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GAMES

Cheparinov,I (2529) - Krush,I (2449) [C42]
Andorra open, Andorra la Vella (5.4), 07.09.2003

1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 d6
4.Nf3 Nxe4
5.d4 d5
6.Bd3 Bd6
7.0–0 0–0
8.c4 c6
9.Re1 Bf5
10.c5 Bc7
11.Nc3 Re8
12.Qc2 Nd7
13.b4 Bg6
14.Bb2 Re6
15.Ne2 Qe7
16.Ng3 Re8
17.Qb3 h5
18.Bxe4 dxe4
19.d5 cxd5
20.Nd4 h4
21.Nf1 Qg5
22.Nxe6 fxe6
23.Bd4 Bh5
24.Kh1 Rf8
25.b5 Ne5
26.Qe3 Qg6
27.b6 axb6
28.cxb6 Bd6
29.Bxe5 Bxe5
30.Rab1 Rf3
31.Qc5 Qf5
32.Qc8+ Kh7
33.Qd8 Bf6
34.Qc7 Rxf2
35.Ne3 Qg5
36.Qxb7 Bd4
37.Rf1 Qxe3
38.Rxf2 Qxf2
39.Qc7 Bf3
       0–1
 

Krush,I (2449) - Nisipeanu,L-D (2666) [A42]
Andorra open, Andorra la Vella (7.2), 07.11.2003

1.d4 g6
2.c4 Bg7
3.e4 d6
4.Nc3 e5
5.dxe5 dxe5
6.Qxd8+ Kxd8
7.f4 Nc6
8.Nf3 Bg4
9.Be2 Bxf3
10.Bxf3 Nf6
11.0–0 Re8
12.Be3 h5
13.Rab1 exf4
14.Bxf4 Ne5
15.b4 c6
16.b5 Kc7
17.Na4 Nfd7
18.Rb3 Bf8
19.Be2 f6
20.Be3 Nf7
21.Bf2 Nd6
22.Rfb1 Nxe4
23.bxc6 bxc6
24.Rb7+ Kc8
25.c5 Rb8
26.Ba6 Rxb7
27.Rxb7 Kd8
28.Rxa7 Nxf2
29.Kxf2 Bxc5+
30.Nxc5 Nxc5
31.Ra8+ Ke7
32.Rxe8+ Kxe8
33.Ke3 Nxa6
       0–1
 

Postny,E (2499) - Reutsky,S (2307) [D24]
First Saturday GM Budapest (2), 06.07.2003

1.d4 d5
2.c4 dxc4
3.Nf3 Nf6
4.Nc3 e6
5.e4 c5
6.d5 exd5
7.e5 Ne4
8.Nxe4 dxe4
9.Qxd8+ Kxd8
10.Ng5 Be6
11.Nxe6+ fxe6
12.Bxc4 Nc6
13.Bf4 Nd4
14.0-0-0 Kc7
15.Rhe1 Be7
16.Rxe4 b5
17.Bf1 Rhf8
18.Be3 Rad8
19.Kb1 Rd5
20.Rc1 Nf5
21.Bxb5 Nxe3
22.fxe3 Rf2
23.Rf4 Rdd2
24.Rxf2 Rxf2
25.Rd1 Bg5
26.Rd7+ Kb6
27.Bc4 Bxe3
28.Rd6+ Kc7
29.Rxe6 Rxg2
30.Re7+ Kb6
31.e6 Rg4
32.Bd5 Bg5
33.Rb7+ Ka6
34.Rxg7 Rg1+
35.Kc2 h6
36.h4 Rc1+
37.Kb3 Bxh4
38.e7 Re1
39.Rg6+ Ka5
40.Bc4 Re3+
41.Kc2 Kb4
42.b3 Bxe7
43.a3+ 1-0
 

Shahade,J (2366) - Gunnarsson,A (2348) [C88]
First Saturday GM Budapest (8), 12.07.2003

