domingo, 19 de octubre de 2014

El Mejor Torneo De Todos Los Tiempos (Primera Parte)



Hasta ahora, se califica el de Fabiano Caruana como el más sorprendente puntaje en toda la historia del ajedrez en torneos. En una entrega anterior, veíamos como Fabiano había sorprendido con su victoria en el Torneo de Sinquefield 2014 con un sorprendente score de 8.5/10 y un performance de 3103. También hablábamos del sorprendente torneo de AVRO 1938 con 4 campeones mundiales en la lista. Y finalizamos con el  gran Fischer y su resultado en el Palma de Mallorca 1970.
Pero, tenemos que regresar y ver que hay otros torneos que no podemos dejar y que por sus notables resultados, pueden ser incluidos en los mejores torneos de la historia.
Solo el lector podrá concluir cual ha sido el mejor de todos los tiempos.  Espero los disfruten. 

Bobby Fischer / New York  1963

Nuevamente tenemos que incluir a este increíble genio. En el Campeonato de Estados Unidos 1963/1964 con 11/11 puntos ante un notable grupo de GMs. 
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.Nbxd2 Nxe4 9.Qe2 d5 10.Nxe4 0-0 11.0-0-0 Bg4 12.h3 Bxf3 13.gxf3 dxc4 14.Qxc4 Qh4 15.Kb1 Qf4 16.d5 Ne5 17.Qxc7 Rac8 18.Qd6 Rcd8 19.Qc7 Rc8 20.Qd6 Rfd8 21.Qe7 Nxf3 22.d6 Ne5 23.Rhe1 Rd7 24.Qg5 Qxg5 25.Nxg5 f6 26.Ne4 Ng6 27.Rc1 Rxc1+ 28.Rxc1 b6 29.Rc7 Nf8 30.Kc2 Kf7 31.Kc3 Ke6 32.Rc8 Ng6 33.Kd4 h6 34.Re8+ Kf7 35.Rc8 Nf4 36.h4 g6 37.Rh8 f5 38.Rh7+ Ke6 39.Rxd7 Kxd7 40.Nc3 Kxd6 41.Nb5+ Kd7 42.Nxa7 Ng2 43.Ke5 Nxh4 44.Kf4 g5+ 45.Kg3 Ng6 46.a4 f4+ 47.Kg2 g4 48.Nb5 Ne5 49.Nc3 Ke6 50.b4 Nc6 51.f3 h5 52.b5 Ne5 53.fxg4 hxg4 54.Kf2 Nd3+ 55.Kg2 Nc5 56.Kf1 Kf5 57.Kg2 Ke5 58.Kf2 Nd3+ 59.Ke2 g3 60.Kf3 Ne1+ 61.Ke2 g2 62.Kf2 f3 0–1
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viernes, 17 de octubre de 2014

La Partida del Día: Gelfand - Radjabov (Baku 2014)


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E05: Apertura Catalana 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Be4 Esta es la línea principal de la Apertura Catalana. Otras opciones: 10...Ra7 10...Nbd7 11.Ba5 Rc8 12.Nbd2 10...Nc6 10...Bd6 y... 10...h6 11.Qc1 Bb7 Otra alternativa para las Negras: 11...Nbd7 11...Qc8 11...Nc6 12.Bf4 12.a3 Nbd7 13.Ba5 Rc8 14.Nbd2 Nb6 15.Nb3 Bd5 16.Qc2 Be4 17.Qc1 Bd5 18.Qc2 Be4 19.Qc1 1/2-1/2 Giri-Radjabov, Zug 2013. 12.Rd1 Qc8 13.b4 Nc6 14.a3 a5 15.Nc3 axb4 16.axb4 Rxa1 17.Qxa1 Nxb4 18.Nxb5 c5= Mamedyarov-Ponomariov, Astrakhan 2010. 12...Nd5 12...Bd6 empleada últimamente. 13.Rd1 Aquí las Blancas improvisan. Lo más visto es: 13.Nc3 Nxf4 14.Qxf4 Nd7 15.Rfd1 por ejemplo: Bd6 16.Qe3 Nb6 17.a4 Nxa4 18.Nxa4 bxa4 19.Rxa4 Rb8 20.b3 Bd5 21.Nd2 Laznicka-Onischu aznicka-Onischuk, Poikovsky 2011. Bb4 22.Bxd5 Bxd2 23.Qf3 Qxd5 24.Qxd5 exd5 25.Rxd2 Rb6 26.Rda2 Ra8 27.Ra5 c6 28.g4 g5 29.Kg2 Kg7 30.h4 gxh4 31.Kh3 Rxb3+ 32.Kxh4 Rb6 33.Kg5 h6+ 34.Kf5 Re8 35.e3 Re6 36.Kf4 Giri,A (2693) -Hou,Y (2623)/Hoogeveen 2012/½-½ (42) 13...Nxf4 14.Qxf4 Qd6N 14...Bd6 15.Qh4 15.Qe3 Nd7 16.Nbd2 Nb6 17.Rac1 Qe7 18.Qd3 g6 19.Ne4 Rac8 20.Nfd2 Bd5 21.b3 Rfd8 22.Qe3 Ba3 23.Rc2 Bxe4 24.Qxe4 Qd6 25.Nb1 Nd5 26.Bf3 Bb4 27.e3 Qb6 28.a3 Bf8 29.Rdc1 c5 Grigorian,S (1971)-Krause,B (1824)/ Oberhof 2011/½-½ (50) 15...Qxh4 16.Nxh4 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Nd7 18.Nc3 Rfd8 19.Rac1 Be7 20.Nf3 c5 21.a4 bxa4 22.Nxa4 cxd4 23.Rxd4 Bf6 24.Rd6 Ne5 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.Nxe5 Bxe5 27.f4 Bf6 28.Rc6 Rb8 29.Rxa6 g6= Kramnik-Radjabov, Kazan 2011. 15.Nbd2 Nd7 16.Rac1 Rad8 17.Nb3 Bd5 18.Nfd2 Nb6 19.Rxc7 Bxb3? Era mejor jugar: 19...Qxf4 20.gxf4 Bd6 21.Ra7 Ra8 22.Rxa8 Rxa8 23.Bxd5 exd5 24.e3 Aquí, las Blancas podrían activar su juego con lo siguiente: Na4 25.Rc1 Más débil sería: 25.Rb1 Rc8 26.Na1 25...Nxb2 26.Rc6 Bf8 27.Nc5 a5 28.Rc7 20.Nxb3 Nc4 21.Qxd6 Bxd6 22.Ra7 a5 23.Rb1! Blancas podrían haber respondido con: 23.Nxa5 Bc5! Interesante respuesta pero no resuelve debido a: 24.Rc7 Bxd4 25.Nxc4 bxc4 26.e3 Bxb2 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.Rxc4 pero la respuesta de Gelfand es mucho mejor!! 23...Bb4 24.a3 Nd2? Tal vez Radjabov consideró ganancia de material, pero luego que capturan la Torre, su Caballo queda atrapado. 25.axb4 Nxb1 26.bxa5+- f5 27.Rc7 e5 28.Rc1 1–0
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Gelfand,B2748Radjabov,T27261–0E0510.1

jueves, 16 de octubre de 2014

Corus - 70 Endgame Study Composing Tourney 2007 - 2008 (4)


