SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
Below we find the position after Black’s 23rd move from the game
Hamdouchi vs Gustafsson, Sestao (Spain), during the Spanish Team Championship–which is taking place as I write. Material is even, but White’s pieces are very active. So much so that Black’s weakness-free and seemingly impregnable position is about to be struck down with one swift blow. Can you see it? White to move and win!
GM Gustafsson
GM Hamdouchi
Hamdouchi (far left) contemplating his position
[Event “TCh-ESP CECLUB Honor”]
[Site “Sestao ESP”]
[Date “2010.8.23”]
[Round “1”]
[White “Hamdouchi,H”]
[Black “Gustafsson,J”]
[Result “1-0”]
[Eco “C77”]
[Annotator “”]
[Source “”]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Be3 Bd6 8.
h3 Nd7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Nc4 c5 12. Nfd2 Nf8 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14. f4
exf4 15. Bxf4 Ng6 16. Bg3 Be6 17. Nc4 Qg5 18. Qf3 d5 19. Nd6 dxe4 20. dxe4
Re7 21. Nf5 Rd7 22. h4 Qd8 23. h5 Ne7 24. Nxg7 Kxg7 25. Qf6+ Kf8 26. Qxe6 Nc6
27. Rad1 Nd4 28. Bd6+ 1-0
document.getElementById(“cwvpd_1282652668”).value=document.getElementById(“cwvpg_1282652668”).innerHTML;document.getElementById(“cwvfm_1282652668”).submit();