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16th Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International
22-30 September 2007
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Tuesday, August 22, 2017 4:46 PM
Nominations for the Best Game prize
John Saunders reports: Here are the nominations for the best game prize with the players' own annotations (mainly Informator-style) . If anyone else would like to enter games for the best game prize, please tell me (with annotations, if you prefer).
Final Verdict: The best game prize of £500 was shared by Kevin Spraggett (for his last round win against Mark Ferguson) and Mikhail Gurevich (for his last round win against Peter Wells).
Download the best game entries in CBV format
Michael Roiz's entry from Round 4
Bartel,Mateusz (2609) - Roiz,Michael (2630) [C91]
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 d4 Bg4 10 a4 Qd7!? 11 d5 [11 axb5 axb5 12 Bxf7+ (12 Rxa8 Rxa8 13 Na3 exd4 14 cxd4 d5 15 exd5 Na5 16 Ba2 Bb4 17 Re5 Bxa3 18 bxa3 Nc4<=> 0-1 Petrushin,A-Graf,A/St Petersburg 1995/CBM 046 ext (29)) 12 ..Kxf7 13 Qb3+ d5 14 Rxa8 Rxa8 15 Ng5+ Kg8 16 Nd2 exd4 17 e5 Ne8 18 Ndf3 Bxf3 0-1 Panchenko,A-Suetin,A/Dubna 1979/EXT 99; 11 Na3 b4 12 Nc4 bxc3 13 bxc3 exd4 14 cxd4 d5 15 Nce5 Nxe5 16 dxe5 dxe4 17 Qxd7 Nxd7 18 Rxe4 Bxf3 19 gxf3 Nc5= 1/2-1/2 Reefat,S-Babu,N/Hyderabad IND 2006 (27)] 11 ..Na5 12 Bc2 c6 13 h3
[13 dxc6 Nxc6 14 h3 Bh5 15 Nbd2 Rac8 16 Qe2 Nd4 17 cxd4 Rxc2 18 axb5 axb5 19 Qd3 Rfc8=/+ 0-1 Zagorovsky,V-Krogius,N/Leningrad 1949/MCD (39)]
13 ..Bxf3?!N [>=13 ..Bh5 14 dxc6 Qxc6
(14 ..Nxc6 15 Nbd2) 15 b4
(15 Nbd2 Nb7 16 Nf1 Nc5 17 Ng3 Bg6 18 Nh4 Rfe8 19 Nhf5+/= 1/2-1/2 Panchenko,A-Savon,V/Moscow 1979/MCD (29)
) 15 ..Nc4]
14 Qxf3 cxd5 15 exd5 Nc4 16 Rd1 Rab8 (=)
[16 ..g6!? 17 b3 Nb6 18 a5 Nc8 19 Bh6 Re8 20 Nd2+/=; >=16 ..Qb7 17 Qe2
(17 b3 Nb6 18 a5 Nbd7; 17 Nd2 g6 18 Nxc4 bxc4) 17 ..Rfc8<=>]
17 b3 Nb6 18 a5 Na8 19 Na3 g6 20 Bg5 Nh5 [20 ..Kg7 21 Bb1 Ng8 22 Bd2 f5 23 Nc2 Bf6 24 Nb4 Nc7 25 Be1 Ne7 26 Qe2+/=]
21 Bh6 Ng7? [>=21 ..Rfe8 22 c4 Nc7<=>; 21 ..Rfc8]
22 Bb1
[22 Bd3 f5 23 Bf1]
22 ..f5? [>=22 ..b4 23 Nc4 f5
(23 ..bxc3 24 Qxc3 Rfc8) 24 cxb4 Rxb4 25 Bc2 Rb5 26 Qe2 Qb7]
23 Nc2 Bf6 24 Nb4 Nc7 [24 ..Rbc8 25 Qe3 e4 26 Rc1 Nc7]
25 Ba2 Rfe8 26 Rac1 Rb7 27 Nc6 Kh8 [27 ..Nh5!?]
28 b4 Nh5 29 c4 bxc4 30 Bxc4 Nb5 31 Qe2 [31 Be3 e4 32 Qe2 f4 33 Bb6 f3<=>]
31 ..Qf7 [31 ..e4 32 Qd2]
32 Be3 g5! 33 Bb6 [33 Qf1 Nf4 34 g3 Qh5 35 Kh2 Ng6
(35 ..Rg8) 36 Bb6+/-; 33 Bxb5 Rxb5 34 Na7 Nf4 35 Qc4 Rxd5 36 Qxa6+/-]
33 ..Nf4 34 Qf3? [>=34 Qf1]
34 ..Rg8! 35 Bxb5 [35 Kf1!?]