Juegan Blancas y Ganan
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1.Ra3 Kf5 1...Rb2 2.Rh1! f6 3.Kg1! 3.Ra6+? Ke5 4.Rh5+ f5 5.Ra5+ Ke4 6.Rh4+ f4 7.Ra4+ Kd3 8.Rh3+ Kc2 9.Rha3 Kb1 10.Re4 Ka1 11.Rea4 Kb1= 3...Kd6 4.Ra6+ Ke5 5.Rh5+ f5 6.Ra5+ Ke4 7.Rh4+ f4 7...Ke3 8.Ra3+ Kd2 9.Rh2+ Kc1 10.Rxa2 Rxa2 11.Rxa2 7...Kd3 8.Rh3+ 8.Rha4 Ke3 9.Rxa2 Rb1+ 10.Kg2 Kd3 11.R2a3+ Kc4 12.R3a4+ Kb3 13.Rb5+ Kxa4 14.Rxb1 8...Kc2 9.Rha3+- 8.Ra4+ 2.Ra4 2.Ke1 Rb2 3.Ra4+- 2...Rb2 3.Ke1 Ke5 4.Rf1 f5 5.Kd1 f4 6.Re1+ Kf5 7.Kc1 Rb1+ 8.Kd2 Rb2+ 9.Kd3 Rb1 10.Ke2 Rb2+ 11.Kf3 Rb3+ 12.Kf2 Rb2+ 13.Re2 Ganan 1–0
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Beuman,T-Juegan Blancas y Ganan-1–0
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domingo, 12 de octubre de 2014

La Partida del Día: Caruana - Grischuk (Baku 2014)


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E60: Defensa India del Rey 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 c5 4.dxc5 e6N 4...Qa5+ 5.Nc3 Qxc5 6.e4 d6 6...Bg7 7.Qd3 Nc6 8.Be3 Qb4 8...Qa5 9.Qd2 d6 10.Nge2 0-0 11.g3 Ne8 12.g4 Be6 13.b3 Ne5 14.Kf2 Bxg4 15.fxg4 Nxg4+ 16.Ke1 Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Nf6 18.Rc1 e6 19.Rg1 d5 20.Kf2 dxe4 21.Rg5 Qc7 22.Qh3 h5 23.Nb5 Stulik,V-Filip,M/Prague 1953/0-1 (49) 9.Qd2 0-0 10.Rc1 e6 11.c5 d5 12.cxd6 Rd8 13.a3 Qxd6 14.Qxd6 Rxd6 15.Bb5 e5 16.Bc5 Rd8 17.Bxc6 bxc6 18.Na4 Be6 19.Rc3 Bh6 20.Be3 Bxe3 21.Rxe3 Cabello Aguilar,E-Garcia del Rey,S/Gijon 1994/1/2-1/2 (57) 7.Na4 Qh5 8.Ne2 Bh6 9.Nf4 Qe5 10.Nd3 Qh5 11.Nf4 Qe5 12.Nd5 Bxc1 13.Rxc1 Nxd5 14.cxd5 0-0 15.Be2 Bd7 16.Nc3 Na6 17.0-0 g5 18.Qd2 Kh8 19.Rfe1 Giri,A (2745)-Matamoros Franco,C (2525)/Tromso NOR 2014/1-0 (51) 5.Be3 b6 6.Nc3 Ba6 7.cxb6 axb6 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bf2 Bxc4 11.e4 Bxf1 12.Kxf1 Nc6 13.Nge2 Bc5 14.Nd4 Qe7 15.Ncb5 Kf8 16.a3 Nxd4 17.Nxd4 17.Bxd4 Ra5 18.Nc3 e5 19.Bxc5 bxc5= 17...Kg7 18.b4 Bxd4 19.Bxd4 e5 20.Bxb6 Qe6 21.Be3 d5 22.Qb3 Rhb8? Era mejor aprovechar la diagonal abierta y mantener la presión en el punto (b5) 22...Qa6+ 23.Kf2 dxe4 24.b5 Qb7 25.h3 Rhb8 26.a4 Qd7∞ 23.Ke2? Exponiendo al Rey a un seguro ataque. 23.exd5!? Nxd5 24.Kf2± 23...Qa6+ 24.Qd3 Qe6?! 24...dxe4 25.Qxa6 Rxa6 26.Rhd1= 25.Qb3 Qa6+ 26.Qd3 Qe6 27.exd5 Nxd5 28.Kf2 Rd8 29.Qc4?! Stockfish considera para las Blancas, seguir con: 29.Qb3!?± 29...Qf5= 30.Rhe1 Rac8 31.Bc5 Nf4 32.Kg1?? 32.Qc3= Controlando el peón central de las Negras. Más tarde veremos como este pequeñín decide la partida. 32...Rd2-+ 33.Ra2 Nxg2 34.Rxd2?! 34.Re2 Ofreciendo un poquito de resistencia. Rxa2 35.Qxa2 Nf4-+ 36.Rd2 34...Nxe1 35.Rf2? 35.Qf1 Nxf3+ 36.Kh1-+ 35...Nxf3+ 36.Kg2 e4 37.Re2 No ayuda mucho: 37.Qc3+ Kg6 38.Rxf3 exf3+ 38...Qxf3+?! 39.Qxf3 exf3+ 40.Kxf3-+ 39.Qxf3 Qc2+ 40.Qf2 Qc4-+ 37...Re8 37...Nh4+ 38.Kg1 Rd8 39.Qc2-+ 38.a4 38.Bf2 h5 39.h3 g4-+ 38...Qf4 38...Nh4+ 39.Kg1 Rd8 40.Qc3+ f6-+ 39.Kh1 Rd8 40.Qc3+ f6 41.Qc2 Rd3 42.a5 42.Bg1 Qd6 43.Qc8 Rd1 44.Qb7+ Kg8 45.Qa8+ Qf8 46.Qxf8+ Kxf8-+ 42...Ne1 43.Rxe1 Rd2 44.Qxd2 Qxd2 45.Re3 f5 46.Kg1 Qa2 47.Re1 47.Kf1 Qc4+ 48.Re2 f4-+ 47...f4 48.a6 48.h4 e3 49.Bxe3 fxe3 50.Rxe3 Qb1+ 51.Kg2 Qxb4 52.hxg5 hxg5 53.a6-+ 48...e3 Lo recuerdan? 49.Bd4+ Kg6 50.Ra1 50.Bxe3 fxe3 51.Rxe3 Qxa6 52.Rf3-+ 50...Qf2+ 51.Kh1 Qf3+ 52.Kg1 Qg4+ 52...Qg4+ 53.Kh1 f3 54.Rg1 Qxd4 55.h3 Qh4 56.Kh2 Qf2+ 57.Kh1 e2 58.b5 e1Q 59.h4 Qfxg1# 0–1
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Caruana,F2801Grischuk,A27890–1E609

sábado, 11 de octubre de 2014

La Partida del Día: Andreikin - Caruana (Baku 2014)



