[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2844"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "Nielsen,PH"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[{ Like in 2015, Magnus had a rather slow start in Wijk, and again had to "{ Like in 2015, Magnus had a rather slow start in Wijk, and again had to”]
[wander along some dangerous paths to beat Loek van Wely. But like last “wander along some dangerous paths to beat Loek van Wely. But like last”]
[year, that triggered an excellent streak, both in the number of points, as “year, that triggered an excellent streak, both in the number of points, as”]
[well as in quality of play. } "well as in quality of play. }"]
[1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 $5 { The London System. A few years back almost "1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 $5 { The London System. A few years back almost”]
[looked at with disgust, and in no way treated as a serious opening, but “looked at with disgust, and in no way treated as a serious opening, but”]
[with Grischuk’s and Kramnik’s efforts recently the verdict has changed. “with Grischuk’s and Kramnik’s efforts recently the verdict has changed.”]
[Even so not to the extent that every professional has a ready-made solution “Even so not to the extent that every professional has a ready-made solution”]
[planned against it, and Tomashevsky did spend quite some time on the “planned against it, and Tomashevsky did spend quite some time on the”]
[upcoming moves. } 3… b6 ( { Maybe inspired by Magnus’ success in this “upcoming moves. } 3… b6 ( { Maybe inspired by Magnus’ success in this”]
[game, both Karjakin and Giri decided also to give the London a try, but now “game, both Karjakin and Giri decided also to give the London a try, but now”]
[Black seemed tipped off, and we actually saw a theoretical debate in the “Black seemed tipped off, and we actually saw a theoretical debate in the”]
[London System(!). After } 3… d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 $5 { “London System(!). After } 3… d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 $5 {“]
[Against Karjakin, but eventually lost. } 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5 $5 { Against “Against Karjakin, but eventually lost. } 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5 $5 { Against”]
[Karjakin, but eventually lost. }) 4. e3 Bb7 5. h3 { For those caring about “Karjakin, but eventually lost. }) 4. e3 Bb7 5. h3 { For those caring about”]
[the finer points of the move orders, its worth mentioning that Kramnik here “the finer points of the move orders, its worth mentioning that Kramnik here”]
[seems to have preferred to play 5.Nbd2 first on a couple of outings. It’s “seems to have preferred to play 5.Nbd2 first on a couple of outings. It’s”]
[hard coming up with a strong reason for either move, but maybe Kramnik “hard coming up with a strong reason for either move, but maybe Kramnik”]
[wanted to avoid Alekhine’s idea against Rubinstein? With the knight on d2, “wanted to avoid Alekhine’s idea against Rubinstein? With the knight on d2,”]
[instead of the pawn on e3, Alekhine played 5…Bd6!? and went on to win an “instead of the pawn on e3, Alekhine played 5…Bd6!? and went on to win an”]
[instructive game, covered in his game collection. So maybe only playing h3, “instructive game, covered in his game collection. So maybe only playing h3,”]
[when Black has committed …Be7 is the point. } 5… Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O "when Black has committed …Be7 is the point. } 5… Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O"]
[c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. Nbd2 d5 { Both players have developed sensibly, and one "c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. Nbd2 d5 { Both players have developed sensibly, and one”]
[could argue that the fact that neither side has obvious plans, but just “could argue that the fact that neither side has obvious plans, but just”]
[have to make small common-sense additions to their positions, should be a “have to make small common-sense additions to their positions, should be a”]
[small success for Black. } 10. Qe2 $5 Bd6 { Tomashevsky blinks first, and “small success for Black. } 10. Qe2 $5 Bd6 { Tomashevsky blinks first, and”]
[tries to force concrete action. Waiting with e.g. …Rac8 would make sense, “tries to force concrete action. Waiting with e.g. …Rac8 would make sense,”]
[but White could still improve his position by bringing the rooks to d1 and “but White could still improve his position by bringing the rooks to d1 and”]
[e1, making it hard for Black to come up with similar useful moves which “e1, making it hard for Black to come up with similar useful moves which”]
[makes Black’s decision easily understandable. } 11. Rfe1 $5 { Even so, “makes Black’s decision easily understandable. } 11. Rfe1 $5 { Even so,”]
[Magnus do not take the bait, but puts the ball back in Tomashevsky’s court. “Magnus do not take the bait, but puts the ball back in Tomashevsky’s court.”]
[White has many plans, but it is much harder to see positive options for “White has many plans, but it is much harder to see positive options for”]
[Black, so instead Black tries forcing White to take on d6. } 11… Ne7 ( { “Black, so instead Black tries forcing White to take on d6. } 11… Ne7 ( {“]
[Taking on f4 looks strategically risky, as after } 11… Bxf4 12. exf4 cxd4 "Taking on f4 looks strategically risky, as after } 11… Bxf4 12. exf4 cxd4"]
[13. Nxd4 $1 Nxd4 14. cxd4 { White by swapping knights, removed the option "13. Nxd4 $1 Nxd4 14. cxd4 { White by swapping knights, removed the option”]
[of …Nb4 based counterplay, and despite having doubled pawns, gets a lot “of …Nb4 based counterplay, and despite having doubled pawns, gets a lot”]
[in return. f5 might be an option, transferring the knight to e5 too, or “in return. f5 might be an option, transferring the knight to e5 too, or”]
[maybe Qe3-g3-h4 followed by Re3 and Rae1. }) 12. Rad1 Ng6 13. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 "maybe Qe3-g3-h4 followed by Re3 and Rae1. }) 12. Rad1 Ng6 13. Bxg6 $1 hxg6"]
[14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Ne5 $1 { Yes, White has given a bishop for a knight, and "14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Ne5 $1 { Yes, White has given a bishop for a knight, and”]
[even allowed Black to capture towards the centre. But the black “even allowed Black to capture towards the centre. But the black”]
[pawn-structure, while looking healthy, actually is a major drawback. Due to “pawn-structure, while looking healthy, actually is a major drawback. Due to”]
[the weakness of g6, Black can never realistically push the knight away from “the weakness of g6, Black can never realistically push the knight away from”]
[e5, meaning White will have a powerful knight, and Black a rather limited “e5, meaning White will have a powerful knight, and Black a rather limited”]
[bishop. Tomashevsky keeps playing logical and sensible moves, heading for “bishop. Tomashevsky keeps playing logical and sensible moves, heading for”]
[…Nd7 exchanging the powerful knight, but not wanting 15…Nd7 16 f4! and “…Nd7 exchanging the powerful knight, but not wanting 15…Nd7 16 f4! and”]
[instead tries to stop White from advancing the f-pawn. } 15… g5 16. f4 $5 "instead tries to stop White from advancing the f-pawn. } 15… g5 16. f4 $5"]
[{ Played quickly, almost like saying: did you miss this? But while of "{ Played quickly, almost like saying: did you miss this? But while of”]
[course White could still probably be slightly better with like e. g. “course White could still probably be slightly better with like e. g.”]
