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Test Yourself!

De Santis (2331) - Naumkin (2445)

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World ChessNews

Spanish Team Ch, Group 2Spanish Team Ch Group 2

Round 4 results:

C.A. Ajoblanco Cuna de Dragones Gros Xake Taldea 3-3Mamedyarov Gelfand Jakovenko Van Wely Harikrishna Zhang Penxiang Timofeev Bauer Llanes Gomez Esteban Ibarra Jerez Gonzalez

C.A. Linex Magic C.A. Valencia del Ajedrez Moderno

5Aronian Arizmendi Ponomariov Llobell Cortell 10Shirov Valmana 10Karjakin Fernandez Gil 10Sargissian Bermejo 10Perez Candelario Andres 10

Standings before the final round:1. C.A. Linex Magic 6 (13)2. Gros Xake Taldea 5 (11)3. C.A. Ajoblanco Cuna de Dragones

3 (10)4. C.A. AMD Cofiman 2 (8)

5. C.A. Valencia del Ajedrez Moderno 0 (5)

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7thLausanne Young Masters

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of Franceand the Chinese, Wang Yue, will playfor the title.

Semi-final

Gashimov Vachier-Lagrave 12

Areshchenko Wang Yue 34

For 5-8 placesPredojevic Koneru1Wojtaszek T.Kosintseva 1

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3rdSzeged Cup

Final round top pairings:A.Muzychuk (6) A.Gara (5)Schneider (5) Khurtsidze (6)T.Gara (6) S-F. Foisor (5)Madl (5) C-A. Foisor (5)

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14thKostic Memorial, Vrsac

Standings after 5 rounds:

1. Ivanisevic 42-3. Damljanovic, Macieja 34-5. Markus, Spraggett 26-8. Solak, Korneev, Miladinovic 29. Delchev 110. Munizaba 1

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Annotated Gameby IM Maxim Notkin

White: I. Miladinovic (2584)Black: I. Ivanisevic (2596)TCh-Serbia Zlatibor SCG (5),Nimzo-Indian - [E20]

1.d4 f6 2.c4 e6 3.c3 b4 4.f3c5 5.g3 (D)From time to time this old Rubinstein'smove, revived in the mid 70's byRomanishin, comes into fashion again.Nowadays its main adherents areBacrot and Moiseenko.

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5...cxd4 6.xd4 e4 7.d3xc3+7...a5 is another long story.8.bxc3 c5 9.f3As the white light-squared bishop isn't

fianchettoed yet the queen assumes itsrole impeding Black's queensidedevelopment. [In case of 9.e3 Blacksolves this problem by 9...b6 10.g2b7 11.xb7 xb7 and if 12.e4(after12.a3there are various ways toequality e.g. 12...a6 13.f5 f614.d6+ xd6 15.xd6 c8 followedby c5) then 12...c6! 13.xc6 dxc614.xc6+ d7 15.xd7+ xd7 withan approximately equal ending where

the defects of White's pawn structureabolish his material advantage.9...d6The game Bacrot - Akopian, Enghienles Bains 2001 ended in a nice drawafter 9...c6 10.f4 00 11.d1(11.g2 may be met with 11...b6!)11...a5 12.d6 xd4 13.xd4 b6!14.xa8 xc3+ 15.d2 a1+10.g2 (D)

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10...bd7Kramnik against Bacrot in Dortmund2005 preferred another plan -10...d7 11.00 c6 12.g4 00 After13.h6! f6 14.g5 g6 15.xc6xc6 16.h4 f6 17.e3 fd8 18.ab1and White obtained a certain initiativewhich transformed into a realadvantage after 18...f7? 19.xc6!bxc6 20.xc5 dxc5 21.e4; Thecontinuation suggested by Gavrikov -10...e5 11.b3 ba6 12.a3 c713.d1 e6 14.xc5 xc5 15.xc5dxc5 after 16.00 (White yieldsnothing with 16.xb7 xb7 17.xb7b8)16...b8 17.h5 00 (17...xc4?18.g4) 18.d5 fe8 19.xe6 xe620.d5 e7 21.fd1 led to White'sslight edge in Aronian - Nielsen, Turin2006

11.00 e5Black isn't in a hurry with castlingtaking care of his centre first of all. [Incase of 11...00 12.d1 e5 13.f4d7 14.b3 followed by a3 White isin time to create pressure upon the d6pawn.12.f4 d712...xc4? isn't advisable on accountof 13.b5 a6 (13...e5 14.d1)14.xd6+ xd6 15.d1 and thewhite bishops are loose.

13.b313.d1?! is answered by 13...a4;Later on in the game White sent theknight to b5 which was quite possibleright away - 13.b5 xb5 14.cxb5though after 14...00 15.d1 c8Black's position is solid as Milov -Aronian, Warsaw 2005 and severalother games have shown.13...c8 (D)


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An original plan with the long castling13...c7 14.a3 f6 15.fd1 00016.d4 a4 17.ab1 b6 is worthmentioning, P.Horvath - Gyimesi,Balatonlelle 200214.a3On 14.d1 Black again replies14...a4 and the tactical attempt15.xc5 xc5 (15...xd1? 16.xb7)16.a3 xd1 17.xc5 xe2 18.d4gives White no advantage after 18...f6!(18...dxc5? 19.xe5) 19.xd6 f3+20.xf3 xf3 Zubarev - Maletin,Nishnij Tagil 2005; The direct attackon the d6 pawn 14.d4 is parried by14...f6!? (worse is 14...b6 15.a3 f616.fd1) 15.xd6 b6! (not 15...xc416.d4 and Black should either giveup the b7 pawn after 16...a4 orexchange on b3 repairing his

opponent's pawn formation.)16.xc5(better is 16.d4 )16...xc5 17.d1xc4 18.d4 c7 and Black is fine,Botsari - Zhu Chen, Bled 200214...b6 15.fd1In Moiseenko - Akopian, Tripoli 2004a draw was agreed after 15.d4 f616.ad1 (16.xd6? xc4) 16...f717.h4 f5 18.d4 00 19.fe1 Thewhite queen's manoeuvres don'timpress. The final position is alreadypreferable for Black but the peace

treaty secured Akopian qualificationfor the next round.15...c715...a4 is possible but Black choosesa more reliable arrangement firmlydefending the d-pawn.16.d4 f6 17.ad1 f7 18.e300 (D)