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B01: Defensa Escandinava 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 g6 6.Nb5 Qb6 7.Be2N 7.c4 c6 8.Nc3 Bg4 8...Bg7 9.Be2 0-0 10.0-0 Bf5 11.Na4 Qc7 12.h3 Na6 13.Qb3 c5 14.Be3 Ne4 15.Rfd1 Rfd8 16.Rac1 Rac8 17.dxc5 Naxc5 18.Nxc5 Nxc5 19.Qa3 b6 20.Nd4 Bd7 21.Nb5 Bxb5 22.Rxd8+ Qxd8 23.cxb5 Perez Candelario,M (2575)-Fernandez Garcia,J (2353)/Linares ESP 2014/1/ 2-1/2 (32) 9.Be2 9.c5 Qc7 10.Bc4 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Bg7 12.Bf4 Qa5 13.0-0 0-0 14.Rab1 Na6 15.a3 Qd8 16.Bxa6 bxa6 17.Qxc6 Qxd4 18.Be3 Qc4 19.Rfd1 Ng4 20.Qd5 Nxe3 21.fxe3 Qh4 22.Rd3 Rab8 23.b4 a5 Bartel,M (2677)-Tomczak, J (2549)/Katowice POL 2012/1/2-1/2 (41) 9...Bg7 10.0-0 0-0 11.h3 11.b3 Rd8 12.Be3 Nbd7 13.Qc1 Nf8 14.Rd1 Ne8 15.h3 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Qa5 17.Rb1 Nd6 18.g4 e5 19.d5 c5 20.Ne4 f5 21.Nxd6 Rxd6 22.a3 Qc7 23.b4 b6 24.bxc5 bxc5 25.Rb5 Nd7 Muminova,N (2315)-Zhao Xue (2508)/Sharjah UAE 2014/0-1 (59) 11...Bxf3 12.Bxf3 Rd8 13.Qb3 Na6 14.Be3 e6 15.Qxb6 axb6 16.a3 Ne8 17.d5 cxd5 18.cxd5 Nc5 19.dxe6 fxe6 20.Rab1 Nd6 21.b4 Nd7 Aliavdin,N (2382) -Tomczak,J (2549)/Lazy POL 2012/1/2-1/2 (36) 7...c6 8.Na3 Bg7 9.0-0 0-0 10.c3 Qc7 11.Bg5 Bf5 12.Qc1 Nbd7 13.Bf4 Qc8 14.Rd1 Rd8 15.Nc4 c5 16.d5 16.Bh6 Nb6 16...Nb6= 17.d6 Qe6 17...Nxc4 18.Bxc4 exd6 19.Bxd6= 18.Bf1 Nxc4 19.Ng5 Qc8 20.Bxc4 e6 21.Be5 Qc6 22.a4 a6 Controla b5 23.Be2 c4 23...h6!? 24.Bf3 Qd7 25.Bxf6 Bxf6= 24.Rd4 Qc5 25.Nf3 b5 26.h3 h6 26...Rac8 27.axb5 axb5 28.g4 27.d7 27.g4 Bd3 28.Bxd3 cxd3 29.Rxd3 Nd5± 27...Qe7 27...Qc6 28.g4 Bd3 29.Bxd3 Qxf3 30.Bxf6 Qxf6 31.Be4= 28.axb5± axb5 29.Rxa8 Rxa8 30.Qd1 30.g4 Bd3 31.Bxd3 cxd3 32.Bxf6 Bxf6 33.Rxd3 Rd8± 30...Nd5 31.Bxg7 Kxg7 32.Ne5! Vean como este Caballo en el centro domina un buen radio de ataque. f6 33.Nc6 Qxd7 34.Nb4 Qa7? Todo el buen trabajo que las Negras habían desarrollado en crear una muralla siendo tal vez el único error por parte de Caruana. 34...Ra4 La siguiente línea lleva a las Negras continuar con el juego y por consiguiente unas buenas Tablas. 35.Nxd5 exd5= 35.g4+- Bd3 36.Bxd3 cxd3 37.Qxd3 37.Nxd5 exd5 38.Qxd3 Qa1+ 39.Kg2 Qxb2 40.Rxd5 Ra7+- 37...Qa1+ 37...Rd8 38.Qxb5 Qa1+ 39.Kg2 Qxb2 40.Qc6 Ne3+ 41.Kf3 Rxd4 42.Qb7+ Kf8 43.Qa8+ 43.cxd4?! es muy débil Nd1 44.Qc8+ Kg7 45.Qc7+ Kf8 46.Qd8+ Kf7 47.Qc7+ Ke8 48.Qc8+ Kf7 49.Qb7+ Ke8 50.Qc6+ Ke7 51.Qb7+ Ke8 52.Qc6+ Ke7 53.Qb7+ Ke8= 43...Kf7 44.Qa7+ 44.cxd4?! Nd1 45.Qb7+ Ke8 46.Qc8+ Kf7 47.Qb7+ Kg8 48.Qc8+ Kf7 49.Qb7+= 44...Kg8 45.Qxd4+- 45.cxd4?! Nd1 46.Qa8+ Kf7 47.Qb7+ Ke8 48.Qc6+ Ke7 49.Qb7+ Ke8 50.Qc6+ Kf8 51.Qd6+ Kf7 52.Qc7+ Kg8 53.Qb8+ Kf7 54.Qb7+ Ke8= 38.Kg2+- Qxb2 39.Nxd5 exd5 40.Rxd5 Ra7 41.Rxb5 Qa2 42.Rd5 Qa4 43.Rd6 Qe8 43...Rf7 44.Qd5+- 44.Qd4 Qa8+ 45.Kh2 Rf7 46.c4 Qe8 47.c5 Qe5+ 48.Qxe5 fxe5 49.Kg2 Rf4 50.Re6 Re4 51.f3 Re2+ 51...Rd4 52.Rxe5 Kf6 53.Re8+- 52.Kf1 Rd2 52...Rc2 53.Rxe5 Kf6 54.Rd5+- 53.Rxe5 Kf6 53...Rc2 54.h4+- 54.Re2 Rd1+ 55.Re1 Rd3 56.Rc1 Rxf3+ 56...Ke7 57.Ke2 Ra3+- 57.Ke2 Ra3 58.c6 Ra8 59.c7 Rc8 60.Rc5 Ke6 61.Kd3 h5 61...Kd6 62.Kd4 g5+- 62.g5 Kd6 63.Kc4 h4 64.Kb5 64.Kb5 Kd7 65.Rc6 Rxc7 66.Rxc7+ Kxc7 67.Kc5 Kd7 68.Kd5 Ke7 69.Ke5 Kf7 70.Kd6 Kg8 71.Ke6 Kg7 72.Ke7 Kh8 73.Kf8 Kh7 74.Kf7 Kh8 75.Kxg6 Kg8 76.Kh6 Kf7 77.g6+ Kf8 78.Kh7 Ke7 79.g7 Kd6 80.g8Q Kc5 81.Qg4 Kb6 82.Qc4 Ka5 83.Kg7 Kb6 84.Kf6 Ka5 85.Ke7 Kb6 86.Kd6 Ka5 87.Qb3 Ka6 88.Kc6 Ka5 89.Qa3# 1–0
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Andreikin,D2722Caruana,F28441–0B017