[16.Qf3, sending an invitation to the following fascinating complications is “16.Qf3, sending an invitation to the following fascinating complications is”]
[not only tempting, but also objectively good. } 16… gxf4 { . } 17. Rf1 $1 "not only tempting, but also objectively good. } 16… gxf4 { . } 17. Rf1 $1"]
[{ This is the point. White wants the f-line open, to sacrifice the rook on "{ This is the point. White wants the f-line open, to sacrifice the rook on”]
[f6, and deliver mate. } 17… Nd7 (17… fxe3 $5 { would be the logical way “f6, and deliver mate. } 17… Nd7 (17… fxe3 $5 { would be the logical way”]
[of trying to prove White’s concept flawed. After } 18. Rxf6 exd2 $1 (18… "of trying to prove White's concept flawed. After } 18. Rxf6 exd2 $1 (18…"]
[gxf6 $2 { loses immediately as } 19. Qg4+ Kh7 20. Rf1 $3 { just mates. The "gxf6 $2 { loses immediately as } 19. Qg4+ Kh7 20. Rf1 $3 { just mates. The”]
[threat is to bring the rook into the attack on f4, as a response to “threat is to bring the rook into the attack on f4, as a response to”]
[20…exd2 and if 20…fxe5 then the simple 21.Qh5+ Kg7 22.Qg5+ Kh7 23.Rf6 “20…exd2 and if 20…fxe5 then the simple 21.Qh5+ Kg7 22.Qg5+ Kh7 23.Rf6”]
[mates. }) { Does all this mean that Black’s position is actually “mates. }) { Does all this mean that Black’s position is actually”]
[objectively fine? Not really, as the less imaginative, but simply strong } "objectively fine? Not really, as the less imaginative, but simply strong }"]
[19. Rf4 $1 { does keep an edge. The threat is Qh5 and Rh4 with a mating "19. Rf4 $1 { does keep an edge. The threat is Qh5 and Rh4 with a mating”]
[attack, and Black’s only chance is to fight with } (19. Qh5 { An obvious “attack, and Black’s only chance is to fight with } (19. Qh5 { An obvious”]
[try, forcing Black to take on f6, but after } 19… gxf6 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. "try, forcing Black to take on f6, but after } 19… gxf6 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21."]
[Qh4+ Kg7 $1 { however there is no good follow-up as } 22. Ng4 ( { and after "Qh4+ Kg7 $1 { however there is no good follow-up as } 22. Ng4 ( { and after”]
[} 22. Qg3+ { Black just goes to h7 with the king, not falling for “} 22. Qg3+ { Black just goes to h7 with the king, not falling for”]
[22…Kh8?? 23. Ng6+ winning the queen. }) 22… Qf4 $1 { protects both f6 “22…Kh8?? 23. Ng6+ winning the queen. }) 22… Qf4 $1 { protects both f6″]
[and h6, }) (19. Rdf1 $5 { comes much closer to breaking Black’s defences. “and h6, }) (19. Rdf1 $5 { comes much closer to breaking Black’s defences.”]
[f7 cannot be defended, and taking on f6 allows a decessive attack along “f7 cannot be defended, and taking on f6 allows a decessive attack along”]
[usual patterns. But Black has the fantastic } 19… Ba6 $3 { which exploits “usual patterns. But Black has the fantastic } 19… Ba6 $3 { which exploits”]
[the fact that the white queen needs to be on the kingside for the attack to “the fact that the white queen needs to be on the kingside for the attack to”]
[succeed, meaning that 20.Qxa6 gxf6 works, or even better, first 20…d1Q! “succeed, meaning that 20.Qxa6 gxf6 works, or even better, first 20…d1Q!”]
[as pointed out by the computers. After: } 20. Qh5 { or the more “as pointed out by the computers. After: } 20. Qh5 { or the more”]
[sophisticated } 20… d1=Q $5 ( { The obvious } 20… gxf6 $6 21. Qg4+ Kh8 "sophisticated } 20… d1=Q $5 ( { The obvious } 20… gxf6 $6 21. Qg4+ Kh8"]
[22. Rf4 Bd3 23. Nxd3 d1=Q+ 24. Qxd1 Rg8 25. Ne5 $1 Kg7 26. Rxf6 $1 { is "22. Rf4 Bd3 23. Nxd3 d1=Q+ 24. Qxd1 Rg8 25. Ne5 $1 Kg7 26. Rxf6 $1 { is”]
[still very promising for White }) ( { but either the simple } 20… Bxf1 "still very promising for White }) ( { but either the simple } 20… Bxf1"]
[21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 $1 (22… Kh7 $2 23. Qg6+ { followed by Rf7 })) "21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 $1 (22… Kh7 $2 23. Qg6+ { followed by Rf7 }))"]
[21. Rxd1 gxf6 22. Qg4+ Kh7 23. Qh4+ Kg7 { just leads to a draw. }) 19… f6 "21. Rxd1 gxf6 22. Qg4+ Kh7 23. Qh4+ Kg7 { just leads to a draw. }) 19… f6"]
[20. Ng6 { but it obviously does not look very appealing. }) 18. Qh5 $1 { "20. Ng6 { but it obviously does not look very appealing. }) 18. Qh5 $1 {“]
[Not a neccessity, as also } (18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Rxf4 { gives White a “Not a neccessity, as also } (18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Rxf4 { gives White a”]
[promising attack, but somehow keeps the spirit of the 2 previous moves, and “promising attack, but somehow keeps the spirit of the 2 previous moves, and”]
[continues the direct attack. }) 18… Nf6 19. Qh4 Qd8 $6 { Again quite “continues the direct attack. }) 18… Nf6 19. Qh4 Qd8 $6 { Again quite”]
[logical, trying to swap off queens, in order to stop the white attack. } ( "logical, trying to swap off queens, in order to stop the white attack. } ("]
[19… Nh7 $5 { probably was a better chance, even if White has a promising "19… Nh7 $5 { probably was a better chance, even if White has a promising”]
[position after } 20. Rxf4 ( { or even just } 20. exf4)) 20. Rxf4 Ne4 $2 { A “position after } 20. Rxf4 ( { or even just } 20. exf4)) 20. Rxf4 Ne4 $2 { A”]
[blunder, and a decisive one. } ( { The same idea would be much better, but “blunder, and a decisive one. } ( { The same idea would be much better, but”]
[with } 20… cxd4 21. exd4 { interpolated. Then after } 21… Ne4 { White “with } 20… cxd4 21. exd4 { interpolated. Then after } 21… Ne4 { White”]
[can not play like in the game, as there is now no dxc5! but instead has } "can not play like in the game, as there is now no dxc5! but instead has }"]
[22. Qg4 $5 { when Black has no choice but to play the weakening } 22… f5 "22. Qg4 $5 { when Black has no choice but to play the weakening } 22… f5"]
[{ , where after } 23. Qg6 Rf6 24. Qh5 Qe8 { does avoid immediate disaster, "{ , where after } 23. Qg6 Rf6 24. Qh5 Qe8 { does avoid immediate disaster,”]
[but after } 25. Qxe8+ Rxe8 26. Nxe4 { it makes a huge difference having “but after } 25. Qxe8+ Rxe8 26. Nxe4 { it makes a huge difference having”]
[forced …f5, as the white knight now dominates on e5, leaving him “forced …f5, as the white knight now dominates on e5, leaving him”]
[excellent winning chances in the ensuing ending. }) 21. Nxe4 Qxh4 22. Rxh4 "excellent winning chances in the ensuing ending. }) 21. Nxe4 Qxh4 22. Rxh4"]
[dxe4 23. dxc5 $1 bxc5 24. Rd7 Rab8 25. b3 $1 { Black is basically in a "dxe4 23. dxc5 $1 bxc5 24. Rd7 Rab8 25. b3 $1 { Black is basically in a”]
[zugzwang. playing…f6 allows Ng6 and mate on h8. The f-rook defends f7, “zugzwang. playing…f6 allows Ng6 and mate on h8. The f-rook defends f7,”]
[the other, the bishop on b7, which can’t move, as then a7 would fall. So “the other, the bishop on b7, which can’t move, as then a7 would fall. So”]
[what is left, is to move the a-pawn. } 25… a5 26. Rc7 a4 27. bxa4 Ba8 28. "what is left, is to move the a-pawn. } 25… a5 26. Rc7 a4 27. bxa4 Ba8 28."]