35 ..axb5 36 Kf1 Qg6! [36 ..g4 37 hxg4 fxg4 38 Qe4 g3 39 Be3 Qh5 40 Bxf4 exf4 41 Qxf4 Qh1+ 42 Ke2 Qh5+= 43 Qf3 Re8+ 44 Kd2 Qxf3 45 gxf3 Bg5+ 46 Kd3 gxf2 47 Rb1 Rf7]
37 Qe3 [37 Be3 g4 38 hxg4
(38 Qg3 Qh5 39 Bxf4 exf4 40 Qxf4 gxh3) 38 ..fxg4 39 Qg3 Qh6; 37 g4]
37 ..g4 38 h4
[38 g3 Nxh3
(38 ..gxh3 39 gxf4 Qh5 40 Ke1 h2 41 Kd2) 39 Qd3 Qh5 40 Qxb5 f4 41 a6 Rf7 42 a7 fxg3]
38 ..g3!! 39 Qxg3? [39 fxg3 Nh5 40 Kg1 Nxg3; 39 f3 Qh5 40 a6 Rbg7 41 a7 Qxh4-+]
39 ..Qh6-+ 40 Qxg8+ [>=40 Be3 Rxg3 41 fxg3 Rg7 42 Nxe5 Bxe5
(42 ..dxe5 43 Rc8+ Rg8 44 Rxg8+ Kxg8 45 a6 Qf8 46 gxf4 exf4 47 Bc5 Qa8 48 a7) 43 Rc8+
(43 gxf4 Bxf4 44 Rc8+ Rg8 45 Bd4+ Be5 46 Bxe5+ dxe5 47 Rxg8+ Kxg8 48 d6 Qxh4 49 Kg1 Qg4-+) 43 ..Rg8 44 Rxg8+ Kxg8 45 a6 Qh5 46 Rd2 Nxd5 47 Rxd5 Qf7-+
(47 ..Qg4 48 Bf4) ; 40 Qh2 Rxg2 41 Qxg2 Nxg2 42 Kxg2 Qxh4-+]
40 ..Kxg8 41 Be3 [41 g3 Nxd5-+
(41 ..Qh5 42 gxf4 exf4 43 Bd4 Bxd4 44 Rxd4 Qxh4) ]
41 ..Qxh4 42 Bxf4 exf4 [42 ..Qxf4 43 a6 Bh4 44 Rc2 Rb6 45 a7 Ra6-+]
43 a6 Rb6 44 a7 Ra6 45 Kg1 f3! [45 ..Ra2? 46 Rc2 Rxc2 47 a8Q+ Kg7 48 Qa7+ Kg6]
46 gxf3 Kf7 [46 ..Ra2 47 Rc2]
47 Kg2 Ra2 48 Rf1
48 ..Qg5+! [48 ..Bd4 49 Rc2
(49 Nxd4 Qxd4 50 Rc7+ Kg6-+) 49 ..Rxc2 50 a8Q Bxf2
(50 ..Rxf2+ 51 Rxf2 Qxf2+ 52 Kh3 Qxf3+ 53 Kh2 Qf2+ 54 Kh3 Qf1+ 55 Kh4 Bf2+ 56 Kg5 Be3+ 57 Kh4 Qh1+ 58 Kg3 f4+ 59 Kg4 Qg2+ 60 Kh4 Bf2+ 61 Kh5 Qg6#) 51 Qb7+ Kg6 52 Ne7+ Kh5-+]
49 Kh2 [49 Kh1 Rxf2??
(49 ..Qf4-+; 49 ..Ra3-+) 50 Rxf2 Qxc1+ 51 Kg2=]
49 ..Qf4+ 50 Kg2 Bh4 [50 ..Ra3 51 Rh1 Qg5+-+; 50 ..Bh4 51 Rc2 Rxc2 52 a8Q Qg3+ 53 Kh1 Qh3+
(53 ..Qxf3+ 54 Kg1 Bxf2+-+) 54 Kg1 Bxf2+ 55 Rxf2 Rc1+-+]
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Vitali Golod's entry from Round 2
Golod,Vitali (2589) - Areshchenko,Alexander (2645) [E94]
1 Nf3 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 d4 0-0 6 Be2 e5 7 0-0 Na6 8 Be3 h6 9 Ne1!? Ng4N 10 Bxg4 Bxg4 11 f3 Bd7 12 Qd2 [‹12 Nc2 f5~~ (12 ..c5!?) ] 12 ..Kh7 13 Rd1 f5 [13 ..exd4?! 14 Bxd4+/=] 14 dxe5 Bxe5 15 c5!?
[15 Nd3!?]
15 ..Bxc3? [>=15 ..fxe4 Areshchenko,A /\16 Nxe4
(16 cxd6 Bc6~~) 16 ..Bc6
a) 16 ..Bb5!? 17 Nd3
(‹17 Rf2 Nxc5 18 Nxc5 dxc5=) 17 ..Bxd3 18 Qxd3 Nxc5 19 Nxc5 dxc5 20 Qc4+/=;
b) 16 ..Bf5? 17 Bxh6! /\Qh4 18 f4 Qxh6 19 Ng5+ Kg7 20 fxe5 dxe5 21 Qe3+/-; 17 Nd3 Bg7 18 Nf4+/=]
16 Qxc3 fxe4 (1/2?)
17 cxd6 cxd6
18 Qd2! [‹18 Rxd6 Qe7 19 Qd2
(19 Qd4?! Rad8 20 Rf2 Bc6 21 Rxd8 Rxd8 22 Qc3=) 19 ..Bb5 20 Rf2 Rad8 21 Rd4+/=]
18 ..g5!? [18 ..Qh4 19 g3! Areshchenko,A
(19 Qxd6?! Bb5 20 Bd4 Rae8!~~) 19 ..Qh5 20 Qxd6 Bh3 21 Ng2!+/-]
19 h4!+/- Bb5 [19 ..Qe7 20 hxg5 Bb5 21 Rf2+/-]
20 Rf2 g4 [‹20 ..Nc5 21 hxg5 Nd3 22 Nxd3 Bxd3 23 fxe4
(23 gxh6!?) 23 ..Bxe4 24 Qb4 Qe7 25 Rxd6+-]
21 fxe4!?
