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Test Yourself!

De Santis (2331) - Naumkin (2445)

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Spanish Team Ch, Group 2

Spanish Team Ch Group 2

Round 4 results:

C.A. Ajoblanco Cuna de Dragones –
Gros Xake Taldea 3-3
Mamedyarov – Gelfand ½–½
Jakovenko – Van Wely ½–½
Harikrishna – Zhang Penxiang ½–½
Timofeev – Bauer ½–½
Llanes – Gomez Esteban ½–½
Ibarra Jerez – Gonzalez ½–½

C.A. Linex Magic –
C.A. Valencia del Ajedrez Moderno
5½–½
Aronian – Arizmendi ½–½
Ponomariov – Llobell Cortell 1–0
Shirov – Valmana 1–0
Karjakin – Fernandez Gil 1–0
Sargissian – Bermejo 1–0
Perez Candelario – Andres 1–0

Standings before the final round:
1. C.A. Linex Magic – 6 (13½)
2. Gros Xake Taldea – 5 (11)
3. C.A. Ajoblanco Cuna de Dragones –
3 (10)
4. C.A. AMD Cofiman – 2 (8½)

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

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Lausanne Young Masters

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France
and the Chinese, Wang Yue, will play
for the title.

Semi-final

Gashimov – Vachier-Lagrave 1½–2½
Areshchenko – Wang Yue 3–4

For 5-8 places
Predojevic – Koneru ½–1½
Wojtaszek – T.Kosintseva 1½–½

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Szeged Cup

Final round top pairings:
A.Muzychuk (6½) – A.Gara (5½)
Schneider (5½) – Khurtsidze (6½)
T.Gara (6) – S-F. Foisor (5)
Madl (5) – C-A. Foisor (5)

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Kostic Memorial, Vrsac

Standings after 5 rounds:
1. Ivanisevic – 4½
2-3. Damljanovic, Macieja – 3
4-5. Markus, Spraggett – 2½
6-8. Solak, Korneev, Miladinovic – 2
9. Delchev – 1½
10. Munizaba – 1

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Annotated Game

by 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.¤f3
c5 5.g3

(D)

From time to time this old Rubinstein's
move, revived in the mid 70's by
Romanishin, comes into fashion again.
Nowadays its main adherents are
Bacrot and Moiseenko.

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5...cxd4 6.¤xd4 ¤e4 7.£d3
¥xc3+
7...£a5 is another long story.
8.bxc3 ¤c5 9.£f3
As the white light-squared bishop isn't
fianchettoed yet the queen assumes its
role impeding Black's queenside
development. [In case of 9.£e3 Black
solves this problem by 9...b6 10.¥g2
¥b7 11.¥xb7 ¤xb7 and if 12.£e4
(after 12.¥a3 there are various ways to
equality e.g.

12...¤a6 13.¤f5 £f6

14.¤d6+ ¤xd6 15.¥xd6 ¦c8 followed
by ¤c5

) then 12...¤c6! 13.¤xc6 dxc6

14.£xc6+ £d7 15.£xd7+ ¢xd7 with
an approximately equal ending where
the defects of White's pawn structure
abolish his material advantage.
9...d6
The game Bacrot - Akopian, Enghien
les Bains 2001 ended in a nice draw
after 9...¤c6 10.¥f4 0–0 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

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10...¤bd7
Kramnik against Bacrot in Dortmund
2005 preferred another plan -
10...¥d7 11.0–0 ¥c6 12.£g4 0–0 After
13.¥h6! £f6 14.¥g5 £g6 15.¤xc6
¤xc6 16.£h4 f6 17.¥e3 ¦fd8 18.¦ab1
and White obtained a certain initiative
which transformed into a real
advantage after 18...£f7? 19.¥xc6!
bxc6 20.¥xc5 dxc5 21.£e4; The
continuation suggested by Gavrikov -
10...e5 11.¤b3 ¤ba6 12.¥a3 £c7
13.¦d1 ¥e6 14.¥xc5 ¤xc5 15.¤xc5
dxc5 after 16.0–0

