Nathan Chang wins 2018 Nutmeg State Open

 

2018 NUTMEG STATE CHESS OPEN

AUGUST 11, COVENTRY CONNECTICUT

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----------------------------------------------------------------- Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round| Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | NATHAN HSICHEN CHANG |3.0 |W 12|W 8|W 5| CT | 14698034 / R: 1875 ->1896 | | | | | | Q: 1447 ->1533 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2 | DOUGLAS E FISKE |2.5 |D 3|W 7|W 6| CT | 10027977 / R: 2080 ->2101 | | | | | | Q: 1887 ->1921 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 | DANIEL ZHOU |2.5 |D 2|W 11|W 9| CT | 14927462 / R: 1758 ->1780 | | | | | | Q: 1591 ->1619 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 | DANIEL SMITH |2.0 |L 5|W 14|W 11| RI | 12704934 / R: 1481 ->1478 | | | | | | Q: 1383 ->1380 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5 | ELIZABETH C SMITH |2.0 |W 4|W 9|L 1| CT | 15913683 / R: 1364P14->1467P17 | | | | | | Q: 1340 ->1402 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6 | NELSON CASTANEDA |1.5 |D 8|W 13|L 2| CT | 12564228 / R: 2350 ->2338 | | | | | | Q: 2222 ->2199 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7 | JOSEPH E BIHLMEYER |1.5 |D 13|L 2|W 14| CT | 12686352 / R: 2056 ->2038 | | | | | | Q: 1948 ->1923 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8 | MARK BOURQUE |1.5 |D 6|L 1|W 13| CT | 12139250 / R: 1947 ->1948 | | | | | | Q: 1845 ->1834 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 | NAKUL RAMASWAMY |1.0 |W 14|L 5|L 3| CT | 15323071 / R: 1618 ->1588 | | | | | | Q: 1507 ->1473 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 | ROB ROY |1.0 |U |W 12|U | CT | 10574790 / R: 1400 ->1404 | | | | | | Q: 1150 ->1155 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11 | HAYES GOODMAN |1.0 |B |L 3|L 4| RI | 15207355 / R: 1103 ->1096 | | | | | | Q: 1040 ->1031 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12 | ARGHO DAS |1.0 |L 1|L 10|B | CT | 16750340 / R: Unrated->1009P2 | | | | | | Q: Unrated-> 769P2 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 13 | ARTHUR C NAGEL |0.5 |D 7|L 6|L 8| CT | 10264669 / R: 1700 ->1705 | | | | | | Q: 1504 ->1515 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 14 | JAMES BEYER |0.0 |L 9|L 4|L 7| CT | 12194890 / R: 1400 ->1400 | | | | | | Q: 1268 ->1239 | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------

 

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Alan Lasser's Game of the Week, Aug 4, 2018

  If I wanted to run a pool, you could send me a dollar and guess what openings we will see in the upcoming championship match.  Good luck, the World Champion will play almost anything.  In this last round game, Carlsen did not want to reveal some of his Sicilian preferences in anticipation of similar games against Caruana, that’s probably why he played 2.Na3, which GM Savchenko has played occasionally over the last decade.  I think the idea is that sometimes the knight can be useful on the c2 square.

   If this game is an example, Caruana can expect Carlsen to surprise him in the opening, so hopefully, not every opening.  Alternatively, any opening innovation by Caruana could be a real plus in a short twelve game match.  The challenger’s best chance would seem to be putting all his energy into outworking the champion in complicated middlegames, while somehow managing to actually hold all the endgames that are really theoretical draws.  Caruana has fought well in some tough tournaments, he may not be the greatest American challenger ever, but he is certainly worthy of the opportunity.  I expect exciting games and good chess fun.

 

 

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I wanted to share this about one of our Hartford DIG Chess players.  

 

Gabe joined our team over a year ago when he moved to Hartford from the Bronx. He was in and out of homeless shelters in the Bronx with his mom and brother from the age of 9 to 16. He recently graduated high school and got a large scholarship to go to UConn Hartford starting this summer.  

 

He wrote his college essay about playing chess at a high level and going back to homeless shelters around Hartford with DIG to teach and speak to everyone about his success now.  He is working at Chick Fil A, has an interview with Apple on Aug. 8 and is in summer classes now with a 4.0.

 

This past weekend he finished 4-1 at the Bradley Open Chess Tournament.  This resulted in a 3rd place finish out of 26 players and a $75 payment. He has now been to four competitive chess tournaments and has an overall record of 15-4.

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Alan Lasser's Game of the Week

  You are probably convinced that if the only pawn in a rook-and-pawn ending is a rook pawn, then the game will be a draw unless you are in one of those exceptional positions.  The double rook ending with only a rook pawn can be more treacherous for the defender.  The trick is not to exchange a pair of rooks until one of those rare position has been reached, where the pawn has been significantly advanced while the enemy king is far away.  It’s much easier said than done and this is another impressive endgame from the World Champion.

 

GM Maxim Vachier-Lagrave-GM Magnus Carlsen

7/23/18

2018 Biel Grandmaster

1.e4 d6 

2.d4 Nf6 

3.Nc3 g6

4.Bf4 c6

5.Nf3 Bg7

6.Qd2 O-O 

7.h3 Qa5 

8.e5?! +0.27/23

8.Bh6 +0.75/18 8...Na6 9.a3 Rd8 10.Bxg7 Kxg7 11.Be2 c5 12.O-O Qb6 13.Bxa6 bxa6 14.dxc5 dxc5 15.Na4 Qc7 16.Qe3

8.Bd3 Nbd7 9.O-O e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Be3 Rd8 12.Rfd1 Nf8 13.Nd5 Qxd2 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.Rxd2 Ne6 16.Rad1 b5 +0.25 Stockfish

8…dxe5 

9.dxe5 Nd5 

10.Nxd5 Qxd2+

11.Bxd2 cxd5

12.O-O-O Nc6 

13.Bc3 e6 

14.h4 h6 

15.Bd3 Bd7 

16.Rhe1 Rfc8 

17.Rd2 Rab8 

18.Rde2 b5 

19.Nd4 b4 

20.Nxc6 Bxc6 

21.Bd4 Bb5 

22.Kd2 h5 

23.f4 Bf8 

24.g4 hxg4 

25.Rg1 Bc5 

26.Bxc5 Rxc5

27.Rxg4 Kf8 

28.Rh2?! -0.49/26

28.h5 -0.01/23 28...gxh5 28...Bxd3 29. Kxd3 gxh5 30. Rh4 Rc4 31. Rxh5 Ke7 32. f5 exf5 33. Rxf5 Rg8 34. Ref2 Rg3+ 35. Kd2 Rd4+ 36. Ke2 Ke6 37. Rf6+ Kxe5 = Stockfish 29.Rg5 29. Rh4 Ke7 30. Rxh5 Bxd3 31. Kxd3 Rg8 32. f5 exf5 33. Rxf5 Rc4 = Stockfish 29...Ke7 30.f5