[21 fxg4!? /\Qxh4? 22 Qd5]
21 ..Bc6 [21 ..Qxh4? 22 Qd5 /\g3 23 Rf7+ Kg8
(23 ..Kg6 24 Qf5#; 23 ..Rxf7 24 Qxf7+ Kh8 25 Bd4+) 24 Rxb7+ Kh8 25 Bd4+ Rf6 26 Nf3 with mate in 8 moves.]
22 Rxf8 [22 Bxh6? Rxf2 23 Qxf2 Kxh6 24 Qf4+ Kh7 25 Rxd6 Qf8! (25 ..Qxh4?? 26 Qf5+
(26 Nf3!?) 26 ..Kh8 27 Qe5+ Kh7 28 g3+-) 26 Qe5 Be8 27 Nd3©]
22 ..Qxf8 23 Qxd6+- Bxe4 [>=23 ..Qxd6 24 Rxd6; >=23 ..Re8 24 Qxf8 Rxf8 25 Rd6]
24 Qe6 Bc6 [24 ..Nc5 25 Qc4! Rc8 26 b4 b5 27 Qd4+-]
25 Rd6 (1.51-1.55)
[25 h5!? Qg7 26 Bd4; 25 Rd6 Be8[] 26 Qe4+
(26 Bd4!?) 26 ..Kg8 27 Rxh6! /\Qg7 28 Rxa6]
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Vitali Golod's entry from Round 4
Krasenkow,Michal (2660) - Golod,Vitali (2589) [D18]
1 Nf3 d5 2 d4 Nf6 3 c4 dxc4 4 Nc3 c6 5 a4 Bf5 6 e3 e6 7 Bxc4 Bb4 8 Ne5 Nbd7 9 Nxd7 Nxd7 10 0-0 0-0 11 e4 [11 Qb3 Qb6 12 e4 Bxc3 13 exf5 Bxd4 14 fxe6 fxe6 15 Bxe6+ Kh8 16 Qxb6 Nxb6 17 a5 Nd5 18 Ra4 Rae8 19 Rxd4 Rxe6 1/2-1/2 Potkin,V-Bareev,E/Krasnoyarsk,2007(19)] 11 ..Bg6 [11 ..Bxc3?! 12 exf5 Nb6 13 fxe6 Nxc4 14 exf7+ Rxf7 15 bxc3 Qd5+/=] 12 f3 e5!? 13 Be3
13 ..exd4!?N [13 ..Qe7 14 Qb3 Kh8 15 d5 Bc5 16 Bxc5 Qxc5+ 17 Kh1 Nb6 18 Be2 cxd5 19 exd5 Rfd8 20 Rad1 f5 21 d6+/= Garcia Palermo,C-Airando,M/Buenos Aires,2005(29)]
14 Bxd4 Qa5 15 Qc2 Ne5 16 Be2 Rad8 [16 ..Bc5!? 17 Nb5!? Krasenkow,M
(17 Bxc5 Qxc5+ 18 Kh1 f6 19 f4 Nd7 +/=/=
) 17 ..Bb6 18 Kh1 cxb5 19 Bxe5 Rac8
(‹19 ..bxa4 20 Bc3 Qc5 21 Qxa4 +/=/=
) 20 Qd3 bxa4 21 Bc3 Qc5 22 Rxa4 Rfd8=]
17 Bf2 f6 [17 ..f5? /\18 f4 Ng4
(18 ..fxe4? 19 fxe5 e3 20 Qb3+ Bf7 21 e6 exf2+ 22 Kh1+-) 19 Bxg4 fxg4 20 f5+/=]
18 f4 Nd7 19 Bc4+ Kh8 (1.10)
20 Rad1 Bc5 21 g4 h6! /\22 h4 Bxf2+ [>=22 ..Qb4]
23 Qxf2 Qb4
24 Qd4! [24 Ba2 Nc5|^]
24 ..Rde8 25 g5?! [25 Be2!? Qxb2 26 f5 Bf7 27 Rb1 Qa3 28 Rxb7 Rd8<=>]
25 ..Nb6 26 b3 Nxc4 27 bxc4 Rd8 28 Qe3 [28 Qxd8? Rxd8 29 Rxd8+ Kh7 30 Rd3 Qxc4 31 Re3 Qd4 32 Kf2 Bh5!-/+]
28 ..Qxc4 29 gxf6 gxf6 30 f5 Bh7 31 Kh2 [31 Ne2 Rg8+ 32 Kf2
(>=32 Kh2 Rxd1 33 Rxd1 Qxa4 see the game.
) 32 ..Rde8!|^ Roiz,M]
31 ..Rxd1?! [31 ..Rg8! 32 Rxd8 Rxd8 33 Rg1
(33 Rf3!?) 33 ..Qd4 34 Qxh6 Rg8 35 Rxg8+ Kxg8 36 Qc1=/+]
