“Hindsight is always easier than the dreadful moment of decision.”

― Richelle E. Goodrich, Eena, The Return of a Queen

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gm  Hovhannisyan, Robert

 Berenboym, Igor  (2112)

16th ch-EUR Indiv  Jerusalem  2015.2.24  Yesterday.  Position before Black’s 22nd move.  Ofcourse, Black is on top, that there is no question about.  But how to best make progress?  If Black plays the tempting 22…Rxg2+?! 23.Kf1 Rf8  White has 24.Rxf4! Rxf7 25.Rxf7  and he can still put up some resistance.  Black deserves more…

BLACK TO PLAY AND CRUSH!

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gm  Forster, Richard

 gm  Cheparinov, Ivan

16th ch-EUR Indiv  Jerusalem  2015.2.25  Today. Position after 25 moves.  Black  has played a risky opening and things have not gone very well for him.  He dreams of some explosion on f2…hoping to turn defeat into victory…UNFORTUNATELY,  it is White’s move!

WHITE TO PLAY AND CRUSH!

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im  Petenyi, Tamas  (2428)

gm Bacrot,E

16th ch-EUR Indiv  Jerusalem  2015.2.25  Today.  Position after Black’s 24th move (24…Qd8), a mistake in an already difficult game.  How often the defender loses more quickly than he should because he is distracted for just one moment…

WHITE TO PLAY AND CRUSH!

16th ch-EUR Indiv  Jerusalem  2015.2.24 Berenboym, Igor–Hovhannisyan, Robert: 22…Ne2+!! ( If now the King escaped there follows 23…Nxg3+ 24.PxN  Rf8 snaring the Queen. ) 23.Rxe2 Rh1+!  0-1  It is forced mate on the backrank.

16th ch-EUR Indiv  Jerusalem  2015.2.25  Cheparinov, Ivan–Forster, Richard: 26.Rxc7! Winning. If 26…QxR 27.QxB+ followd by taking the Knight on d6, with two pieces and a crushing position for the Rook. Black could resign.  Instead, he tries to mix things up)26… b5!? 27.Rxg7 bxa4 28.Rd7!  Now it is all over 28… e3 29.Rxd6 e2 30.Rxd4 exf1=Q+ 31.Bxf1 1-0

16th ch-EUR Indiv  Jerusalem  2015.2.25  Bacrot, Etienne–Petenyi, Tamas: 25.Rxh7+!  Ouch.  If the King captures then it is a quick mate after 26.Qh4+.  The game continued 25…Nxh7 26.Bxd8 Rxd8 27.Nxe4 and White won easily enough: 27… Rxe4 28.Qxe4 Be5 29.f6 Ndxf6 30.Qh4Bxb2 31.Bc2 Re8 32.Qh6 Ne4 33.Bxe4 Rxe4 34.Qxd6 1-0