martes, 7 de octubre de 2014

La Partida del Día: Caruana - Mamedyarov (Baku 2014)



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D11: Defensa Eslava 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Nc3 e6 6.Qb3 Qb6 7.Nh4 Bh5 8.h3 g5 8...Be7 9.g4 Bg6 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Bg2 g5 12.Bd2 Nbd7 13.0-0-0 a5 14.Rhe1 a4 15.Qxb6 Nxb6 16.cxd5 Nfxd5 17.Bf1 a3 18.b3 Nxc3 19.Bxc3 Nd5 20.Bd2 Bb4 21.Bxb4 Nxb4 22.Kb1 Ke7 ½-½ Georgiev,K (2682)-Ragger,M (2670)/Vienna AUT 2012 9.Nf3 h6 10.c5N 10.Be2 Nbd7 11.Bd2 Bg6 12.Qxb6 axb6 13.cxd5 exd5 14.0-0 Bd6 15.Rfd1 0-0 16.Be1 b5 17.Bd3 Bxd3 18.Rxd3 Ra7 19.Ne2 Rfa8 20.Nc1 Nb6 21.Rb3 Ra4 22.Kf1 Kg7 23.Ke2 Nfd7 24.Nd2 f5 Wenzel,B (2068)-Lampert,J (2279)/Hamburg GER 2012/0-1 (40) 10.Ne5 Nfd7 11.Nd3 Na6 12.Qxb6 axb6 13.cxd5 exd5 14.h4 Bg7 15.hxg5 hxg5 16.Be2 Bg6 17.Rxh8+ Bxh8 18.Bd2 Bg7 19.a4 Bf8 20.Kf1 Bd6 21.g3 Kf8 22.f4 gxf4 23.gxf4 Nb4 24.Ne5 ½-½ Werle,J (2511)-Petrov,N (2418)/Riga LAT 2014 10...Qc7 11.Bd3 Rg8 12.Qc2 Nbd7 13.b4 Be7N 13...Bg6 14.Bxg6 Rxg6 15.Bb2 Be7 15...h5 16.Ne2 g4 17.Ne5 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Nd7 19.hxg4 Rxg4 20.Nf4 Nxe5 21.Rxh5 ½-½ Eljanov,P (2761)-Sandipan,C (2641)/ Plovdiv 2010 16.Nd2 h5 17.a4 h4 18.b5 g4 19.a5 cxb5 20.Nxb5 Qc6 21.Qa4 gxh3 22.Rxh3 Rxg2 23.Rxh4 Kf8 24.Rh8+ Rg8 25.Rxg8+ Kxg8 26.Nc3 Qxa4 27.Rxa4 Ne8 28.Ba3 Ftacnik,L (2532)-Ruck,R (2548)/Germany 2009/1-0 (55) 14.Bb2 g4 15.hxg4 Rxg4 16.Kf1 Hay que proteger el peón. 0-0-0 17.Ne2 Rdg8 17...Bg6 18.Rxh6 Be4 19.Nf4± 18.Nf4± Rxf4 19.exf4 Bxf3 19...Qxf4 20.Rh4 Bg4 21.Bc1± 20.gxf3 Qxf4 21.Ke2 Rg2 21...h5 22.b5 Nb8 23.Qc1± 22.Qc1+- Qg3 23.Qf1 Ng4 23...Qg7 24.Qxg2! Qxg2 25.Rag1 Qxg1 26.Rxg1+- 24.fxg4 Qxg4+ 25.Kd2 Qf4+ 26.Ke2 Qg4+ 27.Ke1 Ne5 28.Be2 28.dxe5?! Es claramente inferior debido a: Qxb4+ 29.Ke2 Qg4+ 30.Ke1 Qb4+ 31.Ke2 Qg4+ 32.Ke1 Qb4+= 28...Qe4 29.Kd1! Vean como el Rey aún expuesto no hay para las Negras forma de atacarlo!!. 29.dxe5 Nuevamente no es aconsejable ya que seguiría con: Qxb4+ 30.Kd1 Qxb2 31.Qxg2 Qxa1+ 32.Kd2 Qb2+ 33.Kd3 Qa3+ 33...Qxe5?! 34.Qf3= 34.Kd2 Bg5+ 34...Qxa2+?! 35.Ke3= 35.f4 Bxf4+ 36.Ke1 Bg3+ 37.Kd1 Qa4+ 38.Kd2 Qb4+ 38...Qxa2+?! 39.Ke3 d4+ 40.Kxd4 Qb2+ 41.Kc4= 39.Kd3 Qc4+ 40.Kd2 Qd4+ 40...Qxa2+?! 41.Ke3 d4+ 42.Kxd4 Qb2+ 43.Kc4= 41.Bd3 Bf4+ 42.Ke1 Qe3+ 43.Qe2 Qc1+ 44.Qd1 Qxc5 29...Bg5 29...Ng4 30.Bxg4 Qxg4+ 31.Ke1+- 30.dxe5 Qxb4 31.Kc2 Qxc5+ 32.Kb1 Rxf2 33.Qd1 Qe3 34.Re1 Es sorprendente el inicio y coordinación que tuvo Caruana con sus piezas Blancas. No muy ortodoxa que digamos. (No aconsejable para nosotros los jugadores amateurs) pero su talento y manejo de las piezas mayores, le permitieron la victoria. 1–0
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Caruana,F2801Mamedyarov,S27561–0D114