32 Rxd1 Rg8 33 Ne2 Qxa4 34 Rd7 Qb5 35 Re7??
[35 Ng3 Qe5 36 Rxb7 a5 (36 ..c5?! 37 Rxa7 c4 38 Ra6|^) 37 Kh3 a4 38 Ra7 Qa1! 39 Qf4 (39 Qxh6 Rxg3+ 40 Kxg3 Qg1+ 41 Kf3 Qxa7 42 Qxf6+ Qg7 43 Qxc6=) 39 ..Rxg3+!? (39 ..Qd1!?) 40 Qxg3 Qh1+ 41 Kg4 Qxe4+ 42 Kh5 Qe2+ 43 Kxh6 (43 Qg4?? Qe8+ 44 Kxh6 Qe3+) 43 ..Qd2+ 44 Kh5 Qe2+=] 35 ..Qb4! (1.55-1.51) [35 ..Qb4! 36 Rxh7+[] (36 Rd7 Qe1 37 Rd2 Qxh4+ 38 Qh3 Qf2+ 39 Kh1 Qe1+ 40 Kh2 Qxd2) 36 ..Kxh7 37 Nf4 (37 Ng3 Qd6) 37 ..a5-+] 0-1
Alexander Areshchenko's entry from Round 1
Areshchenko,Alexander (2645) - Abergel,Thal (2512) [B61]
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Nc6 6 Bg5 Bd7 7 Qd2 Rc8 8 Nxc6 Bxc6 9 f3 a6 10 0-0-0 b5 11 Kb1 h6 [11 ..e6 12 h4 h6 13 Be3 Be7 14 Bd3 Nd7] 12 Be3 e6 13 Ne2 d5?! [13 ..Be7 14 Nd4 Bb7 15 g4 Nd7 16 h4!|^] 14 e5 Nd7 15 f4 Nc5 [15 ..g6!? 16 Nd4 h5 17 Be2 Nc5 18 Bf3 Bb7 19 g3+/=] 16 Nd4 Ne4 [16 ..h5 17 f5!+-; 16 ..g6 17 g4 h5 18 f5] 17 Qe1 Qc7 18 Bd3 [18 g4! Be7 19 h4 0-0 20 g5 h5 21 g6 Be8 22 Bh3+/-] 18 ..Be7 19 g4
19 ..h5? [19 ..Nc5! 20 Be2 b4 21 h4 Bd7 22 g5->]
20 gxh5 Rxh5 21 h4 [21 Qe2 Rh7 22 h4! (22 f5?! exf5 23 Nxf5 Qxe5 24 Rhf1 (24 Bxe4 Qxe4! (24 ..dxe4? 25 Qg4 Rd8 26 Rxd8+ Kxd8
(26 ..Bxd8 27 Bd4 Qd5 28 Nxg7+ Kf8 29 Nf5 Bd7 30 Bg7+ Ke8 31 Bf6+-) ) 25 Qf2 Bd7! 26 Nxe7 Qxe7 27 Rxd5 Be6 28 Rd3+/=) 24 ..g6 25 Nxe7 Qxe7 26 Rf4 f5 27 Rg1 Kf7 28 Bd4 Bd7!~~) 22 ..Kf8 23 h5 Kg8 24 h6 g6 25 Qg4 Bd7 (25 ..Be8?? 26 Nxe6! fxe6
(26 ..Qd7 27 f5+-) 27 Qxe6+ Bf7 28 Qg4+-) 26 Qg2! Kh8 27 Bxe4 dxe4 28 Qxe4+-]
21 ..Bd7
[21 ..Kf8!? 22 Qg1 Be8!? 23 Qg2 Kg8 24 Rdg1 Bf8 25 Qg4 Rh7 26 h5+-]
22 Qg1! Kf8 [22 ..g6 23 Qg2!
(23 Be2 Rxh4 24 Rxh4 Bxh4 25 Qh2 Bg3) 23 ..Kf8 24 Be2 Rxh4 25 Rxh4 Bxh4 26 Qh2 Bg3 27 Qh6+ Ke7 28 Bf3+-]
23 Rh2!? b4?! [23 ..Kg8! 24 Be2
(24 Rg2 Bf8 25 Be2 Rxh4 26 Rh2 Rxh2 27 Qxh2 g6 28 Rh1 Bg7) 24 ..Rh7
(24 ..Rxh4? 25 Rxh4 Bxh4 26 Qh2 Bg3 27 Qh3+-) 25 h5 Kh8 26 Rg2+/-; 23 ..g6 24 Be2! Rxh4 25 Rxh4 Bxh4 26 Qh2 g5 27 fxg5 Bg3 28 Qh7 Bxe5 29 g6+-]
24 Rg2 Rh7 25 h5 Kg8 26 h6! Bf8 [26 ..g6 27 f5! exf5 28 e6 Be8 29 exf7+ Bxf7 30 Rxg6++-]
27 hxg7 Bxg7 28 Nf3 Bc6 29 Ng5 1-0
Yuriy Kuzubov's entry from Round 5
Kuzubov,Yuriy (2568) - Gurevich,Mikhail (2633) [D11]
