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GAMES

Deep Fritz - Kramnik,V (2807) [C45]
Brains in Bahrain (3), 08.10.2002

1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.d4 exd4
4.Nxd4 Bc5
5.Nxc6 Qf6
6.Qd2 dxc6
7.Nc3 Ne7
8.Qf4 Be6
9.Qxf6 gxf6
10.Na4 Bb4+
11.c3 Bd6
12.Be3 b6
13.f4 0-0-0
14.Kf2 c5
15.c4 Nc6
16.Nc3 f5
17.e5 Bf8
18.b3 Nb4
19.a3 Nc2
20.Rc1 Nxe3
21.Kxe3 Bg7
22.Nd5 c6
23.Nf6 Bxf6
24.exf6 Rhe8
25.Kf3 Rd2
26.h3 Bd7
27.g3 Re6
28.Rb1 Rxf6
29.Be2 Re6
30.Rhe1 Kc7
31.Bf1 b5
32.Rec1 Kb6
33.b4 cxb4
34.axb4 Re4
35.Rd1 Rxd1
36.Rxd1 Be6
37.Bd3 Rd4
38.Be2 Rxd1
39.c5+ Kb7
40.Bxd1 a5
41.bxa5 Ka6
42.Ke3 Kxa5
43.Kd4 b4
44.g4 fxg4
45.hxg4 b3
46.Kc3 Ka4
47.Kb2 f6
48.Bf3 Kb5
49.g5 f5
50.Kc3 Kxc5
51.Be2 0-1

Kramnik,V (2807) - Deep Fritz [D34]
Brains in Bahrain (4), 10.10.2002

1.d4 d5
2.c4 e6
3.Nf3 c5
4.cxd5 exd5
5.g3 Nc6
6.Bg2 Nf6
7.0-0 Be7
8.Nc3 0-0
9.Bg5 cxd4
10.Nxd4 h6
11.Bf4 Bg4
12.h3 Be6
13.Rc1 Re8
14.Nxe6 fxe6
15.e4 d4
16.e5 dxc3
17.exf6 Bxf6
18.bxc3 Qxd1
19.Rfxd1 Rad8
20.Be3 Rxd1+
21.Rxd1 Bxc3
22.Rd7 Rb8
23.Bxc6 bxc6
24.Rxa7 Rb2
25.Ra6 Bd2
26.Rxc6 Bxe3
27.fxe3 Kf7
28.a4 Ra2
29.Rc4 Kf6
30.Kf1 g5
31.h4 h5
32.hxg5+ Kxg5
33.Ke1 e5
34.Kf1 Kf5
35.Rh4 Kg6
36.Re4 Kf5
37.Rh4 Kg5
38.Kg1 Kg6
39.g4 hxg4
40.Rxg4+ Kf5
41.Rc4 1/2-1/2

Spanish Chess Championship
2002.10.12 (2)

Vallejo Pons, F (2635) - Shirov, A (2699)

1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 e5
5. Nb5 d6
6. Bc4 Be6
7. Bxe6 fxe6
8. Qh5+ g6
9. Qg4 Qd7
10. Bg5 a6
11. N5a3 b5
12. c3 h6
13. Be3 Kf7
14. O-O Nf6
15. Qf3 d5
16. Rd1 Kg7
17. Nc2 Bd6
18. Nd2 Ne7
19. Qe2 dxe4
20. c4 bxc4
21. Nxc4 Ned5
22. Nb6 Nxb6
23. Bxb6 Nd5
24. Ba5 Qb5
25. Qxb5 axb5
26. b4 Rhf8
27. a3 Bb8
28. Rd2 Ba7
29. Re1 Rac8
30. Ne3 Nxe3
31. Rd7+ Rf7
32. Rxf7+ Kxf7
33. fxe3 Rc1
34. Kf2 Rxe1
35. Kxe1 Bxe3
36. Kd1 Ke7
37. Kc2 Kd6
38. Kb3 Bf4
39. Bb6 Bxh2
40. a4 bxa4+
41. Kxa4 Bf4
42. Kb3 Kc6
43. Bc5 e3
44. Kc3 e4
45. Kc2 e2
46. Bf2 Kb5
47. Be1 Bd6
        0-1

 

 

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In This Issue
Position of the Week

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Tamarkin Counter-Gambit
Kelly's Quotes
The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia
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Position of the Week
 

