Nice finish to attacking game!
by
kevinspraggettonchess ·
Published December 22, 2016
· Updated December 22, 2016
Great tactical finish !
The following game was played in round 5 at the strong Sunway Chess Festival in Sitges, and has a truly spectacular finish that I am certain my readers will appreciate. gm Vocatura,D – im Satyapragyan,S
[Annotator "Spraggett"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a4
Na5 8.Ba2 c5 9.Na3 Nc6 10.Bd2 h6 11.c3 a6 12.h3 Rb8 13.Nc4 Be6
14.b4 cxb4 15.cxb4 b5 16.axb5 axb5 17.Na5 Bd7 18.Bb3 Rc8 19.Qb1
Qb6 20.Qb2 Qb8 21.Nxc6 Bxc6 22.Nh4 d5 23.Nf5 Rfe8 24.exd5 Nxd5
25.Qxe5 Bf8 26.Qd4 Rxe1+ 27.Rxe1 Rd8 28.Qg4 Kh8{[#]
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-120500" src="http://www.spraggettonchess.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/colourtactics-e1479918123572.jpg" alt="colourtactics" width="100" height="10" /></p>
<h4 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>A tense fight up until Black overlooked a pawn. Even so, with White’s b-pawn and d-pawn needing defence, one would reasonably expect that White will not have an easy time converting. Especially since Black’s pieces are well placed. However, the Italian grandmaster has a well deserved reputation for being an incisive attacker, and he finds a very <span style="background-color: #ffff99;">elegant</span> way to increase his advan</strong>tage.</span></h4>
} 29.Nxh6+!{[#]
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<h4 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>An unexpected but devastating shot that rips the Black King’s position open. This move must have come as a complete shock to Black! As it turns out, the entire game continuation was worked out by the talented Italian grandmaster.</strong></span></h4>
} gxh6{[#] There is nothing better:}
( 29...Qc7 30.Nxf7+ Qxf7 31.Qh4+ Kg8 32.Qxd8 )
( 29...Rd7 30.Bxd5 Rxd5 31.Nxf7+ Kg8 32.Qe6 )
30.Bxd5!
{[#]
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<h4><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Another unexpected blow! White exchanges his powerful King Bishop to allow his other Bishop enter the game via c3.</strong></span></h4>
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Rxd5
( {Otherwise there is a quick mate after} 30...Bxd5$2 31.Bc3+ Kh7 32.Qf5+ Kg8 33.Qf6 {etc} )
31.Bc3+ Kh7
{[#]}
( 31...f6$2 32.Bxf6+ Kh7 33.Re7+ Bxe7 34.Qg7# )
32.Re7$3
{[#]
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<h4 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Worth the price of admission! This strong and unexpected move must have been forseen before White entered into the complications starting with his Knight sacriice on h6. The threat is simply to take on f7 and there is no defence against it!</strong></span></h4>
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( 32.Qe4+ Kg8 ) Rg5$5
{[#]}
( {Losing without a fight is }32...Be8 33.Qe4+ Kg8 34.Rxe8 Qd6 35.Bf6! )
33.Rxf7+ Kg8
( 33...Bg7$2 34.Rxg7+)
( 33...Kg6$2 34.Qe6+ )
34.Qe6!
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<h4 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Crushing! White’s threatened discovered check is immediately decisive. Black tries one last diabolical trick before throwing in the towel</strong></span></h4>
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Qh2+$1
{[#]
Beautiful! And ingenious. Unfortunately, it does not confuse the Italian grandmaster}
( 34...Bd5$2 35.Rg7+ )
( 34...Rxg2+ 35.Kf1 {etc} )
35.Kf1! {[#]}
( {Of course not} 35.Kxh2$4 Rxg2+ 36.Kh1 Rg6+ { when the advantage has changed sides! Now Black can give a few spite checks but the White King escapes and then the White discovered check will end the game.Black decided to resign immediately. Both players deserve credit for their efforts!})
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