1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bb5 a6
4.Ba4 Nf6
5.0-0 Be7
6.Re1 b5
7.Bb3 0-0
8.a4 Rb8
9.Nc3 d6
10.h3 Na5
11.Ba2 b4
12.Nd5 Nxd5
13.Bxd5 c6
14.Ba2 b3
15.cxb3 Be6
16.d4 Bxb3
17.Qd3 Bxa2
18.Rxa2 Qc8
19.b4 Nb7
20.Qxa6 Ra8
21.Qc4 Qd7
22.Rd1 exd4
23.Nxd4 Rfc8
24.Nf5 Bf8
25.Bb2 d5
26.Qd3 Re8
27.Qg3 f6
28.Qf3 Bxb4
29.exd5 Rad8
30.Qg4 Kh8
31.Qxb4 Qxf5
32.Qxb7 1-0
 

Reutsky,S (2307) - Jakab,A (2442) [C11]
First Saturday GM Budapest (9), 13.07.2003

1.e4 e6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 Nf6
4.Bg5 dxe4
5.Nxe4 Be7
6.Bxf6 gxf6
7.Nf3 f5
8.Ng3 c5
9.Bc4 cxd4
10.Nxd4 f4
11.Ne4 a6
12.c3 b5
13.Bb3 h5
14.Qe2 Bb7
15.0-0-0 Qb6
16.Nxe6 fxe6
17.Nd6+ Qxd6
18.Rxd6 Bxd6
19.Qxe6+ Be7
20.Rd1 1-0
 

Smirin,I (2656) - Korchnoi,V (2628) [C99]
It Biel SUI (2), 22.07.2003

1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bb5 a6
4.Ba4 Nf6
5.0-0 Be7
6.Re1 b5
7.Bb3 d6
8.c3 0-0
9.h3 Na5
10.Bc2 c5
11.d4 Qc7
12.Nbd2 cxd4
13.cxd4 Bd7
14.Nf1 Rac8
15.Ne3 Nc6
16.d5 Nb4
17.Bb1 a5
18.a3 Na6
19.b4 axb4
20.axb4 Qb7
21.Bd2 Ra8
22.Bd3 Nc7
23.Bc3 Rxa1
24.Qxa1 Na8
25.Nd2 Nb6
26.Nb3 Na4
27.Na5 Qa8
28.Rc1 Rc8
29.Bd2 Bf8
30.Nc2 Nb6
31.Na3 Nc4
32.N3xc4 bxc4
33.Nxc4 Qxa1
34.Rxa1 Nxe4
35.Nb6 Nxd2
36.Nxc8 Bxc8
37.Ra7 e4
38.Be2 Nb3
39.Rc7 Bf5
40.Bc4 Nd4
41.g4 Bg6
42.b5 Nxb5
43.Bxb5 e3
44.f3 f6
45.Bd7 h5
46.Bf5 1-0

 

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Volume 2  Issue 30                                                         July 27th, 2003

In This Issue

Balogh Counter Gambit: Part 4

New At Chessville

Site Review: GM Peter Svidler's Unofficial Page

Strange Chess News: Time Loss Reported

The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia

Pablo's Chess News

Position of the Week

New On The Net

"Everything depends upon execution; having just a vision is no solution." – Stephen Sondheim

Position of the Week


[
FEN 8/8/8/1r1b4/B7/8/8/3k4 b - - 0 1]

Although invisible, the White king is somewhere
on this chessboard.  Where is he? - Find the Solution
 

 

 

New At Chessville

(7/27)  Problem of the Week:  Tactical training with our weekly puzzle.

(7/26)  Balogh Counter Gambit - Part Four.  IM-CC Keith Hayward continues his look at this counterattacking system for Black with what Janos Balogh thought was the main line: 1 e4 d6 2 d4 f5 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Bd3 Nc6 5 Nf3 fxe4.  "Playing the BCG is certainly living life on the edge and not for the faint of heart!"  Want to start from the beginning?  Here are the earlier installments of Keith's look at the Balogh:  Part 1 - Introduction/Overview;  Part 2 - Janos Balogh, the Man and His Games;  Part 3 - White plays an early exf5.