28…Bxd3 

29.Kxd3 Rc4

30.h5 gxh5 

31.Rxh5 Ke7

32.Rgh4?! -0.86/28

32.Rh6 -0.34/27 32...Rbc8 33.Rf6 R8c7 34.Rg7 Kf8 35.Rg2 Re4 36.f5 Rxe5 36... Rcc4 37. c3 Rxe5 38. Rf2 Ke7 39. fxe6 fxe6 40. Rf7+ Kd6 41. Rxa7 bxc3 42. Ra6+ Rc6 43. Rxc6+ Kxc6 44. Rc2 Re4 45. Rxc3+ Kd7 46. a3 Ra4 -0.08 Stockfish 37.fxe6Rxe6 38.Rf4 Rb7 39.Rg5 Ra6 40.c3 bxc3

32…Rg8

33.f5 Rg3+ 

34.Kd2 Rg2+ 

35.Kd1? -1.92/25

35.Kd3 -0.83/24 35...exf5 36.Rxc4 dxc4+ 37.Kxc4 Rxc2+ 38.Kb3 Rf2 39.Rh6 39. Kxb4 Ke6 40. Kc3 Kxe5 41. a4 Re2 42. Rh7 Kf6 43. b4 f4 44. b5 Kg6 45. Rh1 Kg5 46. a5 f3 -1.77 Stockfish 39...Re2 40.Ra6 f4 40... Rxe5 41. Rxa7+ Kf6 42. Ra6+ Kg5 43. Ra7 Kg6 44. Kxb4 f4 45. Rd7 f3 -6.07 Stockfish 41.Rf6 Re4 42.Kc2 a5 43.Kd2 a4

35…Rcxc2 

36.f6+ Kd7 

37.Rxb4 a5?! -1.15/24

37...Kc6 -1.69/22 38.a4 38. a3 Rgd2+ 39. Ke1 a5 40. Rb8 Rxb2 41. Rc8+ Kb5 42. Rh7 Ra2 43. Rc1 Rf2 44. a4+ Kb4 45. Rc7 d4 -2.99 Stockfish 38...Rcf2 38... Kc5 39. Rb8 Rxb2 40. Rxb2 Rxb2 41. Rh7 Rb7 42. Kc1 Kd4 43. Rh5 Ke3 44. a5 Ke4 45. a6 Rb6 46. Rh7 Rxa6 47. Rxf7 Kxe5 -4.28 Stockfish 39.Ke1 Rd2 40.Kf1 a5

38.Rb8 Rcf2 

39.Ke1 Kc6 

40.Rc8+ Kb5

41.Rh7 d4 Stockfish says only equal is 42. Rb8+ Kc4 43. Rxb2 Rxb2 44. Rxf7 d4 45. Kf1 Kd5 46. Ra7 Rb8 47. Rxa5+ Ke4 48. f7 Rf8 49. Ra7 Ke3 50. Rb7 d3 51. a4 Rh8 52. a5 Kf3 53. Ke1 Ke3 54. Kf1 

42.Rg8?! -1.60/23

42.a4+ -1.14/22 42...Kxa4 43.Rc4+ Kb5 44.Rxd4 Rxb2 45.Kf1 Rbf2+ 46.Ke1 Rc2 47.Kf1 Rgf2+ 48.Kg1 Rfe2 49.Rd1 49. Kf1 Rxe5 50. Rxf7 Rf5+ 51. Kg1 e5 52. Rd5+ Kb6 53. Rf8 Rc4 -1.12 Stockfish 49...Rc7 50.Rb1+ Ka6 51.Rh5 Ka7 52.Kf1 Ra253.Rh4 Rac2 54.Rd4 Ka6 55.Rd6+ Ka7 56.Rd4

42...Re2+ Stockfish confirms there is no advantage for Black after 42...Rg8 43.Kf2 Rf8 44. Kf3 Kc4 45. Ke4 d3 46. Ke3 Rd8 47. Kd2 Rd7 48. Rh3 a4 49. Rh4+ Rd4 50. b3+ axb3 51. axb3+ Kd5 52. Rh7 Rb4 53. Rxf7 Rxb3 54. Rd7+ Kxe5 55. f7 Rb8 56. Kxd3 Rf8 57. Ke3 Kf6 58. Rd1 Ke7 59. Rd4 Kxf7 -0.08 

43.Kf1 Rgf2+ 

44.Kg1 Rf4 

45.Rxf7 Rxe5 

46.Rc7 Rxf6 

47.Rb8+ Ka6

48.Rc6+ Ka7 

49.Rg8 Rf7

50.Rg6 Re1+ 

51.Kg2 d3?! -1.29/26

51...Re2+ -1.96/20 52.Kg3 e5 53.Ra6+ Kb7 54.Rgb6+ Kc8 55.Ra8+ Kc7 56.Rab8 Re3+ 57.Kg2 Rg7+ 58.Kf2 Rd7 59.R8b7+Kd8 60.Rxd7+ Kxd7 61.Rb5 Kc6 62.Rxa5 e4 63.Re5 Kd6 64.Re8 Rf3+ 65.Ke1 Kd5 66.Rd8+

51...e5 52.Ra6+ Kb8 53.Rg8+ Kb7 54.Rga8 Rc7 55.Rxa5 Re3 56.R5a7+ Kc6 57.Rxc7+ Kxc7 58.Kf2 Rh3 -2.74 Stockfish

52.Rd6 Re2+

53.Kh3 d2?! -0.84/21

53...Re3+ -1.30/24 54.Rg3 Rh7+ 55.Kg2 Re2+ 56.Kg1 56. Kf3 Rxb2 57. Rxd3 Rxa2 58. Ke4 Ra4+ 59. Ke5 Rb4 60. Rd8 Rh5+ 61. Kf6 e5 62. Kg6 Rhh4 -2.44 Stockfish 56...Rxb2 56... d2 57. Rgd3 Rg7+ 58. Kh1 Rc7 59. Rxd2 Rc1+ 60. Rd1 Rxd1+ 61. Rxd1 Rxb2 62. a3 Kb6 -3.01 Stockfish 57.Rgxd3 Rxa2 58.Rxe6 Rg7+ 59.Kf1 Rf7+ 60.Kg1 a4 61.Rd4 Rb7 62.Kf1 Rb1+63.Re1

