Some games to look at
Today I take a look at some recent games from tournaments still in play. As well, some tactical exercises. A work in progress…I will add to it as the day gets on. Enjoy!
Part I : Hot attacking game!
From the St.Petersburg 90th-anniversary tournament. (Official Site ChessResults
Lobanov, S (2429 ) – Duzhakov, I (2424 )
21.03.2017
St.Petersburg
[Source "Spraggett"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Ne7 5.Qg4 c5 6.dxc5 Nbc6 7.Bd2
O-O 8.O-O-O b6 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.Bb5 Bxc5 11.Nf3 a6 12.Bd3 Nb4$2 {[#]With hindsight, Black should have considered defending} 13.Bxh7+!{[#] No doubt an unpleasant surpise for Black. That being said, the attack that follows is absolutely brilliant}
Kxh7 14.Bf6$3{[#]} Nf5! ( {Clearly insufficient is }14...Ng6 15.Qh5+ Kg8 16.Ng5 {and mate is not far off} ) ({No better is} 14...gxf6 15.exf6
Nf5 16.Qh5+ Kg8 17.Ng5 ) 15.Ng5+ Kg8{[#]} 16.Bxg7$3 {[#]} ( 16.Qh5$2 Nh6! {beating off the attack} ) f6! {Relatively best}
({A:} 16...Nxg7$2 17.Qh4!)
({B:} 16...Kxg7$2 17.Nge4+! Kh8 18.Nf6 {etc} )
17.Bxf8
Qg6$6 {[#] Understandably, Black wants to get some counterplay. However, this only speeds the end. Truth be told, there is no adequate defence }
({A:} 17...fxg5 18.Bxc5 bxc5 19.h4! )
({B:} 17...Bxf8 18.Nge4+! Kh8 19.Nxf6 Qf7 20.Kb1 Nc6 21.Qh3+ Nh6 22.f4 Bg7 23.g4 {etc} )
18.Bxc5
Ne3 {[#] Black rests his hope on this trick} 19.Qe2 {Good enough, but there is something better} ( 19.Qe4$3 {[#] A remarkable move} dxe4 20.Rd8+ Kg7 21.Bf8+ Kh8 22.Bxb4+ Kg7
23.Bf8+ Kh8 24.Bh6+ {etc} ) Nxd1 20.Bxb4 Nxc3 21.Bxc3 Qxg5+ 22.Kb1{[#] The rest is technique}
fxe5 23.Bxe5 Ra7 24.f4 Qg6 25.Qe3 Rb7 26.g4 Bd7 27.f5 Qh7 28.Qg5+
Kf7 29.Qf6+ {[#] A brilliant attacking game!} 1-0
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Part II: Something similar!
gm Gajewski, G – im Jarmula, L22.03.2017 Warsaw
[Source "Spraggett"]
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Nbd2 Bd6 7.Bg3
O-O 8.Bd3 b6 9.Qe2 Bb7 10.Rd1 c4 11.Bc2 b5 12.a3 a5 13.a4 b4
14.e4 Be7 15.Ng5 h6 16.h4 Nd7 17.e5 Bxg5 18.hxg5 Qxg5 19.Rh5
Qd8 20.Bh4 Qe8{[#] From the Polish Championship taking place right now. White also has some clever attacking possibilities here. However, in this particular game, Black is not lost by force.} 21.Bf6!{[#]} Ne7!{[#] The most sensible reply, bringing in re-inforcementss}
({A:} 21...gxf6$4 22.Qg4+ Kh8 23.Rxh6# )
({B:} 21...Nxf6$4 22.exf6 bxc3 23.Qg4! cxd2+ 24.Kf1 g6 25.Rxh6 e5 26.Qh4 )
22.Rxh6$3 {[#] Brilliant!} Nxf6$5 ( {The main line is }22...gxh6 23.Qh5! Nxf6 24.exf6 Nf5{[#]} 25.Bxf5 exf5+ 26.Kf1 Ra6 27.Qxh6 Rxf6 28.Qxf6 Qe6 29.Qg5+ Qg6 30.Qxg6+ fxg6
31.Nf3 {[#] when White has good chances in the ending} ) 23.exf6 gxh6{[#]} ( 23...Nf5$2 24.fxg7 Kxg7 25.Qg4+ Kxh6 26.Ke2! )
24.Qh5 Nf5{[#] Now White should play as in the note to move 22. Instead, probably short of time, he played recklessly and only good luck not just saved him but allowed him to win:} 25.g4$6 Qd8 26.g5 Qd6 27.Nf3 Qf4 28.Ke2 e5 29.Rg1 e4
30.Ne5 bxc3 31.bxc3 Nxd4+ 32.cxd4 c3 33.Kf1 Qc1+ 34.Kg2 Qxg5+
35.Kh2 1-0
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