sábado, 4 de octubre de 2014

La Partida del Día: Gelfand - Grischuk 2014


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E18: Defensa India de Dama: Variación Línea Antigua (4 g3 Bb7 5 Bg2 Be7 6 0-0 0-0 7 Nc3) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.Re1 Na6 8.Nc3 Ne4 9.Bf4 9.Nxe4 Bxe4 10.Qa4 10.Ne5 Bxg2 11.Kxg2 Qc8 12.e4 c5 13.d5 Bf6 14.Bf4 Re8 15.Qh5 Bxe5 16.Bxe5 f6 17.Bc3 Qb7 18.Rad1 e5 19.f4 d6 20.fxe5 fxe5 21.Rf1 Rf8 22.Qg4 Rae8 23.a3 Qc8 24.Rxf8+ Rxf8 Elsness,F (2483)-Urkedal,F (2494)/Fagernes NOR 2014/The Week in Chess 1015/1-0 10...Qc8 11.Ne5 Bxg2 12.Kxg2 c5 13.d5 exd5 14.cxd5 Nb4 15.Rd1 d6 16.Nf3 Qb7 17.a3 b5 18.Qb3 Na6 19.Qc2 Rfe8 20.Bf4 c4 21.a4 Nb4 22.Qd2 a5 23.axb5 Qxb5 Poluljahov,A (2530)-Tiviakov,S (2655)/St Petersburg 1998/0-1 (37) 9...d6N 9...f5 10.h4 Bf6 11.Nxe4 Bxe4 12.Qa4 Qc8 13.Bg5 Bxg5 14.Nxg5 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 c5 16.Rad1 Qb7+ 17.Kg1 Rac8 18.e3 Nb8 19.Rd2 a6 20.d5 e5 21.f4 Rce8 22.Qd1 h6 23.Nf3 d6 24.fxe5 Ushenina,A (2496)-Pokorna,R (2376)/Dresden 2008/1-0 (32) 9...Nxc3 10.bxc3 Be4 11.h4 c6 12.Ne5 Bxg2 13.Kxg2 Nc7 14.e4 f6 15.Nf3 f5 16.Qc2 b5 17.Bxc7 Qxc7 18.c5 a5 19.a3 Rab8 20.exf5 Rxf5 21.Re3 Bf6 22.Rae1 b4 23.cxb4 axb4 24.Rb1 Epishin,V (2642)-Chernyshov,K (2541)/Krasnoyarsk 2003/1-0 (57) 10.Qc2 Nb4 11.Qb3 Nxc3 12.Qxc3 c5 13.e4 Nc6 14.d5 Bf6 15.Qd2 Nd4 16.Nxd4 Bxd4 La captura del Caballo con el peón puede lucir más tentadora pero la realidad es que permite a las Blancas iniciar su ataque!! 16...cxd4? 17.e5 dxe5 18.Bxe5 exd5 19.Qxd4± Bxe5 20.Rxe5 Qf6 21.cxd5 17.e5 dxe5 18.Bxe5 Bxe5 19.Rxe5 exd5 19...Qd6 20.Rae1 20.Rae1 Qd6 21.Re7 Bc6 22.Bxd5 Rad8 23.Rxa7 Bxd5 24.Qxd5 24.cxd5 Qxd5 25.Qxd5 Rxd5± 24...Qxd5 24...Qf6!? 25.Qe5 Rd1= 25.cxd5± Rxd5 Y hemos llegado a un Final de Torres. (Una de mis favoritas) MA. 26.Rb7 Rd6 27.Re3 g6 28.Rb3 c4 29.R3xb6 Rxb6 30.Rxb6 Ra8 31.a3 c3 32.bxc3 Rxa3 33.Rc6 h5 34.h4 Kf8 35.Kg2 Ke7 36.Kf3 Ra2 37.Ke3 Rc2 38.Rc4 Kf8 39.f3 Ke7 40.Kf4 Rf2 41.Re4+ Kd6 42.Re3 f6 43.Ke4 Ra2 44.Rd3+ Ke6 45.c4 Rc2 46.Kd4 Kd6 47.f4 Rc1 48.Rf3 Rd1+ 49.Kc3 Rb1 50.f5 gxf5 50...g5 51.hxg5 fxg5+- 51.Rxf5+- Ke6 52.Rxh5 Rg1 53.Rh8 Se podría decir que ya aquí las Blancas tienen ganada la partida. Dos peones avanzados y con calma y manejo de los tiempos, la victoria es inminente. Rxg3+ 54.Kb4 f5 54...Rg1 55.c5 Kd5 56.Rd8+ Kc6 57.Rd6+ Kc7 58.Rxf6 Rg4+ 59.Kb5 Rxh4 60.Rf7+ Kc8 61.Kb6+- 55.h5?! 55.c5 f4 56.Rf8 Ke5 57.c6+- 55...Rg7? 55...f4 56.c5 f3± 56.h6 Rf7 56...Re7 57.h7 f4+- 57.Re8+?? Que pasó aquí? Este movimiento le da a las Negras unas seguras Tablas. 57.c5 El camino esta libre y no hay forma de detener este peón!! Kf6 58.c6+- Kg5 59.Kc5 f4 60.h7 Kh6 61.Kb6 f3 62.c7 f2 63.Rb8 Kxh7 64.c8Q f1Q 65.Qh8+ 57...Kf6= 58.Re1 f4 59.Kc5 f3 60.Kd6 Kg6= Y aquí Negras declinan. Al desarrollo de esta partida no tuve acceso a los tiempos de los jugadores. Podrían estar las Negras cortas de tiempo? 1–0
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Gelfand,B2748Grischuk,A27971–0E183