[8/5P2/2P5/8/r7/7k/8/5K2 w - - 0 1]

White to move and win - Find the Solution
 

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The Tamarkin Counter-Gambit
By Lev Zilbermints

1.d4 c5 2.Nf3 cxd4 3.b4! e5?!  The Tamarkin Counter-Gambit in the Zilbermints Benoni is named for Life Master Lawrence “Larry” Tamarkin of Levittstown, New York. Tamarkin and I have played quite a few games with the 3...e5 variation between 2001 and 2002. Tamarkin and I have played quite a few games with the 3...e5 variation between 2001 and 2002. Although NM Jerry Simon played this gambit in 1995 against me, he did not play it again. Larry Tamarkin has played it consistently, and so it is only right that it bears his name.
 
What is the idea behind 3...e5? Simply put, this gambit immediately tries to put the question to White’s speculative play by attacking the b4-pawn. The idea is that while White loses time in defending the pawn, Black will consolidate his play. This, as will be seen, is refuted by the clearly superior 4.Nxe5! Another alternative is 4 a3?! That line is treated in the wild game Zilbermints – NM Jerry Simon, New York 1995, seen elsewhere in this article. That said, let me continue with the analysis.  Read all the analysis here.
 

Kelly's Quotes

It is a representative contest, a bloodless combat, an image, not only of actual military operations, but of that greater warfare to which every son of the earth, from the cradle to the grave, is continually waging, the battle of life. Its virtues are as innumerable as the sands of the African Sahara. It heals the mind in sickness and exercises it in health. It is rest to the overworked intellect, and relaxation to the fatigued body. It lessens the grief of the mourner, and heightens the enjoyment of the happy. It teaches the angry man to restrain his passions, the light-minded to become grave, the cautious to be bold, and the venturesome to be prudent. It affords a keen delight to youth, a sober pleasure to manhood, and a perpetual solace to old age. It induces the poor to forget their poverty, and the rich to be careless of their wealth. It admonishes Kings to love and respect their people, and instructs subjects to obey and reverence their rulers. It shows how the humblest citizens, by the practice of virtue and the efforts of labor, may rise to the loftiest stations, and how the haughtiest lords, by the love of vice and the commission of errors, may fall from their elevated estate. It is an amusement and an art, a sport and a science. The erudite and untaught, the high and the low, the powerful and the weak, acknowledge its charms and confirm its enticements. We learn to be like it in the years of our youth, but as increased familiarity has developed its beauties, and unfolded its lessons, our enthusiasm has grown stronger, and our fondness more confirmed. – Indian philosopher
 

The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia
From Graham Clayton

Hard To Beat:  Jose Capablanca had an 8 year period when he did not lose a single tournament game. After losing to Oscar Chajes in the 1916 New York tournament, his next loss was not until the 1924 New York tournament, when he lost to Richard Reti.

Champion Beater:  Akiba Rubinstein defeated Emanuel Lasker, Jose Capablanca and Alexander Alekhine in the first game that he played against those players in tournament play.

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Pablo's Chess News

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Fritz Strikes Back!!

"Brains in Bahrain" 2002.10.13, Round "5", Deep Fritz-Kramnik ECO "D57"  1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Rd8 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nc6 14. Be2 b6 15. O-O Bb7 16. Rfc1 Rac8 17. Qa4 Na5 18. Rc3 c5 19. Rac1 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Rxc3 21. Rxc3 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. h3 g6 24. Bf3 Bd7 25. Qc2 Qc5 26. Qe4 Qc1+ 27. Kh2 Qc7+ 28. g3 Nc4 29. Be2 Ne5 30. Bb5 Bxb5 31. Nxb5 Qc5 32. Nxa7 Qa5 33. Kg2 Qxa2 34. Nc8 Qc4 35. Ne7+ 1-0

Sasikiran,K (2670) - Anand,V (2755)
2nd FIDE World Cup, Hyderabad (2), 11.10.2002