[a5 Rb7 29. Rxc5 Ra7 30. Nc4 { Here Tomashevsky resigned. Maybe a bit "a5 Rb7 29. Rxc5 Ra7 30. Nc4 { Here Tomashevsky resigned. Maybe a bit”]
[premature, but there is no doubt that White’s position is clearly winning “premature, but there is no doubt that White’s position is clearly winning”]
[with the 2 extra pawns, and while Black certainly could prolong the game “with the 2 extra pawns, and while Black certainly could prolong the game”]
[for a while, the result is not really in doubt. } 1-0 "for a while, the result is not really in doubt. } 1-0"]
1-0
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With the knight on d2, “wanted to avoid Alekhine’s idea against Rubinstein? With the knight on d2,”]\n[instead of the pawn on e3, Alekhine played 5…Bd6!? and went on to win an “instead of the pawn on e3, Alekhine played 5…Bd6!? and went on to win an”]\n[instructive game, covered in his game collection. So maybe only playing h3, “instructive game, covered in his game collection. So maybe only playing h3,”]\n[when Black has committed …Be7 is the point. } 5… Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O \”when Black has committed …Be7 is the point. } 5… Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O\”]\n[c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. Nbd2 d5 { Both players have developed sensibly, and one \”c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. Nbd2 d5 { Both players have developed sensibly, and one”]\n[could argue that the fact that neither side has obvious plans, but just “could argue that the fact that neither side has obvious plans, but just”]\n[have to make small common-sense additions to their positions, should be a “have to make small common-sense additions to their positions, should be a”]\n[small success for Black. } 10. Qe2 $5 Bd6 { Tomashevsky blinks first, and “small success for Black. } 10. Qe2 $5 Bd6 { Tomashevsky blinks first, and”]\n[tries to force concrete action. Waiting with e.g. …Rac8 would make sense, “tries to force concrete action. Waiting with e.g. …Rac8 would make sense,”]\n[but White could still improve his position by bringing the rooks to d1 and “but White could still improve his position by bringing the rooks to d1 and”]\n[e1, making it hard for Black to come up with similar useful moves which “e1, making it hard for Black to come up with similar useful moves which”]\n[makes Black’s decision easily understandable. } 11. Rfe1 $5 { Even so, “makes Black’s decision easily understandable. } 11. Rfe1 $5 { Even so,”]\n[Magnus do not take the bait, but puts the ball back in Tomashevsky’s court. “Magnus do not take the bait, but puts the ball back in Tomashevsky’s court.”]\n[White has many plans, but it is much harder to see positive options for “White has many plans, but it is much harder to see positive options for”]\n[Black, so instead Black tries forcing White to take on d6. } 11… Ne7 ( { “Black, so instead Black tries forcing White to take on d6. } 11… Ne7 ( {“]\n[Taking on f4 looks strategically risky, as after } 11… Bxf4 12. exf4 cxd4 \”Taking on f4 looks strategically risky, as after } 11… Bxf4 12. exf4 cxd4\”]\n[13. Nxd4 $1 Nxd4 14. cxd4 { White by swapping knights, removed the option \”13. Nxd4 $1 Nxd4 14. cxd4 { White by swapping knights, removed the option”]\n[of …Nb4 based counterplay, and despite having doubled pawns, gets a lot “of …Nb4 based counterplay, and despite having doubled pawns, gets a lot”]\n[in return. f5 might be an option, transferring the knight to e5 too, or “in return. f5 might be an option, transferring the knight to e5 too, or”]\n[maybe Qe3-g3-h4 followed by Re3 and Rae1. }) 12. Rad1 Ng6 13. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 \”maybe Qe3-g3-h4 followed by Re3 and Rae1. }) 12. Rad1 Ng6 13. Bxg6 $1 hxg6\”]\n[14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Ne5 $1 { Yes, White has given a bishop for a knight, and \”14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Ne5 $1 { Yes, White has given a bishop for a knight, and”]\n[even allowed Black to capture towards the centre. But the black “even allowed Black to capture towards the centre. But the black”]\n[pawn-structure, while looking healthy, actually is a major drawback. Due to “pawn-structure, while looking healthy, actually is a major drawback. Due to”]\n[the weakness of g6, Black can never realistically push the knight away from “the weakness of g6, Black can never realistically push the knight away from”]\n[e5, meaning White will have a powerful knight, and Black a rather limited “e5, meaning White will have a powerful knight, and Black a rather limited”]\n[bishop. Tomashevsky keeps playing logical and sensible moves, heading for “bishop. Tomashevsky keeps playing logical and sensible moves, heading for”]\n[…Nd7 exchanging the powerful knight, but not wanting 15…Nd7 16 f4! and “…Nd7 exchanging the powerful knight, but not wanting 15…Nd7 16 f4! and”]\n[instead tries to stop White from advancing the f-pawn. } 15… g5 16. f4 $5 \”instead tries to stop White from advancing the f-pawn. } 15… g5 16. f4 $5\”]\n[{ Played quickly, almost like saying: did you miss this? But while of \”{ Played quickly, almost like saying: did you miss this? But while of”]\n[course White could still probably be slightly better with like e. g. “course White could still probably be slightly better with like e. g.”]\n[16.Qf3, sending an invitation to the following fascinating complications is “16.Qf3, sending an invitation to the following fascinating complications is”]\n[not only tempting, but also objectively good. } 16… gxf4 { . } 17. Rf1 $1 \”not only tempting, but also objectively good. } 16… gxf4 { . } 17. Rf1 $1\”]\n[{ This is the point. White wants the f-line open, to sacrifice the rook on \”{ This is the point. White wants the f-line open, to sacrifice the rook on”]\n[f6, and deliver mate. } 17… Nd7 (17… fxe3 $5 { would be the logical way “f6, and deliver mate. } 17… Nd7 (17… fxe3 $5 { would be the logical way”]\n[of trying to prove White’s concept flawed. After } 18. Rxf6 exd2 $1 (18… \”of trying to prove White’s concept flawed. After } 18. Rxf6 exd2 $1 (18…\”]\n[gxf6 $2 { loses immediately as } 19. Qg4+ Kh7 20. Rf1 $3 { just mates. The \”gxf6 $2 { loses immediately as } 19. Qg4+ Kh7 20. Rf1 $3 { just mates. The”]\n[threat is to bring the rook into the attack on f4, as a response to “threat is to bring the rook into the attack on f4, as a response to”]\n[20…exd2 and if 20…fxe5 then the simple 21.Qh5+ Kg7 22.Qg5+ Kh7 23.Rf6 “20…exd2 and if 20…fxe5 then the simple 21.Qh5+ Kg7 22.Qg5+ Kh7 23.Rf6”]\n[mates. }) { Does all this mean that Black’s position is actually “mates. }) { Does all this mean that Black’s position is actually”]\n[objectively fine? Not really, as the less imaginative, but simply strong } \”objectively fine? Not really, as the less imaginative, but simply strong }\”]\n[19. Rf4 $1 { does keep an edge. The threat is Qh5 and Rh4 with a mating \”19. Rf4 $1 { does keep an edge. The threat is Qh5 and Rh4 with a mating”]\n[attack, and Black’s only chance is to fight with } (19. Qh5 { An obvious “attack, and Black’s only chance is to fight with } (19. Qh5 { An obvious”]\n[try, forcing Black to take on f6, but after } 19… gxf6 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. \”try, forcing Black to take on f6, but after } 19… gxf6 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21.\”]\n[Qh4+ Kg7 $1 { however there is no good follow-up as } 22. Ng4 ( { and after \”Qh4+ Kg7 $1 { however there is no good follow-up as } 22. Ng4 ( { and after”]\n[} 22. Qg3+ { Black just goes to h7 with the king, not falling for “} 22. Qg3+ { Black just goes to h7 with the king, not falling for”]\n[22…Kh8?? 23. Ng6+ winning the queen. }) 22… Qf4 $1 { protects both f6 “22…Kh8?? 23. Ng6+ winning the queen. }) 22… Qf4 $1 { protects both f6″]\n[and h6, }) (19. Rdf1 $5 { comes much closer to breaking Black’s defences. “and h6, }) (19. Rdf1 $5 { comes much closer to breaking Black’s defences.”]