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Games from the FICS 3 0 Ch Finals
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4
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A difficult gambit to meet at 3 0 time control 3...cxb4 4.d4 d5 5.exd5 Qxd5 6.c4 bxc3 7.Nxc3 Qa5 8.d5
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8...Qxc3+?! [The refutation is 8...e6! 9.dxc6 Bb4 10.Bd2 Bxc3 11.Qc1 Bxd2+ 12.Nxd2 Ne7 13.cxb7 Bxb7 14.Rb1 Bc6 15.Be2 Rd8 16.Rb2 Qg5 17.Rg1 0-0 18.Nb3 Qe5 19.f4 Qf6 20.g3 Rc8 21.Rc2 Ba4 22.Rxc8 Rxc8 23.Qe3 Yilmaz,T-Grivas,E/Nea Makri 1990/EXT 99/0-1 (37)] 9.Bd2 Qc5 10.Rc1N [10.dxc6 Qxc6 11.Be2 Nf6 12.0-0 e6 13.Ne5 Qd5 14.Qa4+ Bd7 15.Nxd7 Nxd7 16.Rfd1 a6 17.Bf3 Qb5 18.Qxb5 axb5 19.Bxb7 Rb8 20.Bc6 Rb6 21.Rac1 Rxc6 22.Rxc6 Ne5 23.Rc8+ Kd7 24.Rxf8 Rxf8 Voigt,M-Aginskyy,N/Hamburg 1997/EXT 98/1-0 (38)] 10...Qd6 11.dxc6 bxc6 12.Bc4 e6 13.0-0 Nf6 14.Qa4 Be7
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15.Rfd1? [15.Bf4! Qd8 16.Ne5 with attack] 15...Nd5? [15...0-0! 16.Bg5 A) 16...Qb4 17.Qxc6 (17.Qc2³) 17...Bb7µ; B) 16...Qc7? 17.Bd3 Bb7 18.Qh4 h6 19.Bxh6‚] 16.Bxd5 exd5 [16...Qxd5 17.Qc2! (17.Qxc6+ Qxc6 18.Rxc6 Bb7) 17...0-0 (17...Bd7 18.Bb4ƒ) 18.Bg5±] 17.Rxc6 Bd7 18.Rxd6 Bxa4 19.Re1 Rd8 20.Ra6 Bb5 [20...Bd7 21.Rxa7 Be6 22.Nd4; 20...Bc2 21.Nd4] 21.Rxa7 Rd7 22.Ra8+ Rd8 23.Ra5+- Bc4 24.Ne5+-
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it's all over [24.Bb4+-] 24...0-0 25.Nc6+- Ra8 26.Nxe7+ Kh8 27.Rxa8 Rxa8 28.Ra1 Rxa2 29.Rxa2 Bxa2 30.Bc3 h6 31.f3 Kh7 32.Kf2 f6 33.Ke3 Bc4 34.f4 h5 35.h4 Kh6 36.Kd4 g5 37.fxg5+ fxg5 38.Bd2 Kg7 39.Bxg5 Bf1 40.g3 Kf7 41.Nxd5 Be2 42.Ke5 Bg4 43.Nf4 Bd1 44.Bd8 Bg4 45.Bb6 Bd1 46.Kf5 Bg4+ 47.Kg5 Bd1 48.Nxh5 Kg8 49.Nf6+ Kh8 50.h5 Bc2 51.Nd5 Bb1 52.g4 Kh7 53.Bd4 Bc2 54.Nf6+ Kh8 55.Nd7+ Kh7 56.h6! Bb1 57.Nf6+ Kh8 58.Nh5+ Kh7 59.Nf4 Bc2 60.Bg7 Kg8 61.Kf6! Kh7 62.g5! Bd3 63.g6+ Bxg6 64.Nxg6 Kg8 65.Ne7+ Kh7 66.Nd5+- Kg8 1-0
What impresses me about the eventual champion Alexeyl was his ability to pursue minute advantages even at such fast time controls. I reckon his wins over Thobjo and TeemuTH as more impressive than his wins over the other finalists as they show his patient but undeniable technique.
1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.d4 c6 5.Nc3 Bd6 6.Bd3 Ne7 7.0-0 Bf5 8.Bxf5 [8.Re1 Bxd3 ½-½ Demir,G-Meyer,P/Budapest 1994/EXT 97 (8)] 8...Nxf5 9.Re1+ Ne7 10.Ne5N [10.Bg5 0-0 11.Qe2 Re8 12.Qe3 Nd7 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Qxe7 Rxe7 15.Rxe7 Bxe7 16.Re1 Re8 17.Na4 Kf8 18.Kf1 Bf6 19.Rxe8+ Kxe8 20.h4 h5 21.g3 b6 22.b3 g6 23.c4 0-1 Hochfellner,M-Schoen,S/Bad Wiessee 1997/CBM 61 ext (23)] 10...0-0 11.f4?!
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the weakness of e4 is sufficient for alexeyl to latch onto 11...f6 12.Nf3 Re8 13.Bd2 Qd7 14.Qe2 Na6 15.Qe6+ Qxe6 16.Rxe6 Rad8 17.Rae1 Nc7 18.R6e2 Kf7 19.g3 Nf5 20.Kf2 Rxe2+ 21.Rxe2 Bb4 22.a3?!
