THE WEEK IN CHESS 36 11/06/95 Mark Crowther
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1) Introduction
2) PCA Classic Lord Novgorod The Great 95
3) Novgorod Open Tournament
4) Sigeman Wernbro & Co Grandmaster Tournament by Piotr Nestorow
5) ARNOLD CUP '95 by Bjarke Kristensen
6) THE SKEI MASTERS GM & IM TOURNAMENT AT GAUSDAL, NORWAY by Bjarke Kristensen.
7) The 6th International ASA Tournament - Tel-Aviv by Shay Bushinsky
8) Israel's Grand Prix by Shay Bushinsky
9) Category 10 in Copenhagen by Lars Zwisler
10) Netherlands National Championships
11) TWIC PLAYER PROFILE No 5 HOWARD STAUNTON by Bosko Grove
12) STUDIES by Wlodek Proskurowski
13) GAMES SECTION
PCA Classic Lord Novgorod The Great 95 10 games
PCA Classic Lord Novgorod The Great 95 Open Section 7 games
Sigeman Wernbro & Co Grandmaster Tournament. 44 games
Netherlands National Championships 9 games
Gausdal (NOR), 1995. GM Group 41 games
Gausdal (NOR), 1995. IM Group 45 games
Copenhagen International Tournament 33 games
Arnold Cup 1995 100+games
1) Introduction
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My thanks to Andrei Leshkin, Kevin O'Connell, Bosko Grove,
Wlodek Proskurowski, Lars Zwisler, Piotr Nestorow, Bjarke Kristensen,
and Shay Bushinsky for their help in preparing this issue.
A wide range of events this week, not much time for any comment!
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
2) PCA Classic Lord Novgorod The Great 95
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This event ended in a four way tie as Kasparov continued to draw
out the tournament after a magnificent start. In the last round
two of his closest pursuers "blew up" when Ivanchuk wrecked a
nice position and Kramnik sacced a piece which Ehlvest calmly
accepted and consolidated his position.
Timerate: 40 in 2 hours; 20 in 1 hour; 30 minutes to finish.
Prizefund: $122,500 Distributed as follows:
1st - $30.000 6th - $9.000
2nd - $20.000 7th - $8.000
3rd - $15.000 8th - $7.000
4th - $12.000 9th - $6.000
5th - $10.000 10th - $5.000
The Last PCA Classic of the year is the "Credit Swiss Masters",
Zurich, 21.10.95 - 2.11.95. Of course New York this next week
will see the next leg of the INTEL Speed Chess Grand Prix.
Round 8 (1995.06.04)
Ehlvest, Jaan - Vaganian, Rafael A 1-0 38 C00 French
Short, Nigel - Kasparov, Gary 1/2 18 B97 Sicilian; Najdorf
Topalov, Veselin - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 36 B65 Sicilian
Timman, Jan - Yusupov, Artur 1/2 35 C18 French; Winawer
Gulko, Boris - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 18 B36 Sicilian
Round 9 (1995.06.05)
Kasparov, Gary - Timman, Jan 1/2 33 E35 Nimzo indian
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Topalov, Veselin 0-1 60 A61 Modern Benoni
Kramnik, Vladimir - Ehlvest, Jaan 0-1 30 D23 QGD; Exchange
Yusupov, Artur - Gulko, Boris 1/2 40 E53 Nimzo indian
Vaganian, Rafael A - Short, Nigel 1/2 54 D06 Queen's pawn
Novgorod (RUS), 1995. cat. XVII (2665)
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1 Kasparov, Gary g RUS 2805 * = = = 1 = = 1 1 1 6.5 2815
2 Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2615 = * = = = 1 = = = 1 5.5 2750
3 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2700 = = * 1 0 = = = 1 1 5.5 2741
4 Short, Nigel g ENG 2655 = = 0 * = 1 = 1 1 = 5.5 2746
5 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2630 0 = 1 = * = = = 1 1 5.5 2748
6 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2715 = 0 = 0 = * 1 1 = 1 5.0 2702
7 Timman, Jan g NED 2635 = = = = = 0 * = = = 4.0 2625
8 Gulko, Boris g USA 2595 0 = = 0 = 0 = * = = 3.0 2547
9 Yusupov, Artur g GER 2660 0 = 0 0 0 = = = * = 2.5 2499
10 Vaganian, Rafael A g ARM 2640 0 0 0 = 0 0 = = = * 2.0 2447
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3) Novgorod Open Tournament
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My thanks to Andrei Leshkin for the games from round 6 missing from
his www site (http://www.infonet.ee). (this is also the source for
the main tournament games too. Bologan won the event and will play
in the main Novogorod event next year. I have placed his games in
the GAMES SECTION. More will follow later. Needless to say, if anyone
has the full results .....
Prizes:
Win bonus $15000
1 place - $3000, 2 place - $2500, 3 place - $2000,
4 place - $1500, 5 place - $1200, 6 place - $1000,
7 place - $800, 8 place - $700, 9 place - $600,
10 place - $500, 11 place - $400, 12 place - $300
13 place - $200, 14 and 15 place - $150.
Unfortunately full results were not available, my thanks to
Kevin O'Connell for helping me out with analysing the results
I got from the games. There were some transmission problems
to the infonet site so some of the names were corrupted slightly.
The final results were available in the following form.
Open tournament.
(27.05 - 3.06.95)
Name Rating Place
1.V.Bologan Mold GM 2540 1
2.A.Vyvmanavin RUS GM 2605 2
3.S.Dvoiris RUS GM 2550 3
4.P.Svidler RUS GM 2585 4
5.V.Malanjuk UKR GM 2615 5
6.A.Nenashev UZB GM 2605 6
7.O.Korneev RUS FM 2540 7
8.S.Iskusnyh RUS FM 2425 8
9.M.Makarov RUS GM 2520 9
10.S.Smagin RUS GM 2540 10
11.G.Serper UZB GM 2585 11
12.J.Razuvaev RUS GM 2580 12
13.S.Volkov RUS FM 2380 13
14.V.Emelin RUS GM 2515 14
15.R.Sherbakov RUS GM 2520 15
16.K.Aseev RUS GM 2530 16
17.V.Burmakin RUS GM 2555 17
18.S.Rublevskii RUS GM 2585 18
19.J.Balashov RUS GM 2505 19
20.E.Sveshnikov RUS GM 2560 20
21.A.Vaulin RUS GM 2510 21
and others ...........