(7/25)  Strange Chess News: Time Loss Reported.  Let Jack Gyori tell his story:  Thank you for hearing my story; no one else would. I was born in Budapest but I travel all around Europe to watch my favorite sport, chess. I am a jeweler and make a good living at it. I also trade in antiquities; so when a German dealer of rare artifacts who only identified himself as Magnus wrote me he was willing to sell a 12th century Viking chess piece I was delighted. We decided to meet incognito...

(7/25)  The New York Masters Game of the Week, with commentary by John Fernandez.  The presence of Six GMs made this a very exciting event, especially as we have a very strong crop of dangerous 2300-2400 players. After last week’s insanity with tons of upsets, nothing was going to be taken for granted...  This week's exciting game features Alex Stripunsky, who had held onto the Internet board with an iron grip throughout the tournament. Only needing a draw to clinch first place, the White pieces are a blessing, unless your opponent is Alex Shabalov.  Shabalov’s combativeness has won him lots of fans recently, after his brave performance to win the 2003 US Championships in Seattle.

(4) Stripunsky,A (2651) - Shabalov,A (2644) [B24]
65th New York Masters New York (4), 22.07.2003

 

(7/24)  Review:  Beginning Chess Play, by Bill Robertie; reviewed by Dave Zaklan.  "In Beginning Chess Play, the reader is given all the basics of the game, from the cornerstone up. Each chapter begins with an aside box labeled "First Word".  Herein, the reader is succinctly told what the section covers and its meaning, followed by wonderful encouragements. All examples are clear, well conceived and relevant to anyone trying to learn the game...

(7/24)  Review:  Winning Chess Openings, by Bill Robertie, reviewed by Dave Zaklan.  Bill Robertie, a world class chess master (and  former winner of the U.S. Speed Chess Championships) has compiled an excellent book in conjunction with Cordoza Publishing.  Winning Chess Openings offers a highly readable format with a well indexed and planned presentation, aimed at the beginning chessplayer...

(7/21)  Site Review: GM Peter Svidler's Unofficial Page.  Webmaster Pablo Sierra may be best known to Chessville's readers as the tireless Chessville News Editor.  Among his other passions though is an interest in Russian GM Peter Svidler, currently ranked #8 in the world as Pablo reports in the "Latest News" area on the home page...This is a well organized site which is easy to navigate and uncluttered in appearance...  Read the complete review of this interesting look at one of the chess world's least known Super-GMs.
 

Balogh Counter Gambit - Part 4
Balogh’s Main Line

by IM-CC Keith R Hayward

We continue our coverage of the Balogh Counter Gambit (BCG) with what Janos Balogh thought was the main line:  1 e4 d6 2 d4 f5 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Bd3 Nc6 5 Nf3 fxe4.


Position after 5...fxe4

White’s moves come rather naturally so it is easy to achieve this position often as Black.  Black is pretty much forced to trade here releasing the tension in the center.  The good news is Black gives up a flank pawn for a center pawn.  The bad news is the e-pawn is backwards on an open e-file.  This fact alone will turn off many players from playing the BCG.

The traditional plans from Balogh’s analysis has Black playing either …e5 usually resulting in an isolated e-pawn or …d5 followed by the liberating …e5 which is extremely difficult to execute.  I found Balogh’s analysis to be a bit wanting in that he did not show the best line of play for White.  But to be fair, he was a pioneer, and the best lines of play for White were probably not known.  I have had a rough time using either of those plans.

I have worked on a third plan...  Read the entire analysis here, or start from the beginning: here are the earlier installments of Keith's look at the Balogh:  Part 1 - Introduction/Overview;  Part 2 - Janos Balogh, the Man and His Games;  Part 3 - White plays an early exf5.
 