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exactly what Black wanted. [22.Nb1³] 22...Bxc3 23.Bxc3 Nd6 24.Nd2 f5
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positionally won...White's Bishop is useless in these closed positions and a protected passed e-pawn soon emerges 25.Bb4 Ne4+ 26.Nxe4 fxe4
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another good Knight vs bad Bishop endgame 27.Ke3 g6 28.g4 Ke6 29.h3 b6 30.Be1 Rf8 31.Bh4 Nb5 32.a4 Nd6 33.b3 c5-+
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34.dxc5 bxc5 35.c3 Rb8 36.Bg3 Rxb3 37.Rc2 d4+ 38.Kf2 Kd5 39.cxd4 cxd4 40.Rc7 Rb2+ 41.Ke1 e3 42.f5 Ne4 43.Rd7+ Kc4 44.Be5 Rb1+ 45.Ke2 Nc3+ 46.Kf3 Rf1+ 47.Kg2 Rf2+ 48.Kg3 Ne2+ 49.Kh4 gxf5 50.gxf5 Rxf5 51.Bxd4 Nxd4 52.Rxa7 e2 53.Re7 Rf1 54.Rxe2 Nxe2 55.a5 Ra1 56.Kh5 Rxa5+ 57.Kh6 Nf4 58.h4 Rh5+ 59.Kg7 Rxh4 60.Kf6 Nd5+ 61.Kg5 Rh1 62.Kg4 h5+ 63.Kg3 Kd4 64.Kg2 Ra1! 65.Kg3 Ke3 66.Kh4 Rh1+ 67.Kg3 h4+ 68.Kg2 Rc1 69.Kh3 Rc4 70.Kg2 Nf4+ 71.Kh2 Rc2+ 72.Kh1 Kf3 73.Kg1 h3 74.Kh1 Kg3 75.Kg1 Rc1# 0-1
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 b6
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a lesser played variation used specialised by German GM Gerald Hertneckž Black's general plan is to trade his problem French light squared bishop 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bd3 c5 7.c3 Ba6
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Task accomplished... 8.Bxa6 Nxa6 9.0-0 [9.c4 dxc4 10.Nxc4 b5 11.Bg5 Qb8 12.Ne3 cxd4 13.Qxd4 h6 14.Bf4 Qb7 15.0-0 Bc5 16.Qd2 0-0 17.Bxh6 Rfd8 18.Bg5 Rdc8 19.Ng4 Nf8 20.Qe2 Nh7 21.Bf4 Be7 22.Rac1 Nb4 23.a3 Nd5 24.Qe4 Rc4 25.Rxc4 bxc4 26.Bc1 Rc8 27.Ne3 c3 28.b4 Qd7 29.Nxd5 exd5 30.Qd3 Nf8 31.Rd1 Qa4 32.Nd4 Ne6 33.Nf5 Bf8 34.h4 a5 35.Qxd5 axb4 36.axb4 Qxb4 37.g3 Qg4 38.Nd6 Rb8 39.Kg2 c2 40.Re1 Rb1 41.Qf3 Qg6 42.h5 1-0 Lyrberg,P-Kruppa,Y/Minsk 1996/CBM 54 (42)] 9...Be7 10.Re1 0-0 11.Nf1 Qc7N [11...b5 12.Ng3 Nb6 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.Nd4 Qd7 15.Qe2 a6 16.Nh5 Kh8 17.Qg4 Rg8 18.Re3 Nc4 19.Re2 Nd3 20.Qg3 Nxc1 21.Rxc1 Rac8 22.Qf4 Bc5 23.Nf3 Rcf8 24.b3 Nb6 25.Ng5 Qe8 26.Nxh7 Kxh7 27.Qh4 Qd8 28.Nf6+ 1-0 Tepper,F-Travenec,I/Bratislava 1994/EXT 99 (28)] 12.Be3 Qc6 13.Ng3 Rac8 14.Rc1 Qb5 15.Qe2?! Qxe2 16.Nxe2 h6 17.h3 Rc6 18.Nh2 Rfc8 19.f4 f5³
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20.g4?! The blocked position favours Black. [20.exf6=] 20...g6 21.gxf5 gxf5 22.Kg2 Kf7 23.Kf3 Rg8 24.Rg1 Rcc8 25.Ng3 Rg6 26.Ne2 Rxg1 27.Rxg1 cxd4 28.Nxd4 Nac5 29.Nf1 Ne4µ
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30.Nd2 a6 31.Nxe4 dxe4+ 32.Ke2 Bc5 [32...Nc5 xd3] 33.a3 Bxd4 34.Bxd4 b5
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Heading for a good Knight vs bad Bishop ending 35.Ke3 Rg8 36.Rxg8 Kxg8 37.Ba7 Kf7 38.b3 Ke8 39.c4?!
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[39.Kd4 Kd8 40.c4 bxc4 41.Kxc4 Nf8³] 39...bxc4 40.bxc4 Kd8 41.Bd4 Kc7
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42.a4?? now Black liquidates into a won King and Pawns ending 42...Nb6-+ 43.Bxb6+ Kxb6 44.Kd4 a5 45.c5+ Kc6 46.Kc4 h5 47.Kd4 h4 48.Kc4 e3 49.Kd3 Kxc5 50.Kxe3 Kc4 51.Kd2 Kd4 52.Kc2 Ke4 53.Kb3 Kxf4 54.Kc4 Kg3 55.Kb5 f4 56.Kxa5 f3 57.Kb6 f2 58.a5 f1Q 59.a6 Qf3 60.Ka7 Kxh3 61.Kb8 Qb3+ 62.Ka8 Qd5+ 63.Kb8 Qxe5+ 64.Ka8 Qc7 65.a7 Qc8# 0-1