54.Rg8 Kb7 A less effective try is 54...e5 55. Rgd8 d1=Q 56. Rxd1 Rxb2 57. R1d2 Rxd2 58. Rxd2 Kb6 59. Re2 Re7 60. Kg3 Kc5 61. Re4 Kd5 62. Kf3 Rf7+ 63. Ke3 Rb7 -0.38 Stockfish 55.Rgd8 d1=Q 

56.Rxd1 Rxb2 

57.Re1 Rf6 

58.Rd6?! -1.25/23

58.Rd3 -0.89/20 58...Rxa2 59.Rb1+ Kc6 60.Rc1+ Kb5 61.Rb3+ Ka4 62.Rb6 Rf4 63.Rxe6 Rb4 63 Ra3+ 64. Kg2 Rh4 65. Re5 Kb3 66. Rec5 Kb4 67. Rc8 Rb3 68. Rb8+ Ka4 -1.24 Stockfish 64.Re5 Ra3+ 65.Kg2 Rb2+ 66.Kf1 Raa2 67.Re4+ Kb5 68.Re5+Kb4 69.Re4+ Ka3 70.Re3+ Rb3 71.Re4

58.a4 Rb3+ 59.Kg2 Rb4 60.Re5 Rxa4 61.Kg3 Ra3+ 62.Kg2 Kc6 63.Ra8 Kb6 64.Rb8+ Ka7 65.Rc8 Rf5 66.Rxe6 Rb3 67.Rg8Rb6 68.Re1 Rbf6 Stockfish claims this is -0.66 but its analysis goes on to move 89 without being able to advance the pawn.

58…Rxa2 

59.Kg3?! -1.71/24

59.Rb1+ -1.25/22 59...Kc7 60.Ra6 Ra3+ 60...Rf3+ 61. Kg4 Rf8 62. Ra7+ Kd6 63. Ra6+ Kc5 64. Rxe6 Rg2+ 65. Kh3 Rg5 66. Kh4 Rfg8 -0.67 Stockfish 61.Kg2 Rg6+ 62.Kf2 Rh6 63.Kg2 Ra2+ 63...Rh4 64. Rxe6 a4 65. Rc1+ Kb7 66. Rd1 Rc3 67. Rd7+ Rc7 68. Rd5 Rc2+ 69. Kg3 Rb4 70. Rd7+ Rc7 71. Rxc7+ Kxc7 -0.29 Stockfish 64.Kg3 Rg6+ 65.Kf3 Rf6+ 66.Ke4 Rh667.Rb5 Ra4+ 68.Kf3 Rf6+ 69.Ke3

59…Rb2 

60.Re5 Rb3+

61.Kg2 a4 

62.Ra5 a3 

63.Rda6?! -2.25/23

63.Rh5 -1.75/22 63...Rb2+ 63... Rf7 64. Rxe6 Rc7 65. Re2 Rc6 66. Rf5 Rg6+ 67. Kf1 Rb1+ 68. Kf2 Rb2 69. Kf3 Rxe2 70. Kxe2 Rg1 71. Kf2 a2 72. Kxg1 a1=Q+ -11.03 Stockfish 64.Kg3 Rg6+ 65.Kf3 Rb3+ 66.Kf2 Rg7 67.Rxe6 Rf7+ 68.Kg2 Rd769.Re2 Ka8 70.Re8+

63.Ra4 Rg6+ 64.Kf2 Rh6 65.Kg2 Kc7 66.Rda6 Rhh3 67.Rxe6 Rhd3 68.Re2 Rd6 69.Rf2 Kb7 70.Rf8 Rd2+ 71.Rf2 Rdb2 -4.90 Stockfish

63…Rff3 

64.Ra7+ Kc6

65.R7a6+ Kd7 

66.Ra7+ Kd6

67.R7a6+?! -2.87/24

67.R5a6+ -2.25/23 67...Ke5 68.Re7 Rg3+ 69.Kh2 Rgc3 Stockfish also plays 67.R7a6 -11.03

67…Ke7 

68.Re5 Rfc3?! -1.67/26

68...Rg3+ -2.41/22 69.Kh2 69. Kf2 Kf7 70. Re4 Rgf3+ 71. Kg2 Rfe3 72. Rxe3 Rxe3 73. Kf1 Rf3+ 74. Kg2 Rd3 -11.03 Stockfish 69...Rg6 69... Rgd3 70. Rexe6+ Kd4 71. Re2 Rb2 72. Ra4+ Kc5 73. Rg2 Rdb3 74. Kh1 Rxg2 75. Kxg2 Kb5 76. Ra7 Rb2+ 77. Kf3 a2 78. Rb7+ Kc4 79. Rxb2 a1=Q -11.52 Stockfish 70.Re2 Rd3 71.Ra7+ Kd6 72.Ra6+ Kd5 73.Ra5+ Kc474.Ra4+ Kb5 75.Ra8 Kc6 76.Ra6+ Kb7

69.Rexe6+ Kd7 

70.Kf2? -8.77/29

70.Re2 -1.62/22 70...Rg3+ 70. Re2 Kc7 71. Ra4 Rc6 72. Rf2 Kb7 73. Rf7+ Kb6 74. Ra8 Rc2+ 75. Rf2 Kb7 76. Rxc2 Kxa8 77. Rc1 Kb7 78. Kf2 Ka6 79. Ke2 Kb5 80. Kd2 Kb4 81. Rd1 a2 82. Kc2 Ka3 83. Rd5 Rb2+ 84. Kc3 Rb5 85. Rxb5 a1=Q+ +11.03 Stockfish 71.Kh2 Rgd3 72.Kg2 Kc7 73.Ra7+ Kc6 74.Ra8 Kd6 75.Rd8+ Kc7 76.Rxd3 Rxd3 77.Kf2 Kd6