1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 e3 Bg4 5 Nc3 e6 6 h3 Bxf3 [6 ..Bh5!? 7 g4 Bg6 8 Qb3] 7 Qxf3 Nbd7 8 Bd2 Bd6 [8 ..Bb4 9 Bd3 0-0 10 a3 Ba5 11 b4 Bc7 12 cxd5 cxd5 13 0-0 Re8 14 Rfc1 Bd6 15 e4 Bareev, E 2643 - Leko, P 2738 S-S WCh Candidates Finals (2) 07.06.2207] 9 0-0-0 [9 cxd5 exd5 10 Bd3 Qe7 11 g4 Bb4 12 a3 Bxc3 13 Bxc3 a5 (13 ..Ne4 14 Bb4 Qe6 15 a4 a5 16 Ba3 0-0-0 17 0-0-0+/=) 14 Qf4 0-0 (14 ..Ne4 15 Bxe4 dxe4 16 d5 Nc5!~~) 15 f3 Rfe8 16 Kf2 Nf8 17 Rhe1 Ne6 18 Qg3+/= Avrukh, B 2645 - Van Wely 2680 S-S GM Biel SUI (2) 24.07.2007] 9 ..0-0 10 Kb1
10 ..a6?!N [10 ..a5 11 g4 Bb4 12 g5
(12 Bd3 Qe7 13 Qg2 Rfc8 14 g5 Ne8 15 e4 dxc4 16 Bxc4 Nd6 17 Bb3 Nb6<=> Granda Zuniga, J 2646 - Miton, K 2638 0-1 VII Rapid El Sauzal ESP (8) 05.11.2006
) 12 ..Bxc3 13 gxf6 Bxd2 14 fxg7 Kxg7 15 Rxd2 Qf6 16 Qd1 Kh8 17 Bd3 Rg8 18 Qb3 Rab8 19 Qa3 Qd8 20 cxd5 exd5 21 Qd6+/= Nf6 22 Qe5 Re8 23 Qf4 Qe7 Tregubov,P 2613 - Laznicka,V 2593 S-S Bundesliga 2006-7 (11) 25.02.2007]
11 g4+/- b5? [11 ..dxc4 12 e4! e5 13 g5 exd4 14 gxf6 Qxf6 15 Qxf6 Nxf6 16 Be3 d3+/-]
12 g5 Ne8 13 c5 Be7 [13 ..Bc7 14 e4!+/-]
14 h4 e5 15 Bh3 Nc7 [15 ..b4 16 Nxd5! cxd5 17 Qxd5 Ra7 18 Bxb4+-]
16 Qg3 f5 [16 ..e4 17 f3
(17 Nxe4!? dxe4 18 Ba5 Ra7 19 Bf5 Qc8 20 Qg4 Nd5 21 Bxe4©) 17 ..exf3
(17 ..f5 18 gxf6 Nxf6 19 Rhg1 Rf7 20 Rdf1+/-) 18 Qxf3+/- f5 19 g6! hxg6 20 Rdg1 Qe8 21 h5!+- g5 22 Bxf5 Qf7 23 Rf1; 16 ..Ne6 17 f4! exd4 18 exd4 Nxd4 19 Be3 Ne6
(19 ..b4 20 Bxd4 bxc3 21 Qxc3+-) 20 f5 Nexc5 21 f6 b4 22 fxe7 Qxe7 23 Ne2 Rfe8 24 Bxc5 Nxc5 25 Nd4+/-; 16 ..Re8 17 h5! b4 18 Ne2 Nf8 19 dxe5 Bxc5 20 g6+-]
17 gxf6 Bxf6 [17 ..Rxf6 18 dxe5 Rg6 19 Qh2 Nxc5 20 h5+-]
18 Bxd7 Qxd7 [18 ..exd4 19 Bxc6 dxc3 20 Bxc3 Bxc3 21 Bxa8+-]
19 dxe5 Be7
[19 ..Qf5+? 20 e4! Qxe5
(20 ..dxe4 21 exf6 e3+ 22 Ka1 exd2 23 Qxg7#) 21 Bf4+-]
20 e4!+/- [20 f4? Qf5+ 21 Ka1 Ne6=]
20 ..Bxc5 [20 ..d4 21 Ne2 Bxc5 22 f4+/- f5, e6]
21 f4 Qf7 [21 ..dxe4 22 Be3 Qe7 23 Bxc5 Qxc5 24 Rd7+-]
22 f5 Qh5 [22 ..dxe4 23 Bh6! Kh8 24 e6 Qf6 25 Nxe4 Qxh6 26 Qxc7+-]
23 e6 Ne8
24 Qg5! Qxg5 [24 ..Qf3 25 Rhf1 Qd3+ 26 Ka1 d4 27 Bf4 Qc4 28 Nb1+-]
25 hxg5+- dxe4 [25 ..Nd6 26 e7! Rf7 27 g6 hxg6 28 fxg6 Rxe7 29 Rh5 Re6 30 Rdh1 Rxg6 31 Rh8+ Kf7 32 Rxa8+-; 25 ..d4 26 Ne2 Nd6 27 Rh4+- Rdh1]
26 f6! gxf6 27 Nxe4 Be7 [27 ..Bb6 28 gxf6 Nxf6 29 Bc3!+-; 27 ..Bd4 28 Bb4 c5 29 Nxc5+-]
28 gxf6 [28 gxf6 Nxf6
(28 ..Bxf6 29 Bb4+-) 29 Rdg1+ Kh8 30 Bc3+-]
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Zahar Efimenko's entry from Round 5
Georgiev,V (2568) - Efimenko,Z (2624) [E29]
1 d4 e6 2 c4 Nf6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 e3 0-0 5 a3 Bxc3+ 6 bxc3 c5 7 Bd3 Nc6 8 e4?!