In analysing the results of the games Kevin and I came up with
the following table. (obviously below 21st place it was hard
to come up with meaningful analysis, I only hope I haven't
gone too far already.
Galliamova-Ivanchuk, Alisa (IM) UKR 2475 g
Novgorod Open (RUS), 1995.
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1 Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2540 +56 +55 - 8 +10 =28 + 6 +31 +17 = 3 7.0 /9 2756
2 Dvoirys, Semen I g RUS 2550 =59 =33 + 4 +43 + 5 =17 =15 + 8 = 7 6.5 /9 2657
3 Vyzmanavin, Alexey g RUS 2605 +61 =12 +11 =22 =68 +76 = 8 +15 = 1 6.5 /9 2698
4 Iskusnyh, S RUS 2425 -11 +67 - 2 =62 +61 +45 +41 =13 +28 6.0 /9 2643
5 Korneev, Oleg m RUS 2540 =37 +50 =27 +57 - 2 +16 =12 +33 = 8 6.0 /9 2586
6 Malaniuk, Vladimir P g UKR 2615 +70 =16 +21 - 8 +45 - 1 +34 = 9 +31 6.0 /9 2651
7 Nenashev, Alexander g UZB 2605 +35 =38 -12 +19 =41 +40 = 9 +29 = 2 6.0 /9 2619
8 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2585 +39 +20 + 1 + 6 =17 =15 = 3 - 2 = 5 6.0 /9 2657
9 Aseev, Konstantin N g RUS 2530 -46 +56 =47 +30 +20 =28 = 7 = 6 =13 5.5 /9 2533
10 Balashov, Yuri S g RUS 2505 =51 +58 =31 - 1 +52 =14 +43 =18 =17 5.5 /9 2536
11 Burmakin, Vladimir g RUS 2555 + 4 +43 - 3 =20 -65 =27 +30 =32 +33 5.5 /9 2571
12 Makarov, Marat g RUS 2520 +48 = 3 + 7 =28 =24 =18 = 5 =31 =14 5.5 /9 2623
13 Razuvaev, Yuri S g RUS 2580 =33 =59 +39 =16 =21 =23 +25 = 4 = 9 5.5 /9 2543
14 Rublevsky, Sergei g RUS 2585 -25 +60 =30 +34 =16 =10 =32 +55 =12 5.5 /9 2520
15 Serper, Grigory g UZB 2585 =30 +46 +38 =25 +22 = 8 = 2 - 3 =21 5.5 /9 2594
16 Sherbakov, Ruslan g RUS 2520 +62 = 6 =24 =13 =14 - 5 +52 +40 =18 5.5 /9 2557
17 Smagin, Sergey g RUS 2540 =58 +32 +34 +52 = 8 = 2 =28 - 1 =10 5.5 /9 2566
18 Sveshnikov, Evgeny g RUS 2560 =36 =30 +46 =55 +27 =12 =33 =10 =16 5.5 /9 2547
19 Vaulin, Alexander g RUS 2510 +71 =24 -28 - 7 +58 =35 =37 +46 +32 5.5 /9 2509
20 Volkov, Sergey RUS 2380 +29 - 8 +61 =11 - 9 +26 -21 +34 +45 5.5 /9 2605
21 Yemelin, Vasily g RUS 2515 =42 +37 - 6 +47 =13 =24 +20 =28 =15 5.5 /9 2606
22 Brodsky, Michael m UKR 2535 =32 +51 +40 = 3 -15 -33 +54 =24 =27 5.0 /9 2435
23 Danielian, Oganes m ARM 2455 -28 +62 -57 +37 +49 =13 -29 +41 =24 5.0 /9 2445
24 Dolmatov, Sergey g RUS 2605 +44 =19 =16 =29 =12 =21 =40 =22 =23 5.0 /9 2549
25 Filippov, Valerij RUS 2455 +14 =41 +45 =15 =40 -31 -13 +35 =29 5.0 /9 2586
26 Ionov, Sergey m RUS 2525 -43 =49 +42 -40 =30 -20 +57 +58 +39 5.0 /9 2407
27 Lugovoi, Aleksei m RUS 2485 +53 =45 = 5 =31 -18 =11 =35 +43 =22 5.0 /9 2505
28 Novikov, Igor A g UKR 2590 +23 =34 +19 =12 = 1 = 9 =17 =21 - 4 5.0 /9 2545
29 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly g RUS 2530 -20 +48 +33 =24 -32 +44 +23 - 7 =25 5.0 /9 2472
30 Volzhin, Alexander m RUS 2425 =15 =18 =14 - 9 =26 +57 -11 +56 +55 5.0 /9 2513
31 Yakovich, Yuri g RUS 2555 =50 +36 =10 =27 +55 +25 - 1 =12 - 6 5.0 /9 2540
32 Gavrilov, Alexei m RUS 2390 =22 -17 . +38 +29 +75 =14 =11 -19 4.5 /8 2547
33 Iordachescu, Viorel m MDA 2425 =13 = 2 -29 +48 +57 +22 =18 - 5 -11 4.5 /9 2469
34 Levin, Felix m UKR 2490 +67 =28 -17 -14 +47 +46 - 6 -20 +49 4.5 /9 2388
35 Sepp, Olav m EST 2460 - 7 =53 -43 +51 +42 =19 =27 -25 +52 4.5 /9 2390
36 Zakharevich, I RUS 2425 =18 -31 =49 +53 -43 -54 +47 =52 +58 4.5 /9 2414
37 Dokuchaev, A RUS 2395 = 5 -21 . -23 +70 +39 =19 =45 =41 4.0 /8 2497
38 Sokolov, Andrei g RUS 2575 +49 = 7 -15 -32 =50 =59 . +54 =40 4.0 /8 2334
