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A sixteen year old Ukrainian, Yaroslav Zherebukh, has won one of the biggest Open tournaments of the year at Cappelle-La-Grande.

A sixteen year old Ukrainian, Yaroslav Zherebukh, has won one of the biggest Open tournaments of the year at Cappelle-La-Grande. The youngster finished on 7.5/9 after defeating Mikhail Gurevich, a former world number three, in the penultimate round. The winner's performance was all the more remarkable as he was crushed in round three by another young player in the third round.

Sometimes the Ruy Lopez looks like a forced win.

Y Vovk (2546) - Y Zherebukh (2531)

26th Open Cappelle la Grande

Ruy Lopez

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 7.d3 Be7 8.a4 0-0 9.Re1 d6 10.Nbd2 Nd7 11.axb5 axb5 12.Rxa8 Bxa8 13.Nf1 Nc5 14.Ba2 Ne6

(14...Bf6 15.Ng3 g6 16.c3 Ne6 is a better defence)

15.Ne3 Ncd4

(15...g6 16.Ng4)

16.Nxd4 Nxd4 17.c3 Ne6 18.Qg4 Nf4

(18...Qd7 19.Nf5 g6 20.Nh6+ Kg7 21.d4 and the 'Spanish Torture' is starting with kingside and central pressure)

19.Nf5 Ng6 20.Re3!

(After only 20 moves there appears to be no defence. White attacks with all his pieces)

20...Re8

(20...Bg5 21.Rh3 Bxc1 22.Qh5 h6 23.Qxg6 Qf6 24.Rxh6!)

21.Rh3 d5 22.Qh5 Nf8 23.Nxg7 Kxg7 24.Bh6+ Kg8 25.Bxf8 1-0

Yaroslav Zherebukh

Yuri Vovk

Final position after 25.Bxf8 and if 25...Kxf8 26.Qh6+ and Qxh7+

Black needs to play more vigorously to destroy White's centre. As played White has a free hand on the kingside.

P Negi (2621) - C Van Dongen (2380)

French Defence

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Ndf3 Nc6 7.c3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Kf2 f6 10.g3 fxe5 11.fxe5 0-0 12.Kg2 Rf7 13.Bd3 Nf8 14.Ng5 Re7 15.Qh5 h6 16.N5f3 Bd7 17.Ne2 Be8 18.Qg4 Kh8 19.a3 Ba5 20.Bg5! hxg5 21.Nxg5 g6 22.Raf1 Nh7 23.Nxh7 Kxh7

(23...Rxh7 24.Rf8+ Kg7 25.Rhf1) 24.Qh4+ Kg7 25.Rf8 !1-0

C Van Dongen

P Negi

Final position after 25.Rf8!

Black leaves himself way behind in development.

E Rozentalis (2623) - J Cabrera (2384)

Closed Sicilian

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 a6 3.g3 b5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.Nge2 e6 6.0-0 d5 7.exd5 b4 8.Na4 Bxd5 9.Bxd5 exd5 10.Re1 Be7 11.Nf4 Kf8

(11...Nf6 12.Nxc5)

12.d4 c4 13.Qf3 Nf6 14.Re5 Nc6 15.Rxd5 Qb8 16.Nc5 Qc8 17.Be3 Nxd5 18.Nxd5 Nxd4 19.Bxd4 Bxc5 20.Bxc5+ Qxc5 21.Nc7 1-0

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