8 ..d5!N [8 ..cxd4 9 cxd4 Nxd4 10 e5 Qa5+ (10 ..Ne8 11 Bb2
(11 Bxh7+!? Kxh7 12 Qxd4 d6 13 Nf3 f6 14 exf6 Qxf6 15 Qxf6 gxf6 16 Be3+/=) 11 ..Nf5 12 Nf3 d6 13 0-0 dxe5 14 g4 e4 15 Bxe4 Qxd1 16 Rfxd1 Nfd6 17 Bd3<=> Ehlvest-Yudasin 2003 0.5-0.5) 11 Kf1 Ne8~~ Szabo-Smyslov 1956 0-1
(11 ..Qxe5?? 12 Bb2+-) ]
9 cxd5 [9 e5 dxc4
(9 ..Ne4!?) 10 Bxc4
(10 exf6 cxd3 11 fxg7 Re8 12 Qxd3 e5 13 d5 e4 14 Qg3 Ne5 15 Ne2 Nd3+ 16 Kf1 Qxd5-/+) 10 ..Nd5 11 Ne2 b6 12 0-0 Bb7 13 Qd3 cxd4 14 cxd4 Na5<=>]
9 ..exd5 10 e5 Ne4 11 Ne2 Bg4! 12 Bb2[] [12 f3?? Bxf3 13 gxf3 Qh4+ 14 Kf1
(14 Ng3 Nxg3-+) 14 ..Qf2#; 12 Bxe4 dxe4 13 Be3 cxd4 14 cxd4 Bxe2 15 Kxe2 Qd5-/+; 12 dxc5 Nxe5 13 Bxe4 dxe4 14 Qxd8 Rfxd8 15 Be3 Nd3+ 16 Kf1 Rac8-/+]
12 ..cxd4 13 cxd4 Qb6 14 Bxe4 [14 f3 Qxb2 15 Bxe4
(15 fxg4 Nxd4 16 Rb1 Qxa3 17 Bxe4 Nxe2 18 Bxh7+ Kxh7 19 Qxe2 Qc3+ 20 Kf2 Rfe8-/+) 15 ..dxe4 16 fxg4 Rad8 17 Qb1 Qxb1+ 18 Rxb1 b6 19 Rd1 Rd5 20 Kf2 Rfd8-/+; 14 Ra2 Bxe2 15 Bxe2
(15 Qxe2 Nxd4-/+) 15 ..Nxe5! 16 f3 Qa5+ 17 Kf1 Nc4 18 Bxc4 Nd2+ 19 Kf2 Nxc4-+; 14 Rb1 Qa5+ 15 Kf1 Nd2+ 16 Kg1 Nxb1 17 Qxb1 Bxe2 18 Bxe2 Qd2 19 Bd3 Rac8-+ 20 Bxh7+ Kh8 21 Bd3 Nxd4]
14 ..dxe4 [14 ..Qxb2!? 15 Bf3! Bxf3 16 gxf3 f6=/+]
15 Bc3 Rfd8 16 Qb1[] [16 0-0 Nxe5-/+; 16 Qc2 Bxe2 17 Qxe2 Nxd4 18 Qxe4 Rac8 19 Bxd4 Rxd4 20 Qe3 Qa5+ 21 Kf1 Rd5-+]
16 ..Qxb1+ [16 ..Qc7!? 17 Qxe4 Nxe5 18 f3
(18 dxe5 Bxe2 19 Kxe2 Qxc3 20 Rhc1 Qb2+ 21 Kf1 Rd2=/+; 18 0-0 Bxe2 19 Qxe2 Ng4 20 Qxg4 Qxc3 21 Rfd1 Rac8=/+; 18 Qxe5! Qc4 19 0-0 Bxe2 20 Rfc1=) 18 ..Nxf3+ 19 gxf3 Re8 20 Qd3 Bf5 21 Qd2 Qc4 22 Kf2 Rxe2+ 23 Qxe2 Qxc3 24 Rhd1 h5~~; 16 ..Bxe2 17 Qxb6 axb6 18 Kxe2 Nxd4+ 19 Bxd4 Rxd4 20 Rhb1 Ra6 21 Ke3 Rda4 22 Rc1 Kf8 23 Rc7 Rxa3+ 24 Rxa3 Rxa3+ 25 Kxe4=]
17 Rxb1 b6 18 h3 [18 Rd1 Rac8 19 h3 Be6 20 h4
(20 Rd2 Ne7 21 0-0 Nd5 22 Bb2 f5-/+) 20 ..Bg4-/+]
18 ..Bxe2 19 Kxe2 Nxd4+ 20 Ke3 [20 Bxd4 Rxd4 21 Rb4
(21 Rhd1 Ra4 22 Rb3 Ra5 23 e6 fxe6 24 Rd7 Rf8-/+) 21 ..Rxb4
(21 ..Rad8 22 Rxd4 Rxd4 23 Rc1=) 22 axb4 a5 23 bxa5 bxa5 24 Ke3 a4 25 Kxe4 a3 26 Ra1 a2-/+
a) 26 ..Kf8! 27 f4 g6
(27 ..Ke7!? 28 f5 Ra4+ 29 Kd3 Kd7 30 Kc3 Kc6 31 e6 fxe6 32 fxe6 Kd6 33 Kb3 Ra7 34 Rxa3 Rxa3+ 35 Kxa3 Kxe6 36 Kb3 Ke5 37 Kc4 Kf4 38 Kd3 Kg3-+) 28 Ra2 Ke7 29 g3 (
