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Game of the Week
With Analysis by IM Greg Shahade
(4)
Yudasin,L (2706) -
Ehlvest,J (2702) [B30]
49th
New York Masters New York (4),
25.03.2003
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This round gave us the
match up that everyone was waiting for. Two world championship
candidates would go head to head with this week’s championship on the line!
Yudasin was a half point behind thus needed a win to clinch first place
whereas a draw or a win by Ehlvest guaranteed
the $350 to him. Let’s check it out!!
1.e4
c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3
Despite needing the victory, Yudasin sticks with his slow Kings Indian
attack type setups. Would Ehlvest be unable to
take the pressure of white’s slow build-up?
3...Nc6 4.g3 Bd6 5.Bg2 Nge7
6.0-0 0-0 7.Be3 b6 8.c3 Bc7 9.d4 cxd4 10.cxd4 d5 11.e5 a5
      
   
 
 
   
12.Qd2
Ba6 13.Rc1 b5 14.Nc3 Bb6 15.h4 Qd7 16.Bf1 f6
Ehlvest must
feel that he was more prepared to open the position than Yudasin...
17.exf6
Rxf6 18.Nh2 Nf5 19.Nxb5 Nxe3 20.Qxe3 e5!
21.Qb3
Nxd4 22.Nxd4 Bxd4 23.Ng4?
If 23…Qxg4, white captures on d5 and picks
up the a8 rook, however Ehlvest uses a simple
Zwichenszug (1000-1 odds that I spelled that
right).
23...Rb6!
A winning blow! Yudasin didn’t even come
close in this one, as Ehlvest’s pieces are now
coming from all directions. The rook is heading for b2, and then f2.
Meanwhile the knight on g4 is hanging!
24.Nxe5
Qd6 25.Rc6
This move is equivalent to resigning.
Ehlvest now wins a piece in a completely normal
position.
25...Rxc6 26.Nxc6 Qxc6
27.Rd1 Bc4 28.Qc2 Qc5
Now the mopping up process begins. Yudasin
fought on, which is always encouraged, but the latest star of the NY Masters
easily converted the extra piece.
29.Qd2
Bxf1 30.Qxd4 Qxd4 31.Rxd4 Be2 32.Rxd5 Bc4 33.Rd2 Bxa2 34.Kg2 Bb3 35.g4 a4
36.Kg3 Re8 37.h5 Kf7 38.Kf4 h6 39.f3 Re7 40.g5 hxg5+ 41.Kxg5 Re5+ 42.Kh4 Rd5
43.Re2 Kf6 44.Rg2 Rd4+ 45.Kg3 Rc4 46.Rd2 Rc2 47.Rd6+ Ke7 48.Ra6 Rxb2 49.f4
Ra2 50.f5 Ra1 0-1
So Ehlvest has
now won the event for 3 weeks running. I’m not sure how long he will be in
the USA, but if he sticks around he has a serious shot at
Stripunsky’s record of winning the tournament
for 5 consecutive weeks.
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49th New York Masters Action 3/25/03 1 2 3 4 Total
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1. Ehlvest, Jaan g 2702 +12 + 7 + 4 + 3 4.0
2. Bonin, Jay m 2415 +13 - 4 + 8 + 7 3.0
3. Yudasin, Leonid g 2706 = 6 +14 + 5 - 1 2.5
4. Stripunsky, Alex g 2648 +11 + 2 - 1 = 5 2.5
5. Wojtkiewicz, Alek g 2637 + 9 + 8 - 3 = 4 2.5
6. Sarkar, Justin m 2349 = 3 +12 - 7 +11 2.5
7. Kreiman, Boris m 2581 +10 - 1 + 6 - 2 2.0
8. Shevelev, Danny f 2349 +15 - 5 - 2 +12 2.0
9. Privman, Boris f 2241 - 5 =10 =11 +14 2.0
10. Lenderman, Alex 2206 - 7 = 9 +14 = 2.0
11. Furdzik, Rafal 2282 - 4 +13 = 9 - 6 1.5
12. Kurniawan, Bobby m 2311 - 1 - 6 +13 - 8 1.0
13. Zimbeck, David 2160 - 2 -11 -12 +15 1.0
14. Gershov, Yevgeniy f 2359 = - 3 -10 - 9 0.5
15. Corbblah, Jonathan 2019 - 8 --- --- -13 0.0
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