

New On The Net

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result." - Albert Einstein

Position of the Week

[FEN "1b6/1qPB4/5K2/1npkP3/Q1N2p2/2prpP2/b1N5/8 w - - 0 1"]

White mates in two - Find the Solution
 

 

 

New At Chessville

(8/3)  Problem of the Week: Tactical training with our weekly puzzle.

(8/2)  Downside:  Another Perry the PawnPusher story by Master Storyteller Rick Kennedy.  Rick wrote that after finishing a long lost story fragment (The Only Move) he had a nagging feeling, "Didn't I? -- surely, I had -- hadn't I written _another_ Perry story about annotations, which started with the author playing against a computer...?"  Indeed he had, and here it is.  Thanks Rick!  I'm glad you found this gem of a story.  Readers, enjoy Downside!

(8/2)  Distance Chess - Is it the future? by Phil Innes.  This introduction to Distance Chess is sparked by one extraordinary event at the end of May in, well, in Paris and St. Petersburg.

(7/31)  The New York Masters Game of the Week, with commentary by IM Greg Shahade.  In addition to GM’s Yudasin, Stripunsky and Ibragimov, we had some exciting new players in this week’s NY Masters: reigning World Under 18 girls champion German IM and WGM, Elisabeth Paehtz; Georgian WGM Tea Lanchava-Bosboom;  new USCF Executive Board member, Beatriz Marinello; and 23 year old Radu Murgescu, originally from Romania.  We had all the makings of an exciting matchup on board one, as young German phenom Elisabeth Paehtz would square off against the NY Masters champion, Leonid Yudasin.

Sicilain Defence, Goteborg System
(2) Paehtz,E (2467) - Yudasin,L (2692) [B96]
66th New York Masters New York (2), 29.07.2003

(7/29)  Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia:  brought to you by the Mad Aussie himself, Graham Clayton.  Check out these most recent bits of fascinating chess history, including the Archives:  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.
 

Chess Today: 1000th Issue!!


http://www.chesstoday.net/index.html

The August 4th issue of Chess Today will be their 1000th since beginning publication in November of 2000.  We wish GM Baburin and his staff congratulations on reaching this milestone, and all the best in the future!!


Grandmaster Alexander Baburin (born Feb 19, 1967 in Nizhniy Novgorod, Gorky, Russia) is the mastermind behind Chess Today, as well as Grandmaster Square.  He is the producer of 'Coffee Break Chess', a free sporadically produced chess newsletter, and author of the acclaimed book Winning Pawn Structures.  Married with two children, GM Baburin currently lives in Dublin, Ireland.

Besides GM Baburin, whom we met above, other CT content contributors include GM Ruslan Scherbakov, GM Mikhail Golubev (Ukraine), IM Maxim Notkin (Russia), IM Nikolai Vlassov (Russia), FM Sam Collins (Ireland), Andy Ansel (USA) and Don Aldrich (USA).  Ralph Marconi and Graham Brown ably handle the technical production details.

Chess Today arrives in your email inbox bearing three files.  The first is a PDF file containing the newsletter itself.  To open PDF files, you need Acrobat Reader. This useful program can be downloaded for free at www.adobe.com.  The other two files are PGN and Chessbase (cbv) formats (your choice which one you want to use) of the games and annotations contained in the newsletter itself, along with a small assortment of additional games selected for their topicality and relevance.  You can download Chess Base Light at www.chessbase.com - enabling you to open CBV and PGN files, although there are, of course, many other PGN readers available.

Each issue of Chess Today usually ranges from three to five pages in length and contains a puzzle, news reports from major chess tournaments and matches, and annotated GM/IM games from those events.  Occasional OpEd pieces discuss chess politics and other current chess events.  Some issues contain instructional materials, book review, interviews and cartoons. Players rated 1500+, who are serious about chess, will benefit from the paper the most.  You can load the games onto your computer to follow along, or just print CT and take it with you to read during your commute to work, or on your lunch hour.  The extra versatility provided by the inclusion of the games files make CT the perfect daily chess information source.

