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News & Notes 11
By ICCF GM Yoav Dothan

I will be happy to get comments or analyzed games – you can e-mail them directly to me.


Beautiful Combinations
 

(1)  Alekseev,Evgeny (2644) - Chuprov,D (2527) [B16]
59th ch-RUS 1st League Tomsk RUS (1), 03.09.2006








Here Black could finish the game with 22...Rxc3+ 23.bxc3 Rxc3+ 24.Kb2 Rc2+ 25.Ka1 Bd3

22...Re5 and Black resigned at move 29.


                                  
 

(2) Sitnikov,D (2430) - Kornev,Alexei (2568) [B14]
59th ch-RUS 1st League Tomsk RUS (1), 03.09.2006









Here Black had the nice move 30...Nf6 31.Qf3 Nxe4

30...g6 31.Qg5 Rf8 32.Rc4 Qa5 33.b4 Ra1+ 34.Kh2 Qb5 35.Rc5 Qf1 36.Rd8 Qg1+ 37.Kg3 Ra3+ 38.f3 Ra2 39.Rxf8+ Kxf8 40.Qd8+ Kg7 41.Qf6+








And here White missed the win: 41.Bf6+ Kh6 42.Bg5+ Kh5 43.Bd2 and wins.

41...Kh6 ½–½


                                  
 

(3)  McShane,L (2614) - Williams,Si (2473) [C05]
ch-EU Liverpool ENG (5), 10.09.2006








Black 's position seems very strong, but White has now a move that can change everything:  25.Bxe4 dxe4 26.Ng5 Qg6 27.Rxh7 0–0–0 28.Kf2 Rh8 29.Rxh8 Rxh8 30.b5 with a large advantage.

25.Kf1 0–0–0 26.Ne1 Bd1 27.Be3 d4 28.Bf2 Bg4 29.Rh4 Ne7 30.Rh2 and White's position gradually deteriorated till he resigned on move 51.


                                  
 

(4)  Ciuksyte,D (2440) - McShane,L (2614) [C95]
ch-EU Liverpool ENG (2), 07.09.2006








After 48 moves Ciuksyte had a chance to play a wonderful move, and win a game against the much higher rated McShane.  Try to guess the move!

49.Rxg6+?±

49.Qf5 Qg7 50.Rxd7

49...Kh7 50.Qf5 and a draw was agreed after 84 moves.


                                  
 

(5)  Quillan,G (2344) - Conquest,S (2534) [B30]
ch-EU Liverpool ENG (4), 09.09.2006








Now White can assure his well deserved win by 31.e6 Nxe6 32.Nc3 Qg2 33.Qxe6 Rhd8 34.Ne4 Ba3 35.Rf7

31.Nd6+ Ka6 32.Qxd5 cxd5 33.Rf7 Rc7+-








Another possibility to win: 34.e6 Nxe6 35.Nb5 Rb7 36.Nc7+ Rxc7 37.Bxc7 or 34.Rf4 Rc3 35.Bf2 Rf3 36.Rxd4 Bxd6 37.exd6 Rxf2 38.Rxd5

34.Nf5 and draw was agreed at move 45.


                                  
 

(6) Ragger,M (2456) - Sommerbauer,N (2468) [B48]
ch-AUT Koeflach AUT (2), 03.09.2006








It is not easy to calculate all the variations , but the simple 18...gxh6 wins.  For example 19.a4 (19.Bxg6 Qxb5 20.Rxf8+ Bxf8 21.Bf7+ Kxf7)

18...Rf6 and Black resigned at move 37.


                                  
 

(7) Stanec,N (2517) - Moser,E (2395) [A16]
ch-AUT Koeflach AUT (3), 04.09.2006








Black could probably win by 33...Re8 34.Rxc1 Qd5 35.Re1 Qxe4 36.Rxe4 Kg7 37.Re1 Nc2

33...Qd5 34.Nxd7 Qxd7 35.Rxc1 Re8 36.Be5 Qc6 37.Qxd4 cxd4 38.Rxc6 Rxe5 39.Rc2 d3 40.Rd2 ½–½


                                  
 

(8) Zsifkovits,R (2158) - Ragger,M (2456) [B44]
ch-AUT Koeflach AUT (3), 04.09.2006








White has now a beautiful move: 26.Ndc5 Rfe8 27.Nb7 Rc8 28.Nxd6 Bxd6 29.Rxd6 with advantage.

26.Nb4 Nxb4 27.Bxb4 e5 28.Rd3 Bxg4 29.Qxg4 Rc8 30.Rfd1 Ne7 31.Kb1 Kh8 32.Bxd6 Bxd6 33.Rxd6 Qc4 34.R1d2 Ng6 35.h4 b4 36.axb4 Qxb4 37.h5 Ne7 38.Rd7 Rce8








White continued the game nicely, and reached a position where he has a large advantage.  He could play now 39.Rc7 Rf6 40.Rd5 Kg8 41.Qd7 or 39.Ra7 Rf6 40.Rdd7 Kg8 41.Qg5

39.Qe6 Ng8 40.Qd6 and White resigned after 61 moves.


                                  
 

(9) Freitag,M (2413) - Diermair,A (2357) [C68]
ch-AUT Koeflach AUT (3), 04.09.2006








Check the nice move 36...Bxh2.  Difficult to calculate during the game...

36...Rg8 37.Qxf2 Rg6 38.Rg1 Rg4 39.Rxg4 hxg4 40.Ng1








Better is 40...Qh7 41.Qg2 Bxh2 42.Qxh2 Qxe4+ 43.Qg2 Rh8+

40...Qh6 41.Ne2 Rf8 42.Qg2 Be3 43.h3 gxh3 44.Qg4 Rf1+ 45.Kh2 Qf8 46.Ng3 Rf2+ 47.Kxh3 Bf4 48.Qg6 Bxg3 0–1


                                  
 

(10) Kuba,G (2391) - Diermair,A (2357) [C47]
ch-AUT Koeflach AUT (4), 05.09.2006