(White yields

nothing with

16.£xb7 £xb7 17.¥xb7

¦b8) 16...¦b8 17.£h5 0–0 (17...¥xc4?
18.£g4) 18.¥d5 ¦fe8 19.¥xe6 ¦xe6
20.¦d5 ¦e7 21.¦fd1 led to White's
slight edge in Aronian - Nielsen, Turin
2006
11.0–0 ¤e5
Black isn't in a hurry with castling
taking care of his centre first of all. [In
case of 11...0–0 12.¦d1 ¤e5 13.£f4
¥d7 14.¤b3 followed by ¥a3 White is
in time to create pressure upon the d6
pawn.
12.£f4 ¥d7
12...¤xc4? isn't advisable on account
of 13.¤b5 a6

(13...¤e5 14.¦d1)

14.¤xd6+ ¤xd6 15.¦d1± and the
white bishops are loose.
13.¤b3
13.¦d1?! is answered by 13...¥a4;
Later on in the game White sent the
knight to b5 which was quite possible
right away - 13.¤b5 ¥xb5 14.cxb5
though after 14...0–0 15.¦d1 ¦c8
Black's position is solid as Milov -
Aronian, Warsaw 2005 and several
other games have shown.
13...¦c8

(D)

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An original plan with the long castling
13...£c7 14.¥a3 f6 15.¦fd1 0–0–0
16.£d4 ¥a4 17.¦ab1 b6 is worth
mentioning, P.Horvath - Gyimesi,
Balatonlelle 2002
14.¥a3
On 14.¦d1 Black again replies
14...¥a4 and the tactical attempt
15.¤xc5 ¦xc5

(15...¥xd1? 16.¤xb7)

16.¥a3 ¥xd1 17.¥xc5 ¥xe2 18.£d4
gives White no advantage after 18...f6!
(18...dxc5? 19.£xe5) 19.¥xd6 ¤f3+
20.¥xf3 ¥xf3 Zubarev - Maletin,
Nishnij Tagil 2005; The direct attack
on the d6 pawn 14.£d4 is parried by
14...f6!?

(worse is 14...£b6 15.¥a3 f6

16.¦fd1) 15.£xd6 b6! (not 15...¤xc4
16.£d4 and Black should either give
up the b7 pawn after

16...¤a4 or

exchange on b3 repairing his
opponent's pawn formation.

) 16.¤xc5

(better is ¹16.£d4 ) 16...¦xc5 17.¦d1
¤xc4 18.£d4 £c7 and Black is fine,
Botsari - Zhu Chen, Bled 2002
14...b6 15.¦fd1
In Moiseenko - Akopian, Tripoli 2004
a draw was agreed after 15.£d4 f6
16.¦ad1

(16.£xd6? ¤xc4) 16...¤f7

17.£h4 f5 18.£d4 0–0 19.¦fe1 The
white queen's manoeuvres don't
impress. The final position is already
preferable for Black but the peace
treaty secured Akopian qualification
for the next round.
15...£c7
15...¥a4 is possible but Black chooses
a more reliable arrangement firmly
defending the d-pawn.
16.¦d4 f6 17.¦ad1 ¤f7 18.£e3
0–0

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19.¦h4
White doesn't really intend to threaten
the h7 pawn. The rook just frees the
d4 square for the knight. With that
aim in view much worse was 19.¦4d2
¦fe8 20.¤d4 ¤e5 when the c4 pawn
falls down and the whole White's
position collapses.
19...¦ce8 20.¤d4 ¤e5?!
Simpler and better was 20...a6 White's
pawn structure would remain
damaged and it wouldn't be clear how
to improve the position of his pieces.
21.¤b5 ¥xb5 22.cxb5 d5
Threatening with ¤c4 and at the same
time defending against c3-c4 when
the d6-pawn would have become a
real target.
23.¥b4 ¦e7 24.¦hd4 ¤c4

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It made sense to wait and see for
example 24...¦c8
25.¦xc4!
By the exchange sacrifice White seizes
the initiative.
25...dxc4 26.¦d4 ¦d8
26...e5 deserves attention trying to put
the white rook in an awkward position
but in this case White has 27.¥d5+
(27.¦xc4 ¦d7 28.¥c6 ¦d1+ 29.¢g2
£f7! 30.¦h4 g5÷) 27...¢h8 28.¦xc4
¦d7 29.¥c6

(29.¥xc5? ¦xd5)

29...¦d1+ 30.¢g2 and in contrast to
the 27.¦xc4 line 30...£f7 fails to

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31.¥xc5 when the rook f8 is hanging.
27.¥c6 ¦d6
Of course not 27...¦xd4? 28.cxd4
although in principle the rooks
exchange favours Black.
28.¦xc4 £d8
After 28...¦xc6 29.bxc6 £xc6 30.¥xc5
¦d7 31.£e4 ¦c7!?

