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Sosa Macho, Juan  (2141)

im  Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo  (2417)

ch-URU  San Jose de Mayo  2015.3.11  The day before yesterday! Position after 19 moves. Clearly something has gone wrong with Black’s opening; his Rooks are still on the original squares and his other pieces are playing in the sandbox…need we more incentive to look for the killing plan?

WHITE TO PLAY AND CRUSH!

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fm  Tjomsland, Stig  (2300)

gm Hansen, Eric

Reykjavik Open  2015.3.11  Position after 25 moves.  Eric plays a NASTY White side of the Spanish Opening!  Here, despite Black’s extra pawn and impressive looking centre, he is dead lost.  In the Spanish Opening Black must be wary once White’s pieces have taken up attacking formation…

WHITE TO PLAY AND CRUSH!

Canadian grandmaster Eric Hansen has been working out recently…

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Pulvett Marin, Daniel

gm  Grandelius, Nils

Reykjavik Open  2015.3.12  Position after 18 moves.  White has the better pawn structure and more active pieces.  On top of this, the e6-pawn is dangling.  Trying to attack it directly will not suffice to win it…for example if 19.Nc3 then the calm 19…Bc8! saves the day.

HOW DOES WHITE WIN THE PAWN?

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ch-URU  San Jose de Mayo  2015.3.11 Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo–Sosa Macho, Juan Manuel: 20.Bxg6! Surprise! 20… Kxg6 ( Instead 20…hxg6 21.Rxh8 Qxh8 22.Re7! is crushing 22… Qg8 23.Ne6+ ) 21.Qd6+ Kg7 22.Re7! Qb6 23.Ne6+ Kg6 There is a mate on the backrank as well 24.Rh6+ 1-0  It is mate next move

Reykjavik Open  2015.3.11 Hansen, Eric–Tjomsland, Stig: 26.Rxd4! exd4 27.Re7!  The point of Eric’s combination.  If now 27…Qd6 then 28.Bxg6 and how can Black stop mate? 27… Rg8 Resignation is simpler  28.Rxd7 Rxd7 29.Bxg6 1-0

Reykjavik Open  2015.3.12 Grandelius, Nils–Pulvett Marin, Daniel: 19.Ng5!! The double-attack is the trick. 19…fxg5 20.Qxe6+ Kh8 ( 20…Rf7 21.fxg5Rdf8 22.Bc4 ) 21.Qxe7 gxf4 22.Qe4 Rxd3 23.cxd3 c5 24.Qxf4 Rg8 25.Rf2 h6 26.h3 Qg6 27.Re3 Rd8 28.Qc7 1-0