\n[f7 cannot be defended, and taking on f6 allows a decessive attack along “f7 cannot be defended, and taking on f6 allows a decessive attack along”]\n[usual patterns. But Black has the fantastic } 19… Ba6 $3 { which exploits “usual patterns. But Black has the fantastic } 19… Ba6 $3 { which exploits”]\n[the fact that the white queen needs to be on the kingside for the attack to “the fact that the white queen needs to be on the kingside for the attack to”]\n[succeed, meaning that 20.Qxa6 gxf6 works, or even better, first 20…d1Q! “succeed, meaning that 20.Qxa6 gxf6 works, or even better, first 20…d1Q!”]\n[as pointed out by the computers. After: } 20. Qh5 { or the more “as pointed out by the computers. After: } 20. Qh5 { or the more”]\n[sophisticated } 20… d1=Q $5 ( { The obvious } 20… gxf6 $6 21. Qg4+ Kh8 \”sophisticated } 20… d1=Q $5 ( { The obvious } 20… gxf6 $6 21. Qg4+ Kh8\”]\n[22. Rf4 Bd3 23. Nxd3 d1=Q+ 24. Qxd1 Rg8 25. Ne5 $1 Kg7 26. Rxf6 $1 { is \”22. Rf4 Bd3 23. Nxd3 d1=Q+ 24. Qxd1 Rg8 25. Ne5 $1 Kg7 26. Rxf6 $1 { is”]\n[still very promising for White }) ( { but either the simple } 20… Bxf1 \”still very promising for White }) ( { but either the simple } 20… Bxf1\”]\n[21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 $1 (22… Kh7 $2 23. Qg6+ { followed by Rf7 })) \”21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 $1 (22… Kh7 $2 23. Qg6+ { followed by Rf7 }))\”]\n[21. Rxd1 gxf6 22. Qg4+ Kh7 23. Qh4+ Kg7 { just leads to a draw. }) 19… f6 \”21. Rxd1 gxf6 22. Qg4+ Kh7 23. Qh4+ Kg7 { just leads to a draw. }) 19… f6\”]\n[20. Ng6 { but it obviously does not look very appealing. }) 18. Qh5 $1 { \”20. Ng6 { but it obviously does not look very appealing. }) 18. Qh5 $1 {“]\n[Not a neccessity, as also } (18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Rxf4 { gives White a “Not a neccessity, as also } (18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Rxf4 { gives White a”]\n[promising attack, but somehow keeps the spirit of the 2 previous moves, and “promising attack, but somehow keeps the spirit of the 2 previous moves, and”]\n[continues the direct attack. }) 18… Nf6 19. Qh4 Qd8 $6 { Again quite “continues the direct attack. }) 18… Nf6 19. Qh4 Qd8 $6 { Again quite”]\n[logical, trying to swap off queens, in order to stop the white attack. } ( \”logical, trying to swap off queens, in order to stop the white attack. } (\”]\n[19… Nh7 $5 { probably was a better chance, even if White has a promising \”19… Nh7 $5 { probably was a better chance, even if White has a promising”]\n[position after } 20. Rxf4 ( { or even just } 20. exf4)) 20. Rxf4 Ne4 $2 { A “position after } 20. Rxf4 ( { or even just } 20. exf4)) 20. Rxf4 Ne4 $2 { A”]\n[blunder, and a decisive one. } ( { The same idea would be much better, but “blunder, and a decisive one. } ( { The same idea would be much better, but”]\n[with } 20… cxd4 21. exd4 { interpolated. Then after } 21… Ne4 { White “with } 20… cxd4 21. exd4 { interpolated. Then after } 21… Ne4 { White”]\n[can not play like in the game, as there is now no dxc5! but instead has } \”can not play like in the game, as there is now no dxc5! but instead has }\”]\n[22. Qg4 $5 { when Black has no choice but to play the weakening } 22… f5 \”22. Qg4 $5 { when Black has no choice but to play the weakening } 22… f5\”]\n[{ , where after } 23. Qg6 Rf6 24. Qh5 Qe8 { does avoid immediate disaster, \”{ , where after } 23. Qg6 Rf6 24. Qh5 Qe8 { does avoid immediate disaster,”]\n[but after } 25. Qxe8+ Rxe8 26. Nxe4 { it makes a huge difference having “but after } 25. Qxe8+ Rxe8 26. Nxe4 { it makes a huge difference having”]\n[forced …f5, as the white knight now dominates on e5, leaving him “forced …f5, as the white knight now dominates on e5, leaving him”]\n[excellent winning chances in the ensuing ending. }) 21. Nxe4 Qxh4 22. Rxh4 \”excellent winning chances in the ensuing ending. }) 21. Nxe4 Qxh4 22. Rxh4\”]\n[dxe4 23. dxc5 $1 bxc5 24. Rd7 Rab8 25. b3 $1 { Black is basically in a \”dxe4 23. dxc5 $1 bxc5 24. Rd7 Rab8 25. b3 $1 { Black is basically in a”]\n[zugzwang. playing…f6 allows Ng6 and mate on h8. The f-rook defends f7, “zugzwang. playing…f6 allows Ng6 and mate on h8. The f-rook defends f7,”]\n[the other, the bishop on b7, which can’t move, as then a7 would fall. So “the other, the bishop on b7, which can’t move, as then a7 would fall. So”]\n[what is left, is to move the a-pawn. } 25… a5 26. Rc7 a4 27. bxa4 Ba8 28. \”what is left, is to move the a-pawn. } 25… a5 26. Rc7 a4 27. bxa4 Ba8 28.\”]\n[a5 Rb7 29. Rxc5 Ra7 30. Nc4 { Here Tomashevsky resigned. Maybe a bit \”a5 Rb7 29. Rxc5 Ra7 30. Nc4 { Here Tomashevsky resigned. Maybe a bit”]\n[premature, but there is no doubt that White’s position is clearly winning “premature, but there is no doubt that White’s position is clearly winning”]\n[with the 2 extra pawns, and while Black certainly could prolong the game “with the 2 extra pawns, and while Black certainly could prolong the game”]\n[for a while, the result is not really in doubt. } 1-0 \”for a while, the result is not really in doubt. } 1-0\”]\n1-0″,”pieceSymbols”:”native”,”navigationBoard”:”floatLeft”,”showFlipButton”:true,”showDownloadButton”:true,”navigationBoardOptions”:{“squareSize”:41,”showCoordinates”:true,”colorset”:”site-theme-by-paulo”,”pieceset”:”cburnett”,”animationSpeed”:200,”showMoveArrow”:true},”diagramOptions”:{“squareSize”:41,”showCoordinates”:true,”colorset”:”site-theme-by-paulo”,”pieceset”:”cburnett”,”animationSpeed”:200,”showMoveArrow”:true}});
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Math between Carlsen, Magnus and Tomashevsky, Evgeny
Event: Tata Steel-A 78th
Pgn:
[Event “Tata Steel-A 78th”]
[Site “Wijk aan Zee”]
[Date “2016.01.22”]
[Round “6”]
[White “[White has many plans, but it is much harder to see positive options for “White has many plans, but it is much harder to see positive options for”]”]
[Black “[Black seemed tipped off, and we actually saw a theoretical debate in the “Black seemed tipped off, and we actually saw a theoretical debate in the”]”]
[Result “1-0”]
[WhiteElo “2844”]
[BlackElo “2728”]
[ECO “D02”]
[Annotator “Nielsen,PH”]
[EventDate “2016.01.16”]
[PlyCount “59”]
[EventType “tourn”]
[EventRounds “13”]
[EventCountry “NED”]
[Source “web”]
[SourceDate “2016.03.14”]
[EventCategory “20”]
[[{ Like in 2015, Magnus had a rather slow start in Wijk, and again had to “{ Like in 2015, Magnus had a rather slow start in Wijk, and again had to”] “[{ Like in 2015, Magnus had a rather slow start in Wijk, and again had to “{ Like in 2015, Magnus had a rather slow start in Wijk, and again had to”]”]
[[wander along some dangerous paths to beat Loek van Wely. But like last “wander along some dangerous paths to beat Loek van Wely. But like last”] “[wander along some dangerous paths to beat Loek van Wely. But like last “wander along some dangerous paths to beat Loek van Wely. But like last”]”]
[[year, that triggered an excellent streak, both in the number of points, as “year, that triggered an excellent streak, both in the number of points, as”] “[year, that triggered an excellent streak, both in the number of points, as “year, that triggered an excellent streak, both in the number of points, as”]”]
[[well as in quality of play. } “well as in quality of play. }”] “[well as in quality of play. } “well as in quality of play. }”]”]
[[1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 $5 { The London System. A few years back almost “1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 $5 { The London System. A few years back almost”] “[1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 $5 { The London System. A few years back almost “1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 $5 { The London System. A few years back almost”]”]
[[looked at with disgust, and in no way treated as a serious opening, but “looked at with disgust, and in no way treated as a serious opening, but”] “[looked at with disgust, and in no way treated as a serious opening, but “looked at with disgust, and in no way treated as a serious opening, but”]”]
[[with Grischuk’s and Kramnik’s efforts recently the verdict has changed. “with Grischuk’s and Kramnik’s efforts recently the verdict has changed.”] “[with Grischuk’s and Kramnik’s efforts recently the verdict has changed. “with Grischuk’s and Kramnik’s efforts recently the verdict has changed.”]”]