70...Rb2+ 

71.Re2 Rh3

72.Kg2 Rxe2+ 

73.Kxh3 a2 

74.Kg3 Kc7 

75.Kf3 Kb7 

76.Ra4 Rh2 

77.Ke3?? #-181/24

77.Kg3 -4.92/23 77...Rd2 Stockfish says it's mate on move 107 77...Rc2 78. Kf4 Kb6 79. Ke4 Kb5 80. Ra8 Kc4 81. Rc8+ Kb3 82. Rb8+ Kc3 83. Ra8 Kb2 84. Rb8+ Kc1 85. Ra8 Rb2 86. Kd3 Kb1 87. Rh8 a1=Q 88. Rh1+ Ka2 89. Rxa1+ Kxa1 90. Kd4 Rd2+ 91. Ke3 Rd1 92. Ke4 Re1+ 93. Kd4 Kb2 94. Kd3 Kb3 95. Kd4 Kc2 96. Kc5 Kd3 97. Kd5 Kc3 98. Kc6 Rd1 99. Kc5 Kb3 100. Kb6 Kc4 101. Kc6 Kb4 102. Kb7 Kc5 103. Kc7 Kb5 104. Kb7 Rc1 105. Ka7 Kc6 106. Ka8 Kc7 107. Ka7 Ra1#78.Kf4 Rd4+ 79.Rxd4 a1=Q 80.Rd6 Kc7 81.Rg6 Qd4+ 82.Kf5 Qe3 83.Rf6 Kd7 84.Rg6 Qf3+ 85.Kg5 Qe4 86.Rh6 Qe3+87.Kh5 Qd4 88.Kg5 Qd2+

77…Kb6 

78.Kd3 Kb5 

79.Ra8 Kb4 

80.Kd4 Black now can queen the pawn 80... Kb3 81. Rb8+ Kc2 82. Ra8 Kb1 83. Rb8+ Rb2 84. Rg8 a1=Q 85. Rg1+ Ka2 86. Rxa1+ Kxa1 0-1

 

 

 

[Event "2018 Biel Grandmaster"]

[Site "Switzerland"]

[Date "2018.07.23"]

[Round "round two"]

[White "GM Maxim Vachier-Lagrave"]

[Black "GM Magnus Carlsen"]

[Result "0-1"]

[BlackElo "2842"]

[ECO "B07"]

[WhiteElo "2779"]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bf4 c6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.Qd2 O-O 7.h3 Qa5 8.e5

$6 { +0.27/23 } ( 8.Bh6 { +0.75/18 } 8...Na6 9.a3 Rd8 10.Bxg7 Kxg7 11.Be2 c5

12.O-O Qb6 13.Bxa6 bxa6 14.dxc5 dxc5 15.Na4 Qc7 16.Qe3 ) ( 8.Bd3 Nbd7 9.O-O

e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Be3 Rd8 12.Rfd1 Nf8 13.Nd5 Qxd2 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.Rxd2 Ne6

16.Rad1 b5 { +0.25 Stockfish } ) 8...dxe5 9.dxe5 Nd5 10.Nxd5 Qxd2+ 11.Bxd2

cxd5 12.O-O-O Nc6 13.Bc3 e6 14.h4 h6 15.Bd3 Bd7 16.Rhe1 Rfc8 17.Rd2 Rab8

18.Rde2 b5 19.Nd4 b4 20.Nxc6 Bxc6 21.Bd4 Bb5 22.Kd2 h5 23.f4 Bf8 24.g4 hxg4

25.Rg1 Bc5 26.Bxc5 Rxc5 27.Rxg4 Kf8 28.Rh2 $6 { -0.49/26 } ( 28.h5

{ -0.01/23 } 28...gxh5

{ 28...Bxd3 29. Kxd3 gxh5 30. Rh4 Rc4 31. Rxh5 Ke7 32. f5 exf5 33. Rxf5 Rg8

34. Ref2 Rg3+ 35. Kd2 Rd4+ 36. Ke2 Ke6 37. Rf6+ Kxe5 = Stockfish } 29.Rg5

{ 29. Rh4 Ke7 30. Rxh5 Bxd3 31. Kxd3 Rg8 32. f5 exf5 33. Rxf5 Rc4 =

Stockfish } 29...Ke7 30.f5 ) 28...Bxd3 29.Kxd3 Rc4 30.h5 gxh5 31.Rxh5 Ke7

32.Rgh4 $6 { -0.86/28 } ( 32.Rh6 { -0.34/27 } 32...Rbc8 33.Rf6 R8c7 34.Rg7

Kf8 35.Rg2 Re4 36.f5 Rxe5

{ 36... Rcc4 37. c3 Rxe5 38. Rf2 Ke7 39. fxe6 fxe6 40. Rf7+ Kd6 41. Rxa7

bxc3 42. Ra6+ Rc6 43. Rxc6+ Kxc6 44. Rc2 Re4 45. Rxc3+ Kd7 46. a3 Ra4 -0.08

Stockfish } 37.fxe6 Rxe6 38.Rf4 Rb7 39.Rg5 Ra6 40.c3 bxc3 ) 32...Rg8 33.f5

Rg3+ 34.Kd2 Rg2+ 35.Kd1 $2 { -1.92/25 } ( 35.Kd3 { -0.83/24 } 35...exf5

36.Rxc4 dxc4+ 37.Kxc4 Rxc2+ 38.Kb3 Rf2 39.Rh6

{ 39. Kxb4 Ke6 40. Kc3 Kxe5 41. a4 Re2 42. Rh7 Kf6 43. b4 f4 44. b5 Kg6 45.

Rh1 Kg5 46. a5 f3 -1.77 Stockfish } 39...Re2 40.Ra6 f4

{ 40... Rxe5 41. Rxa7+ Kf6 42. Ra6+ Kg5 43. Ra7 Kg6 44. Kxb4 f4 45. Rd7 f3 

-6.07 Stockfish } 41.Rf6 Re4 42.Kc2 a5 43.Kd2 a4 ) 35...Rcxc2 36.f6+ Kd7

37.Rxb4 a5 $6 { -1.15/24 } ( 37...Kc6 { -1.69/22 } 38.a4

{ 38. a3 Rgd2+ 39. Ke1 a5 40. Rb8 Rxb2 41. Rc8+ Kb5 42. Rh7 Ra2 43. Rc1 Rf2

44. a4+ Kb4 45. Rc7 d4 -2.99 Stockfish } 38...Rcf2

{ 38... Kc5 39. Rb8 Rxb2 40. Rxb2 Rxb2 41. Rh7 Rb7 42. Kc1 Kd4 43. Rh5 Ke3

44. a5 Ke4 45. a6 Rb6 46. Rh7 Rxa6 47. Rxf7 Kxe5 -4.28 Stockfish } 39.Ke1 Rd2

40.Kf1 a5 ) 38.Rb8 Rcf2 39.Ke1 Kc6 40.Rc8+ Kb5 41.Rh7 d4

{ Stockfish says only equal is   42. Rb8+ Kc4 43. Rxb2 Rxb2 44. Rxf7 d4 45.