GM Peter Svidler's Unofficial Page
http://svidler.iespana.es/svidler/

Webmaster Pablo Sierra may be best known to Chessville's readers as the tireless Chessville News Editor.  Among his other passions though is an interest in Russian GM Peter Svidler, currently ranked #8 in the world as Pablo reports in the "Latest News" area on the home page.

Pablo has gathered together what he says is the biggest picture gallery on the Internet related to Peter Svidler (163 pictures), from which I lifted this nice little picture of the site's focus. This picture was taken at one of the German Bundesliga competitions.  The Gallery contains thumbnails of all 163 photos, spanning the years 1994-2003.

Another nice feature of this site is the Game of the Month, complete with JavaScript board to replay the game.  This month's game is Svidler,P (2710) - Chernyshov,K (2520) [B00] Match Voronezh, RUS (3), 2003, and it's a beauty, typical of Svidler's dynamic style of play.

A biography page lists highlights from his life and career, and a summary of his best results, including three Championships of Russia and the 2001 FIDE World Chess Championship 2001 semifinalist.

Finally a Recent Results page provides both historical results for the current and past years, but also lists upcoming events in which Svidler is expected to compete, including his upcoming Fischer-Random match with Peter Leko, scheduled for August 2003.

This is a well organized site which is easy to navigate and uncluttered in appearance.  My only complaint is the annoying pop-up advertisements.  However, this is a small and necessary inconvenience when surfing this sort of fan site, which almost always is hosted on a free hosting site.  Visit GM Svidler's Unofficial Page and check out Pablo's work, and enjoy Svidler's chess life!

Strange Chess News
From the JAX Chess Newsletter

Time Loss Reported,  by Elliotte Wisanski

Scientists estimate over a ton of extra terrestrial biological material falls to earth everyday. It has been suggested the Himalayas where the stratosphere is thinnest is the easiest spot for these bacteria, viruses or what-ever to survive the heat due to friction on entering our atmosphere.

Also the great Arab historian Abul Hasan Ali Al-Masudi (10th century) made a macabre observation about the royal game, "When the Indians play at chess they wager stuffs and precious stones... But it sometimes happens that a player will wager one of his limbs. For this, they set beside the players a small copper vessel over a wood fire, in which is placed a reddish ointment peculiar to the country, which has the property of healing wounds and stanching the flow of blood... If the man who wagered one of his fingers loses, then cuts off the finger with a dagger and plunges his hand in the ointment to cauterize the wound."

With this background let Jack Gyori tell his story:  "Thank you for hearing my story; no one else would. I was born in Budapest but I travel all around Europe..."     Read the rest of this Strange Chess News!
 

The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia
From Graham Clayton

Saw it, went home:  At Hastings in 1895, Wilhelm Steinitz  achieved a won position, with a forced mate, against Kurt von Bardeleben.  While Steinitz was away from the board, Von Bardeleben saw the forced mate and left Steinitz a note that simply said, "Saw it. Went home.", then left. When Steinitz returned, he was apparently none too pleased with this and having to demonstrate it to the spectators instead of getting to play out his pretty win.

Simpson's-in-the-strand:  Simpson's-in-the-strand in London was the center of London chess in the mid 19th century.  The current site now had a display of Howard Staunton memorabilia on display, plus a small GM tournament will be held later this year, presumably to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Staunton.

Submit your trivia to the Mad Aussie!
 

Pablo's Chess News

Pablo's Chess News  - Chessville coverage of:

  • Latest news: Kasparov vs. Ponomariov match will start September 19th

  • 36th Biel International Chess Festival (July 21-31 / Biel, SWITZERLAND)
    Morozevich still leading (4/5), Smirin is in 2nd place