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.0-0 Bg4 5.d3 Nbd7 6.Nbd2 e6 7.b3 Bc5 8.Bb2 0-0 9.a3 a5 10.e4 b5 11.Qe1 Ne8 12.h3 Bh5 13.Kh1 Nc7 14.c4 dxc4 15.d4 Be7 16.bxc4 b4 17.Qe3 Na6 18.Rfc1 e5 19.g4 Bg6 20.dxe5 Re8 21.Nb3 Nac5 22.axb4 Nxb3 23.Qxb3 Bxb4 24.Qe3 h5 25.g5 Bc5 26.Bd4 Qe7 27.Rd1 a4 28.e6 Bxd4 29.Nxd4 Nf8 30.f4 Nxe6 31.f5 Nxd4 32.Qxd4 Bh7 33.h4 Red8 34.Rxa4 Rab8 35.Qa1 Rxd1+ 36.Qxd1 Qe5 37.Rb4 Ra8 38.Ra4 Rb8 39.Ra3 Qf4 40.Qe1 g6 41.f6 Kh8 42.Qg3 Qc1+ 43.Kh2 Rb1 44.Qd6 Bg8 45.Kh3 Rb8 46.Rg3 Qb2 47.c5 Rb3 48.Rxb3 Qxb3+ 49.Kh2 Qe3 50.Qf8 Qf4+ 51.Kg1 Qe3+ 52.Kf1 Qd3+ 53.Kf2 1-0

Harikrishna, P (2551) - Short, N (2684)
2nd FIDE World Cup, Hyderabad (3), 12,10,2002

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Ra7 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. Bg5 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Rc1 Ne4 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 Nd7 17. Qxc8 Rxc8 18. Nbd2 Raa8 19. Ng5 Nec5 20. Rc2 h6 21. Rac1 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 hxg5 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Rxc8+ Kh7 26. Ra8 Ndc5 27. b4 Na4 28. Rxa6 Nec3 29. Ra5 g4 30. h3 gxh3+ 31. Kxh3 Kg6 32. Kg4 f5+ 33. Kf3 Kf6 34. a3 g5 35. g4 Nb2 36. Ra8 Nc4 37. gxf5 exf5 38. Rf8+ Ke6 39. Rc8 g4+ 40. Kg3 Nxe2+ 41. Kh4 Kd7 42. Rc5 g3 43. Kh3 Nxe3 0-1

Match: Bacrot - Gelfand
Round 5, 12,10,2002

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. Qc2 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. a4 e6 8. axb5 cxb5 9. e5 Nd5 10. Nxb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bb7 12. Ra7 Nb4 13. Qd1 Be4 14. Be2 N8c6 15. Rxf7 Kxf7 16. Ng5+ Ke8 17. Nxe4 Qxd4 18. Nc3 Bc5 19. O-O Rf8 20. Nxb5 Qxd1 21. Rxd1 Rxf2 22. Nd6+ Ke7 23. Bg5+ Kf8 24. Rf1 Rf6+ 25. Kh1 Rxf1+ 26. Bxf1 Nd3 27. Bh4 Nxb2 28. Nxc4 Bd4 29. Nxb2 Bxb2 30. Be1 Kf7 31. g3 Nxe5 32. Kg2 Kf6 33. Ba5 Bd4 34. Bd8+ Kf7 35. Bc7 Ng4 36. Be2 Nf6 37. Kf3 h6 38. Ba5 Nd5 39. Bd2 Ke7 40. Bf4 Nf6 41. Bc1 Kd6 42. Bd3 e5 43. Bb1 1/2-1/2

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Position of the Week: Solution

This position is by one of the all-time great problem composers, Sam Loyd (1841-1911) and was originally published in the American Chess Journal, June 1878.  The key move is 1.f8=R!  1.f8=Q allows Black to achieve stalemate by 1...Rf4+ 2.Qxf4, while 1.c7 actually loses to 1...Ra8.  Loyd's solution continues 1...Kg3 2.c7 and White wins.  Another try for Black might be 1...Rc4 when White wins by 2.Rc8 and 3.c7.  Black can prolong his agony the most by 1...Ra7 2.Rc8 Rf7+ 3.Ke2 Kg4 4.Kd3 Kf4 5.Kd4 and the king will support the pawn's advance.
 