Kf1 Kd5 46. Ra7 Rb8 47. Rxa5+ Ke4 48. f7 Rf8 49. Ra7 Ke3 50. Rb7 d3 51. a4

Rh8 52. a5 Kf3 53. Ke1 Ke3 54. Kf1 } 42.Rg8 $6 { -1.60/23 } ( 42.a4+

{ -1.14/22 } 42...Kxa4 43.Rc4+ Kb5 44.Rxd4 Rxb2 45.Kf1 Rbf2+ 46.Ke1 Rc2

47.Kf1 Rgf2+ 48.Kg1 Rfe2 49.Rd1

{ 49. Kf1 Rxe5 50. Rxf7 Rf5+ 51. Kg1 e5 52. Rd5+ Kb6 53. Rf8 Rc4 -1.12

Stockfish } 49...Rc7 50.Rb1+ Ka6 51.Rh5 Ka7 52.Kf1 Ra2 53.Rh4 Rac2 54.Rd4 Ka6

55.Rd6+ Ka7 56.Rd4 ) 42...Re2+

{ Stockfish confirms there is no advantage for Black after 42...Rg8 43.Kf2

Rf8 44. Kf3 Kc4 45. Ke4 d3 46. Ke3 Rd8 47. Kd2 Rd7 48. Rh3 a4 49. Rh4+ Rd4

50. b3+ axb3 51. axb3+ Kd5 52. Rh7 Rb4 53. Rxf7 Rxb3 54. Rd7+ Kxe5 55. f7 Rb8 56. Kxd3 Rf8 57. Ke3 Kf6 58. Rd1 Ke7 59. Rd4 Kxf7   -0.08 }

43.Kf1 Rgf2+ 44.Kg1 Rf4 45.Rxf7 Rxe5 46.Rc7 Rxf6 47.Rb8+ Ka6 48.Rc6+ Ka7

49.Rg8 Rf7 50.Rg6 Re1+ 51.Kg2 d3 $6 { -1.29/26 } ( 51...Re2+ { -1.96/20 }

52.Kg3 e5 53.Ra6+ Kb7 54.Rgb6+ Kc8 55.Ra8+ Kc7 56.Rab8 Re3+ 57.Kg2 Rg7+

58.Kf2 Rd7 59.R8b7+ Kd8 60.Rxd7+ Kxd7 61.Rb5 Kc6 62.Rxa5 e4 63.Re5 Kd6 64.Re8

Rf3+ 65.Ke1 Kd5 66.Rd8+ ) ( 51...e5 52.Ra6+ Kb8 53.Rg8+ Kb7 54.Rga8 Rc7

55.Rxa5 Re3 56.R5a7+ Kc6 57.Rxc7+ Kxc7 58.Kf2 Rh3 { -2.74 Stockfish } )