29 g4 Ra4+
(29 ..Ra5 30 f5 gxf5+ 31 gxf5 f6 32 e6=) 30 Kd5) ;
b) 26 ..h5!? 27 g4 hxg4 28 hxg4 a2 29 f4 Kf8 30 Kd3 Ke7 31 f5 Ra4 (
31 ..Kd7 32 Kc3 Kc6 33 Kb2 Kd5 34 e6 fxe6 35 Rd1+ Ke5 36 Re1+ Kf4 37 fxe6 Kxg4 38 e7 g5 39 Ka1 Re8 40 Kxa2 Kf3
(40 ..Kf5 41 Kb3 Kf6 42 Rf1+ Kxe7 43 Kc4 Rd8 44 Rf5 Rg8 45 Kd3=) ) 32 Kc3; ]
20 ..Nc2+ 21 Kxe4
21 ..Rac8! [21 ..Nxa3!? 22 Rbd1 a5-/+]
22 Rhd1? [22 Bb2 Rd2 23 Rhf1 Rc4+ 24 Kf3 Rd3+ 25 Ke2 Rb3 26 Rfc1 h5 27 Kd2 Nxa3 28 Bxa3 Rd4+ 29 Ke2 Rxa3-/+]
22 ..Rc4+ 23 Kf5 g6+ 24 Kf6 Re8 25 Bd2 [25 Rb3 h6 26 Rd6 Rf4#]
25 ..Re6+ 26 Kg5 Rxe5+ 27 Kf6 Re6+ [27 ..Re6+ 28 Kg5 f6+ 29 Kh6 Rh4#]
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Vadim Malakhatko's entry from Round 1
Mueller,Matthias (2405) - Malakhatko,Vadim (2596) [C11]
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 e5 Nfd7 5 f4 c5 6 Nf3 Nc6 7 Be3 a6 8 Qd2 b5 9 a3 Bb7 10 Bd3 Qc7 11 0-0 0-0-0
12 Bf2N [12 Nd1 cxd4 13 Nxd4 g5!? 14 Nxc6 Qxc6 15 Bd4 gxf4 16 Qxf4 Rg8 17 Ne3 f6! 18 exf6? e5! 19 f7 Rxg2+ 0-1, Svidler-Morozevich, Monaco 2007; 12 Kh1 g5! 13 dxc5 gxf4? Gharamian-Malakhatko, Paupthing open 2007
(13 ..d4!->) ]
12 ..h6! 13 Nd1?! [13 dxc5; 13 Rae1]
13 ..cxd4 14 Bg3 [14 Nxd4 g5!->]
14 ..f5! 15 b4[] Nb6 16 Qf2 Nc4 17 Nxd4 Nxd4 18 Qxd4 g5 19 c3 Rg8 [19 ..Nd2 20 Bxf5
(20 Ra2!? Nxf1 21 Bxf1 /\ a3-a4 compensation
) 20 ..Nb3 21 Bxe6+ Kb8 22 Qf2~~]
20 Nf2 Be7 21 a4 h5! 22 Nh3 h4 23 Be1 [23 Bf2 g4 24 Ng5 Bxg5 25 fxg5 g3! 26 hxg3 Rxg5->]
23 ..g4 24 Ng5
24 ..Rxg5! 25 fxg5 Bxg5 26 Bxc4[] [26 Bf2 g3!-+]
26 ..dxc4 27 Qc5 Qxc5+ 28 bxc5 Be3+ 29 Bf2 [29 Kh1 h3-+]
29 ..Rd2! 30 axb5 axb5 [30 ..g3? 31 c6!]
31 g3 hxg3 32 hxg3 f4! 33 Rae1 Bxc5! 34 Bxc5 Rg2+ 35 Kh1 Rxg3+ 36 Kh2 Rg2+ 37 Kh1 g3 (/\ Rh1#)
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Adly,Ahmed - Shacher,Ehud [D05]
1 d4 e6 2 Nd2!? [Trying to get opponent out of his normal opening f5.] 2 ..d5 3 Ngf3 c5 4 e3 Nf6 5 c3 Nc6 6 Bd3 Bd6 7 0-0 0-0 8 dxc5 Bxc5 9 e4 Bb6 10 Qe2 h6 11 Rd1 Bc7 12 Nf1 Bd7 13 Ng3 Qe7 14 e5 Ng4 15 Bf4 Bb6 [15 ..g5 16 Nxg5+/=] 16 Nd4 [16 Rf1? gives the opponent time for f6] 16 ..Qh4 17 h3 Nxf2[] [17 ..Nf6 18 exf6 Qxf4 19 fxg7+/-] 18 Qxf2 f6