39 Dmitriev, Igor m RUS 2435 - 8 +71 -13 -46 +48 -37 +62 +49 -26 4.0 /9
40 Galliamova-Ivanchuk,Alisa m UKR 2475 =60 +42 -22 +26 =25 - 7 =24 -16 =38 4.0 /9 2443
41 Ibragimov, Ildar g RUS 2520 +57 =25 -52 +58 = 7 =43 - 4 -23 =37 4.0 /9 2358
42 Makoveckii,B ---- =21 -40 -26 +73 -35 -47 +71 =57 +56 4.0 /9 2178
43 Managadze, Nikoloz GEO 2305 +26 -11 +35 - 2 +36 =41 -10 -27 =46 4.0 /9 2447
44 Skomorokhin, Roman m RUS 2465 -24 -57 +71 +56 =46 -29 -49 =53 +54 4.0 /9 2120
45 Tunik, Gennady m RUS 2530 +47 =27 -25 +50 - 6 - 4 +59 =37 -20 4.0 /9 2393
46 Yasinsky, V RUS 2385 + 9 -15 -18 +39 =44 -34 +50 -19 =43 4.0 /9 2434
47 Duchov, A RUS 2340 -45 . = 9 -21 -34 +42 -36 +50 +53 3.5 /8 2292
48 Iljinskii,V ---- -12 -29 +67 -33 -39 -58 +60 =63 +77 3.5 /9
49 Levada,I ---- -38 =26 =36 +60 -23 =50 +44 -39 -34 3.5 /9 2332
50 Svirin, O RUS 2420 =31 - 5 +51 -45 =38 =49 -46 -47 +60 3.5 /9 2302
51 Tihonov, Jurij f BLR 2300 =10 -22 -50 -35 +60 =70 -56 +62 =57 3.5 /9 2247
52 Borisenko, A RUS 2420 . +72 +41 -17 -10 =55 -16 =36 -35 3.0 /8 2339
53 Hatov,A ---- -27 =35 . -36 +56 +61 -55 =44 -47 3.0 /8 2292
54 Mudrov, S URS ---- . -61 -56 +67 +74 +36 -22 -38 -44 3.0 /8 2253
55 Tregubov, Pavel g RUS 2515 . - 1 +59 =18 -31 =52 +53 -14 -30 3.0 /8 2342
56 Gorbatov,Alexej ---- - 1 - 9 +54 -44 -53 +62 +51 -30 -42 3.0 /9 2212
57 Pavlov, Aleksandr RUS 2250 -41 +44 +23 - 5 -33 -30 -26 =42 =51 3.0 /9 2315
58 Zaharov, Aleksandr E RUS 2305 =17 -10 +60 -41 -19 +48 =69 -26 -36 3.0 /9 2103
59 Galkin, A RUS 2415 = 2 =13 -55 -61 +62 =38 -45 . . 2.5 /7 2342
60 Shovunov,B ---- =40 -14 -58 -49 -51 +67 -48 +71 -50 2.5 /9
61 Vlassov, Nikolai m RUS 2465 - 3 +54 -20 +59 - 4 -53 . . . 2.0 /6 2263
62 Iljinskii,V ---- -16 -23 +70 = 4 -59 -56 -39 -51 =67 2.0 /9 2202
63 NN71 ---- . . . . . . +67 =48 . 1.5 /2
64 NN ---- . . . +71 . . . . . 1.0 /1
65 NN55 ---- . . . . +11 . . . . 1.0 /1
66 NN61 ---- . . . . . +71 . . . 1.0 /1
67 Hapilin,V ---- -34 - 4 -48 -54 =71 -60 -63 . =62 1.0 /8
68 NN5 ---- . . . . = 3 . . . . 0.5 /1 2605
69 NN6 ---- . . . . . . =58 . . 0.5 /1 2305
70 Efremov, Roman UKR 2475 - 6 . -62 . -37 =51 . . . 0.5 /4 2163
71 Gavrillov,Alexei ---- -19 -39 -44 -64 =67 -66 -42 -60 . 0.5 /8
72 Havanov,J ---- . -52 . . . . . . . 0.0 /1
73 NN41 ---- . . . -42 . . . . . 0.0 /1
74 NN51 ---- . . . . -54 . . . . 0.0 /1
75 NN62 ---- . . . . . -32 . . . 0.0 /1
76 NN66 ---- . . . . . - 3 . . . 0.0 /1
77 NN8 ---- . . . . . . . . -48 0.0 /1
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Notes:
Brodsky-Serper : 0-1 was a correction from the original file.
In round 2 Serper probably beat Yasinsky.
In round 4 Definitely Serper-Filippov 1/2-1/2 (Serper's name was corrupted in the original)
In round 5 Filippov probably drew with Galliamova. (I've used this suggestion of Kevin's)
I rather arbitrarily seperated the two Iljinskii and two Gavrilov,Alexei sets of
games.
I've left in the TPR's but in many cases they don't mean that much.
NN are players names I couldn't read.
Efremov and Havanov probably didn't complete the event. There would have been
some bye;s floating about.
4) Sigeman Wernbro & Co Grandmaster Tournament by Piotr Nestorow
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My thanks to Piotr Nestorow for the games and results. The
winner was Ivan Sokolov and Johan Hellsten scored his
final IM norm in this event. We are missing just one
game Brynell, Stellan - Djurhuus, Rune 1-0 from the last
round.