Bacrot,E (2645) - Morozevich,A (2679) [C43]
It Biel SUI (2), 22.07.2003

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qxd4 f5 6.Bc4 Bc5 7.Qxc5 Nxc5 8.Bg5 Qxg5 9.Nxg5 Nc6 10.0-0 Ne6 11.Nf3 b6 12.Bd5 Bb7 13.c4 0-0-0 14.Nc3 h6 15.Rad1 g5 16.Rfe1 Rhe8 17.Nb5 Kb8 18.b3 Nf4 19.Nc3 a6 20.Nd4 Nxd4 21.Rxd4 c6 22.Bf3 Kc7 23.Kf1 Re6 24.g3 Ng6 25.Bh5 Nxe5 26.f4 gxf4 27.gxf4 c5 28.Rd2 Nf3 29.Bxf3 Bxf3 30.Rxe6 dxe6 31.Rxd8 Kxd8 32.Na4 Kc7 33.Kf2 Bc6 34.Nc3 Kd6 35.Ke3 e5 36.Ne2 Bd7 37.a3 Be6 38.Ng3 a5 39.a4 Bd7 40.Ne2 Bc6 41.Nc3 Ke6 42.Ne2 Be4 43.Nc1 exf4+ 0-1

  • Dortmund Chess Tournament 2003 (July 31 - August 10)
    Participants: V.Kramnik, V.Anand, P.Leko, V.Bologan, T.Radjabov, A.Naiditsch

  • 25th Politiken Cup (Copenhagen, DENMARK)
    Krishnan Sasikiran finished clear first (9/11)

George Michelakis - Artur Jussupow
Politiken Cup København (10), 2003

1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Qxc4 c5 7.0-0 b6 8.d4 Bb7 9.Nc3 Rc8 10.Bg5 a6 11.a4 h6 12.Bxf6 Nxf6 13.Rfd1 cxd4 14.Qxd4 Qxd4 15.Nxd4 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Bc5 17.Nb3 Ke7 18.Nxc5 Rxc5 19.Rd4 Rhc8 20.Rad1 Rc4 21.h3 g5 22.f4 gxf4 23.gxf4 Rxd4 24.Rxd4 Nd7 25.Kf3 f5 26.e4 fxe4+ 27.Rxe4 Rc5 28.Rd4 a5 29.Nb5 Rc2 30.b4 axb4 31.Rxb4 Nf6 32.Rd4 Rc1 33.Kg3 Rg1+ 34.Kf2 Rb1 35.Kg2 Rb3 36.Kh2 Nh5 37.Nd6 Rb2+ 38.Kg1 Ng3 39.Nc8+ Kf6 40.Rd6 Ne2+ 41.Kf1 Nxf4 42.Rxb6 Ra2 43.Rb3 Rxa4 44.Kf2 Ra2+ 45.Kg3 Ne2+ 46.Kg4 Ra4+ 47.Kh5 Nd4 48.Rg3 Ra5+ 0-1

  • 2003 Canadian Open Chess Championship (July 12-20)
    Alexander Moiseenko wins the Canadian Open 2003 (8/10)

  • Polgar - Gelfand Rapid Match (George Marx Match / July 10-13 / Pacs, HUNGARY)
    Gelfand beat Polgar 6-2 / Games available

  • More!

Ovsejevitsch,S (2497) - Shahade,J (2366) [E95]
First Saturday GM Budapest (11), 15.07.2003

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Na6 8.Re1 exd4 9.Nxd4 Nc5 10.Bf1 Re8 11.f3 c6 12.Be3 Ne6 13.Nc2 Nc7 14.Qd2 d5 15.Rad1 Be6 16.Qf2 Qc8 17.exd5 cxd5 18.c5 Bd7 19.Nd4 Ne6 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.Bd4 Qb8 22.f4 b6 23.Qh4 Nh5 24.Bxg7 Kxg7 25.f5 bxc5 26.fxe6 Bxe6 27.Bb5 Rf8 28.Rxe6 d4 29.Re7+ Kh8 30.Bd3 1-0

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Position of the Week: Solution


The Chess Mysteries of the Arabian Knights

by Raymond Smullyan

Special thanks go to Robert Zwaal for providing the diagram, which comes from his delightful site: Chess Problem Curiosa.  Check it out for more fascinating puzzles.