[Even “[Even so not to the extent that every professional has a ready-made solution “Even so not to the extent that every professional has a ready-made solution”]”]
[[planned against it, and Tomashevsky did spend quite some time on the “planned against it, and Tomashevsky did spend quite some time on the”] “[planned against it, and Tomashevsky did spend quite some time on the “planned against it, and Tomashevsky did spend quite some time on the”]”]
[[upcoming moves. } 3… b6 ( { Maybe inspired by Magnus’ success in this “upcoming moves. } 3… b6 ( { Maybe inspired by Magnus’ success in this”] “[upcoming moves. } 3… b6 ( { Maybe inspired by Magnus’ success in this “upcoming moves. } 3… b6 ( { Maybe inspired by Magnus’ success in this”]”]
[[game, both Karjakin and Giri decided also to give the London a try, but now “game, both Karjakin and Giri decided also to give the London a try, but now”] “[game, both Karjakin and Giri decided also to give the London a try, but now “game, both Karjakin and Giri decided also to give the London a try, but now”]”]
[London “[London System(!). After } 3… d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 $5 { “London System(!). After } 3… d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 $5 {“]”]
[Against “[Against Karjakin, but eventually lost. } 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5 $5 { Against “Against Karjakin, but eventually lost. } 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5 $5 { Against”]”]
[[Karjakin, but eventually lost. }) 4. e3 Bb7 5. h3 { For those caring about “Karjakin, but eventually lost. }) 4. e3 Bb7 5. h3 { For those caring about”] “[Karjakin, but eventually lost. }) 4. e3 Bb7 5. h3 { For those caring about “Karjakin, but eventually lost. }) 4. e3 Bb7 5. h3 { For those caring about”]”]
[[the finer points of the move orders, its worth mentioning that Kramnik here “the finer points of the move orders, its worth mentioning that Kramnik here”] “[the finer points of the move orders, its worth mentioning that Kramnik here “the finer points of the move orders, its worth mentioning that Kramnik here”]”]
[[seems to have preferred to play 5.Nbd2 first on a couple of outings. It’s “seems to have preferred to play 5.Nbd2 first on a couple of outings. It’s”] “[seems to have preferred to play 5.Nbd2 first on a couple of outings. It’s “seems to have preferred to play 5.Nbd2 first on a couple of outings. It’s”]”]
[[hard coming up with a strong reason for either move, but maybe Kramnik “hard coming up with a strong reason for either move, but maybe Kramnik”] “[hard coming up with a strong reason for either move, but maybe Kramnik “hard coming up with a strong reason for either move, but maybe Kramnik”]”]
[[wanted to avoid Alekhine’s idea against Rubinstein? With the knight on d2, “wanted to avoid Alekhine’s idea against Rubinstein? With the knight on d2,”] “[wanted to avoid Alekhine’s idea against Rubinstein? With the knight on d2, “wanted to avoid Alekhine’s idea against Rubinstein? With the knight on d2,”]”]
[[instead of the pawn on e3, Alekhine played 5…Bd6!? and went on to win an “instead of the pawn on e3, Alekhine played 5…Bd6!? and went on to win an”] “[instead of the pawn on e3, Alekhine played 5…Bd6!? and went on to win an “instead of the pawn on e3, Alekhine played 5…Bd6!? and went on to win an”]”]
[[instructive game, covered in his game collection. So maybe only playing h3, “instructive game, covered in his game collection. So maybe only playing h3,”] “[instructive game, covered in his game collection. So maybe only playing h3, “instructive game, covered in his game collection. So maybe only playing h3,”]”]
[[when Black has committed …Be7 is the point. } 5… Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O “when Black has committed …Be7 is the point. } 5… Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O”] “[when Black has committed …Be7 is the point. } 5… Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O “when Black has committed …Be7 is the point. } 5… Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O”]”]
[[c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. Nbd2 d5 { Both players have developed sensibly, and one “c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. Nbd2 d5 { Both players have developed sensibly, and one”] “[c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. Nbd2 d5 { Both players have developed sensibly, and one “c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. Nbd2 d5 { Both players have developed sensibly, and one”]”]
[[could argue that the fact that neither side has obvious plans, but just “could argue that the fact that neither side has obvious plans, but just”] “[could argue that the fact that neither side has obvious plans, but just “could argue that the fact that neither side has obvious plans, but just”]”]
[[have to make small common-sense additions to their positions, should be a “have to make small common-sense additions to their positions, should be a”] “[have to make small common-sense additions to their positions, should be a “have to make small common-sense additions to their positions, should be a”]”]
[[small success for Black. } 10. Qe2 $5 Bd6 { Tomashevsky blinks first, and “small success for Black. } 10. Qe2 $5 Bd6 { Tomashevsky blinks first, and”] “[small success for Black. } 10. Qe2 $5 Bd6 { Tomashevsky blinks first, and “small success for Black. } 10. Qe2 $5 Bd6 { Tomashevsky blinks first, and”]”]
[[tries to force concrete action. Waiting with e.g. …Rac8 would make sense, “tries to force concrete action. Waiting with e.g. …Rac8 would make sense,”] “[tries to force concrete action. Waiting with e.g. …Rac8 would make sense, “tries to force concrete action. Waiting with e.g. …Rac8 would make sense,”]”]
[[but White could still improve his position by bringing the rooks to d1 and “but White could still improve his position by bringing the rooks to d1 and”] “[but White could still improve his position by bringing the rooks to d1 and “but White could still improve his position by bringing the rooks to d1 and”]”]
[[e1, making it hard for Black to come up with similar useful moves which “e1, making it hard for Black to come up with similar useful moves which”] “[e1, making it hard for Black to come up with similar useful moves which “e1, making it hard for Black to come up with similar useful moves which”]”]
[[makes Black’s decision easily understandable. } 11. Rfe1 $5 { Even so, “makes Black’s decision easily understandable. } 11. Rfe1 $5 { Even so,”] “[makes Black’s decision easily understandable. } 11. Rfe1 $5 { Even so, “makes Black’s decision easily understandable. } 11. Rfe1 $5 { Even so,”]”]
[Magnus “[Magnus do not take the bait, but puts the ball back in Tomashevsky’s court. “Magnus do not take the bait, but puts the ball back in Tomashevsky’s court.”]”]