52.Rd6 Re2+ 53.Kh3 d2 $6 { -0.84/21 } ( 53...Re3+ { -1.30/24 } 54.Rg3 Rh7+

55.Kg2 Re2+ 56.Kg1

{ 56. Kf3 Rxb2 57. Rxd3 Rxa2 58. Ke4 Ra4+ 59. Ke5 Rb4 60. Rd8 Rh5+ 61. Kf6

e5 62. Kg6 Rhh4 -2.44 Stockfish } 56...Rxb2

{ 56... d2 57. Rgd3 Rg7+ 58. Kh1 Rc7 59. Rxd2 Rc1+ 60. Rd1 Rxd1+ 61. Rxd1

Rxb2 62. a3 Kb6 -3.01 Stockfish } 57.Rgxd3 Rxa2 58.Rxe6 Rg7+ 59.Kf1 Rf7+

60.Kg1 a4 61.Rd4 Rb7 62.Kf1 Rb1+ 63.Re1 ) 54.Rg8 Kb7

{ A less effective try is 54...e5 55. Rgd8 d1=Q 56. Rxd1 Rxb2 57. R1d2 Rxd2

58. Rxd2 Kb6 59. Re2 Re7 60. Kg3 Kc5 61. Re4 Kd5 62. Kf3 Rf7+ 63. Ke3 Rb7  

-0.38    Stockfish } 55.Rgd8 d1=Q 56.Rxd1 Rxb2 57.Re1 Rf6 58.Rd6 $6

{ -1.25/23 } ( 58.Rd3 { -0.89/20 } 58...Rxa2 59.Rb1+ Kc6 60.Rc1+ Kb5 61.Rb3+

Ka4 62.Rb6 Rf4 63.Rxe6 Rb4

{ 63 Ra3+ 64. Kg2 Rh4 65. Re5 Kb3 66. Rec5 Kb4 67. Rc8 Rb3 68. Rb8+ Ka4

-1.24 Stockfish } 64.Re5 Ra3+ 65.Kg2 Rb2+ 66.Kf1 Raa2 67.Re4+ Kb5 68.Re5+ Kb4

69.Re4+ Ka3 70.Re3+ Rb3 71.Re4 ) ( 58.a4 Rb3+ 59.Kg2 Rb4 60.Re5 Rxa4 61.Kg3

Ra3+ 62.Kg2 Kc6 63.Ra8 Kb6 64.Rb8+ Ka7 65.Rc8 Rf5 66.Rxe6 Rb3 67.Rg8 Rb6

68.Re1 Rbf6

{ Stockfish claims this is -0.66 but its analysis goes on to move 89

without being able to advance the pawn. } ) 58...Rxa2 59.Kg3 $6 { -1.71/24 }

( 59.Rb1+ { -1.25/22 } 59...Kc7 60.Ra6 Ra3+

{ 60...Rf3+ 61. Kg4 Rf8 62. Ra7+ Kd6 63. Ra6+ Kc5 64. Rxe6 Rg2+ 65. Kh3 Rg5

66. Kh4 Rfg8 -0.67 Stockfish } 61.Kg2 Rg6+ 62.Kf2 Rh6 63.Kg2 Ra2+

{ 63...Rh4 64. Rxe6 a4 65. Rc1+ Kb7 66. Rd1 Rc3 67. Rd7+ Rc7 68. Rd5 Rc2+

69. Kg3 Rb4 70. Rd7+ Rc7 71. Rxc7+ Kxc7 -0.29 Stockfish } 64.Kg3 Rg6+ 65.Kf3

Rf6+ 66.Ke4 Rh6 67.Rb5 Ra4+ 68.Kf3 Rf6+ 69.Ke3 ) 59...Rb2 60.Re5 Rb3+ 61.Kg2

a4 62.Ra5 a3 63.Rda6 $6 { -2.25/23 } ( 63.Rh5 { -1.75/22 } 63...Rb2+

{ 63... Rf7 64. Rxe6 Rc7 65. Re2 Rc6 66. Rf5 Rg6+ 67. Kf1 Rb1+ 68. Kf2 Rb2

69. Kf3 Rxe2 70. Kxe2 Rg1 71. Kf2 a2 72. Kxg1 a1=Q+ -11.03 Stockfish } 64.Kg3

Rg6+ 65.Kf3 Rb3+ 66.Kf2 Rg7 67.Rxe6 Rf7+ 68.Kg2 Rd7 69.Re2 Ka8 70.Re8+ ) ( 

63.Ra4 Rg6+ 64.Kf2 Rh6 65.Kg2 Kc7 66.Rda6 Rhh3 67.Rxe6 Rhd3 68.Re2 Rd6 69.Rf2

Kb7 70.Rf8 Rd2+ 71.Rf2 Rdb2 { -4.90 Stockfish } ) 63...Rff3 64.Ra7+ Kc6

65.R7a6+ Kd7 66.Ra7+ Kd6 67.R7a6+ $6 { -2.87/24 } ( 67.R5a6+ { -2.25/23 }

67...Ke5 68.Re7 Rg3+ 69.Kh2 Rgc3 { Stockfish also plays 67.R7a6 -11.03 } )

67...Ke7 68.Re5 Rfc3 $6 { -1.67/26 } ( 68...Rg3+ { -2.41/22 } 69.Kh2

{ 69. Kf2 Kf7 70. Re4 Rgf3+ 71. Kg2 Rfe3 72. Rxe3 Rxe3 73. Kf1 Rf3+ 74. Kg2

Rd3 -11.03 Stockfish } 69...Rg6

{ 69... Rgd3 70. Rexe6+ Kd4 71. Re2 Rb2 72. Ra4+ Kc5 73. Rg2 Rdb3 74. Kh1

Rxg2 75. Kxg2 Kb5 76. Ra7 Rb2+ 77. Kf3 a2 78. Rb7+ Kc4 79. Rxb2 a1=Q -11.52

Stockfish } 70.Re2 Rd3 71.Ra7+ Kd6 72.Ra6+ Kd5 73.Ra5+ Kc4 74.Ra4+ Kb5 75.Ra8

Kc6 76.Ra6+ Kb7 ) 69.Rexe6+ Kd7 70.Kf2 $2 { -8.77/29 } ( 70.Re2 { -1.62/22 }

70...Rg3+

{ 70. Re2 Kc7 71. Ra4 Rc6 72. Rf2 Kb7 73. Rf7+ Kb6 74. Ra8 Rc2+ 75. Rf2 Kb7

76. Rxc2 Kxa8 77. Rc1 Kb7 78. Kf2 Ka6 79. Ke2 Kb5 80. Kd2 Kb4 81. Rd1 a2

82. Kc2 Ka3 83. Rd5 Rb2+ 84. Kc3 Rb5 85. Rxb5 a1=Q+ +11.03 Stockfish } 71.Kh2

Rgd3 72.Kg2 Kc7 73.Ra7+ Kc6 74.Ra8 Kd6 75.Rd8+ Kc7 76.Rxd3 Rxd3 77.Kf2 Kd6 )

70...Rb2+ 71.Re2 Rh3 72.Kg2 Rxe2+ 73.Kxh3 a2 74.Kg3 Kc7 75.Kf3 Kb7 76.Ra4 Rh2

77.Ke3 $4 { #-181/24 } ( 77.Kg3 { -4.92/23 } 77...Rd2

{ Stockfish says it's mate on move 107 77...Rc2 78. Kf4 Kb6 79. Ke4 Kb5 80.

Ra8 Kc4 81. Rc8+ Kb3 82. Rb8+ Kc3 83. Ra8 Kb2 84. Rb8+ Kc1 85. Ra8 Rb2 86.

Kd3 Kb1 87. Rh8 a1=Q 88. Rh1+ Ka2 89. Rxa1+ Kxa1 90. Kd4 Rd2+ 91. Ke3 Rd1 92. Ke4 Re1+ 93. Kd4 Kb2 94. Kd3 Kb3 95. Kd4 Kc2 96. Kc5 Kd3 97. Kd5 Kc3 98.

Kc6 Rd1 99. Kc5 Kb3 100. Kb6 Kc4 101. Kc6 Kb4 102. Kb7 Kc5 103. Kc7 Kb5 104. Kb7 Rc1 105. Ka7 Kc6 106. Ka8 Kc7 107. Ka7 Ra1# }

78.Kf4 Rd4+ 79.Rxd4 a1=Q 80.Rd6 Kc7 81.Rg6 Qd4+ 82.Kf5 Qe3 83.Rf6 Kd7 84.Rg6

Qf3+ 85.Kg5 Qe4 86.Rh6 Qe3+ 87.Kh5 Qd4 88.Kg5 Qd2+ ) 77...Kb6 78.Kd3 Kb5

79.Ra8 Kb4 80.Kd4

{ Black now can queen the pawn   80... Kb3 81. Rb8+ Kc2 82. Ra8 Kb1 83.

Rb8+ Rb2 84. Rg8 a1=Q 85. Rg1+ Ka2 86. Rxa1+ Kxa1 } 0-1

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6/28/18

Westerly Chess Club

skittles

1.e4 Nc6

2.Nf3 g6?! +0.85/22

2...e5 +0.29/20 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.Nc3 d6 6.O-O O-O 7.Be3 Bg4 8.h3 Be6 9.Re1 Qd7

3.d4 d6

4.d5 Ne5 

5.Nxe5 dxe5 

6.Nc3 Bg7

7.Bc4 Nf6

8.O-O O-O

9.Be3 Bg4 

10.f3 Bd7 

11.Qd2 c6 

12.Bh6? -0.92/22

12.Rfd1 +0.91/21 12...Qc7 12...Qc8 13. a4 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 e6 16. Bb3 Bc6 17. a5 Qb8 18. c4 Rd8 +0.66 Stockfish 13.d6 Qxd6 14.Qxd6 exd6 15.Rxd6 Rfe8 16.Na4 b5 17.Nc5 bxc4 18.Nxd7 Nxd7 19.Rxd7 a5 20.b3 Red8 21.Rc7cxb3 22.axb3 Ra6 23.Bg5 Rda8 24.Ra4 f5

12...cxd5? +0.33/19

12...Bxh6 -0.92/22 13.Qxh6 Qb6+ 14.Kh1 Qxb2 15.Qe3 Qb6 16.Qe1 Qc5 17.Bb3 Rac8 18.a4 b6 18...Kg7 19. h3 Rfd8 20. Rd1 Nh5 21. Ne2 cxd5 22. exd5 b5 23. a5 b4 24. g4 Nf6 -1.34 Stockfish 19.dxc6 Bxc6 20.a5 b5