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19.h4White doesn't really intend to threatenthe h7 pawn. The rook just frees thed4 square for the knight. With thataim in view much worse was 19.4d2fe8 20.d4 e5 when the c4 pawnfalls down and the whole White'sposition collapses.19...ce8 20.d4 e5?!Simpler and better was 20...a6 White'spawn structure would remaindamaged and it wouldn't be clear howto improve the position of his pieces.21.b5 xb5 22.cxb5 d5Threatening with c4 and at the sametime defending against c3-c4 whenthe d6-pawn would have become areal target.23.b4 e7 24.hd4 c4 (D)

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It made sense to wait and see forexample 24...c825.xc4!By the exchange sacrifice White seizesthe initiative.25...dxc4 26.d4 d826...e5 deserves attention trying to putthe white rook in an awkward positionbut in this case White has 27.d5+(27.xc4 d7 28.c6 d1+ 29.g2f7! 30.h4 g5) 27...h8 28.xc4d7 29.c6 (29.xc5? xd5)

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31.xc5 when the rook f8 is hanging.27.c6 d6Of course not 27...xd4? 28.cxd4although in principle the rooksexchange favours Black.28.xc4 d8After 28...xc6 29.bxc6 xc6 30.xc5d7 31.e4 c7!? (or 31...xe432.xe4 bxc5 33.xe6 d2 Black

would have good drawing chances butin fact there's no need to panicliquidating into a clearly inferiorending.)29.xc5 bxc5 30.xc5 d1+31.g2 d6 (D)

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32.h5With idea of e4 In case of 32.xd6xd6 White's advantage isn't enoughfor a win e.g. 33.a4 (or 33.d4 xd434.cxd4 c7 35.e4 a6 36.a4 axb5

37.axb5 a7 38.b6 a2 39.b7 b2)33...c7 34.e4 f8 35.f3 e7 36.e3c832...g6 33.f3 g7If 33...f7 34.a4 a3 35.e3 intendingh6 while in the ending after 35...c136.xc1 xc1 37.a5 the white passerswill be dangerous.34.a4 a3The line 34...d2 35.d4 e136.xd1 xd1 37.a5 leaves Black withthe passive rook whereas the white

pawns are again the strength to bereckoned with. Therefore 34...e5comes into consideration deprivingthe white rook of the d4 square.35.e3 a1 36.c5 f7 37.d4g1+37...xd4 38.xd4 is similar to34...d2. Black correctly plays for acounterattack.38.f3 c1After 38...f1 a draw is the most

probable outcome e.g. 39.a5 g2 (or39...g2+ 40.e3 xh2when in caseof 41.b6 axb6 42.axb6 Black has a

remote check - 42...h6+! 43.d3c1 44.b7 d1+ 45.c4 xd4+46.xd4 b2 47.a7 (or else xb7)47...xe2+with perpetual)40.h4 h541.b6 axb6 42.axb6 h1! 43.e3 c1+44.f3 (44.d3 d1+= 45.c4?xe2+)44...h1 45.b7 xh2+ 46.e3c1+=39.d3 h5

Wrong is 39...xa4? 40.b6 and the b-pawn slips to b7 as 40...axb6? loseson the spot to 41.xe7+; 39...c2 withidea of h1+ will be replied by40.g2 xe2 41.d8 (41.d4followed by f3 is strong as well.)41...e1 42.e8+! xe8 43.d7+ g844.c7 g1+ 45.f3 (bad is 45.h3?f1+ 46.h4 g5+ 47.g4 e2+ 48.f3h5+ 49.xh5 xh2+ 50.g6 c2+andit is White whose king is checkmated.)45...xg3+ 46.hxg3 h1+ 47.e2h5+ 48.d2 and White is winning.40.d7 e5? (D)

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Notorious move 40! Black overlookedhis opponent's dreadful threat.[Correct was 40...d1 neutralizing thewhite rook; or 40...g5 making anescape for the king.41.e6+! xe641...xe6 loses immediately to42.d7+ e8 43.c8#42.c4+

A study-like decision 42.d5+!? f543.h4! g5 (43...xa4 44.e4+) 44.e4+e6 (d)

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contains a brilliant move 45.d6+!!xd6 (45...f7 46.h7+ f8 47.h8+f7 48.xf6#) 46.c6# but over theboard one usually prefers to hunt theking with checks.42...f5 43.c8+ g5 44.h4+ h645.h8+ h7 46.f8+ g7 47.d7e4+ (D)

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Less spectacular is 47...xc3+ 48.g248.f4!All the other moves lose.48...g5+ 49.f5Mating on the next move. A splendidcombination! 10.

Solution to our quiz:

De Santis (2331) - Naumkin (2445)Verona Open, ITA (7), 07.01.2006

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24.xe5! xa324...dxe5 25.xf8; 24...xe5 25.xf7+h8 26.xe525.xf7! xb3 26.h6+ 10.

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