[[Black, so instead Black tries forcing White to take on d6. } 11… Ne7 ( { “Black, so instead Black tries forcing White to take on d6. } 11… Ne7 ( {“] “[Black, so instead Black tries forcing White to take on d6. } 11… Ne7 ( { “Black, so instead Black tries forcing White to take on d6. } 11… Ne7 ( {“]”]
[Taking “[Taking on f4 looks strategically risky, as after } 11… Bxf4 12. exf4 cxd4 “Taking on f4 looks strategically risky, as after } 11… Bxf4 12. exf4 cxd4″]”]
[[13. Nxd4 $1 Nxd4 14. cxd4 { White by swapping knights, removed the option “13. Nxd4 $1 Nxd4 14. cxd4 { White by swapping knights, removed the option”] “[13. Nxd4 $1 Nxd4 14. cxd4 { White by swapping knights, removed the option “13. Nxd4 $1 Nxd4 14. cxd4 { White by swapping knights, removed the option”]”]
[[of …Nb4 based counterplay, and despite having doubled pawns, gets a lot “of …Nb4 based counterplay, and despite having doubled pawns, gets a lot”] “[of …Nb4 based counterplay, and despite having doubled pawns, gets a lot “of …Nb4 based counterplay, and despite having doubled pawns, gets a lot”]”]
[[in return. f5 might be an option, transferring the knight to e5 too, or “in return. f5 might be an option, transferring the knight to e5 too, or”] “[in return. f5 might be an option, transferring the knight to e5 too, or “in return. f5 might be an option, transferring the knight to e5 too, or”]”]
[[maybe Qe3-g3-h4 followed by Re3 and Rae1. }) 12. Rad1 Ng6 13. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 “maybe Qe3-g3-h4 followed by Re3 and Rae1. }) 12. Rad1 Ng6 13. Bxg6 $1 hxg6”] “[maybe Qe3-g3-h4 followed by Re3 and Rae1. }) 12. Rad1 Ng6 13. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 “maybe Qe3-g3-h4 followed by Re3 and Rae1. }) 12. Rad1 Ng6 13. Bxg6 $1 hxg6″]”]
[[14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Ne5 $1 { Yes, White has given a bishop for a knight, and “14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Ne5 $1 { Yes, White has given a bishop for a knight, and”] “[14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Ne5 $1 { Yes, White has given a bishop for a knight, and “14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Ne5 $1 { Yes, White has given a bishop for a knight, and”]”]
[[even allowed Black to capture towards the centre. But the black “even allowed Black to capture towards the centre. But the black”] “[even allowed Black to capture towards the centre. But the black “even allowed Black to capture towards the centre. But the black”]”]
[[pawn-structure, while looking healthy, actually is a major drawback. Due to “pawn-structure, while looking healthy, actually is a major drawback. Due to”] “[pawn-structure, while looking healthy, actually is a major drawback. Due to “pawn-structure, while looking healthy, actually is a major drawback. Due to”]”]
[[the weakness of g6, Black can never realistically push the knight away from “the weakness of g6, Black can never realistically push the knight away from”] “[the weakness of g6, Black can never realistically push the knight away from “the weakness of g6, Black can never realistically push the knight away from”]”]
[[e5, meaning White will have a powerful knight, and Black a rather limited “e5, meaning White will have a powerful knight, and Black a rather limited”] “[e5, meaning White will have a powerful knight, and Black a rather limited “e5, meaning White will have a powerful knight, and Black a rather limited”]”]
[[bishop. Tomashevsky keeps playing logical and sensible moves, heading for “bishop. Tomashevsky keeps playing logical and sensible moves, heading for”] “[bishop. Tomashevsky keeps playing logical and sensible moves, heading for “bishop. Tomashevsky keeps playing logical and sensible moves, heading for”]”]
[[…Nd7 exchanging the powerful knight, but not wanting 15…Nd7 16 f4! and “…Nd7 exchanging the powerful knight, but not wanting 15…Nd7 16 f4! and”] “[…Nd7 exchanging the powerful knight, but not wanting 15…Nd7 16 f4! and “…Nd7 exchanging the powerful knight, but not wanting 15…Nd7 16 f4! and”]”]
[[instead tries to stop White from advancing the f-pawn. } 15… g5 16. f4 $5 “instead tries to stop White from advancing the f-pawn. } 15… g5 16. f4 $5”] “[instead tries to stop White from advancing the f-pawn. } 15… g5 16. f4 $5 “instead tries to stop White from advancing the f-pawn. } 15… g5 16. f4 $5″]”]
[[{ Played quickly, almost like saying: did you miss this? But while of “{ Played quickly, almost like saying: did you miss this? But while of”] “[{ Played quickly, almost like saying: did you miss this? But while of “{ Played quickly, almost like saying: did you miss this? But while of”]”]
[[course White could still probably be slightly better with like e. g. “course White could still probably be slightly better with like e. g.”] “[course White could still probably be slightly better with like e. g. “course White could still probably be slightly better with like e. g.”]”]
[[16.Qf3, sending an invitation to the following fascinating complications is “16.Qf3, sending an invitation to the following fascinating complications is”] “[16.Qf3, sending an invitation to the following fascinating complications is “16.Qf3, sending an invitation to the following fascinating complications is”]”]
[[not only tempting, but also objectively good. } 16… gxf4 { . } 17. Rf1 $1 “not only tempting, but also objectively good. } 16… gxf4 { . } 17. Rf1 $1”] “[not only tempting, but also objectively good. } 16… gxf4 { . } 17. Rf1 $1 “not only tempting, but also objectively good. } 16… gxf4 { . } 17. Rf1 $1″]”]
[[{ This is the point. White wants the f-line open, to sacrifice the rook on “{ This is the point. White wants the f-line open, to sacrifice the rook on”] “[{ This is the point. White wants the f-line open, to sacrifice the rook on “{ This is the point. White wants the f-line open, to sacrifice the rook on”]”]
[[f6, and deliver mate. } 17… Nd7 (17… fxe3 $5 { would be the logical way “f6, and deliver mate. } 17… Nd7 (17… fxe3 $5 { would be the logical way”] “[f6, and deliver mate. } 17… Nd7 (17… fxe3 $5 { would be the logical way “f6, and deliver mate. } 17… Nd7 (17… fxe3 $5 { would be the logical way”]”]
[[of trying to prove White’s concept flawed. After } 18. Rxf6 exd2 $1 (18… “of trying to prove White’s concept flawed. After } 18. Rxf6 exd2 $1 (18…”] “[of trying to prove White’s concept flawed. After } 18. Rxf6 exd2 $1 (18… “of trying to prove White’s concept flawed. After } 18. Rxf6 exd2 $1 (18…”]”]
[[gxf6 $2 { loses immediately as } 19. Qg4+ Kh7 20. Rf1 $3 { just mates. The “gxf6 $2 { loses immediately as } 19. Qg4+ Kh7 20. Rf1 $3 { just mates. The”] “[gxf6 $2 { loses immediately as } 19. Qg4+ Kh7 20. Rf1 $3 { just mates. The “gxf6 $2 { loses immediately as } 19. Qg4+ Kh7 20. Rf1 $3 { just mates. The”]”]
[[threat is to bring the rook into the attack on f4, as a response to “threat is to bring the rook into the attack on f4, as a response to”] “[threat is to bring the rook into the attack on f4, as a response to “threat is to bring the rook into the attack on f4, as a response to”]”]
[[20…exd2 and if 20…fxe5 then the simple 21.Qh5+ Kg7 22.Qg5+ Kh7 23.Rf6 “20…exd2 and if 20…fxe5 then the simple 21.Qh5+ Kg7 22.Qg5+ Kh7 23.Rf6”] “[20…exd2 and if 20…fxe5 then the simple 21.Qh5+ Kg7 22.Qg5+ Kh7 23.Rf6 “20…exd2 and if 20…fxe5 then the simple 21.Qh5+ Kg7 22.Qg5+ Kh7 23.Rf6″]”]
[[mates. }) { Does all this mean that Black’s position is actually “mates. }) { Does all this mean that Black’s position is actually”] “[mates. }) { Does all this mean that Black’s position is actually “mates. }) { Does all this mean that Black’s position is actually”]”]
[[objectively fine? Not really, as the less imaginative, but simply strong } “objectively fine? Not really, as the less imaginative, but simply strong }”] “[objectively fine? Not really, as the less imaginative, but simply strong } “objectively fine? Not really, as the less imaginative, but simply strong }”]”]
[[19. Rf4 $1 { does keep an edge. The threat is Qh5 and Rh4 with a mating “19. Rf4 $1 { does keep an edge. The threat is Qh5 and Rh4 with a mating”] “[19. Rf4 $1 { does keep an edge. The threat is Qh5 and Rh4 with a mating “19. Rf4 $1 { does keep an edge. The threat is Qh5 and Rh4 with a mating”]”]
[[attack, and Black’s only chance is to fight with } (19. Qh5 { An obvious “attack, and Black’s only chance is to fight with } (19. Qh5 { An obvious”] “[attack, and Black’s only chance is to fight with } (19. Qh5 { An obvious “attack, and Black’s only chance is to fight with } (19. Qh5 { An obvious”]”]
[[try, forcing Black to take on f6, but after } 19… gxf6 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. “try, forcing Black to take on f6, but after } 19… gxf6 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21.”] “[try, forcing Black to take on f6, but after } 19… gxf6 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. “try, forcing Black to take on f6, but after } 19… gxf6 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21.”]”]