13.Bxg7 Qb6+

14.Kh1 Kxg7 

15.Nxd5 Nxd5 

16.Qxd5 Qd4 

17.Qxd4?! 0.00/21

17.Qxb7 +0.42/21 17...Qxc4 18.Qxd7 Qxc2 19.b4 19.Qe7 Qb2 20.Rab1 Qa2 21.Qe5 +0.08 Stockfish 19...e6 20.Qe7 Rfe8 20... Rfd8 21. h3 Qb2 22. a4 Rd2 23. Rab1 Qa2 24. Ra1 Qb2 
= Stockfish 21.Qg5 f6 22.Rac1 Qe2 23.Rc7+ Kg8 24.Qc1 Qa6

17.Rfd1 Qxd5 18.Bxd5 Be8 19.b3 Rb8 20.a4 f5 21.Kg1 Kf6 22.Rd3 f4 23.Rc3 Bf7 24.Bxf7 Kxf7 25.Rd1 Rfd8 26.Rcd3 Rxd327.Rxd3 b5 28.axb5 Rxb5 29.Rd5 a6 +0.12 Stockfish

17…exd4 

18.Rfd1 e5 

19.c3 dxc3 

20.Rxd7 cxb2 

21.Rb1 Rac8 

22.Bb3?? -13.13/34

22.h4 -0.03/25 22...Rxc4 23.Rxb2 Rb8 24.Rbd2 Rbc8 25.Re7 R8c7 26.Rxe5 a6 27.Kh2 b5 28.Rd6 Ra4 29.Rd2 h5 30.Kg3Rac4 31.Rd6 R4c6 32.Red5 Rxd6 33.Rxd6

22.Rxb7 Rxc4 23.R7xb2 Rfc8 24.h4 Ra4 25.Kh2 Kf6 26.Kg3 h5 = Stockfish

22.Be2 Rc1+ 23.Rd1 Rxb1 24.Rxb1 Rc8 25.Rg1 Rc1 26.Bd3 b5 27.g3 a5 28.Kg2 b4 29.Bb1 a4 30.f4 exf4 31.gxf4 a3 32.e5 b333.axb3 Rxb1 34.Rxb1 a2 -7.18 Stockfish

22...Rc1+ 

23.Rd1 Rxb1 

24.Rxb1 Rc8 

25.Rg1 Rc1 0-1

 

 

 

Alexander King-GM Victor Mikhalevski

6/28/18

2018 National Open

1.d4 Nf6

2.c4 e6 

3.Nc3 Bb4 

4.e3 O-O 

5.Bd3 d5

6.Nf3 c5 

7.O-O cxd4 

8.exd4 dxc4 

9.Bxc4 b6

10.Bg5 Bb7 

11.Re1 Nc6 

12.a3 Bxc3 

13.bxc3 Rc8 

14.Bd3 Na5

15.Re3 Nc4 

16.Bxc4 Rxc4 

17.Ne5 Qd5 

18.Qf1 Rc7 

19.c4 Qxd4? +2.80/26

19...Qd6 +0.03/21 20.Qd3 20.Rd1 Ne4 21.Bf4 g5 22.Bg3 Ng3 23.hg f6 24.Nf3 Rd8 25.Qe2 Bf3 26.Qf3 e5 +0.23 Stockfish20...Rfc8 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Rg3+ Kf8 23.Rg8+ Kxg8 24.Qg3+ Kf8 25.Ng6+ Kg7 26.Qxd6 Rxc4 27.f3 hxg6 28.Rd1 Bd529.Qd7 R8c7 30.Qb5 Rc3 31.a4 Bc4 32.Qe8 Bd5 33.Rb1 R3c4 34.Qd8

20.Rd1 Qb2?! +4.05/24

20...Qc5 +2.67/24 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Nd7 Qe7 23.Rg3+ Kh8 24.Nxf8 Qxf8 25.Qd3 h6 26.Qd4 Kh7 27.Qf4 27. h3 Rc5 28. Qxf6 Rf5 29. Qh4 Qc5 30. Rd8 Qxf2+ 31. Kh2 Qb2 32. Rb8 Bxg2 33. Rxg2 Qe5+ 34. Qg3 Qxg3+ 35. Rxg3 +7.18 Stockfish27...Rc8 28.Rd7 Rd8 29.Qd4 Rxd7 30.Qxd7 Ba6 31.Qxa7 Bxc4 32.Qxb6 Bd5 33.h3 f5 34.Qd4 f6 35.a4 Qf7

21.Bxf6 gxf6 

22.Qd3 fxe5?? #5/62 I was watching on the internet as the GM spent more than 10 minutes examining the cheese before finally taking the bait and falling into the trap.

22...Kh8 +4.10/24 22... Bf3 23. Nxf3 Rcc8 24. Re2 Rcd8 25. Rxb2 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Rc8 27. Nd2 Rc7 28. Rd8+ Kg7 +10.58 Stockfish 23.Re2 23. Rh3 f5 24. Qe3 Rg8 25. Rg3 Re8 26. h3 f6 27. Rd4 Qa1+ 28. Kh2 Qxd4 29. Qxd4 Be4 30. Qd6 Rb7 31. Nd7 Rxd7 32. Qxd7 Rg8 33. Rxg8+ Kxg8 34. Qxe6+ +17.02 Stockfish 23...Qxe5 24.Rxe5 fxe5 25.Qd6 Rcc8 26.Qxe5+ f627.Qxe6 Ba6 28.c5 Rce8 29.Qd6 Be2 30.Re1

23.Rg3+ Kh8 

24.Qd8 1-0

 

 

 

[Event "skittles"]

[Site "Westerly Chess Club"]

[Date "2018.06.28"]

[Round "?"]