viernes, 3 de octubre de 2014

La Partida del Día: Caruana - Gelfand 2014


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B90: Defensa Siciliana: Najdorf. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Be3 h5 9.Qd2 Nbd7 10.Nd5 Bxd5 11.exd5 g6 12.Be2 Bg7 13.Na5 Qc7 14.c4 e4 14...0-0 15.Rc1 e4 16.f4 Nc5 17.0-0 b6 18.Nc6 a5 19.f5 Kh7 20.Rb1 a4 21.Nd4 Qe7 22.Kh1 Rae8 23.Qe1 Nd3 24.Qh4 Ng4 25.Qxe7 Rxe7 26.Bxg4 Bxd4 27.Bxd4 hxg4 28.fxg6+ Kxg6 29.Rf6+ Alsina Leal, D (2535)-Paikidze,N (2411)/Moscow 2012/1-0 (48) 15.0-0 exf3 16.gxf3N 16.Bxf3 Ne5 17.Rac1 Nxf3+ 18.Rxf3 Ne4 19.Qd3 f5 20.b4 0-0 21.Nb3 Rae8 22.c5 Rf7 23.a4 Nf6 24.Bf4 Re4 25.Bxd6 Qd7 26.b5 Rxa4 27.b6 Rb4 28.Kh1 Rxb6 29.cxb6 Qxd6 30.Nd2 Ng4 Zaragatski,I (2248)-Guidarelli,L (2323)/Saint Vincent 2001/1/2-1/2 (50) 16...0-0 17.b4 Rfe8 18.Rac1 Rxe3 19.Qxe3 Re8 20.Qd2 Kh7 20...Qb6+ 21.Kh1 Bh6 22.f4= 21.Nb3?! Es mejor alejar el Rey ante una posible amenaza. 21.Kh1 Bh6 22.f4 Ne4± 21...Bh6 22.f4 Ne4 23.Qe1 23.Qc2 Ndf6± 23...Ndf6 24.Bd3 Qd7 25.Rc2 Qh3? 25...Qg4+ 26.Rg2 Qh3 26.Qd1= Es mejor seguir presionando el centro. 26.Qe2!? Nf2 27.Bxg6+ 27.Qxf2?! Qxd3 28.Qd2 Qe4= 27.Rxf2?? Rxe2 28.Bxe2 Qf5-+ 27...fxg6 28.Qxf2± 26...Bxf4= 27.Qf3 Qxf3 28.Rxf3 Ng5 29.Rf1 Re3 30.Nc1 30.Be2!?= Una idea para seguir, dada por Stockfish 30...Ng4 31.c5 dxc5 32.bxc5 Blancas buscan avanzar sus peones. Re8?? Un gravísimo error. Debilitando su posición al alejar su Torre. Las Negras temen el avance de los dos peones. Se puede controlar continuando la siguiente línea: 32...Be5 33.c6 bxc6 34.dxc6 33.h4?? Tirando todo por la borda... 33.Kh1 Resguardar el Rey!! Ne3 33...Bxh2? 34.Rxh2 Nxh2 35.Kxh2 Re5+- 34.Re2+- Ne6 35.Rxe3 Bxe3 36.dxe6 f5 37.c6 bxc6 38.Bc4 Bc5 39.Nd3+- 33...Re3= 34.hxg5 Rg3+ 35.Kh1 Rh3+ 36.Kg2 Rg3+ 37.Kh1 Rh3+ ½–½
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Caruana,F2844Gelfand,B2748½–½B902

jueves, 2 de octubre de 2014

La Partida del Día: Bruzon - Onischuk FIDE World Cup 2005


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C88: Ruy Lopez: Sistema Anti-Marshall 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 Re8 10.a4 h6 11.Nc3 b4 12.Nd5 Na5 13.Ba2 Bc5 14.Bd2 Bxd5 15.Bxd5 Nxd5 16.exd5 Qf6 17.c3 bxc3 18.Bxc3 Qb6 19.Rxe5 Nb3N 19...Bxf2+ 20.Kh1 d6 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 22.b4 Nb7 23.Ra2 Bg3 24.Re2 Rd8 25.Nd4 a5 26.Nc6 Rf8 27.Bd4 Qa6 28.b5 Qa8 29.Re7 Be5 30.Nxe5 dxe5 31.Bxe5 1-0 Svidler,P (2738)-Leko,P (2763)/San Luis 2005/ (31) 20.a5 Qb5 21.Rb1 Bd6?! Es mejor hacer el intercambio de Torres. La columna (e) es primordial controlarla como veremos a continuación: 21...Rxe5 22.Nxe5 Bd4 23.Qf3 Bxe5 24.Bxe5 f6 25.Bc3 Re8 22.Rh5± Nc5 23.b4 23.Ne1 Rxe1+ 24.Qxe1 Nxd3 25.Qe4± 23...Nxd3? 23...Rab8 Es más esperanzador. Negras continuarían con la iniciativa. 24.Ne1 Rxe1+ 25.Bxe1 Nxd3 24.Bxg7!+- Ahora son las Blancas las que toman la iniciativa y abren camino para el ataque del Rey contrario. Kxg7 24...Nf4 25.Nd4 Qc4 26.Bxh6 Nxh5 27.Qg4+ Kh7 28.Qxh5 Re5 29.Bg5+ Kg8 30.Qg4 Qd3 31.Bf6+ Qg6 32.Bxe5 Qxg4 33.hxg4 Bxe5 34.Nf5+- 25.Nd4 Re1+ 26.Qxe1 Nxe1 27.Nxb5 axb5 28.Rxe1 Bxb4 29.Rb1 Bxa5 30.Rxb5 Bb6 31.g4 Ra2 32.Rf5 d6? 32...Rd2+- 33.Rb4 Re2 34.Kg2 Ba5 35.Rc4?! 35.Ra4 Y Blancas ya se pueden relajar!! Be1+- 36.Rf3 Kg6 36...Re7 37.Re3 Rxe3 38.fxe3 36...Kf8 37.Raf4 Re7 38.Re3 38.Ra3 Kg7 39.Ra7 Kg6 40.Kf3 38...Rxe3 39.fxe3 37.h4 Re7 38.h5+ Kg7 39.Re3 35...f6 36.Rf3 Rd2 37.Rcf4 Rxd5 38.Rxf6 Rc5 39.Rf7+ Kg8 40.Rf8+ Kg7 41.R3f7+ Kg6 42.h4 Bc3 43.h5+ Kg5 43...Rxh5 No ayuda mucho: 44.gxh5+ Kxh5 45.Rg8 Bd2 46.Rf5+ Bg5 47.Kg3 d5 48.f4 c5 49.fxg5 hxg5 50.Rf2 c4 51.Rh2# 44.Kh3 44.Kh3 Bf6 45.Rxf6 Rc3+ 46.f3 Rxf3+ 47.Rxf3 d5 48.R8f5# 1–0
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Bruzon Batista,L2226Onischuk,A26401–0C882.3

miércoles, 1 de octubre de 2014

Chess Engines 2014


Veamos algunas partidas con análisis de los últimos juegos realizados por los programas de ajedrez