 

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GAMES

2nd FIDE World Cup, Hyderabad

Malakhov,V (2670) - Vescovi,G (2614) [C92]
 (1), 10.10.2002

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 Bb7
10.d3 Na5
11.Bc2 c5
12.Nbd2 Re8
13.Nf1 Bf8
14.Ng3 g6
15.d4 cxd4
16.cxd4 exd4
17.Nxd4 d5
18.e5 Ne4
19.Bf4 Nc4
20.Nf3 Nxb2
21.Qd4 Nc4
22.Bxe4 dxe4
23.Nxe4 Qxd4
24.Nf6+ Kh8
25.Nxd4 Red8
26.Nb3 Bb4
27.Re2 Rd3
28.Rc1 Rad8
29.Kh2 Kg7
30.Ng4 h5
31.Ne3 Rc8
32.Rec2 Ba3
33.Re1 Be7
34.Rec1 Ba3
35.Rb1 Nxe3
36.Rxc8 Bxc8
37.Bxe3 Be6
38.Bg5 Kf8
39.Kg1 Ke8
40.Be3 Bc4
41.Bb6 Rd5
42.f4 g5
43.Be3 gxf4
44.Bxf4 Ke7
45.Kf2 Rd3
46.Bc1 Bxc1
47.Rxc1 Bxb3
48.axb3 Rxb3
49.Ra1 Rb4
50.Rxa6 Re4
51.Kf3 Rxe5
52.Kf4 Rd5
53.g4 hxg4
54.Kxg4 Rd6
55.Ra7+ Rd7
56.Ra3 b4
57.Rb3 Rb7
58.h4 Kf6
59.h5 Kg7
60.Kh4 Kh6
61.Kg4 Rb5
62.Rf3 f5+
         0-1

Ganguly,S (2531) - Morozevich,A (2707)
(2), 11.10.2002

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 h6
10.d4 Re8
11.Nbd2 Bf8
12.Nf1 Bd7
13.Ng3 Na5
14.Bc2 c5
15.b3 Qc7
16.Be3 g6
17.Rc1 Nc6
18.Bb1 Kh7
19.Nh2 h5
20.Qf3 Kg7
21.Qd1 exd4
22.cxd4 cxd4
23.Bxd4 Qd8
24.Rxc6 Bxc6
25.Qc1 Kg8
26.Qxc6 Re6
27.Qc3 Rc8
28.Qb2 Nd7
29.Rd1 Bh6
30.Nf3 Qc7
31.Ne2 Ne5
32.Ne1 Nc6
33.Qa3 d5
34.exd5 Rxe2
35.dxc6 Qxc6
36.Nf3 Ree8
37.Qb2 Rcd8
38.Rf1 Qd5
39.a3 Re6
40.b4 Ree8
41.Be5 Qe6
42.Bf6 Rd6
43.Be5 Rdd8
44.Re1 Qd7
45.Bc2 Qc6
46.Bb3 Re7
47.Ra1 Rde8
48.a4 Qd7
49.Rd1 Qf5
50.Bc2 Qc8
51.axb5 axb5
52.Rd5 Qc6
53.Rd6 Qc8
54.Bb3 Qc1+
55.Qxc1 Bxc1
56.Rxg6+ Kh7
57.Rg7+ Kh6
58.Bc2 f5
59.Rxe7 Rxe7
60.Bxf5 Bd2
61.Bd6 Rf7
62.Bd3 Bf4
63.Bc5 1-0

Macieja, B (2615) - Ivanchuk, V (2709)
(3) 2002.10.11

1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Nf6
4. d3 Be7
5. O-O O-O
6. Re1 d6
7. a4 Nd4
8. Nxd4 exd4
9. Nd2 Ng4
10. Nf3 Bh4
11. Rf1 c5
12. Nxh4 Qxh4
13. Bf4 Ne5
14. Bg3 Qe7
15. b3 Nxc4
16. bxc4 Bd7
17. a5 Bc6
18. Qg4 Rae8
19. Qf4 Qe5
20. Qg4 Qe6
21. h3 f6
22. Qf4 Qe5
23. Qd2 Qe6
24. Qf4 Qe5
25. Qd2 Qe6
26. Bh2 Rf7
27. Rae1 Qd7
28. g4 h5
29. Qf4 hxg4
30. hxg4 Re6
31. Bg3 Qe8
32. Qd2 g6
33. f3 Rh7
34. Kf2 Qf7
35. Rh1 Qg7
36. Rxh7 Qxh7
37. Qc1 Kf7
38. Rh1 Qg7
39. g5 Ke8
40. Rh6 Kd7
41. Qh1 Re7
42. gxf6 Qxf6
43. Bh4 Qf4
44. Bxe7 Kxe7
45. Qh4+ 1-0


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