[White "Hayes Goodman"]

[Black "Dan Smith"]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "B00"]

 

1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 g6 $6 { +0.85/22 } ( 2...e5 { +0.29/20 } 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7

5.Nc3 d6 6.O-O O-O 7.Be3 Bg4 8.h3 Be6 9.Re1 Qd7 ) 3.d4 d6 4.d5 Ne5 5.Nxe5

dxe5 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 Nf6 8.O-O O-O 9.Be3 Bg4 10.f3 Bd7 11.Qd2 c6 12.Bh6 $2

{ -0.92/22 } ( 12.Rfd1 { +0.91/21 } 12...Qc7

{ 12...Qc8 13. a4 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 e6 16. Bb3 Bc6 17. a5 Qb8 18.

c4 Rd8   +0.66   Stockfish } 13.d6 Qxd6 14.Qxd6 exd6 15.Rxd6 Rfe8 16.Na4 b5

17.Nc5 bxc4 18.Nxd7 Nxd7 19.Rxd7 a5 20.b3 Red8 21.Rc7 cxb3 22.axb3 Ra6 23.Bg5

Rda8 24.Ra4 f5 ) 12...cxd5 $2 { +0.33/19 } ( 12...Bxh6 { -0.92/22 } 13.Qxh6

Qb6+ 14.Kh1 Qxb2 15.Qe3 Qb6 16.Qe1 Qc5 17.Bb3 Rac8 18.a4 b6

{ 18...Kg7 19. h3 Rfd8 20. Rd1 Nh5 21. Ne2 cxd5 22. exd5 b5 23. a5 b4 24.

g4 Nf6   -1.34   Stockfish } 19.dxc6 Bxc6 20.a5 b5 ) 13.Bxg7 Qb6+ 14.Kh1 Kxg7

15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Qxd5 Qd4 17.Qxd4 $6 { 0.00/21 } ( 17.Qxb7 { +0.42/21 }

17...Qxc4 18.Qxd7 Qxc2 19.b4

{ 19.Qe7 Qb2 20.Rab1 Qa2 21.Qe5  +0.08   Stockfish } 19...e6 20.Qe7 Rfe8

{ 20... Rfd8 21. h3 Qb2 22. a4 Rd2 23. Rab1 Qa2 24. Ra1 Qb2 

 

=    Stockfish } 21.Qg5 f6 22.Rac1 Qe2 23.Rc7+ Kg8 24.Qc1 Qa6 ) ( 17.Rfd1

Qxd5 18.Bxd5 Be8 19.b3 Rb8 20.a4 f5 21.Kg1 Kf6 22.Rd3 f4 23.Rc3 Bf7 24.Bxf7

Kxf7 25.Rd1 Rfd8 26.Rcd3 Rxd3 27.Rxd3 b5 28.axb5 Rxb5 29.Rd5 a6

{ +0.12   Stockfish } ) 17...exd4 18.Rfd1 e5 19.c3 dxc3 20.Rxd7 cxb2 21.Rb1

Rac8 22.Bb3 $4 { -13.13/34 } ( 22.h4 { -0.03/25 } 22...Rxc4 23.Rxb2 Rb8

24.Rbd2 Rbc8 25.Re7 R8c7 26.Rxe5 a6 27.Kh2 b5 28.Rd6 Ra4 29.Rd2 h5 30.Kg3

Rac4 31.Rd6 R4c6 32.Red5 Rxd6 33.Rxd6 ) ( 22.Rxb7 Rxc4 23.R7xb2 Rfc8 24.h4

Ra4 25.Kh2 Kf6 26.Kg3 h5 { = Stockfish } ) ( 22.Be2 Rc1+ 23.Rd1 Rxb1 24.Rxb1

Rc8 25.Rg1 Rc1 26.Bd3 b5 27.g3 a5 28.Kg2 b4 29.Bb1 a4 30.f4 exf4 31.gxf4 a3

32.e5 b3 33.axb3 Rxb1 34.Rxb1 a2 { -7.18 Stockfish } ) 22...Rc1+ 23.Rd1 Rxb1

24.Rxb1 Rc8 25.Rg1 Rc1 0-1

 

 

[Event "2018 Philadelphia International"]

[Site "Pennsylvania"]

[Date "2018.06.28"]

[Round "one"]

[White "Alexander King"]

[Black "GM Victor Mikhalevski"]

[Result "1-0"]

[BlackElo "2581"]

[ECO "E54"]

[WhiteElo "2236"]

 

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O cxd4 8.exd4 dxc4

9.Bxc4 b6 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Re1 Nc6 12.a3 Bxc3 13.bxc3 Rc8 14.Bd3 Na5 15.Re3 Nc4

16.Bxc4 Rxc4 17.Ne5 Qd5 18.Qf1 Rc7 19.c4 Qxd4 $2 { +2.80/26 } ( 19...Qd6

{ +0.03/21 } 20.Qd3

{ 20.Rd1 Ne4 21.Bf4 g5 22.Bg3 Ng3 23.hg f6 24.Nf3 Rd8 25.Qe2 Bf3 26.Qf3 e5 

+0.23   Stockfish } 20...Rfc8 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Rg3+ Kf8 23.Rg8+ Kxg8 24.Qg3+

Kf8 25.Ng6+ Kg7 26.Qxd6 Rxc4 27.f3 hxg6 28.Rd1 Bd5 29.Qd7 R8c7 30.Qb5 Rc3

31.a4 Bc4 32.Qe8 Bd5 33.Rb1 R3c4 34.Qd8 ) 20.Rd1 Qb2 $6 { +4.05/24 } ( 

20...Qc5 { +2.67/24 } 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Nd7 Qe7 23.Rg3+ Kh8 24.Nxf8 Qxf8 25.Qd3

h6 26.Qd4 Kh7 27.Qf4

{ 27. h3 Rc5 28. Qxf6 Rf5 29. Qh4 Qc5 30. Rd8 Qxf2+ 31. Kh2 Qb2 32. Rb8

Bxg2 33. Rxg2 Qe5+ 34. Qg3 Qxg3+ 35. Rxg3   +7.18   Stockfish } 27...Rc8

28.Rd7 Rd8 29.Qd4 Rxd7 30.Qxd7 Ba6 31.Qxa7 Bxc4 32.Qxb6 Bd5 33.h3 f5 34.Qd4

f6 35.a4 Qf7 ) 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Qd3 fxe5 $4

{ #5/62  I was watching on the internet as the GM spent more than 10

minutes examining the cheese before finally taking the bait and falling

into the trap. } ( 22...Kh8

{ +4.10/24      22... Bf3 23. Nxf3 Rcc8 24. Re2 Rcd8 25. Rxb2 Rxd3 26. Rxd3

Rc8 27. Nd2 Rc7 28. Rd8+ Kg7   +10.58    Stockfish } 23.Re2

{ 23. Rh3 f5 24. Qe3 Rg8 25. Rg3 Re8 26. h3 f6 27. Rd4 Qa1+ 28. Kh2 Qxd4

29. Qxd4 Be4 30. Qd6 Rb7 31. Nd7 Rxd7 32. Qxd7 Rg8 33. Rxg8+ Kxg8 34. Qxe6+

  +17.02    Stockfish } 23...Qxe5 24.Rxe5 fxe5 25.Qd6 Rcc8 26.Qxe5+ f6

27.Qxe6 Ba6 28.c5 Rce8 29.Qd6 Be2 30.Re1 ) 23.Rg3+ Kh8 24.Qd8 1-0

 

 

 

 

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