Round 3 (1995.06.01)
Andersson, Ulf - Brynell, Stellan 1/2 20
Sadler, Matthew - Hellsten, Johan 0-1 35
Hector, Jonny - Hjartarson, Johann 0-1 40
Djurhuus, Rune - Krasenkov, Mikhail 0-1 76
Vescovi, Giovanni - Sokolov, Ivan 0-1 11
Round 4 (1995.06.02)
Sokolov, Ivan - Andersson, Ulf 0-1 44
Krasenkov, Mikhail - Hellsten, Johan 1-0 31
Hjartarson, Johann - Vescovi, Giovanni 1-0 43
Djurhuus, Rune - Hector, Jonny 0-1 61
Brynell, Stellan - Sadler, Matthew 1/2 39
Round 5 (1995.06.03)
Andersson, Ulf - Hjartarson, Johann 1/2 60
Sadler, Matthew - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 40
Hellsten, Johan - Brynell, Stellan 1-0 37
Hector, Jonny - Krasenkov, Mikhail 0-1 53
Vescovi, Giovanni - Djurhuus, Rune 0-1 44
Round 6 (1995.06.04)
Sokolov, Ivan - Hellsten, Johan 1-0 24
Krasenkov, Mikhail - Brynell, Stellan 1-0 42
Hjartarson, Johann - Sadler, Matthew 0-1 58
Hector, Jonny - Vescovi, Giovanni 1/2 57
Djurhuus, Rune - Andersson, Ulf 1/2 72
Round 7 (1995.06.05)
Andersson, Ulf - Hector, Jonny 1/2 17
Sadler, Matthew - Djurhuus, Rune 1-0 33
Hellsten, Johan - Hjartarson, Johann 1/2 44
Brynell, Stellan - Sokolov, Ivan 0-1 57
Vescovi, Giovanni - Krasenkov, Mikhail 1/2 50
Round 8 (1995.06.06)
Krasenkov, Mikhail - Sokolov, Ivan 0-1 45
Hjartarson, Johann - Brynell, Stellan 1-0 61
Hector, Jonny - Sadler, Matthew 0-1 41
Djurhuus, Rune - Hellsten, Johan 1-0 45
Vescovi, Giovanni - Andersson, Ulf 0-1 63
Round 9 (1995.06.07)
Sokolov, Ivan - Hjartarson, Johann 1-0 38
Andersson, Ulf - Krasenkov, Mikhail 1/2 12
Sadler, Matthew - Vescovi, Giovanni 1-0 42
Hellsten, Johan - Hector, Jonny 1-0 40
Brynell, Stellan - Djurhuus, Rune 1-0
Malmo (SWE), 1995. cat. XII (2537)
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1 Sokolov, Ivan g BIH 2645 * 0 1 0 1 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2691
2 Andersson, Ulf g SWE 2630 1 * = 1 = = = = = 1 6.0 2651
3 Krasenkov, Mikhail g RUS 2575 0 = * = = 1 1 1 1 = 6.0 2657
4 Sadler, Matthew g ENG 2575 1 0 = * 1 0 1 1 = 1 6.0 2657
5 Hjartarson, Johann g ISL 2590 0 = = 0 * = 1 = 1 1 5.0 2574
6 Hellsten, Johan SWE 2420 0 = 0 1 = * 1 0 1 = 4.5 2550
7 Hector, Jonny g SWE 2540 = = 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 = 3.5 2456
8 Djurhuus, Rune m NOR 2495 0 = 0 0 = 1 0 * 0 1 3.0 2416
9 Brynell, Stellan m SWE 2435 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 1 * = 2.5 2382
10 Vescovi, Giovanni m BRA 2465 0 0 = 0 0 = = 0 = * 2.0 2325
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5) ARNOLD CUP '95 by Bjarke Kristensen
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The Arnold Cup at the Norwegian chess Mecca "Gausdal Hoyfjellshotel" held at the
end of April was mostly dominated by the 25-year old English IM Michael Hennigan,
who had an excellent shot at the GM-norm, but missed it in the very last round
when he failed to win a clearly better position versus IM Kristensen.
FINAL STANDINGS:
6.5 IM Michael Hennigan. .(ENG) 2410
GM Igors Rausis. . . .(LAT) 2495
6 GM Heikki Westerinen .(FIN) 2405
5.5 IM Bjarke Kristensen .(DEN) 2455
IM Alex. Cherniaev . .(RUS) 2450
GM Matthew Sadler . .(ENG) 2575
IM Einar Gausel . . .(NOR) 2490
Frode Elsness . . . .(NOR) 2250
FM Stephen Giddins . .(ENG) 2290
5 Jens Kjeldsen . . . .(DEN) 2410
Per Ove Egeli . . . .(NOR) 2000
IM Ivar Bern . . . . .(NOR) 2360
4.5 IM Janis Klovans . . .(LAT) 2500
IM Mikhail Ivanov . .(RUS) 2450
WGM Jana Bellin . . .(ENG) 2210
Bjarte L. Salvesen . .(NOR) 2170
FM Tapani Sammalvuo .(FIN) 2390
Patrick Rundqvist . .(SWE) 2000
4 IM Eugenio Campos . .(ANG) 2200
IM Thomans Engqvist .(SWE) 2415
Knut Storland . . . .(NOR) 2215
Per Johansson . . . .(SWE) 2185
Staffan Zetterberg . .(SWE) 2170
Oystein Hole . . . . .(NOR) 2000
3.5 Hans Olav Lahlum . . .(NOR) 2220
Per Wikstrom . . . . .(SWE) 2080
IM Adereto Pedro . . .(ANG) 2200
3 Goran Fant . . . . . .(SWE) 2080
2 Paul Aniek . . . . . .(IND) 2000
1.5 Janne Kejo . . . . . .(NOR) 2125
(Here is an alternate incomplete crosstable for the event.)
ARNOLD CUP GAUSDAL (NOR), 1995.
