Jan 19
Landau Vincent Day (K), Nathan Mezheritskiy (1st), Anthony Low (2nd), Henry Buczkiewicz (3rd), Sahil Vora (4th), Max Ingargiola (5th), Carter Clayton (6th), Evan Dokko Stein (7th), Ethan Striff-Cave (8th), Daniel Zhou (9th), Dhanush Kalangi (10th), Jithu Saveejan (11th) and Benjamin Foxman (12th) are the 2019 Connecticut Grade Champions.
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It probably seemed like an interesting idea at the time, sacrifice a pawn for the two bishops and total pawn control of the center, surely that must lead to something. Not in this game, the center is still firmly in White’s control when Black’s eventual counterattack goes around it.
GM Vladimir Kramnik(2777)-GM Anish Giri(2783)
22.Bxa8 +0.61/21 22...Qxa8 23.Bc1 Qc8 23...cxd4 24. cxd4 Rc8 25. Qb1 Qd5 26. Bxf4 Qxd4 27. Bg3 Nxe5 28. Qa1 Qxa1 29. Rxa1 Nd3 +0.37 Stockfish -
25.Qd2 -0.08/21 25...Qc7 25...Re6 26. Kg1 Rc7 27. Bg2 Rd7 28. Bd6 Rdxd6 29. exd6 Qxd6 30. Re3 Nh4 31. Rxe6 Qxe6 32. d5 Qg6 = Stockfish 26.Kg1 Rcd827.Bd6 Rxd6 28.exd6 Qxd6 29.Bg2 Rd8 30.d5 Bb7 31.Qd4 Rc8 32.Be4 Ne533.Rf5 f6 34.Qd2 Rc7
26.Bb2 -0.50/23 26...Bd5 27.Kg1 27. Bxd5 Qxd5+ 28. Kg1 Rc4 29. Qf3 Qxf3 30. Rgxf3 Rb4 31. Bc3 Rb1+ 32. Rf1 Rb3 -1.24 Stockfish 27...Nh4 28.Qg4 Nxf3+29.Rfxf3 Qg5 29...g6 30. Rf2 Kh7 31. Rh3 Rc6 32. Rxf7+ Bxf7 33. Qf4 h5 34. Qxf7+ Kh6 35. Rf3 Rc7 -2.37 Stockfish 30.Qxg5 hxg5 31.Rc3 a6 32.Rxc8 Rxc833.Rc3 Rxc3 34.Bxc3 Kh7 35.Kf2 Kg6 36.Be1 f5
26.Qe4 Nh4 27.Qf4 Bd5 28.Qxh6 Bxf3+ 29.Rfxf3 Ng6 30.Qh5 Qxd4 31.Rxf7Qd5+ 32.Rff3 Rc6 33.Qf5 Rxe5 34.Qd3 Nh4 35.Qxd5+ Rxd5 36.Rf8+ Kh7 37.Rf7-1.04 Stockfish
30.Rxg7 -0.70/22 30...Rg8 30...Qh4 31. Rfg2 Qf4 32. R7g3 Qxa4 33. Be2 Qh4 34. Ba6 Nf4 35. Bxc8 Bd5 36. Bd7 Nxg2 -1.63 Stockfish 31.Rxg8+ Qxg8 32.Rg2 Qh733.Qd4 Rc1+ 34.Rg1 Qf5 35.Bxd5 Qf4 36.Qe4 Rxg1+ 37.Kxg1 Qc1+ 38.Kf2Qd2+ 39.Kg3 Bxd5 40.Qf4 Qe1+ 41.Kh3 Be6+ 42.Kg2 Qe2+ 43.Kg1 Qd1+44.Kf2 Qc2+
32.Qa1 -1.96/22 32...Qd7 32... Rc2 33. Bb7 Qd7 34. Be4 Ra2 35. Qd1 Bf5 36. Qb1 Bxe4+ 37. Qxe4 Qe6 38. Qd5 Qxd5+ 39. Rxd5 Rxa4 -4.90 Stockfish
35.Qb4 -2.44/23 35...Nh4 35... a5 36. Qb5 Rg8 37. Qe2 Qh4 38. Bb7 Qxa4 39. Qe4 Qd7 40. Qc6 Qxc6+ 41. Bxc6 Rc8 -5.74 Stockfish 36.h3 Qd7 37.Qb5 Rc838.Qxd7 Bxd7 39.Kh2 Bf5
35...Rg8 36.Kg1 Ne7 37.Be4 Qd7 38.Rc3 Nf5 39.Bxf5 Bxf5 40.Qc4 Be6 41.Qe4Rc8 42.Rxc8+ Qxc8 43.Bb4 Qc1+ 44.Be1 Qd1 -4.01 Stockfish
40.Rc3 -3.71/24 40...Rc8 41.Rxc8+ Qxc8 42.Bb4 Qc6 43.Bd2 43. Qd8+ Kh7 44. Qd3+ g6 45. a5 bxa5 46. Qc3 Qb6+ 47. Bc5 Qb1+ 48. Kf2 Qf5+ 49. Ke1 a4 -4.56 Stockfish 43...Qf3 44.Qf4 Qe2 45.Qd4 Bh3 45...Kg8 46. a5 bxa5 47. Bxa5 Qf3 48. Qc3 Qf4 49. h5 Qg4+ 50. Kf2 Qxh5 -4.93 46.Qf2 Qxe5 47.Qe3 Qf5 48.Kh2 Bg449.Qd4 Kh7
41.Kh2 -6.54/22 41...f5 41... Rc4 42. Qxc4 Bxc4 43. Rg2 Bd5 44. Rd2 Qxa4 45. Rxd5 Qxh4+ 46. Kg2 Qe4+ 47. Kf2 Qxd5 48. Bb8 Qa8 49. Bc7 Qe4 -76.88 Stockfish 42.Qf3 Qxa4 43.Rg2 Qxh4+ 44.Qh3 Qxh3+ 45.Kxh3 f4+ 46.Kh2 Kh747.Bb4 g5 48.Rd2 Kg6
42.Kh2 Qd8 White is in a sort of net which may result in mate, for example 43. Kg2 Rc4 44. Qd3 Qh4 45. Kf2 Qh2+ 46. Rg2 Qf4+ 47. Ke2 Rxa4 48. Qb1 Bc4+ 49. Kd1 Qf1+ 50. Kc2 Bd3+ 51. Kc3 Bxb1 52. Kb3 Qb5+ 53. Kc3 Qd3+ 54. Kb2 Ra2+ 55. Kc1 Qf1# 0-1
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