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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 A well-known position in the Najdorf. Stockfish team opts for the most common continuation. Be7 The famous "Poisoned pawn" variation starts with 7...Qb6 while 7...h6 8.Bh4 Qb6 has been the most recent try by Black, with Najdorf experts such as Vachier-Lagrave, Dominguez, and Wojtaszek giving it a shot. 8.Qf3 h6 This move is relatively rare compared to the main line 8...Qc7 9.0-0-0 Nbd7 10.g4 b5 etc. 9.Bh4 0-0?! Now, this is a real sideline, and a dubious one at that. Black does not usually castle this early in Bg5 Najdorf, at least not until he has had some counterplay going on the queenside. The presence of the pawn on h6 makes this idea even more suspicious as now White can open up Black's kingside with the usual g4-g5 thrust even faster. Black have tried here 9...Qc7 9...Nbd7 and even 9...g5 with acceptable results. 10.0-0-0 Bd7 This Rauzer-like development is in fact more appropriate here. Black needs to challenge White in the centre immediately as otherwise he might get crushed on the kingside. More in Najdorf-style would be 10...Qc7 which was played in the only two "decent" games I was able to find in my database. One was between two computers in a Freestyle tournament, while another one was between two humans; however, both finished badly for Black, especially the human one. 11.g4 b5 11...Nbd7 12.g5 hxg5 13.Bxg5 b5 14.Rg1 b4 15.Nd5! A typical, but very powerful blow. exd5 16.Nf5 Nc5 17.Nxg7 dxe4 18.Bxf6‼ exf3 19.Ne6+! Covers the c8 bishop before delivering the final strike. Kh7 20.Rd5 with inevitable mate to follow in the game 1-0 (20) Daurelle,H (2263)-Benitah,Y (2421) L'Estartit 2007 12.a3 Bb7 13.g5 hxg5 14.Bxg5 Nc6 15.Nxc6 Bxc6 16.Rg1 g6 17.Bd3 Black is already in trouble. His kingside is very vulnerable and he has no counterplay on other parts of the board. d5 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.exd5 Bb7 20.Bxg6! It's the right time to destroy the pawn shield around Black's king. fxg6 21.Rxg6+ Bg7 22.Rdg1 Rf7 23.Qf2! A clever silent move preparing f5-f6 with a decisive effect. Bxd5 24.Nxd5 exd5 25.f5 Qa7 26.Qg2 Kf8 27.Qxd5 Qb7 28.Qxb7 Rxb7 29.f6 and Black soon resigned in 1-0 (34) Intagrand (2638)-Hoshad (2486) playchess.com INT 2007. Another Sicilian nightmare for Black. 11.Bf2!? I like this cautious move in young Karpov's style by Komodo. 11.g4 would be the most straightforward approach, but then Nc6 would force White knight to abandon its central post 12.Nb3 Here I found two correspodence games, White winning both of them pretty convincingly, although Black could arguably defend better. The hasty exchange 12.Nxc6?! Bxc6 would only help Black to put his light-squared bishop on a terrific diagonal. 12...Qc7 12...Rc8 13.Rg1 b5 14.g5 hxg5 15.Bxg5 b4 16.e5 dxe5 17.Bh6 g6 18.Ne4 Nd4 19.Nxd4 exd4 20.Bd3 Bc6 21.Nxf6+ Bxf6 22.Qg4 Be8 23.h4 Bg7 24.Bxg7 Kxg7 25.h5 f5 26.Qe2 Qd6 27.Kb1 a5 28.Bb5 Bxb5 29.Qxb5 Rf6 30.Qxa5 Qxf4 31.Qxb4 Rc7 32.Qb8 Qd6 33.Rxd4 Qc5 34.c3 e5 35.Rdd1 Qb6 36.Qe8 Qe6 37.Qd8 Re7 38.Rxg6+ Rxg6 39.hxg6 f4 40.Kc1 Re8 41.Qc7+ Re7 42.Qc5 Qf6 43.b4 Kxg6 44.b5 f3 45.b6 1-0 (45) Langer,R (2223)-Nichols,S (2240) Lechenicher SchachServer 2011 13.Rg1 b5 14.g5 hxg5 15.Bxg5 Rfc8 16.Qg2 Ne8 17.Bh6 Bf8 18.f5 b4 19.fxe6 Bxe6 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.exd5 Ne5 22.Nd4 g6 23.Bxf8 Kxf8 24.Bd3 Qb6 25.Nc6 Nf6 26.Nxe5 Qe3+ 27.Kb1 Qxe5 28.Bxg6 Rc4 29.h3 fxg6 30.Qxg6 Ke7 31.Qg7+ Kd8 32.Rde1 Qf5 33.Qf7 1-0 (33) Joao,N (2443)-Cody,P (2294) ICCF email 2000 11...Nc6 12.Rg1 This preparatory move is necessary as 12.g4? runs into Nxd4 13.Bxd4 e5! and suddenly White loses material. 12...b5 13.e5 The proper reaction to Black's previous move. For one, c6 knight has lost its foothold after b7-b5 and Nxc6 is threathening. Secondly, 13.g4?! would now be too slow since b4 14.Nce2 d5 allows Black serious counterplay. Black is usually happy if he can push d6-d5 in the Sicilian. 13...Nxd4 14.Bxd4 dxe5 15.fxe5 Nd5 Black is ready to except a worse, but solid position. Alternatively, he could go for a Scheveningen-like maneouvre 15...Ne8 when he can defend against the battery Bd3, Qe4 with g6 and Ng7. However, White doesn't risk much there either and probably has better attacking prospects compared to the game. 16.Nxd5 exd5 17.Bd3 Greedy 17.Qxd5? would be a mistake in the view of Bg4! 18.Qe4 18.Qxd8 loses immediately Raxd8 19.Rd3 Bg5+ 20.Kb1 Bf5 21.Rd1 Rxd4 22.Rxd4 Be3 18...Bxd1 19.Bd3 g6 20.Rxd1 Qd7 and White doesn't have sufficient compensation for the exchange. 17...Be6 18.Kb1 Diagram
We can sum up the opening results as favorable for White. He has achieved a better position without any risk. Black can be partly satisfied as he has avoided immediate disaster, which seems to be more or less the typical scenario in this dubiuos line (9...0-0?!) 18...Rb8 19.g4 g6 This prophylaxis is probably necessary in order to avoid a direct assault, for instance in case of 19...Rc8 White wins with the the help of double pawn-sacrifice: 20.g5! Bxg5 20...hxg5 21.Qh5 21.h4 Bxh4 22.Be3 and Black is defenceless against all threats. Bg5 22...Kh8 23.Qh5 23.Bxg5 hxg5 24.Qh5 19...Bg5 would be only a temporary solution. White would then continue to mount the pressure with 20.Bf2 followed by Qg3, h4 etc. 20.Rgf1 Komodo continues on a positional course. However, I think it was possible to attack as well with 20.g5!? h5 might be the defence Stockfish had in mind. Still I very much prefer white after Now 20...hxg5 looks suspicious again due to 21.h4! Kg7 21...g4 22.Rxg4 Bxg4 23.Qxg4 Qc8 doesn't stop White's attack. After 24.Qf4 he will break through with h5 etc. 22.h5! 22.hxg5?! is really not in the spirit of this position. Black consolidates after Rh8 22...gxh5 23.Qxh5 Rh8 24.Qf3 and despite being a pawn down, it's still White that is calling all the shots. 