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1 Hennigan, Michael m ENG 2410 +12 + 3 - 4 + 8 + 7 + 6 = 2 =10 = 5 6.5 /9 2600
2 Rausis, Igors g LAT 2495 + 9 +20 =10 =11 = 4 + 5 = 1 + 6 = 3 6.5 /9 2619
3 Westerinen, Heikki M J g FIN 2405 = 5 - 1 +13 =19 +26 + 4 = 6 +22 = 2 6.0 /9 2455
4 Gausel, Einar m NOR 2490 =14 +22 + 1 = 5 = 2 - 3 +15 =12 = 6 5.5 /9 2502
5 Kristensen, Bjarke m DEN 2455 = 3 =16 +17 = 4 +10 - 2 + 8 = 7 = 1 5.5 /9 2495
6 Sadler, Matthew g ENG 2575 =17 + 7 +23 +10 +11 - 1 = 3 - 2 = 4 5.5 /9 2416
7 Elsness, Frode NOR 2250 +19 - 6 +21 +16 - 1 . +18 = 5 =10 5.0 /8 2432
8 Giddins, Stephen f ENG 2290 -10 +27 +24 - 1 +19 . - 5 +18 +14 5.0 /8 2408
9 Kjeldsen, Jens DEN 2410 - 2 -24 +27 +21 +18 =22 -10 +28 =15 5.0 /9 2412
10 Cherniaev, Alexander m RUS 2450 + 8 +21 = 2 - 6 - 5 . + 9 = 1 = 7 4.5 /8 2424
11 Egeli,P ---- . =18 +28 = 2 - 6 . =12 +26 =22 4.0 /7 2411
12 Klovans, Janis m LAT 2500 - 1 +15 . -22 =28 +21 =11 = 4 =17 4.0 /8 2325
13 Rundqvist,P ---- =16 =30 - 3 +29 . =27 =20 -14 +28 4.0 /8 2199
14 Sammalvuo, Tapani f FIN 2390 = 4 =17 -16 +25 . =28 =19 +13 - 8 4.0 /8 2277
15 Bern, Ivar m NOR 2360 =18 -12 . =28 . +20 - 4 +19 = 9 3.5 /7 2350
16 Campos, Eugenio m ANG 2200 =13 = 5 +14 - 7 . -18 =26 =20 . 3.0 /7 2249
17 Engqvist, Thomas m SWE 2415 = 6 =14 - 5 =24 . -19 +25 . =12 3.0 /7 2304
18 Ivanov, Mikhail M g RUS 2450 =15 =11 . +20 - 9 +16 - 7 - 8 . 3.0 /7 2156
19 Salvesen, Bjarte Leer NOR 2170 - 7 . +29 = 3 - 8 +17 =14 -15 . 3.0 /7 2226
20 Storland, Knut H NOR 2215 +25 - 2 +26 -18 . -15 =13 =16 . 3.0 /7 2221
21 Zetterberg, Staffan SWE 2170 +29 -10 - 7 - 9 +25 -12 +30 . . 3.0 /7 2177
22 Bellin, Jana g ENG 2210 =26 - 4 . +12 . = 9 . - 3 =11 2.5 /6 2305
23 Hole,O ---- +24 . - 6 -26 . +29 =27 -25 . 2.5 /6 1908
24 Pedro, Aderato ANG 2200 -23 + 9 - 8 =17 . =26 =29 . . 2.5 /6 2298
25 Fant, Goran SWE 2080 -20 =29 . -14 -21 +30 -17 +23 . 2.5 /7 2023
26 Wikstrom, Per SWE 2080 =22 . -20 +23 - 3 =24 =16 -11 . 2.5 /7 2003
27 Johansson, Per SWE 2185 . - 8 - 9 +30 . =13 =23 . . 2.0 /5 2150
28 Lahlum, Hans Olav NOR 2220 . . -11 =15 =12 =14 . - 9 -13 1.5 /6 2328
29 Aniek, P ---- -21 =25 -19 -13 . -23 =24 . . 1.0 /6 1867
30 Kejo, Janne NOR 2125 . =13 . -27 . -25 -21 . . 0.5 /4
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6) THE SKEI MASTERS GM & IM TOURNAMENT AT GAUSDAL, NORWAY by Bjarke Kristensen.
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The Open tournament at Gausdal Hoyfjellshotel was immediately followed by two
closed ones - a GM- and an IM-group. Both events ended in the first
third of May with good results for, most of all, norwegian players, as the chessjournalist-turned-player IM Jonathan Tisdall finally reached ELO 2500
and so was awarded the GM-title. The winner of the GM-group was Swedish
IM Stellan Brynell who made his first GM-norm. And in the IM-group Erik Fossan
scored his final IM norm.Campos and Pedro are both African Junior Champions and
IMs with an ELO of 2200.
Gausdal (NOR), 1995. GM Group cat. VII (2413)
Round 1 (1995.05.05)
Rausis, Igors - Tisdall, Jonathan D 1/2 46 C68 Ruy Lopez; Exchange
Gausel, Einar - Myrvold, Torben 1-0 32 A10 English; 1.c4
Westerinen, Heikki M J - Kristensen, Bjarke 1/2 23 C30 Kings gambit
Bern, Ivar - Brynell, Stellan 0-1 34 A34 English; 1.c4 c5
Glenne, Bjorn Erik - Ivanov, Mikhail M 0-1 33 E78 Kings indian
Round 2 (1995.05.06)
Tisdall, Jonathan D - Westerinen, Heikki M J 1/2 27 D20 QGD; Exchange
Ivanov, Mikhail M - Brynell, Stellan 0-1 42 E01 Nimzo indian
Kristensen, Bjarke - Bern, Ivar 1/2 20 B06 Modern defence
Glenne, Bjorn Erik - Gausel, Einar 0-1 33 E11 Bogo indian
Myrvold, Torben - Rausis, Igors 0-1 23 B27 Sicilian; Closed
Round 3 (1995.05.07)
Brynell, Stellan - Kristensen, Bjarke 1/2 46 A86 Dutch defence
Rausis, Igors - Glenne, Bjorn Erik 1-0 47 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Gausel, Einar - Ivanov, Mikhail M 1/2 50 A40 Queen's pawn
Westerinen, Heikki M J - Myrvold, Torben 1/2 11 B37 Sicilian
Bern, Ivar - Tisdall, Jonathan D 1/2 39 A24 English; 1.c4 e5
Round 4 (1995.05.08)
Gausel, Einar - Rausis, Igors 0-1 37 D11 Slav defence