The step-by-step solution:

  • Either Black is in check, or the White king stands on b3.  However on b3 the king would be in double check, and it is quite impossible to create a sequence leading to that position.  Hence, Black is in check, and White made the last move.

  • The only way White could have checked Black is to have discovered the check by moving a piece from either b3 or c2.  Since the only other piece on the board is the White king, it had to have been standing on b3.

  • The only way the White king could have been exposed to double check on b3 is by a black pawn on b4 capturing a White pawn en passant on c3.

  • Since the king on b3 would still have been in check from the d5-bishop, the White pawn must have been on c4.  For en passant to have occurred the pawn had to have just moved from c2-c4.  Let's see, so far we have reconstructed 1.c2-c4 b3xc3 2.Kb3-somewhere.

  • The black pawn which captured the White pawn en passant is no longer on the board, so White must have captured it, hence the White king must be on c3.

  • Going back a bit further, the sequence of moves would have begun with a Black check involving the bishop:  1...Bd5+ 2.c4 bxc3+ 3.Kxc3

 

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Opening Advice For Beginners from Eric Schiller

1. Place a pawn in the center. Ideally place pawns at e4 and d4, but this is an advantage only if you can leap them there.

2. Castle

3. Clear the path so your rooks see each other

4. Bring one or both rooks to the center

Now you are ready to play!

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GAMES

Konstantin Sakaev - Nick de Firmian
Politiken Cup København (10), 2003

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6
6.f3 e5
7.Nb3 Be6
8.Be3 Nbd7
9.g4 Nb6
10.g5 Nfd7
11.Qd2 Rc8
12.0-0-0 Qc7
13.Kb1 Be7
14.h4 Nc4
15.Bxc4 Bxc4
16.h5 Nb6
17.Qf2 Nd7
18.Qg3 b5
19.Rh2 Nb6
20.f4 Na4
21.Nd5 Bxd5
22.exd5 f6
23.h6 g6
24.gxf6 Bxf6
25.fxe5 dxe5
26.d6 Qd7
27.Bg5 0-0
28.Bxf6 Rxf6
29.Qxe5 Qe6
30.Qd4 Rd8
31.Rhd2 Rf7
32.Na5 Qf6
33.Qxf6 Rxf6
34.Nc6 Rd7
35.Ne5 Rd8
36.Nc6 Rd7
37.Nb8 Rd8
38.Nxa6 Nb6
39.b3 g5
40.Rg1 Rg6
41.Nc5 Rxh6
42.Rxg5+ Rg6
43.Rxg6+ hxg6
          1-0
 

Morozevich,A (2679) - Pelletier,Y (2602) [C18]
It Biel SUI (1), 21.07.2003

1.e4 e6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 Bb4
4.e5 Ne7
5.a3 Bxc3+
6.bxc3 c5
7.h4 Qa5
8.Bd2 Nbc6
9.h5 h6
10.Rh4 Bd7
11.Rg4 Qc7
12.Nf3 g5
13.hxg6 fxg6
14.Rb1 g5
15.dxc5 0-0-0
16.Bd3 Rhg8
17.Qe2 Rdf8
18.c4 Ng6
19.cxd5 exd5
20.Ba6 bxa6
21.Qxa6+ Kd8
22.Rb7 Qc8
23.e6 Bxe6
24.Nd4 Bd7
25.Ba5+ Ke8
26.Qe2+ Nge7
27.Rc7 Qb8
28.Nxc6 Qb1+
29.Kd2 Rg7
30.Rb4 1-0
 

