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Ootes, Lars  (2366)

im  Goudriaan, Etienne  (2349)

7th Batavia GM Amsterdam 2015.2.20  White had just played 14.Pxe5, wrongly thinking that he was winning. White is simultaneously attacing the Queen, the Bishop on f3 as well as the Knight on f6. But Black has a refutation of White’s idea!  Do you see it?

HOW DOES BLACK GET THE ADVANTAGE?

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gm  Zaragatski, Ilja

gm  Shirov, Alexei

 

Bundesliga 2014.2.22  Position after 30 moves.  Though a pawn down, Black is counting on White’s weakened pawns for salvation. To be fair, he is partly right! BUT, Shirov has a clever trick up his sleeve…

WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!

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gm  Saltaev, Mihail

Jaster, Robert

 

Bundesliga 2015.2.22  Position before Black’s 31st move.  Clearly Black is on top, having the attack. White seems to have everything covered with his Rooks doubling on the 2nd rank.  However,  that is hardly the way to use Rooks…

BLACK TO PLAY AND CRUSH!

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gm  Ruck, Robert

Scholz, Christian

Bundesliga 2014.2.21  Position after 41 moves.  A wild, chaotic position, but White has calculated everything!

WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!

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7th Batavia GM Amsterdam 2015.2.20 Goudriaan, Etienne–Ootes, Lars: 14…Bh6!! and Black is better in every variation!  White found nothing better than 15.Rxf3 and now 15…Bxe3+ 16.Qxe3 Nxe5 and Black is well on his way to win.

Bundesliga 2014.2.22 Shirov, Alexei–Zaragatski, Ilja:  31.Rc7!! 1-0  White wins a piece because of the weak backrank

Bundesliga 2015.2.22 Jaster, Robert–Saltaev, Mihail: 31…Nxh2! 32.Rxh2 Qxg3+ 33.Rhg2 There is nothing better 33… Qxe1+ 0-1  After 34.Qf1 Bh3+!

Bundesliga 2014.2.21 Scholz, Christian–Ruck, Robert:  42.Qf8+ Rg8 43.Rxh7+!! Kxh7 44.Bxe4+ Rg6 45.Bxg6+ (even faster is 45.Qf5+) Kxg6 46.e8=Q+ 1-0  After 46…Rf7´47.Kg2 it is an  easy technical win