Current subscription rates are $15 USD for four months, $25 for six months, or $44 for one year.  This could be one of the best investments in chess you will ever make!  Don't just take our word for it though, check out Chess Today, including the nine sample issues available at their web site for your review.
 

Distance Chess - The Future?
by Phil Innes

Imagine going over to your local chess club to play a game, one in a sequence to achieve your norm (you also have to imagine you are the local tyro!).  The TD indicates your table which has one chair, an ordinary looking wooden board, the usual club pieces, and says "15 minutes".

You have been preparing mentally and physically all week and didn't waste time or money traveling to a distant city, staying in a cheap motel, and risking unusual food.

At the appointed time the TD starts your clock and 6 seconds later the clock displays your opponent's first move, 1.e4.  You make your own move, press the clock, and after a few more moves look across to the computer which shows the board position, available time for each player, move count and moves made, and a video picture of your opponent Wang Li and his immediate surroundings, 13,000 miles away.

After 33 moves into a Sicilian Pelikan, Sveshnikov variation, you press a special button on your clock which offers a draw - and a little to your surprise it is accepted!  This is a good result because your opponent is rated 2450 ELO and you were playing-up 50 points with the black bits, and besides... lurking at the back of your mind was the realization that <gulp> 7,000 people were watching the game in real time on the net - with expert commentary you couldn't hear.

Science Fiction?  At this time of writing this article for Chessville, July 31st 2003, Mark Taimanov has already written his copy for the famous Russian magazine "64" titled "The Future of Chess" to be published in the next issue, and sparked by one extraordinary event at the end of May in, well, in Paris and St. Petersburg...

Read all of this introductory look at Distance Chess today!
 

Downside

Another Perry The PawnPusher Adventure, By Rick Kennedy

Mate in 47, the computer read out.

I wiped my forehead with a damp handkerchief, loosened my tie further, and looked at the position again.

My plan had been to take us out of a sharp, tactical middlegame, where modern thinking machines roamed unchecked, like hungry carnivores, and into a murky, overgrown swamp of an endgame, where my lifetime of following in Capablanca’s footsteps might show me the way through a dense thicket of variations.

I pushed my king forward. This was the way out. I was sure of it.

Mate in 15, the computer responded.

I smiled, signed my scorecard, and walked away.

There was barely a murmur of reaction in the Club. We were far past the excitement of “Man Bites Dog,” or “Computer Bytes Man,” if you will...

Read the rest of Rick Kennedy's "Downside".
 

The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia
From Graham Clayton

"Who Am I" Quiz
Click here for the solutions!

1.  I won the championship of my country 11 times.  I played in 14 Chess Olympiads, and was 3 times a World Championship Candidate. Who am I?

2.  I was acknowledged as the "Champion of the Free World" for a time.  I also achieved a combined even score against both Botvinnik and Smyslov, but was never granted a world title match.  Who am I?

3.  I played international chess for 50 years, from the 1890's to the 1940's.  Although I won few tournaments, my dashing attacking style won me many brilliancy prizes, as well as many admirers.  As well as playing, I wrote about the game, and was the organizer of the 1911 San Sebastian tournament.  Who am I?

4.  I was a brilliant but inconsistent player whose best results were in the 1950's.  I was also a coach to Boris Spassky.  My nickname was the "g7-specialist", because of my tendency to sacrifice pieces or give mate on that square.  Who am I?

Just Couldn't Take "No" For An Answer:  In the course of playing Roman Dzindzichashvili during the 1989 US championship tournament, Igor Ivanov made 7 draw offers in the space of just 23 moves.

Submit your trivia to the Mad Aussie!
 