[[Qh4+ Kg7 $1 { however there is no good follow-up as } 22. Ng4 ( { and after “Qh4+ Kg7 $1 { however there is no good follow-up as } 22. Ng4 ( { and after”] “[Qh4+ Kg7 $1 { however there is no good follow-up as } 22. Ng4 ( { and after “Qh4+ Kg7 $1 { however there is no good follow-up as } 22. Ng4 ( { and after”]”]
[[} 22. Qg3+ { Black just goes to h7 with the king, not falling for “} 22. Qg3+ { Black just goes to h7 with the king, not falling for”] “[} 22. Qg3+ { Black just goes to h7 with the king, not falling for “} 22. Qg3+ { Black just goes to h7 with the king, not falling for”]”]
[[22…Kh8?? 23. Ng6+ winning the queen. }) 22… Qf4 $1 { protects both f6 “22…Kh8?? 23. Ng6+ winning the queen. }) 22… Qf4 $1 { protects both f6”] “[22…Kh8?? 23. Ng6+ winning the queen. }) 22… Qf4 $1 { protects both f6 “22…Kh8?? 23. Ng6+ winning the queen. }) 22… Qf4 $1 { protects both f6″]”]
[[and h6, }) (19. Rdf1 $5 { comes much closer to breaking Black’s defences. “and h6, }) (19. Rdf1 $5 { comes much closer to breaking Black’s defences.”] “[and h6, }) (19. Rdf1 $5 { comes much closer to breaking Black’s defences. “and h6, }) (19. Rdf1 $5 { comes much closer to breaking Black’s defences.”]”]
[[f7 cannot be defended, and taking on f6 allows a decessive attack along “f7 cannot be defended, and taking on f6 allows a decessive attack along”] “[f7 cannot be defended, and taking on f6 allows a decessive attack along “f7 cannot be defended, and taking on f6 allows a decessive attack along”]”]
[[usual patterns. But Black has the fantastic } 19… Ba6 $3 { which exploits “usual patterns. But Black has the fantastic } 19… Ba6 $3 { which exploits”] “[usual patterns. But Black has the fantastic } 19… Ba6 $3 { which exploits “usual patterns. But Black has the fantastic } 19… Ba6 $3 { which exploits”]”]
[[the fact that the white queen needs to be on the kingside for the attack to “the fact that the white queen needs to be on the kingside for the attack to”] “[the fact that the white queen needs to be on the kingside for the attack to “the fact that the white queen needs to be on the kingside for the attack to”]”]
[[succeed, meaning that 20.Qxa6 gxf6 works, or even better, first 20…d1Q! “succeed, meaning that 20.Qxa6 gxf6 works, or even better, first 20…d1Q!”] “[succeed, meaning that 20.Qxa6 gxf6 works, or even better, first 20…d1Q! “succeed, meaning that 20.Qxa6 gxf6 works, or even better, first 20…d1Q!”]”]
[[as pointed out by the computers. After: } 20. Qh5 { or the more “as pointed out by the computers. After: } 20. Qh5 { or the more”] “[as pointed out by the computers. After: } 20. Qh5 { or the more “as pointed out by the computers. After: } 20. Qh5 { or the more”]”]
[[sophisticated } 20… d1=Q $5 ( { The obvious } 20… gxf6 $6 21. Qg4+ Kh8 “sophisticated } 20… d1=Q $5 ( { The obvious } 20… gxf6 $6 21. Qg4+ Kh8”] “[sophisticated } 20… d1=Q $5 ( { The obvious } 20… gxf6 $6 21. Qg4+ Kh8 “sophisticated } 20… d1=Q $5 ( { The obvious } 20… gxf6 $6 21. Qg4+ Kh8″]”]
[[22. Rf4 Bd3 23. Nxd3 d1=Q+ 24. Qxd1 Rg8 25. Ne5 $1 Kg7 26. Rxf6 $1 { is “22. Rf4 Bd3 23. Nxd3 d1=Q+ 24. Qxd1 Rg8 25. Ne5 $1 Kg7 26. Rxf6 $1 { is”] “[22. Rf4 Bd3 23. Nxd3 d1=Q+ 24. Qxd1 Rg8 25. Ne5 $1 Kg7 26. Rxf6 $1 { is “22. Rf4 Bd3 23. Nxd3 d1=Q+ 24. Qxd1 Rg8 25. Ne5 $1 Kg7 26. Rxf6 $1 { is”]”]
[[still very promising for White }) ( { but either the simple } 20… Bxf1 “still very promising for White }) ( { but either the simple } 20… Bxf1”] “[still very promising for White }) ( { but either the simple } 20… Bxf1 “still very promising for White }) ( { but either the simple } 20… Bxf1″]”]
[[21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 $1 (22… Kh7 $2 23. Qg6+ { followed by Rf7 })) “21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 $1 (22… Kh7 $2 23. Qg6+ { followed by Rf7 }))”] “[21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 $1 (22… Kh7 $2 23. Qg6+ { followed by Rf7 })) “21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 $1 (22… Kh7 $2 23. Qg6+ { followed by Rf7 }))”]”]
[[21. Rxd1 gxf6 22. Qg4+ Kh7 23. Qh4+ Kg7 { just leads to a draw. }) 19… f6 “21. Rxd1 gxf6 22. Qg4+ Kh7 23. Qh4+ Kg7 { just leads to a draw. }) 19… f6”] “[21. Rxd1 gxf6 22. Qg4+ Kh7 23. Qh4+ Kg7 { just leads to a draw. }) 19… f6 “21. Rxd1 gxf6 22. Qg4+ Kh7 23. Qh4+ Kg7 { just leads to a draw. }) 19… f6″]”]
[[20. Ng6 { but it obviously does not look very appealing. }) 18. Qh5 $1 { “20. Ng6 { but it obviously does not look very appealing. }) 18. Qh5 $1 {“] “[20. Ng6 { but it obviously does not look very appealing. }) 18. Qh5 $1 { “20. Ng6 { but it obviously does not look very appealing. }) 18. Qh5 $1 {“]”]
[Not “[Not a neccessity, as also } (18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Rxf4 { gives White a “Not a neccessity, as also } (18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Rxf4 { gives White a”]”]
[[promising attack, but somehow keeps the spirit of the 2 previous moves, and “promising attack, but somehow keeps the spirit of the 2 previous moves, and”] “[promising attack, but somehow keeps the spirit of the 2 previous moves, and “promising attack, but somehow keeps the spirit of the 2 previous moves, and”]”]
[[continues the direct attack. }) 18… Nf6 19. Qh4 Qd8 $6 { Again quite “continues the direct attack. }) 18… Nf6 19. Qh4 Qd8 $6 { Again quite”] “[continues the direct attack. }) 18… Nf6 19. Qh4 Qd8 $6 { Again quite “continues the direct attack. }) 18… Nf6 19. Qh4 Qd8 $6 { Again quite”]”]