21.Rdf1 Qc7 22.Qe3 Qc6 23.Rf6 and Black has to show great precision in defence. 20...Rc8 21.h3 Black's position is passive, but quite solid - it's not simple for White to break through - so we will witness some light maneouvering until the position clears up a bit. Re8 22.Bf5 Of course, the bishop is immune. Rf8 22...gxf5?? 23.gxf5 would lead to a quick checkmate along the g-file. 23.a3 23.Bxe6?! is premature, since Black is safe in the French-like structure after fxe6 24.Qd3 Kg7 23...Kh7 24.Bd3 Rb8 25.Qg3 b4 A controversial decision. Of course, Black is looking to get some counterplay, but generally opening up the position favors the side that holds the initiative. Strictly strategically speaking, White should be happy with this pawn exchange as in such positions he is usually the one that tries to push a2-a4 in order to create a pawn weakness on Black's queenside (either b5 or a6). With his last move Black has done this job for him and now he always needs to be careful about the a-pawn, which could prove especially weak in all sorts of endgames. It might have been more prudent for him to sit tight with a neutral move such as 25...Bh4 but then again, how many people (and engines!) would forego an opportunity to finally get some counterplay? 26.axb4 Rxb4 27.Bf5! Diagram
We've already seen this move, but in this case it is more effective. White will now play on both sides of the board so he needs to clear the third rank for his heavy pieces and create some weaknesses on the kingside. This move is perfect for both ends. 27...Qc8 28.Bxe6 fxe6 The right positional decision. The alternative 28...Qxe6 seems to be playable as well. However, the queen is very passive on e6, as well as the rook on f8. The game can continue something like this 29.h4 a5 30.h5 g5 31.Qd3+ Kg8 32.Rf5 a4 33.Rdf1 with a difficult position for Black. Now any time Black moves his queen from e6, White can sacrifice the e-pawn to open up his bishop with dangerous threats to Black king. It should also be noted that a3 is not dangerous due to 34.b3 and White will pick up the weak a-pawn later on. 29.Rxf8 Qxf8 30.Qd3 Qa8 31.Rf1 Kg7 Black succeeded in trading off its passive rook for white's attacking one. However, white initiative still hasn't died as he finds new ways to attack the king. 32.Qe3 Rb8 33.Rf6! Looks scary, but Stockfish finds a cold-blooded defence. Qc6! Taking the exchange 33...Bxf6 34.exf6+ Kh7 leads to a strong initiative for White after 35.Qxe6 Qb7 36.h4 etc. 34.Qf2 Rb7 35.Rf7+ Kg8 and White has to retreat. 36.Rf3 Rb8 37.b3 Qb5 Preparing a6-a5, since 37...a5 drops the pawn to 38.Qd2 38.Bc3!? Komodo is just as resourceful. g5 Now 38...a5 doesn't work because of 39.Qa7 39.Qe3 Ra8? An obvious mistake, although it is less obvious that it is the losing one! Black is playing for the attack too stubbornly, when it should have thought about safety. Why not 39...Rf8 ? After the inevitable rook exchange, 40.Rxf8+ In this case 40.Rf6 is not as dangerous as in the game since Black has Bxf6 41.exf6 Rxf6! 42.Qe5 42.Bxf6 Qf1+ 43.Ka2 Qxf6 is just a draw. 42...Rf1+ Black is OK even after the pedestrian 42...Qf1+ 43.Kb2 Kf7 43.Kb2 Qd7 44.Qh8+ Kf7 45.Qxh6 d4 and White should better hold a perpetual. 40...Kxf8 White would have a small plus in the endgame, but it should be nothing serious. 40.Rf6! For the second time in the game, Komodo goes for a recurring sacrificial motive. This time around, Black has to accept the sacrifice. Bxf6 41.exf6 Kf7 Unfortunately for Black, 41...Qc6 42.h4 Rc8 fails to 43.Qd3! Qe8 44.hxg5 Rxc3 45.Qxc3 hxg5 46.Qe5 Kf7 47.Qxg5 Qh8 48.Qe5! and White is winning using the fact that the pawn endgame after Qxf6 49.Qxf6+ Kxf6 50.c4 is winning. 42.h4 Qb8 43.Qd3‼ Diagram
The key move! This position is very reminiscent of Carlsen-Caruana game from the Zurich chess tournament two months ago, which Carlsen won in a very nice style after sacrificing the exchange in a similar fashion. Maybe Komodo was inspired by that game? :) Stockfish was undoubtedly expecting 43.hxg5 hxg5 44.Qxg5 when Qg8 45.Qf4 a5 46.g5 a4 should give him enough counterplay. 43...Qg8 44.h5! Another quiet move with great impact. Now the point of last two moves becomes obvious - White has basically stalemated Black queen. Ra7 Black's position is already beyond saving. 44...Ke8 doesn't help. White demonstrates his winning plan 45.Be5 Qf7 46.Qg6! the queen exchange is hopeless, so White continues to pick up kingside pawns, winning easily as well. The desperado attempt 44...a5 45.Be5 a4 runs into the counterattack 46.c4! axb3 47.cxd5 and it is Black who is about to get checkmated or lose a significant amount of material. 45.Be5 Rd7 Basically resigning, but there was nothing better. If Black sits with 45...Kf8 46.Kc1 Kf7 White pulls out another ace out of his pocket 47.c4! dxc4 48.bxc4 and the c-pawn's march will decide the game. 46.Qxa6 Qf8 47.Qd3 Ke8 48.Qb5 Qf7 49.Kb2 Kf8 50.Qa6 Ke8 51.Qc6 A little game of cat-and-mouse before White converts the advantage. Kf8 52.Bd6+ Kg8 53.Qa8+ Kh7 54.Be5 Rb7 55.Qa5 Kg8 56.Qc3 Rd7 57.Qd3 White has finally achieved a winning position. There is no defence against Qg6. d4 58.Qg6+ Kf8 59.Qxh6+ Ke8 60.Qxg5 Rd5 61.Qf4 A very nice positional game by Komodo. Stockfish defended tenaciously, but it overestimated its chances in the very end and was punished swiftly.
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResECORnd
Komodo 12173133Stockfish 08041431351–0B981
Komodo 1121.053107Stockfish 15101330851–0C656.5
Houdini 96013099Stockfish 15101330920–1B3017.4
Stockfish 2504133102Houdini 331560–1A2248.1
Houdini 33167Junior 13.329031–0B557.2
Houdini 1.5a-Rybka 4.1-1–0B2319.2
Rybka 4.0-Houdini 1.5a-0–1B221.1
Houdini 1.03a-Rybka 4 Exp-61-1–0D468.3
Shredder 12-Naum 4.2-0–1A061.3
Stockfish 1.8-Houdini 1.03a-1–0D8523.1
Stockfish 1.7.1-Rybka 4-1–0D852

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