Tisdall, Jonathan D - Brynell, Stellan 1/2 37 E44 Nimzo indian
Ivanov, Mikhail M - Kristensen, Bjarke 1/2 44 D11 Slav defence
Glenne, Bjorn Erik - Westerinen, Heikki M J 0-1 30 A81 Dutch defence
Myrvold, Torben - Bern, Ivar 1/2 13 B06 Modern defence
Round 5 (1995.05.09)
Brynell, Stellan - Myrvold, Torben 1-0 27 A56 Benoni
Rausis, Igors - Ivanov, Mikhail M 1/2 34 B40 Sicilian
Westerinen, Heikki M J - Gausel, Einar 0-1 50 B90 Sicilian; Najdorf
Kristensen, Bjarke - Tisdall, Jonathan D 0-1 16 B70 Sicilian; Dragon
Bern, Ivar - Glenne, Bjorn Erik 1/2 26 D32 Queen's gambit
Round 6 (1995.05.10)
Rausis, Igors - Westerinen, Heikki M J 1/2 11 A01 Larsen (1.b3)
Gausel, Einar - Bern, Ivar 1-0 53 A13 English; 1.c4
Ivanov, Mikhail M - Tisdall, Jonathan D 1/2 27 D77 1.d4 d5 2.c4 g6
Glenne, Bjorn Erik - Brynell, Stellan 0-1 35 E01 Nimzo indian
Myrvold, Torben - Kristensen, Bjarke 0-1 Default by Myrvold*
Round 7 (1995.05.11)
Brynell, Stellan - Gausel, Einar 1-0 54 A32 English; 1.c4 c5
Tisdall, Jonathan D - Myrvold, Torben 1-0 Default by Myrvold*
Westerinen, Heikki M J - Ivanov, Mikhail M 1/2 12 B23 Sicilian; Closed
Kristensen, Bjarke - Glenne, Bjorn Erik 1/2 47 B87 Sicilian
Bern, Ivar - Rausis, Igors 0-1 41 A70 Modern Benoni
Round 8 (1995.05.12)
Rausis, Igors - Brynell, Stellan 1/2 10 D00 Queen's pawn
Gausel, Einar - Kristensen, Bjarke 1-0 30 A04 Reti (1.Pf3)
Ivanov, Mikhail M - Myrvold, Torben 1-0 Default by Myrvold *
Westerinen, Heikki M J - Bern, Ivar 1/2 40 B30 Sicilian
Glenne, Bjorn Erik - Tisdall, Jonathan D 0-1 70 D86 Gruenfeld indian
Round 9 (1995.05.13)
Brynell, Stellan - Westerinen, Heikki M J 1/2 6 D26 QGD; Exchange
Tisdall, Jonathan D - Gausel, Einar 1/2 9 A80 Dutch defence
Kristensen, Bjarke - Rausis, Igors 1/2 1 C20 1.e4 e5
Bern, Ivar - Ivanov, Mikhail M 1/2 7 D77 1.d4 d5 2.c4 g6
Myrvold, Torben - Glenne, Bjorn Erik 0-1 Default by Myrvold*
Gausdal (NOR), 1995. cat. VII (2413)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1 Brynell, Stellan m SWE 2435 * = 1 = 1 = = 1 1 1 7.0
2 Rausis, Igors g LAT 2495 = * 1 = = = = 1 1 1 6.5
3 Gausel, Einar m NOR 2490 0 0 * = = 1 1 1 1 1 6.0
4 Tisdall, Jonathan D m NOR 2470 = = = * = = 1 = 1 1 6.0
5 Ivanov, Mikhail M g RUS 2450 0 = = = * = = = 1 1 5.0
6 Westerinen, Heikki M J g FIN 2405 = = 0 = = * = = 1 = 4.5
7 Kristensen, Bjarke m DEN 2455 = = 0 0 = = * = = 1 4.0
8 Bern, Ivar m NOR 2360 0 0 0 = = = = * = = 3.0
9 Glenne, Bjorn Erik NOR 2255 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = * 1 2.0
10 Myrvold, Torben NOR 2310 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 * 1.0
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Myrvold did not play the last four rounds so I have removed the
TPR's.
Gausdal (NOR), 1995. IM Group.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1 Fossan, Erik NOR 2335 * = 1 = 1 1 = = 1 1 7.0 2501
2 Johannessen, Svein m NOR 2310 = * = = = = = 1 1 1 6.0 2433
3 Giddins, Stephen f ENG 2290 0 = * = 1 = 1 = 1 = 5.5 2327
4 Gullaksen, Eirik T NOR 2365 = = = * 0 0 1 1 1 1 5.5 2369
5 Nordahl, Helge NOR 2245 0 = 0 1 * 1 1 0 1 1 5.5 2284
6 Pedro, Aderato ANG 2200 0 = = 1 0 * = 1 = 1 5.0 2322
7 Campos, Eugenio ANG 2200 = = 0 0 0 = * = 1 1 4.0 2236
8 Lahlum, Hans Olav NOR 2220 = 0 = 0 1 0 = * 0 = 3.0 2185
9 Madsen, Peder DEN 2220 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 * 1 2.5 2129
10 Johnsen, Sverre NOR 2250 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 * 1.0 1974
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(I have some slight doubts about the table.)
7) The 6th International ASA Tournament - Tel-Aviv by Shay Bushinsky
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9 Rounds CAT 10
IM Emil Sutovsky (ISR) 6.5
IM Ronen Har-Zvi (ISR) 6.0
GM Gad Rechlis (ISR) 6.0
IM Vitali Golod (UKR) 5.5
IM Boris Kanstler (KIR) 5.5
GM Leonid Gopstein (ISR) 4.5
GM Avigdor Bichovsky (RUS) 4.0
IM Ilan Manor (ISR) 3.0
GM Ronen Lev (ISR) 2.5
IM Alex Founlend (AUS) 1.5
Sutovsky & Har-Zvi earned both GM norms. For Har-Zvi it was his last
norm so his GM title will be granted in the coming FIDE congress.
Sutovsky & Har-Zvi appear in FIDE's top 15 under 20.