(or 31...£xe4

32.¦xe4 bxc5 33.¦xe6 ¦d2 Black
would have good drawing chances but
in fact there's no need to panic
liquidating into a clearly inferior
ending.

)

29.¥xc5 bxc5 30.£xc5 ¦d1+
31.¢g2 £d6

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32.£h5
With idea of ¥e4 In case of 32.£xd6
¦xd6 White's advantage isn't enough
for a win e.g. 33.a4

(or 33.¦d4 ¦xd4

34.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.¢e3
¦c8
32...g6 33.£f3 ¢g7
If 33...¢f7 34.a4 £a3 35.£e3 intending
£h6 while in the ending after 35...£c1
36.£xc1 ¦xc1 37.a5 the white passers
will be dangerous.
34.a4 £a3
The line 34...£d2 35.¦d4 £e1
36.¦xd1 £xd1 37.a5 leaves Black with
the passive rook whereas the white
pawns are again the strength to be
reckoned with. Therefore 34...e5
comes into consideration depriving
the white rook of the d4 square.
35.£e3 £a1 36.£c5 ¢f7 37.¦d4
¦g1+
37...¦xd4 38.£xd4 is similar to
34...£d2. Black correctly plays for a
counterattack.
38.¢f3 ¦c1
After 38...£f1 a draw is the most
probable outcome e.g. 39.a5 ¦g2

(or

39...£g2+ 40.¢e3 £xh2 when in case
of

41.b6 axb6 42.axb6 Black has a

remote check -

42...£h6+! 43.¢d3

£c1 44.b7 ¦d1+ 45.¢c4 ¦xd4+
46.£xd4 £b2 47.£a7 (or else ¦xb7)
47...£xe2+ with perpetual) 40.¦h4 h5
41.b6 axb6 42.axb6 £h1! 43.¢e3 £c1+
44.¢f3

(44.¢d3 £d1+= 45.¢c4?

£xe2+) 44...£h1 45.b7 ¦xh2+ 46.¢e3
£c1+=
39.¦d3 h5
Wrong is 39...£xa4? 40.b6 and the b-
pawn slips to b7 as 40...axb6? loses
on the spot to 41.£xe7+; 39...¦c2 with
idea of £h1+ will be replied by
40.¢g2 ¦xe2 41.¦d8

(41.£d4

followed by ¦f3 is strong as well.

)

41...¦e1 42.¥e8+! ¦xe8 43.¦d7+ ¢g8
44.£c7 ¦g1+ 45.¢f3

(bad is 45.¢h3?

£f1+ 46.¢h4 g5+ 47.¢g4 £e2+ 48.f3
h5+ 49.¢xh5 £xh2+ 50.¢g6 £c2+ and
it is White whose king is checkmated.

)

45...¦xg3+™ 46.hxg3 £h1+ 47.¢e2
£h5+ 48.¢d2 and White is winning.
40.¥d7 e5?

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Notorious move 40! Black overlooked
his opponent's dreadful threat.
[Correct was 40...¦d1 neutralizing the
white rook; or 40...g5 making an
escape for the king.
41.¥e6+! ¢xe6
41...¦xe6 loses immediately to
42.¦d7+ ¢e8 43.£c8#
42.£c4+
A study-like decision 42.£d5+!? ¢f5
43.h4! g5

(43...£xa4 44.e4+) 44.£e4+

¢e6

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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 the
board one usually prefers to hunt the
king with checks.
42...¢f5 43.£c8+ ¢g5 44.h4+ ¢h6
45.£h8+ ¦h7 46.£f8+ ¦g7 47.¦d7
e4+

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Less spectacular is 47...£xc3+ 48.¢g2
48.¢f4!
All the other moves lose.
48...g5+ 49.¢f5
Mating on the next move. A splendid
combination! 1–0.

Solution to our quiz:

De Santis (2331) - Naumkin (2445)

Verona Open, ITA (7), 07.01.2006

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24.¤xe5! ¦xa3
24...dxe5 25.¥xf8; 24...£xe5 25.¥xf7+
¢h8 26.¦xe5
25.¤xf7! ¦xb3 26.¤h6+ 1–0.

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