Bacrot,E (2645) - Smirin,I (2656) [D85]
It Biel SUI (4), 24.07.2003

1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 g6
3.Nc3 d5
4.cxd5 Nxd5
5.e4 Nxc3
6.bxc3 Bg7
7.Nf3 c5
8.Rb1 0-0
9.Be2 b6
10.0-0 Bb7
11.Qd3 Ba6
12.Qc2 Qd7
13.Bxa6 Nxa6
14.d5 c4
15.Ba3 Rfc8
16.Nd4 Bxd4
17.cxd4 b5
18.f4 e6
19.dxe6 Qxd4+
20.Kh1 fxe6
21.Rxb5 Qd3
22.Qxd3 cxd3
23.Rd1 Rc4
24.Rxd3 Rxe4
25.h3 Rxf4
26.Rb7 1-0
 

Krapivin,A (2339) - Gerzhoy,L (2410) [B26]
First Saturday GM Budapest (8), 12.07.2003

1.e4 c5
2.Nc3 Nc6
3.g3 g6
4.Bg2 Bg7
5.d3 d6
6.Be3 Nf6
7.h3 e5
8.Nge2 0-0
9.0-0 Rb8
10.f4 exf4
11.Bxf4 b5
12.Qd2 b4
13.Nd1 Ne8
14.Kh2 Nc7
15.Bg5 Qd7
16.Bh6 Ne5
17.Bxg7 Kxg7
18.Ne3 Qe7
19.Nf4 Be6
20.Nf5+ Bxf5
21.exf5 f6
22.fxg6 hxg6
23.c3 bxc3
24.bxc3 Qf7
25.g4 Rfe8
26.Rae1 Nd7
27.d4 cxd4
28.cxd4 Nf8
29.Be4 Re7
30.Bxg6 Nxg6
31.Nh5+ Kh8
32.Rxf6 Qh7
33.Rxe7 1-0
 

Morozevich,A (2679) - Lutz,C (2631) [A17]
It Biel SUI (4), 24.07.2003

1.c4 Nf6
2.Nc3 c5
3.g3 e6
4.Nf3 b6
5.e4 Bb7
6.d3 d6
7.Bg2 Be7
8.0-0 0-0
9.Ng5 Nfd7
10.h4 h6
11.Nh3 Nc6
12.f4 Nd4
13.Be3 Rb8
14.Kh2 Bc6
15.Bxd4 cxd4
16.Nb5 Bxb5
17.cxb5 Nf6
18.Ng1 Qd7
19.a4 a6
20.bxa6 Qa7
21.Bh3 Qxa6
22.Nf3 b5
23.a5 Qa7
24.g4 Nh7
25.g5 hxg5
26.hxg5 g6
27.Qd2 b4
28.f5 Rb5
29.a6 Rb6
30.fxg6 fxg6
31.Bxe6+ Kg7
32.Bd5 Rxa6
33.Rac1 Qd7
34.Qg2 Rf4
35.Qg3 Rg4
36.Ne5 dxe5
37.Rf7+ Kh8
38.Rxh7+ Kxh7
39.Qh3+ 1-0
 

Smirin,I (2656) - Lutz,C (2631) [B90]
It Biel SUI (1), 21.07.2003

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6
6.Be3 e5
7.Nb3 Be6
8.f3 Nbd7
9.g4 Nb6
10.g5 Nh5
11.Qd2 Be7
12.0-0-0 Rc8
13.Rg1 0-0
14.Kb1 g6
15.Nd5 Nxd5
16.exd5 Bf5
17.Bd3 Bxd3
18.Qxd3 Qd7
19.Nd2 Qh3
20.c4 b5
21.cxb5 axb5
22.Qxb5 Qf5+
23.Ne4 Qxf3
24.Qd3 Kh8
25.Rgf1 Qg4
26.Rc1 Rxc1+
27.Bxc1 Kg8
28.a4 h6
29.gxh6 f5
30.Nc3 Rb8
31.Qc2 Nf6
32.Rd1 Rc8
33.Qd3 Rxc3
34.bxc3 Qxa4
35.Rd2 Qe4
36.c4 f4
37.Kc2 Kh7
38.Qxe4 Nxe4
39.Re2 f3
40.Re3 Ng5
41.Kd1 e4
42.Ke1 1-0

 

 

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