8) Israel's Grand Prix by Shay Bushinsky
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30 players 9 Rounds
GM Yehuda Grunfeld 7.5
IM Mark Tsietlin 7.0
IM Boris Kanstler 6.0
IM Alexander Michalevsky 5.5
IM Victor Michalevsky 5.5
GM Ram Soffer 5.5
IM Gregory Gurevich 5.5
IM Alex Finkel 5.5
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9) Category 10 in Copenhagen by Lars Zwisler
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Round 1 (1995.05.05)
Petursson, Margeir - Rausis, Igors 1/2
Akesson, Ralf - Schandorff, Lars 1/2
Danielsen, Henrik - Mortensen, Erling 1-0 34
Wang Zili - Kjeldsen, Jens 1-0 40
Antonsen, Mikkel - Ye Rongguang 1-0 41
Round 2 (1995.05.06)
Danielsen, Henrik - Akesson, Ralf 0-1 47
Rausis, Igors - Antonsen, Mikkel 0-1 26
Mortensen, Erling - Ye Rongguang 1-0 61
Kjeldsen, Jens - Petursson, Margeir 0-1 33
Schandorff, Lars - Wang Zili 0-1 27
Round 3 (1995.05.07)
Petursson, Margeir - Schandorff, Lars 1-0 61
Akesson, Ralf - Mortensen, Erling 1-0 49
Wang Zili - Danielsen, Henrik 0-1 35
Antonsen, Mikkel - Kjeldsen, Jens 0-1 36
Ye Rongguang - Rausis, Igors 0-1 65
Round 4 (1995.05.08)
Akesson, Ralf - Wang Zili 1/2
Danielsen, Henrik - Petursson, Margeir 1/2
Mortensen, Erling - Rausis, Igors 1-0 43
Kjeldsen, Jens - Ye Rongguang 1-0 31
Schandorff, Lars - Antonsen, Mikkel 1/2
Round 5 (1995.05.09)
Petursson, Margeir - Akesson, Ralf 1/2
Wang Zili - Mortensen, Erling 1-0 19
Rausis, Igors - Kjeldsen, Jens 1/2
Antonsen, Mikkel - Danielsen, Henrik 0-1 81
Ye Rongguang - Schandorff, Lars 1/2
Round 6 (1995.05.10)
Akesson, Ralf - Antonsen, Mikkel 1-0 31
Danielsen, Henrik - Ye Rongguang 0-1 78
Wang Zili - Petursson, Margeir 1/2
Mortensen, Erling - Kjeldsen, Jens 1-0 23
Schandorff, Lars - Rausis, Igors 0-1 62
Round 7 (1995.05.11)
Petursson, Margeir - Mortensen, Erling 1-0 42
Rausis, Igors - Danielsen, Henrik 0-1 35
Antonsen, Mikkel - Wang Zili 1-0 49
Kjeldsen, Jens - Schandorff, Lars 1/2
Ye Rongguang - Akesson, Ralf 1/2
Round 8 (1995.05.12)
Petursson, Margeir - Antonsen, Mikkel 1-0 25
Akesson, Ralf - Rausis, Igors 1/2
Danielsen, Henrik - Kjeldsen, Jens 1-0 41
Wang Zili - Ye Rongguang 1-0 31
Mortensen, Erling - Schandorff, Lars 1/2
Round 9 (1995.05.13)
Rausis, Igors - Wang Zili 1-0 57
Antonsen, Mikkel - Mortensen, Erling 1/2
Kjeldsen, Jens - Akesson, Ralf 1/2
Schandorff, Lars - Danielsen, Henrik 1/2
Ye Rongguang - Petursson, Margeir 1/2
Copenhagen DEN, 1995. cat. X (2476)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1 Petursson, Margeir g ISL 2535 * = = = = 1 1 1 1 = 6.5 2635
2 Akesson, Ralf m SWE 2500 = * 1 = = 1 1 = = = 6.0 2598
3 Danielsen, Henrik m DEN 2430 = 0 * 1 1 1 1 1 = 0 6.0 2606
4 Wang Zili m CHN 2505 = = 0 * 0 0 1 1 1 1 5.0 2515
5 Rausis, Igors g LAT 2495 = = 0 1 * 0 0 = 1 1 4.5 2473
6 Antonsen, Mikkel m DEN 2400 0 0 0 1 1 * = 0 = 1 4.0 2441
7 Mortensen, Erling m DEN 2500 0 0 0 0 1 = * 1 = 1 4.0 2430
8 Kjeldsen, Jens DEN 2410 0 = 0 0 = 1 0 * = 1 3.5 2403
9 Schandorff, Lars m DEN 2450 0 = = 0 0 = = = * = 3.0 2353
10 Ye Rongguang g CHN 2535 = = 1 0 0 0 0 0 = * 2.5 2303
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10) Netherlands National Championships
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Round 1 (1995.06.09)
Sokolov, Ivan - Van der Wiel, John 1-0 32
Van der Sterren, Paul - Riemersma, Liafbern 1/2
Sosonko, Gennadi - Reinderman, Dimitri 1/2
Cifuentes Parada, Roberto - Brenninkmeijer, Joris 0-1
Wiersma, Eelke - Van Wely, Loek 0-1 43
Nijboer, Friso - Piket, Jeroen 0-1 40
Round 2 (1995.06.10)
Van Wely, Loek - Riemersma, Liafbern 1-0 39
Piket, Jeroen - Cifuentes Parada, Roberto 1-0 57
Brenninkmeijer, Joris - Van der Sterren, Paul 1/2
Reinderman, Dimitri - Sokolov, Ivan 0-1 24
Van der Wiel, John - Nijboer, Friso 1-0
Wiersma, Eelke - Sosonko, Gennadi 1/2
Round 3 (1995.06.11)
Sokolov, Ivan - Wiersma, Eelke 1-0 43
Van der Sterren, Paul - Piket, Jeroen 1/2 31
Riemersma, Liafbern - Brenninkmeijer, Joris 1/2
Sosonko, Gennadi - Van Wely, Loek 0-1 47
Cifuentes Parada, Roberto - Van der Wiel, John 1/2
Nijboer, Friso - Reinderman, Dimitri 0-1
Amsterdam (NED), 1995. cat. XI (2512)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 Sokolov, Ivan g BIH 2645 * . . . 1 . 1 . . . 1 . 3.0
2 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2575 . * . . . . . 1 1 . 1 . 3.0
3 Piket, Jeroen g NED 2670 . . * . . = . . . 1 . 1 2.5 2808
4 Brenninkmeijer, Joris m NED 2490 . . . * . = . = . 1 . . 2.0 2633
5 Reinderman, Dimitri m NED 2440 0 . . . * . . . = . . 1 1.5 2563
6 Van der Sterren, Paul g NED 2560 . . = = . * . = . . . . 1.5 2530
7 Van der Wiel, John g NED 2570 0 . . . . . * . . = . 1 1.5 2563
8 Riemersma, Liafbern m NED 2430 . 0 . = . = . * . . . . 1.0 2416
9 Sosonko, Gennadi g NED 2535 . 0 . . = . . . * . = . 1.0 2273
10 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto g NED 2535 . . 0 0 . . = . . * . . 0.5 2303
11 Wiersma, Eelke NED 2180 0 0 . . . . . . = . * . 0.5 2312
12 Nijboer, Friso g NED 2510 . . 0 . 0 . 0 . . . . * 0.0
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11) TWIC PLAYER PROFILE No 5 HOWARD STAUNTON by Bosko Grove
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THIS IS A NEW FEATURE TO TWIC. IF YOU TURN THE ASCII FILE INTO A
CHESSBASE FILE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO READ THE NOTES AND COMMENTS WHILE
PLAYING THROUGH THE GAME.I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE THE GAME AS INTERACTIVE AS
POSSIBLE AND WILL BE DEVELOPING THIS FEATURE OVER THE NEXT FEW TWICS.