19 Qe3! [The only move to keep White on top.]
19 ..g5 20 Rf1 Kh8 [20 ..gxf4 21 Rxf4 Qg5 22 Rg4+-]
21 exf6 gxf4 22 Rxf4 Qg5 23 h4 Qe5 24 Re4 [24 Qf2?? Nxd4 25 cxd4 Rxf6 26 Rxf6 Bxd4 27 Rxh6+ Kg7 28 Rg6+ Kh8 29 Rh6+ and draw]
24 ..Qxf6 25 Rf1 Qg7 [well, not always your pieces are enough to attack but you can ask for some help from your opponent's pieces:)]
26 Rxf8+ [26 Rg4?? Rxf1+ 27 Kxf1 Qxg4 28 Qxh6+ Kg8 and Blacks needs something to cover the f8 square; 26 Nh5]
26 ..Rxf8
27 Rg4 Qf6 [27 ..Qxg4 28 Qxh6+ Kg8 29 Qh7# thanks to the black rook on f8 ]
28 Nh5 1-0
Wells,Peter K (2517) - Spraggett,Kevin (2585) [B09]
1 d4 g6 2 e4 d6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 f4 Nf6 5 Nf3 0-0 6 Bd3 Na6 7 0-0 c5 8 d5 Bg4 9 Bc4 Nc7 10 h3 Bxf3 11 Qxf3 e6 12 dxe6 fxe6 13 Be3 b6 14 Rad1 Qe7
15 Bf2 [15 Rfe1 Rad8 16 Bc1 Nd7 17 Qg4 Kh8 18 Kh1 a6 19 a4 Rb8 20 Bf1 b5 21 axb5 axb5 22 Ne2 e5 23 f5 gxf5 24 exf5 d5 25 Nf4 d4 26 Nh5 Rbe8 27 c3 Nf6 28 Qxg7+ Qxg7 29 Nxg7 Kxg7 30 g4 Spraggett,K-Peralta,F/San Sebastian 2005/CBM 105 ext/1-0 (43)]
15 ..Nd7 16 Qg4 Kh8 17 Bh4 Bf6 18 Bxf6+ Rxf6 19 Nb5 Nxb5 20 Bxb5 Nf8 21 Qh4 Kg7 22 Rf3 Rd8 23 Rfd3 e5 [Otherwise White will play e5 himself and win the d-pawn. Unfortunately for Black, this move gives the white bishop access to all areas of his position.]
24 f5 h6 [24 ..Ne6 looks like a clever way to get the knight into play but it is based on a tactic which doesn't work: 25 fxe6! Rf1+ 26 Rxf1 Qxh4 27 Rf7+ Kg8 28 Bc4 and White wins.]
25 Bc4 Nh7 26 Qg4 g5 27 Qh5 Qb7 [Black would like to vacate f6 with his rook so that the knight can sit on f6 but it is not possible: 27 ..Rff8? 28 Qg6+ Kh8 29 Rxd6 etc.]
28 Bd5 [Knights are more famous for their strength on outposts but this bishop proves to be equally dominant.]
28 ..Qc7 29 h4 Kf8 [29 ..gxh4 30 Qxh4 Ng5 31 Rg3 and Black is helpless against the threat of Rxg5+.]
30 Rg3 Qg7 31 Kf2 Ke7 32 Rh1 Rd7 [Black still cannot disentangle: 32 ..Rff8? 33 hxg5 Nxg5 34 Qxh6 is devastating.]
33 a4 Kf8 34 Ke2 Rc7
[It is now just a question of 'when' rather than 'if' White will break through on the kingside.]
35 b3 a6 36 hxg5 Nxg5 37 Rh4 b5 38 axb5 axb5 39 Rhg4 Qh7 [After 39 ..Ke7 White has 40 Qh4! with the subtle point that after 40 ..-- 41 Rxg5 hxg5 42 Rxg5 he can now meet the defence of 42 ..Qh6 with 43 Rh5!]
40 Rxg5 hxg5 41 Qxg5 Qh8 [41 ..Qg7 is slightly better but after 42 Qh4 Qh6 43 Rg8+ Ke7 44 Qxh6 Rxh6 45 g4 White's kingside passed pawns still cannot be held back.]
42 Qg8+ Qxg8 43 Rxg8+ Ke7 44 g4 1-0
Ferguson,Mark (2413) - Spraggett,Kevin (2585) [B40]
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d3 b6 4 g3 Bb7 5 Bg2 d6 6 0-0 Be7 7 Re1 Nd7 8 Nbd2 Ngf6 9 c3 0-0 10 d4 Rc8 11 b3 b5 12 Bb2 cxd4 13 cxd4 Qb6 14 a4 a6 15 Bf1 d5 16 e5 Ne4 17 axb5 axb5 18 Nxe4 dxe4 19 Nd2 Bb4 20 Bg2 Nxe5 21 dxe5 Rfd8 22 Re2
22 ..e3! 23 Bxb7 exf2+ 24 Kf1 Qxb7 25 Rxf2 Qh1+ 26 Ke2 Qd5 27 Ke1 Qh1+ 28 Ke2 Rxd2+! 29 Qxd2 Qe4+ 30 Qe3 Rc2+ 31 Kd1 Qxe3 0-1
Wells,Peter K (2517) - Gurevich,Mikhail (2633) [C07]
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nd2 c5 4 Ngf3 cxd4 5 Nxd4 Nc6 6 Bb5 Bd7 7 Nxc6 Bxc6 8 Bxc6+ bxc6 9 c4 Qa5 10 Qc2 Qa6 11 0-0 Nf6 12 b3 Be7 13 Bb2 0-0 14 Qc3 (=) 14 ..Rfd8 15 Qe3 Ne8 16 h3 Rd7 17 Rfc1 dxe4 18 Nxe4 Rad8 19 Qf3 Rd3 20 Qe2 Qa5 21 Rc3 R3d7 22 Rg3 Qf5 23 Bc3 e5 24 Re1 f6 25 Ba5 Nc7 26 Qe3 Rc8 27 Qxa7 Nb5 28 Qe3 Nd4 29 Qh6 g6 30 Bc3 Ra8 31 Bxd4 Rxd4 32 Nc3 Bb4 33 Rf3 Rf4 34 Rxf4 exf4 35 Rc1 Qe5 36 Na4 Rd8 37 Qh4
37 ..Be1! 38 Qg4 Bxf2+! 39 Kh1 Rd2 40 Rf1 Bg3 41 Qf3 Kg7 42 c5 Kh6 43 Qxc6 Rf2! 44 Qb5 Qd4 0-1
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