[[logical, trying to swap off queens, in order to stop the white attack. } ( “logical, trying to swap off queens, in order to stop the white attack. } (“] “[logical, trying to swap off queens, in order to stop the white attack. } ( “logical, trying to swap off queens, in order to stop the white attack. } (“]”]
[[19… Nh7 $5 { probably was a better chance, even if White has a promising “19… Nh7 $5 { probably was a better chance, even if White has a promising”] “[19… Nh7 $5 { probably was a better chance, even if White has a promising “19… Nh7 $5 { probably was a better chance, even if White has a promising”]”]
[[position after } 20. Rxf4 ( { or even just } 20. exf4)) 20. Rxf4 Ne4 $2 { A “position after } 20. Rxf4 ( { or even just } 20. exf4)) 20. Rxf4 Ne4 $2 { A”] “[position after } 20. Rxf4 ( { or even just } 20. exf4)) 20. Rxf4 Ne4 $2 { A “position after } 20. Rxf4 ( { or even just } 20. exf4)) 20. Rxf4 Ne4 $2 { A”]”]
[[blunder, and a decisive one. } ( { The same idea would be much better, but “blunder, and a decisive one. } ( { The same idea would be much better, but”] “[blunder, and a decisive one. } ( { The same idea would be much better, but “blunder, and a decisive one. } ( { The same idea would be much better, but”]”]
[[with } 20… cxd4 21. exd4 { interpolated. Then after } 21… Ne4 { White “with } 20… cxd4 21. exd4 { interpolated. Then after } 21… Ne4 { White”] “[with } 20… cxd4 21. exd4 { interpolated. Then after } 21… Ne4 { White “with } 20… cxd4 21. exd4 { interpolated. Then after } 21… Ne4 { White”]”]
[[can not play like in the game, as there is now no dxc5! but instead has } “can not play like in the game, as there is now no dxc5! but instead has }”] “[can not play like in the game, as there is now no dxc5! but instead has } “can not play like in the game, as there is now no dxc5! but instead has }”]”]
[[22. Qg4 $5 { when Black has no choice but to play the weakening } 22… f5 “22. Qg4 $5 { when Black has no choice but to play the weakening } 22… f5”] “[22. Qg4 $5 { when Black has no choice but to play the weakening } 22… f5 “22. Qg4 $5 { when Black has no choice but to play the weakening } 22… f5″]”]
[[{ , where after } 23. Qg6 Rf6 24. Qh5 Qe8 { does avoid immediate disaster, “{ , where after } 23. Qg6 Rf6 24. Qh5 Qe8 { does avoid immediate disaster,”] “[{ , where after } 23. Qg6 Rf6 24. Qh5 Qe8 { does avoid immediate disaster, “{ , where after } 23. Qg6 Rf6 24. Qh5 Qe8 { does avoid immediate disaster,”]”]
[[but after } 25. Qxe8+ Rxe8 26. Nxe4 { it makes a huge difference having “but after } 25. Qxe8+ Rxe8 26. Nxe4 { it makes a huge difference having”] “[but after } 25. Qxe8+ Rxe8 26. Nxe4 { it makes a huge difference having “but after } 25. Qxe8+ Rxe8 26. Nxe4 { it makes a huge difference having”]”]
[[forced …f5, as the white knight now dominates on e5, leaving him “forced …f5, as the white knight now dominates on e5, leaving him”] “[forced …f5, as the white knight now dominates on e5, leaving him “forced …f5, as the white knight now dominates on e5, leaving him”]”]
[[excellent winning chances in the ensuing ending. }) 21. Nxe4 Qxh4 22. Rxh4 “excellent winning chances in the ensuing ending. }) 21. Nxe4 Qxh4 22. Rxh4”] “[excellent winning chances in the ensuing ending. }) 21. Nxe4 Qxh4 22. Rxh4 “excellent winning chances in the ensuing ending. }) 21. Nxe4 Qxh4 22. Rxh4″]”]
[[dxe4 23. dxc5 $1 bxc5 24. Rd7 Rab8 25. b3 $1 { Black is basically in a “dxe4 23. dxc5 $1 bxc5 24. Rd7 Rab8 25. b3 $1 { Black is basically in a”] “[dxe4 23. dxc5 $1 bxc5 24. Rd7 Rab8 25. b3 $1 { Black is basically in a “dxe4 23. dxc5 $1 bxc5 24. Rd7 Rab8 25. b3 $1 { Black is basically in a”]”]
[[zugzwang. playing…f6 allows Ng6 and mate on h8. The f-rook defends f7, “zugzwang. playing…f6 allows Ng6 and mate on h8. The f-rook defends f7,”] “[zugzwang. playing…f6 allows Ng6 and mate on h8. The f-rook defends f7, “zugzwang. playing…f6 allows Ng6 and mate on h8. The f-rook defends f7,”]”]
[[the other, the bishop on b7, which can’t move, as then a7 would fall. So “the other, the bishop on b7, which can’t move, as then a7 would fall. So”] “[the other, the bishop on b7, which can’t move, as then a7 would fall. So “the other, the bishop on b7, which can’t move, as then a7 would fall. So”]”]
[[what is left, is to move the a-pawn. } 25… a5 26. Rc7 a4 27. bxa4 Ba8 28. “what is left, is to move the a-pawn. } 25… a5 26. Rc7 a4 27. bxa4 Ba8 28.”] “[what is left, is to move the a-pawn. } 25… a5 26. Rc7 a4 27. bxa4 Ba8 28. “what is left, is to move the a-pawn. } 25… a5 26. Rc7 a4 27. bxa4 Ba8 28.”]”]
[[a5 Rb7 29. Rxc5 Ra7 30. Nc4 { Here Tomashevsky resigned. Maybe a bit “a5 Rb7 29. Rxc5 Ra7 30. Nc4 { Here Tomashevsky resigned. Maybe a bit”] “[a5 Rb7 29. Rxc5 Ra7 30. Nc4 { Here Tomashevsky resigned. Maybe a bit “a5 Rb7 29. Rxc5 Ra7 30. Nc4 { Here Tomashevsky resigned. Maybe a bit”]”]
[[premature, but there is no doubt that White’s position is clearly winning “premature, but there is no doubt that White’s position is clearly winning”] “[premature, but there is no doubt that White’s position is clearly winning “premature, but there is no doubt that White’s position is clearly winning”]”]
[[with the 2 extra pawns, and while Black certainly could prolong the game “with the 2 extra pawns, and while Black certainly could prolong the game”] “[with the 2 extra pawns, and while Black certainly could prolong the game “with the 2 extra pawns, and while Black certainly could prolong the game”]”]
[[for a while, the result is not really in doubt. } 1-0 “for a while, the result is not really in doubt. } 1-0”] “[for a while, the result is not really in doubt. } 1-0 “for a while, the result is not really in doubt. } 1-0″]”]
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