HOWARD STAUNTON WAS ENGLAND'S BEST PLAYER IN THE 1840s. SAINT AMANT
WAS FRANCE'S STRONGEST PLAYER AND HE WANTED TO KEEP THE "TITLE" WON
BY LA BOURDONNAIS AGAINST MCDONNELL IN 1834. THEY PLAYED TWO MATCHES IN 1843.
THE FIRST MATCH WAS WON BY SAINT AMANT BUT THE SECOND BY STAUNTON WHO WAS
THEN CONSIDERED TO BE THE BEST PLAYER IN EUROPE (AND THE WORLD). SEE TWIC
PLAYER PROFILE NO 4.
[Event "1st Match"]
[Site "TWIC PLAYER PROFILE No 5"]
[Date "1843"]
[Round "Game 1"]
[White "Saint Amant, P."]
[Black "Staunton, H."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
1. e4 {This was game one of the first match between Staunton and Saint
Amant played in 1843. Staunton was England's best player.} 1... c5 {
Saint Amant was France's strongest player and he wanted to keep the
"title" won by La Bourdonais against Mcdonnell in 1834.} 2. c4 {This is
a solid move and gives the game a semi-closed character.} 2... e6 3.
Nc3 Ne7 4. d3 Nbc6 5. Be3 Ng6 6. f4 d6 7. Nf3 Be7 {Staunton has set up a
solid but passive position.} 8. a3 {8.a3 is very slow. White should
carry on developing with Be2.} 8... Bf6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O {What would
you play for black now?} 10... Bd4 {A very good move by black which is
difficult to meet.} 11. Qd2 {What is black's next move?} 11... Nxf4
12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Bxf4 e5 {What would you play as white?} 14. Nd5 {
Better is 14 Bg3 dxc3 15.bxc with a good centre and two bishops.}
14... exf4 15. Qxf4 Be6 16. Qg3 {How would you continue as black?}
16... Bxd5 {A very good positional idea. Black now has a good N versus a
bad B.} 17. cxd5 Ne5 {What is a good plan for white?} 18. Rf2 {A good
move. White should keep all the pieces on the board to create counter
chances.Any move towards the endgame is bad for white.} 18... Rc8 19.
Bg4 Rc5 20. Raf1 Qg5 21. h3 {How would you continue as black?} 21...
Rc1 22. Kh2 Rxf1 23. Rxf1 Qd2 {Staunton has managed to get into white's
position.} 24. Rf2 {What is black's next move?} 24... Qe1 {The side with
the space advantage should keep the pieces on the board. 24...Qxd3 is
still better for black but not as good as Qe1.} 25. Rc2 Qb1 26. Rd2 {
How would you carry on for black?} 26... g6 {27...g6 gives the king g7
and prepares h5.} 27. Qf2 h5 28. Bd1 {What move would you play for
black?} 28... Qc1 29. g4 {29. g4 is bad. A waiting move was necessary.}
29... hxg4 30. hxg4 {Black can play a combination.Can you see it?}
30... Qxd1 31. Rxd1 Nxg4+ 32. Kg3 Nxf2 33. Kxf2 Rc8 {Staunton has won a
pawn and has a very active rook. The end game should be won for black.}
34. Rd2 Kg7 35. Kf3 Rc1 36. Rh2 Kf6 37. Rh8 Rd1 38. Ke2 Rb1 39. Kf3
Rxb2 {What would you play as white?} 40. Re8 {White is threatening
41.e5+ and 42.d6} 40... Rb6 41. e5+ dxe5 42. Ke4 Rd6 43. Rxe5 Rd7 44.
Kxd4 g5 45. Re1 g4 46. Kc5 Kg5 47. d6 f5 48. Re7 Rd8 49. Kd5 {49.Rxb7 or
d7 had to be tried. 49.Kd5 is very slow.} 49... Kf4 50. d7 g3 51. Rg7
Kf3 52. Ke5 g2 {With the idea Rxd7.} 53. Ke6 f4 54. d4 Kf2 55. d5 g1=Q
56. Rxg1 Kxg1 57. Ke7 Rxd7+ 58. Kxd7 f3 59. Kc7 f2 60. d6 f1=Q 61. d7
Qd3 62. d8=Q Qxd8+ 63. Kxd8 b5 64. Kc7 a5 65. Kb6 b4 66. a4 b3 67. Kxa5
b2 68. Ka6 b1=Q 69. a5 Qb4 {White resigned.} 0-1
12) STUDIES by Wlodek Proskurowski
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TWIC # 36
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | r | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | + | | | | | | o | S.Kaminer, 1925 (early version)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | N | | | | | K | W: Kh6,Nc6,p.b7,g3 (4)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | | B: Kf3,Rf8,p.h7 (3)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | | White to move and win
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | k | + | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Solution
Black can easily capture the g-pawn and a draw seems inevitable.
1.g4! This seems only to help the opponent, but it has a hidden
goal - to attract bK on an the square where it is exposed
to future attacks.
Kxg4
2.Kg7 Re8
3.Kf7 Rh8
4.Ke7 Rg8 4...h5 5.Nd8 Rh7 6.Nf7 controlling h8 square
5.Nd8 Rg7+
6.Nf7 Rg8
7.Nh6+ Only now the first move comes to fruition as wN wins
the rook.
It is important to notice that g4 could not be played to win
at any later time, for example, 1.Kg7 Re8 2.g4 h6 draws.
Note also the economy of means, only 7 pieces, a miniature.
Quite extraordinary for a 16 years old.
It is of interest to follow the development in this study. It was published
in the same year, 1925, with three additional introductory moves, and the
same material.
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| | | | | | | | | S.Kaminer, Shakhmaty, 1925-II
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | o | 2nd Prize
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | + | | | | | | K | W: Kh6,Nd5,p.b6,g2 (4)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | N | | r | | | B: Ke3,Rf5,p.h7 (3)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | | White to move and win
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | k | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | + | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Solution
1.b7 Rf8 2.Nb4+ Ke4(3) 3.Nc6 Kf4 4.g4! etc as before.