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News & Notes 6
By ICCF GM Yoav Dothan

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

                    

White to move and mate

Do you see it?  Congratulations!

You did better here than did
Swiss GM Yannick Peletier.

(See game two below)









                    
 

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1.  Paehtz,E (2456) - Krush,I (2436) [B63]
 Match Dortmund GER (5), 05.08.2006

White is already facing problems. She could play now 20.Qe3 Nxc4 21.Qc5 g6 22.Qe7 Qxe7 23.Nxe7 + and at least Black's pawn structure gives something for the lost pawn.

20.Qg4

After White's move Black had a nice possibility: 20...e4 21.Bb3 (21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Rd1 Rxd1+ 23.Kxd1 g6 24.fxe4 Nxc4 25.Qh4 Nxb2+ 26.Kc1 Qxh4 27.Nxh4 Nc4 ) 21...exf3 22.gxf3 Bd7 23.Bc2 Nxc4  in both variations Black is much better.

20...g6 21.Ng3 Kf8 22.Ne4 Qe7 23.Ng5 h6 24.Nh3–+ Bd7 25.Qe4 Rac8 26.Kb1 Nxc4 27.g4–+

In this winning position I would like to show another nice move that Black could have played:

27...Qb4 28.Bb3 Nd2+ 29.Rxd2 Qxd2 30.a3 Qg2








27...Be6 28.Bb3 Qc5 Again the move 28...Nd2+ 29.Rxd2 Rxd2 30.Bxe6 Qxe6 31.Qb4+ Qd6 32.Qxd6+ Rxd6 is very strong.  29.Bxc4 Qxc4 30.Qxc4 Bxc4 31.Rxd8+ Rxd8 32.Re1 f6 33.b3 Bd5 34.Re3 Bc6 35.Kc2 Rd4 36.Ng1 Rf4 37.Kd3 Kf7 38.a4 a5 39.Kd2 e4 40.fxe4 Rxg4 0–1


                    
 

2.  Pelletier,Y (2583) - Bruzon,L (2667) [A33]
GM Biel SUI (8), 01.08.2006

Here the more natural looking 20...Bg7 is stronger: for example 21.Ka1 Bxc3 22.bxc3 Ne5 and Black has equality.

20...Bc8

Now White could continue: 21.Ne2 Qc7 22.h4 Rg8 23.Qe3 Ne5 24.c5; or

21.h4 Rg3 22.Bg2 Rg7 23.c5 Be7 24.Na4 Ne5 25.Nb6

21.Bg2 Bg7 22.Ne2 Qf6 23.Rd2 Na5 24.f4 Nxc4 25.Rd4 Na5 26.Bf3 [diagram]








Here Black could return his bishop to the b-file:  26......Bb7 27.Qe3 Rb5 28.Nxa5 Rxa5 29.Ka1 Rb5 with equality.

26...Rgb5 27.e5 Qe7 28.Nec1 [diagram]








 Black's position is not easy.  His pieces are cramped but he still has moves that leave him in the play; maybe the best is 28...f6 29.Bh5+ Kd8 30.Nxa5 Rxa5 = or  28...d5 29.Rg1 Bf8 30.Be2 R5b6 31.Rg8 Bd7 and White is better.

28...Nxb3± 29.Nxb3 f6 30.Rc1 Kf8 31.Rdc4 [diagram]








31...Bb7?+-

Maybe Black did not feel the danger.  He should have played ...Qd8 or ...Qe8.

32.Bxb7 R8xb7 33.Rc8+ Kf7 34.Qf3 Kg6 35.Rg1+ Kh7 [diagram]

Now White has a mate: 36.Qh5 with the threat Qg6.

36.Qd3+ f5 37.Rg2 d6

Playing 37...Rb8 38.Rc1 Rd5 39.Qxa6 Qb4 40.Qc4 Bf8 would make more problems for White.

38.exd6 Qd7 [diagram]

39.Rc1 Rd5 40.Qg3 Qf7 41.Nc5 Rb5 42.d7 Bd4 43.Rd2 should keep White much better.

39.Rcc2? Rd5
40.Qg3 Qxd6?+-

Leaving the guard on c8 is critical.  Why not 40...Rd1+ 41.Nc1 Rxd6 42.Rc3 with a draw!

41.Qg6+ Kh8
42.Rc8+ Qd8
          1–0


                    
 

3.  Volokitin,And (2662) - Morozevich,A (2731) [C92]
GM Biel SUI (8), 01.08.2006








In this difficult position White makes a blunder.  He could have played 33.Qc2 Qb7 34.Nd2 Bf7 35.g3 Qb5 36.Rf3

33.Re8Ba2 34.Qxa2+ Qxa2 35.Rxb8 c4 36.Nd4 c3 37.Ne6 [diagram]

37...Qxe6

Another way is  37...c2 38.Rxf8+ Kh7 39.Rc8 Qa5 or ...Qa1 – maybe the nicest finish!

38.Rxe6 c2 39.Reb6 c1Q+ 40.Kh2 Qf4+ 41.Kg1 Qc1+ 42.Kh2 Kh7 43.Rxb2 Bc5 44.R8b3 Qe1 45.Kg3 Bd4 46.Rb1 Qxf2+ 47.Kh2 Be5+ 48.Kh1 Qf4 49.Kg1 Qh2+ 50.Kf2 Bd4+ 51.Kf3 h5 52.Rb5 Kh6 53.Rd5 Ba7 54.Rbd1 h4 55.R5d2 Qe5 56.Rd6 g6 57.R1d3 Qg3+ 58.Ke2 Qxg2+ 59.Kd1 Bb8 0–1


                    
 

4.  Morozevich,A (2731) - Pelletier,Y (2583) [C10]
GM Biel SUI (9), 02.08.2006








White's daring move was 19. b4.  He could have played the quiet Kb1.

19...Nd7 20.Kb2 Nxe5 21.fxe5 Kh8 22.Qe3 Rd7 23.g4 Rfd8 24.g5 hxg5 25.Qh3+ Kg8 26.Qh7+ Kf8 27.Re3 g4 28.Qh8+ Ke7 29.Qxg7 [diagram]

29...Bf3?+-

29...Rd4 30.h3 Qc6 31.Qf6+ Ke8 is better.

30.Bg6 Rf8
31.Rxd7+ Qxd7
32.Rd3 Qc8
33.Qf6+ Ke8
34.Rd6 1–0

There is nothing against Rxe6.


                    
 

5.  Volokitin,And (2662) - Carlsen,M (2675) [B60]
GM Biel SUI (9), 02.08.2006