Pablo's Chess News

Pablo's Chess News  Chessville coverage of:

  • Latest news: Dortmund 2003, round 4: Bologan beats Peter Leko

Leko(GM) (2739) - Bologan(GM) (2650) [B17]
Dortmund Sparkassen Dortmund, Germany (4), 03.08.2003

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6 8.Bd3 h6 9.N5f3 c5 10.Be3 Qc7 11.Ne5 a6 12.Ngf3 cxd4 13.Bxd4 Nbd5 14.0-0 Bc5 15.Bb5+ Kf8 16.Bxc5+ Qxc5 17.Bc4 Ke7 18.Bxd5 Nxd5 19.c4 Nf6 20.Rfd1 Bd7 21.b4 Qc7 22.Nd4 Rhd8 23.Rd3 Kf8 24.Rad1 Be8 25.h3 Nd7 26.Ng4 Qxc4 27.Qd2 Rac8 28.Nb3 Qc7 29.Rc1 Qb8 30.Rxc8 Qxc8 31.b5 Qc4 32.bxa6 bxa6 33.Rd6 Qb5 34.Nd4 Qb1+ 35.Kh2 Rc8 36.Nb3 Nc5 37.Nxc5 Rxc5 38.Rxa6 Qb8+ 39.Kg1 Rb5 40.Ne3 Rb1+ 41.Nd1 Qe5 42.Ra3 Qg5 43.Re3 Ba4 44.Kh2 Qf4+ 45.g3 Rxd1 46.Qd8+ Rxd8  0-1

  • Dortmund Chess Tournament 2003 (July 31 - August 10)
    Round 4:  Bologan beat Leko, Anand - Kramnik drawn / Bologan is in 1st place (3.5/4)

  • First Saturday Tournaments (August 2003 / Budapest, HUNGARY)

  • 36th Biel International Chess Festival (July 21-31 / Biel, SWITZERLAND)
    Alexander Morozevich won this year´s edition (8/10) / Bacrot & Smirin shared the 2nd place

  • More!

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     Best game of June 2003:

Adams, M. (2723) - Lautier, J. (2666) [B47]
Enghien-les-Bains (2) 2003

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 d6 8. O-O Bd7 9. Re1 Be7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Qg4 h5 12. Qe2 h4 13. a4 hxg3 14. hxg3 Nf6 15. a5 Rc8 16. Be3 Kf8 17. Bb6 Qb8 18. Na4 Bb5 19. Qd2 Nd7 20. Be3 Bf6 21. c3 Ne5 22. Nb6 Rd8 23. Bd4 Qc7 24. b3 Bc6 25. Rad1 Qe7 26. c4 g5 27. Qc3 Ng4 28. Nd5 Bxd5 29. exd5 e5 30. Bb6 Re8 31. c5 Kg7 32. Qb4 Nh2 33. c6 g4 34. Re4 Rh6 35. Rxg4+ Nxg4 36. Qxg4+ Rg6 37. Qe4 Bg5 38. Qf5 bxc6 39. dxc6 e4 40. Re1 Re6 41. c7 e3 42. f4 Bf6 43. Bd5 Bc3 44. Re2 Bd2 45. Rh2 Bc3 46. Rh7+ Kg8 47. Rxf7 e2 1-0

Smithsonian Magazine: Chess Queen (pdf format)

Mechanics' Institute Chess Room
     IM John Donaldson's Newsletter #150, 7-30-2003
         
1) Altounian and Matikozian tie for first in Southern California Ch.
          2) Politiken Cup
          3) Karpov Chess School comes to Lindsborg, Kansas
          4) Favorite Websites
          5) Here and There
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swissinfo: Viktor Kortchnoï, a life devoted to chess

Biel Chess Festival: Interview with Alexander Morozevich

The Campbell Report
     Leonard "Corky" Schakel vs. Kristo Miettinen Danish Gambit Accepted
     ChessWatch Added to Sites of Note

Tim Krabbé's Open Chess Diary - 222. 23 July 2003: Spielstellung 198

Segaard Chess Reviews - Nimzo-Indian, Kasparov Variation

World Chess Network
     John Henderson's The Scotsman: The End of an Era
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RusBase Part Three - New Materials for 1986, 1987

Annotated Games

New York Masters Game of the Week, analysis by IM Greg Shahade

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Rotlewi-Rubinstein, Lodzl Lodz, 1907

David Sands (Washington Times): Fayvinov-Gulko, U.S. Senior Open, Wilmington, Del., July 2003

Sergey Shipov (World Chess Ratings)
     Dortmund 2003: Round 2 Annotated
     Dortmund 2003: Round 1 Annotated
     Biel: Critical Games of Rounds 6 and 7

Robert Byrne (NY Times): Adams-Lautier, Enghien-les-Bains 2003

Lubomir Kavalek (Washington Post)
     Fischer-Hook, Olympiad in Siegen 1970; Morozevich-Pelletier, Biel 2003

Jack Peters (LA Times): IM Khachiyan -- IM C. Lakdawala, Southern California Championship, Costa Mesa 2003

Ian Rogers (Australian Chess Columns)
   
Rogers-Rej, Canberra Open 2003; Rogers-Wallace, Sydney Interclub 2003

Jonathan Berry (Globe and Mail): Krnan-Patterson, Canadian Open 2003

N. Vlassoz (Chessnews Weekly): Biel 2003 (4 games)

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MagnateGames - A problem each day
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The London Times - Winning Move & Column, Both Daily
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Solutions to The Mad Aussie's "Who Am I?" quizzes:

1.  Svetozar Gligoric
2.  Sammy Reshevsky
3.  Jacques Mieses
4.  Alexander Tolush

Position of the Week: Solution

by Sam Loyd, Originally published in the N.Y. Albion, July 17, 1858

1.Qa8 Qxa8 2.Nb6 mate  Other tries for Black are:  1...Bxc4 2.Qxb7 mate; 1...Nd4 2.Nb6 mate; 1...Nd6 2.Nb6 mate; 1...Kxc4 2.Qxa2 mate; 1...Nxc7 2.Nb6 mate; 1...Bxc7 2.Qg8 mate; 1...Bb1 2.Nb6 mate; 1...Rd1 2.Nb6 mate; 1...Rd2 2.Nb6 mate; 1...Rd4 2.Nb6 mate; 1...Na7 2.Nb6 mate; 1...Bb3 2.Nb6 mate; 1...e2 2.Nb6 mate; 1...Qc6+ 2.Be6 mate; 1...Na3 2.Nb6 mate; 1...Ba7 2.Qg8 mate.
 

 

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The Janitor Jim Series

Instructional Games for Novices

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.

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

These games are annotated for the novice player, probably those who are either new to the game, or are rated below about 1300 (though even some intermediate players might benefit from time to time by going "back to basics".)

 

 

 

GAMES

Lutz,C (2631) - Morozevich,A (2679) [C11]
Biel Chess Festival Biel, Switzerland (10), 31.07.2003

1.e4 e6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 Nf6
4.Bg5 dxe4
5.Nxe4 Be7
6.Bxf6 gxf6
7.Nf3 a6
8.c4 f5
9.Nc3 Bf6
10.Qd2 c5
11.d5 0-0
12.0-0-0 Bg7
13.Kb1 exd5
14.Nxd5 Nc6
15.h4 b5
16.h5 h6
17.Rh3 f4
18.Qxf4 Bxh3
19.gxh3 Kh8
20.Rd2 bxc4
21.Bxc4 Rb8
22.a3 Na5
23.Ba2 Rb7
24.Qa4 Qc8
25.Ne3 Rb5
26.Qe4 Qb8
27.Nd1 Nb3
28.Bxb3 Rxb3
29.Ka2 c4
30.Nd4 Rd8
31.Ka1 Rd3
        0-1
 

Bologan,V (2650) - Anand,V (2774) [B19]
Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting Dortmund, GER (3), 02.08.2003

1.e4 c6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 dxe4
4.Nxe4 Bf5
5.Ng3 Bg6
6.h4 h6
7.Nf3 Nd7
8.h5 Bh7
9.Bd3 Bxd3
10.Qxd3 Ngf6
11.Bf4 e6
12.0-0-0 Be7
13.Kb1 Qa5
14.Ne5 Rd8
15.Qe2 0-0
16.Ng6 Rfe8
17.Nxe7+ Rxe7
18.Rd3 Ree8
19.Rhd1 Qd5
20.Rg1 b5
21.Qd2 a5
22.Ne2 b4
23.g4 Ne4
24.Qe3 Ng5
25.Rc1 Nb6
26.b3 a4
27.Bc7 Qa5
28.f4 Nh7
29.g5 hxg5
30.fxg5 Rd7
31.Bxb6 Qxb6
32.Rg1 axb3
33.cxb3 Qa5
34.g6 fxg6
35.hxg6 Nf6
36.Rg5 Rd5
37.Re5 Ng4
38.Rxe6 Rf8
39.Qh3 Nh6
40.Rxc6 Rdf5
41.d5 1-0
 

Korchnoi,V (2628) - Pelletier,Y (2602) [D12]
It Biel SUI (10), 31.07.2003

1.d4 d5
2.c4 c6
3.Nf3 Nf6
4.e3 Bf5
5.Nc3 e6
6.Nh4 Bg6
7.Nxg6 hxg6
8.Bd3 Nbd7
9.Qe2 Bd6
10.Bd2 Qe7
11.c5 Bc7
12.f4 Nh5
13.0-0-0 f5
14.b4 Nhf6
15.Kc2 Kf7
16.Rb1 b6
17.Ba6 Rab8
18.h3 Ne4
19.Nxe4 dxe4
20.Qc4 Nf6
21.cxb6 axb6
22.a4 Bd6
23.Qxc6 Nd5
24.Qc4 g5
25.g3 gxf4
26.gxf4 g5
27.fxg5 Qxg5
28.Kb3 Rhg8
29.Rbe1 Ke7
30.Qc1 Qh6
31.Reg1 Rxg1
32.Qxg1 f4
33.Bc4 fxe3
34.Bc1 Rf8
35.Qg2 Rf3
36.Bxd5 exd5
37.Qe2 Qh8
38.Bb2 Rf2
39.Qb5 Rxb2+
40.Kxb2
           Qxd4+
41.Kb3 Be5
        0-1
 

Bologan,V (2650) - Anand,V (2774) [B19]Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting Dortmund, GER (3), 02.08.2003

1.e4 c6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 dxe4
4.Nxe4 Bf5
5.Ng3 Bg6
6.h4 h6
7.Nf3 Nd7
8.h5 Bh7
9.Bd3 Bxd3
10.Qxd3 Ngf6
11.Bf4 e6
12.0-0-0 Be7
13.Kb1 Qa5
14.Ne5 Rd8
15.Qe2 0-0
16.Ng6 Rfe8
17.Nxe7+ Rxe7
18.Rd3 Ree8
19.Rhd1 Qd5
20.Rg1 b5
21.Qd2 a5
22.Ne2 b4
23.g4 Ne4
24.Qe3 Ng5
25.Rc1 Nb6
26.b3 a4
27.Bc7 Qa5
28.f4 Nh7
29.g5 hxg5
30.fxg5 Rd7
31.Bxb6 Qxb6
32.Rg1 axb3
33.cxb3 Qa5
34.g6 fxg6
35.hxg6 Nf6
36.Rg5 Rd5
37.Re5 Ng4
38.Rxe6 Rf8
39.Qh3 Nh6
40.Rxc6 Rdf5
41.d5 1-0
 

 

 

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